1993 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1993
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Kingdome
y4 = 1977
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis
managers = Lou Piniella
television = KSTW
radio = KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Chip Caray, Ron Fairly)|

The Seattle Mariners 1993 season was their 17th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 4th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 82-80. During the 1993 season, Randy Johnson set a club record with 308 strikeouts. It was also the first season he walked less than 100 batters. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Randy_Johnson_1963 The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com ] ]

The team also introduced a new logo and uniform set (the previous fall) that remain the team's current look to this day.

Offseason

* November 17, 1992: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Norm Charlton. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchke01.shtml Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* November 28, 1992: David Ortiz was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ortizda01.shtml David Ortiz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 23, 1992: Mackey Sasser was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sassema01.shtml]
*February 2, 1993: Henry Cotto was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottohe01.shtml]
* March 16, 1993: Mike Schooler was released by the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schoomi01.shtml Mike Schooler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*May 14, 1993: Randy St. Claire was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml]
* June 3, 1993: Alex Rodriguez was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1993.
*June 27, 1993: Dale Sveum was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml]
*June 27, 1993: Henry Cotto was sraded by the Seattle Mariners with Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins for Dave Magadan. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottohe01.shtml]
*August 5, 1993: Randy St. Claire was released by the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml]

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

* Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts
* Randy Johnson, Franchise Record, Most Strikeouts in one season

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1993.shtml 1993 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1993&t=SEA 1993 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]