# 1998 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd season, and was the final year in which Kingdome was the home venue for the entire season. Their record was 76–85 (.472) and they finished in third place in the four-team American League West, 11½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers.
The Mariners were the defending division champions, but exceeded the .500 mark only once during the season; at 19–18 after a win at Detroit on May 12. On July 18 at the Kingdome, Seattle (crimson, silver, and black) and the Kansas City Royals (yellow gold and blue) played a game in futuristic uniforms for "Turn Ahead the Clock" night. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Mariners won by three.
Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs to tie his franchise record set the year before; Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to become the third member of the 40/40 club, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996).

## Offseason

* November 13, 1997: Jalal Leach was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* December 3, 1997: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* December 16, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* December 27, 1997: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* January 8, 1998: Glenallen Hill signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 42‍–‍39 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ | 42‍–‍39 | 34‍–‍46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 39‍–‍42 | 35‍–‍46 |

### Record vs. opponents

1998 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 |
| Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 |
| Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 |
| Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 |
| Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 |
| Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 |

### Opening Day starters

* Jay Buhner
* Joey Cora
* Russ Davis
* Ken Griffey Jr.
* Glenallen Hill
* Randy Johnson
* Edgar Martínez
* Alex Rodriguez
* David Segui
* Dan Wilson

### Notable transactions

* June 13, 1998: Catcher Ken Huckaby was released by the Mariners.
* July 6, 1998: Outfielder Glenallen Hill was selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Mariners.
* July 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the Mariners to the Houston Astros for pitcher Freddy García, infielder Carlos Guillén, and a player to be named later; Houston sent pitcher John Halama to the Mariners on October 1 to complete the trade.
* August 31, 1998: Infielder David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Mariners for Joey Cora.

### Major League debuts

* Batters:
** Rickey Cradle (Jul 1)
** Charles Gipson (Mar 31)
** Carlos Guillén (Sep 6)
** Shane Monahan (Jul 9)
** Ryan Radmanovich (Apr 13)
* Pitchers:
** Steve Gajkowski (May 25)
** David Holdridge (Aug 8)

## Game log

Game Log :
March
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31Cleveland Indians9-10Mesa (1-0)Fossas (0-1)Jackson (1)57,8220-1 :
April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 1Cleveland Indians7-9Wright (1-0)Moyer (0-1)Jackson (2)24,5230-2
3April 3Boston Red Sox11-6Cloude (1-0)Lowe (0-1)27,5551-2
4April 4Boston Red Sox12-6Swift (1-0)Rose (0-1)43,0352-2
5April 5Boston Red Sox5-10Saberhagen (1-0)Johnson (0-1)35,1432-3
6April 6New York Yankees8-0Moyer (1-1)Pettitte (0-2)27,4453-3
7April 7New York Yankees7-13Wells (1-1)Bullinger (0-1)28,4243-4
8April 8New York Yankees3-4Lloyd (1-0)Ayala (0-1)Stanton (1)33,9223-5
9April 10@ Boston Red Sox7-9Garces (1-0)Timlin (0-1)32,8053-6
10April 11@ Boston Red Sox0-5Martinez (2-0)Moyer (1-2)32,4033-7
11April 12@ Boston Red Sox7-8Wasdin (2-0)Slocumb (0-1)23,2703-8
12April 13@ Cleveland Indians5-6Burba (2-1)Cloude (1-1)Jackson (6)42,7933-9
13April 14@ Cleveland Indians3-8Assenmacher (1-0)Slocumb (0-2)40,4903-10
14April 15@ Cleveland Indians5-3Spoljaric (1-0)Assenmacher (1-1)Ayala (1)40,5274-10
15April 16@ Minnesota Twins3-2Timlin (1-0)Aguliera (0-2)Ayala (2)11,3515-10
16April 17@ Minnesota Twins11-6Fassero (1-0)Milton (2-1)18,1696-10
17April 18@ Minnesota Twins5-3Cloude (2-1)Tewksbury (2-2)Ayala (3)23,9437-10
18April 19@ Minnesota Twins7-4Swift (2-0)Hawkins (0-2)Timlin (1)15,1248-10
19April 20Kansas City Royals8-7Lira (1-0)Rios (0-1)Ayala (4)38,3459-10
20April 21Kansas City Royals3-5Bevil (3-0)Fossas (0-2)Montgomery (4)21,5479-11
21April 22Kansas City Royals11-5Fassero (2-0)Pichardo (0-2)22,69810-11
22April 24Minnesota Twins4-2Cloude (3-1)Tewksbury (2-3)Ayala (5)28,15711-11
23April 25Minnesota Twins2-8Aguliera (1-2)Timlin (1-2)51,88011-12
24April 26Minnesota Twins0-2Radke (3-1)Moyer (1-3)Aguilera (4)31,73211-13
25April 28@ Kansas City Royals5-1Johnson (1-1)Service (1-1)11,63012-13
26April 29@ New York Yankees5-8Cone (3-1)Fassero (2-1)Rivera (3)27,94912-14
27April 30@ New York Yankees8-9Rivera (1-0)Ayala (0-2)28,51712-15 :
May
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1Detroit Tigers3-17Worrell (2-3)Swift (2-1)28,82712-16
29May 2Detroit Tigers4-0Moyer (2-3)Thompson (1-4)48,63013-16
30May 3Detroit Tigers10-6Johnson (2-1)Castillo (0-1)44,48814-16
31May 5Chicago White Sox8-1Fassero (3-1)Eyre (1-4)22,76015-16
32May 6Chicago White Sox10-9Slocumb (1-2)Castillo (0-2)Ayala (6)21,24316-16
33May 7Toronto Blue Jays0-6Clemens (4-3)Moyer (2-4)24,12916-17
34May 8Toronto Blue Jays8-3Johnson (3-1)Williams (3-2)29,92017-17
35May 9Toronto Blue Jays1-4Hentgen (4-3)Swift (2-2)Myers (9)49,85117-18
36May 10Toronto Blue Jays3-1Fassero (4-1)Guzman (1-5)Ayala (7)39,24918-18
37May 12@ Detroit Tigers4-2Spoljaric (2-0)Thompson (2-5)Ayala (8)11,65919-18
38May 13@ Detroit Tigers5-8Moehler (3-3)Cloude (3-2)Jones (5)10,76619-19
39May 14@ Chicago White Sox3-5Fordham (1-0)Johnson (3-2)Simas (2)15,00719-20
40May 15@ Chicago White Sox3-6Navarro (4-3)Swift (2-3)Foulke (1)16,12719-21
41May 16@ Toronto Blue Jays8-1Fassero (5-1)Guzman (1-6)31,12120-21
42May 17@ Toronto Blue Jays3-4Plesac (2-2)Slocumb (1-3)28,11120-22
43May 18@ Toronto Blue Jays9-4Spoljaric (3-0)Clemens (4-5)28,12521-22
44May 19@ Texas Rangers4-10Helling (7-1)Johnson (3-3)Hernandez (1)37,25821-23
45May 20@ Texas Rangers7-8Crabtree (1-0)Timlin (1-3)Wetteland (13)29,45421-24
46May 21@ Texas Rangers8-9Bailes (1-0)Ayala (0-3)34,61321-25
47May 22Tampa Bay Devil Rays2-5Johnson (2-1)Moyer (2-5)Hernandez (8)29,52221-26
48May 23Tampa Bay Devil Rays3-6Yan (4-0)Ayala (0-4)Hernandez (9)35,81921-27
49May 24Tampa Bay Devil Rays3-1Johnson (4-3)Springer (1-8)46,86722-27
50May 25Baltimore Orioles12-4Swift (3-3)Rodriguez (0-2)28,37523-27
51May 26Baltimore Orioles3-8Erickson (5-5)Fassero (5-2)31,16423-28
52May 28@ Tampa Bay Devil Rays5-2Moyer (3-5)Johnson (2-2)27,01724-28
53May 29@ Tampa Bay Devil Rays6-2Johnson (5-3)Saunders (1-5)32,14225-28
54May 30@ Tampa Bay Devil Rays2-5Springer (2-8)Cloude (3-3)Hernandez (10)40,21225-29
55May 31@ Tampa Bay Devil Rays11-6Swift (4-3)White (0-1)35,18426-29 :
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Baltimore Orioles9-10Mills (1-2)Fossas (0-3)Benitez (8)42,62226-30
57June 2@ Baltimore Orioles8-9Charlton (1-1)Ayala (0-5)46,72426-31
58June 3Anaheim Angels1-8Finley (6-2)Johnson (5-4)24,94426-32
59June 4Anaheim Angels2-6Hill (8-4)Cloude (3-4)Hasegawa (1)23,70926-33
60June 5Los Angeles Dodgers4-0Swift (5-3)Valdez (4-7)39,05327-33
61June 6Los Angeles Dodgers6-10Bruske (3-0)Wells (0-1)Osuna (2)49,55927-34
62June 7Los Angeles Dodgers4-7Dreifort (4-5)Moyer (3-6)Osuna (3)41,51427-35
63June 8@ San Francisco Giants3-4Darwin (6-3)Johnson (5-5)Rodriguez (1)34,16627-36
64June 9@ San Francisco Giants6-7Johnstone (2-2)Cloude (3-5)Nen (19)24,13727-37
65June 10@ San Francisco Giants4-1Swift (6-3)Hershiser (6-4)Slocumb (1)23,59028-37
66June 11@ Oakland Athletics2-5Oquist (4-3)Fassero (5-3)Taylor (11)7,83828-38
67June 12@ Oakland Athletics5-0Moyer (4-6)Candiotti (4-8)11,53329-38
68June 13@ Oakland Athletics3-7Stein (3-3)Johnson (5-6)Fetters (3)21,44429-39
69June 14@ Oakland Athletics3-4Taylor (2-5)Slocumb (1-4)21,50329-40
70June 16@ Anaheim Angels2-3Dickson (7-4)Swift (6-4)Percival (21)23,12329-41
71June 17@ Anaheim Angels2-4Olivares (5-2)Fassero (5-4)Percival (22)24,80029-42
72June 18@ Anaheim Angels5-11Washburn (3-0)Spoljaric (3-1)DeLucia (1)30,26829-43
73June 19Oakland Athletics9-1Johnson (6-6)Stein (3-4)33,21230-43
74June 20Oakland Athletics2-6Haynes (5-3)Cloude (3-6)44,59730-44
75June 21Oakland Athletics10-5Swift (7-4)Oquist (4-4)37,66531-44
76June 22San Diego Padres3-5Miceli (7-2)Fassero (5-5)Hoffman (23)41,57131-45
77June 23San Diego Padres5-3Moyer (5-6)Hamilton (5-8)Slocumb (2)30,96132-45
78June 24@ San Diego Padres2-1Johnson (7-6)Ashby (10-5)36,90033-45
79June 25@ San Diego Padres0-6Langston (2-1)Cloude (3-7)Wall (1)32,62633-46
80June 26@ Arizona Diamondbacks8-13Sodowsky (2-4)Spoljaric (3-2)49,32833-47
81June 27@ Arizona Diamondbacks6-4Fassero (6-5)Benes (6-8)Slocumb (3)48,48834-47
82June 28@ Arizona Diamondbacks2-3Embree (2-0)Ayala (0-6)47,96834-48
83June 30Colorado Rockies4-6Astacio (6-8)Johnson (7-7)Munoz (1)28,82134-49 :
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
84July 1Colorado Rockies9-5Cloude (4-7)Saipe (0-1)25,55135-49
85July 2Colorado Rockies10-3Swift (8-4)Kile (5-11)32,52336-49
86July 3@ Texas Rangers8-2Fassero (7-5)Burkett (4-9)45,23337-49
87July 4@ Texas Rangers2-9Sele (12-5)Moyer (5-7)46,06737-50
88July 5@ Texas Rangers4-8Hernandez (3-1)Johnson (7-8)38,05337-51
89July 9Anaheim Angels8-6Fassero (8-5)Olivares (5-5)Timlin (2)24,21038-51
90July 10Anaheim Angels3-5Percival (2-3)Ayala (0-7)28,86938-52
91July 11Anaheim Angels2-0Johnson (8-8)Sparks (3-1)35,78839-52
92July 12Anaheim Angels5-8Dickson (9-6)Swift (8-5)Percival (26)32,79739-53
93July 13Texas Rangers10-3Cloude (5-7)Van Poppel (1-2)25,17040-53
94July 14Texas Rangers6-3Fassero (9-5)Burkett (5-10)Timlin (3)25,54541-53
95July 15Minnesota Twins4-1Moyer (6-7)Hawkins (5-9)Timlin (4)23,25042-53
96July 16Minnesota Twins3-0Johnson (9-8)Radke (9-8)24,97443-53
97July 17Kansas City Royals18-5Swift (9-5)Rusch (6-11)29,50044-53
98July 18Kansas City Royals8-5Ayala (1-7)Service (3-2)42,63345-53
99July 19Kansas City Royals1-4Belcher (9-8)Fassero (9-6)Montgomery (22)30,85145-54
100July 21@ Tampa Bay Devil Rays8-3Moyer (7-7)Alvarez (4-8)30,29846-54
101July 22@ Tampa Bay Devil Rays5-7Lopez (6-2)Johnson (9-9)Hernandez (18)31,55846-55
102July 24@ Baltimore Orioles4-7Mussina (8-5)Swift (9-6)Benitez (13)48,18446-56
103July 25@ Baltimore Orioles4-2Fassero (10-6)Kamieniecki (2-3)Timlin (5)48,36547-56
104July 26@ Baltimore Orioles10-4Moyer (8-7)Erickson (11-8)48,19948-56
105July 28Cleveland Indians3-4Nagy (9-6)Johnson (9-10)Jackson (26)31,12448-57
106July 29Cleveland Indians7-8Ogea (4-2)McCarthy (0-1)Jackson (27)25,95348-58
107July 30Cleveland Indians8-9Shuey (3-1)Wells (0-2)31,08148-59
108July 31New York Yankees3-5Irabu (10-4)Fassero (10-7)Rivera (29)43,83748-60 :
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1New York Yankees2-5Wells (13-2)Moyer (8-8)53,84048-61
110August 2New York Yankees6-3Wells (1-2)Cone (15-4)Timlin (6)47,87249-61
111August 3Boston Red Sox3-1Cloude (6-7)Wasdin (5-4)Timlin (7)27,88750-61
112August 4Boston Red Sox1-2Avery (8-4)McCarthy (0-2)Gordon (32)29,62150-62
113August 7@ Detroit Tigers6-3Slocumb (2-4)Crow (1-1)Timlin (8)DH51-62
114August 7@ Detroit Tigers7-1Moyer (9-8)Moehler (12-8)29,03952-62
115August 8@ Detroit Tigers9-3Cloude (7-7)Powell (2-3)37,49553-62
116August 9@ Detroit Tigers6-3Wells (2-2)Runyan (1-3)Timlin (9)27,98754-62
117August 11@ Toronto Blue Jays4-7Carpenter (7-6)Fassero (10-8)Quantrill (3)33,13754-63
118August 12@ Toronto Blue Jays5-11Rodriguez (2-3)Ayala (1-8)39,13954-64
119August 14@ Chicago White Sox2-14Sirotka (12-10)Cloude (7-8)22,71354-65
120August 15@ Chicago White Sox13-7Swift (10-6)Navarro (8-14)21,53755-65
121August 16@ Chicago White Sox3-5Foulke (3-1)Fassero (10-9)Simas (15)25,47155-66
122August 17Detroit Tigers3-1Moyer (10-8)Moehler (12-9)Timlin (10)38,63956-66
123August 18Detroit Tigers6-7Greisinger (2-7)Ayala (1-9)Jones (21)24,13656-67
124August 19Toronto Blue Jays2-16Hentgen (11-9)Cloude (7-9)Stieb (1)26,25856-68
125August 20Toronto Blue Jays0-7Clemens (15-6)Swift (10-7)26,64256-69
126August 21Chicago White Sox5-4Paniagua (1-0)Foulke (3-2)Timlin (11)34,42157-69
127August 22Chicago White Sox5-4Timlin (2-3)Navarro (8-15)43,59658-69
128August 23Chicago White Sox3-2Spoljaric (4-2)Snyder (4-2)Paniagua (1)35,15959-69
129August 24Chicago White Sox11-10Cloude (8-9)Sirotka (12-12)Timlin (12)27,08760-69
130August 25@ Cleveland Indians4-10Nagy (11-9)Swift (10-8)43,11360-70
131August 26@ Cleveland Indians3-5Burba (11-9)Fassero (10-10)Jackson (33)43,09160-71
132August 27@ Cleveland Indians10-4Moyer (11-8)Wright (11-8)43,14261-71
133August 28@ New York Yankees3-10Hernandez (10-4)Spoljaric (4-3)49,78961-72
134August 29@ New York Yankees6-11Pettitte (15-8)Cloude (8-10)55,14661-73
135August 30@ New York Yankees13-3Swift (11-8)Irabu (11-7)55,34162-73
136August 31@ Boston Red Sox1-5Saberhagen (12-6)Fassero (10-11)28,55362-74 :
September
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Boston Red Sox7-3Moyer (12-8)Lowe (3-8)28,15063-74
138September 2@ Boston Red Sox3-7Gordon (7-3)Ayala (1-10)25,81363-75
139September 4Baltimore Orioles1-10Guzman (9-14)Spoljaric (4-4)27,40463-76
140September 5Baltimore Orioles6-5McCarthy (1-2)Benitez (5-4)Timlin (13)43,83164-76
141September 6Baltimore Orioles2-5Mussina (13-8)Fassero (10-12)Rhodes (4)30,28564-77
142September 7Baltimore Orioles11-1Moyer (13-8)Drabek (6-11)24,22965-77
143September 8Tampa Bay Devil Rays0-10Alvarez (6-13)Suzuki (0-1)20,67965-78
144September 9Tampa Bay Devil Rays5-2Abbott (1-0)Arrojo (13-12)Timlin (14)22,25666-78
145September 11@ Kansas City Royals6-3Fassero (11-12)Barber (2-3)Timlin (15)DH67-78
146September 11@ Kansas City Royals5-8Appier (1-0)Swift (11-9)Rusch (1)18,87467-79
147September 12@ Kansas City Royals2-5Belcher (13-12)Moyer (13-9)Montgomery (33)28,09167-80
September 13@ Kansas City RoyalsCancelled (rain)67–80
148September 14@ Minnesota Twins10-3Suzuki (1-1)Radke (11-14)9,71168-80
149September 15@ Minnesota Twins12-7Abbott (2-0)Rodriguez (4-6)8,02469-80
150September 16@ Oakland Athletics4-1Fassero (12-12)Heredia (3-2)Timlin (16)12,37170-80
151September 17@ Oakland Athletics8-0Moyer (14-9)Candiotti (11-16)11,70771-80
152September 18@ Anaheim Angels5-3Timlin (3-3)DeLucia (2-6)39,90272-80
153September 19@ Anaheim Angels3-5McDowell (5-3)Spoljaric (4-5)Percival (41)42,83372-81
154September 20@ Anaheim Angels1-3Olivares (9-8)Abbott (2-1)Percival (42)42,97272-82
155September 21Oakland Athletics5-2Paniagua (2-0)Heredia (3-3)Timlin (17)30,07673-82
156September 22Oakland Athletics7-6Moyer (15-9)Witasick (1-2)Timlin (18)20,90874-82
157September 23Oakland Athletics3-8Mathews (6-4)Slocumb (2-5)Taylor (33)21,18274-83
158September 24Texas Rangers3-9Sele (19-11)Suzuki (1-2)22,89174-84
159September 25Texas Rangers15-4Abbott (3-1)Loaiza (9-11)39,32575-84
160September 26Texas Rangers5-2Fassero (13-12)Gunderson (0-3)Timlin (19)33,14776-84
161September 27Texas Rangers6-12Fossas (1-3)Spoljaric (4-6)37,98676-85 :
Source:

## Player stats
### Batting

* = Indicates team leader

#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
| C | Dan Wilson | 96 | 325 | 39 | 82 | 9 | 44 | .252 | .392 | 2 |
| 1B | David Segui | 143 | 522 | 79 | 159 | 19 | 84 | .305 | .487 | 3 |
| 2B | Joey Cora | 131 | 519 | 111 | 166 | 6 | 32 | .276 | .370 | 15 |
| 3B | Russ Davis | 141 | 502 | 68 | 130 | 20 | 82 | .259 | .442 | 4 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 161 | 686 | 123 | 213 | 42 | 124 | .310 | .560 | 46 |
| LF | Glenallen Hill | 74 | 259 | 37 | 75 | 12 | 33 | .290 | .521 | 1 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 161 | 633 | 120 | 180 | 56 | 146 | .284 | .611 | 20 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 72 | 244 | 33 | 59 | 15 | 45 | .242 | .463 | 0 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 154 | 556 | 86 | 179 | 29 | 102 | .322 | .429 | 1 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
| Rob Ducey | 97 | 217 | 30 | 52 | 5 | 23 | .240 | .410 | 0 |
| Shane Monahan | 62 | 211 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 28 | .242 | .346 | 1 |
| Rich Amaral | 73 | 134 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .343 | 11 |
| John Marzano | 50 | 133 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 12 | .233 | .391 | 0 |
| Raúl Ibañez | 37 | 98 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 12 | .255 | .408 | 0 |
| Joe Oliver | 29 | 85 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 10 | .224 | .329 | 1 |
| Rico Rossy | 37 | 81 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .198 | .309 | 0 |
| David Bell | 21 | 80 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 8 | .325 | .425 | 0 |
| Ryan Radmanovich | 25 | 69 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 10 | .217 | .362 | 1 |
| Charles Gipson | 44 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .255 | 2 |
| Jeff Huson | 31 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .163 | .245 | 1 |
| Rick Wilkins | 19 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .195 | .341 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillén | 10 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .410 | 2 |
| Robert Pérez | 17 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .171 | .371 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .444 | 1 |
| Giomar Guevara | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .385 | 0 |
| Rickey Cradle | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | 1 |
| Raúl Chávez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |

### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
| Jamie Moyer | 34 | 234.1 | 15 | 9 | 3.53 | 158 | 42 |
| Jeff Fassero | 32 | 224.2 | 13 | 12 | 3.97 | 176 | 66 |
| Randy Johnson | 23 | 160.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.33 | 213 | 60 |
| Ken Cloude | 30 | 155.1 | 8 | 10 | 6.37 | 114 | 80 |
| Bill Swift | 29 | 144.2 | 11 | 9 | 5.85 | 77 | 51 |
| Mac Suzuki | 6 | 26.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.18 | 19 | 15 |
| Paul Abbott | 4 | 24.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.01 | 22 | 10 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
| Jim Bullinger | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 15.88 | 4 | 2 |

##### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
| Mike Timlin | 70 | 79.1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2.95 | 60 | 16 |
| Bobby Ayala | 62 | 75.1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7.29 | 68 | 26 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 57 | 67.2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5.32 | 51 | 44 |
| Paul Spoljaric | 53 | 83.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6.48 | 55 | 89 |
| Bob Wells | 30 | 51.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.10 | 29 | 16 |
| Greg McCarthy | 29 | 23.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.01 | 25 | 17 |
| Tony Fossas | 23 | 11.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.74 | 10 | 6 |
| José Paniagua | 18 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.05 | 16 | 5 |
| Steve Gajkowski | 9 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 | 3 | 4 |
| Felipe Lira | 7 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 16 | 5 |
| David Holdridge | 7 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 6 | 4 |
| Andrew Lorraine | 4 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 4 |

## Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs

| Home Run | Game | Date | Inning | Location | Opposing Pitcher | Team |
| 1 | 1 | March 31 | 5th | Seattle | Charles Nagy | Cleveland Indians |
| 2 | 3 | April 3 | 5th | Seattle | Derek Lowe | Boston Red Sox |
| 3 | 4 | April 4 | 2nd | Seattle | Brian Rose | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 | 11 | April 12 | 5th | Boston | Tim Wakefield | Boston Red Sox |
| 5 | 12 | April 13 | 1st | Cleveland | Dave Burba | Cleveland Indians |
| 6 | 12 | April 13 | 7th | Cleveland | José Mesa | Cleveland Indians |
| 7 | 16 | April 17 | 3rd | Minnesota | Eric Milton | Minnesota Twins |
| 8 | 19 | April 20 | 3rd | Seattle | Chris Haney | Kansas City Royals |
| 9 | 26 | April 29 | 7th | New York | Mike Stanton | New York Yankees |
| 10 | 27 | April 30 | 1st | New York | David Wells | New York Yankees |
| 11 | 27 | April 30 | 3rd | New York | David Wells | New York Yankees |
| 12 | 29 | May 2 | 1st | Seattle | Justin Thompson | Detroit Tigers |
| 13 | 31 | May 5 | 5th | Seattle | Scott Eyre | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 14 | 34 | May 8 | 3rd | Seattle | Woody Williams | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 15 | 36 | May 10 | 8th | Seattle | Dan Plesac | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 16 | 43 | May 18 | 4th | Toronto | Roger Clemens | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 17 | 46 | May 21 | 4th | Texas | John Burkett | Texas Rangers |
| 18 | 49 | May 24 | 6th | Seattle | Dennis Springer | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 19 | 55 | May 31 | 8th | Tampa | Albie Lopez | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 20 | 57 | June 2 | 3rd | Baltimore | Doug Drabek | Baltimore Orioles |
| 21 | 57 | June 3 | 10th | Baltimore | Norm Charlton | Baltimore Orioles |
| 22 | 59 | June 4 | 1st | Seattle | Ken Hill | Anaheim Angels |
| 23 | 61 | June 6 | 3rd | Seattle | Dave Mlicki | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 24 | 62 | June 7 | 9th | Seattle | Mark Guthrie | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 25 | 64 | June 9 | 6th | San Francisco | Julián Tavárez | San Francisco Giants |
| 26 | 66 | June 11 | 8th | Oakland | Mike Oquist | Oakland Athletics |
| 27 | 72 | June 18 | 1st | Anaheim | Jarrod Washburn | Anaheim Angels |
| 28 | 73 | June 19 | 4th | Seattle | Blake Stein | Oakland Athletics |
| 29 | 77 | June 23 | 1st | Seattle | Joey Hamilton | San Diego Padres |
| 30 | 78 | June 24 | 9th | San Diego | Roberto Ramírez | San Diego Padres |
| 31 | 80 | June 26 | 3rd | Arizona | Jeff Suppan | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 32 | 82 | June 28 | 6th | Arizona | Brian Anderson | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 33 | 83 | June 30 | 1st | Seattle | Pedro Astacio | Colorado Rockies |
| 34 | 84 | July 1 | 3rd | Seattle | Mike Saipe | Colorado Rockies |
| 35 | 85 | July 2 | 2nd | Seattle | Darryl Kile | Colorado Rockies |
| 36 | 89 | July 9 | 6th | Seattle | Pep Harris | Anaheim Angels |
| 37 | 90 | July !0 | 7th | Seattle | Chuck Finley | Anaheim Angels |
| 38 | 94 | July 14 | 3rd | Seattle | John Burkett | Texas Rangers |
| 39 | 94 | July 14 | 7th | Seattle | Scott Bailes | Texas Rangers |
| 40 | 100 | July 21 | 4th | Tampa | Wilson Álvarez | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 41 | 107 | July 30 | 5th | Seattle | Dave Burba | Cleveland Indians |
| 42 | 120 | August 15 | 1st | Chicago | Jaime Navarro | Chicago White Sox |
| 43 | 128 | August 23 | 4th | Seattle | John Snyder | Chicago White Sox |
| 44 | 129 | August 24 | 4th | Seattle | Mike Sirotka | Chicago White Sox |
| 45 | 134 | August 29 | 6th | New York | Andy Pettitte | New York Yankees |
| 46 | 135 | August 30 | 2nd | New York | Hideki Irabu | New York Yankees |
| 47 | 135 | August 30 | 8th | New York | Mike Buddie | New York Yankees |
| 48 | 140 | September 5 | 8th | Seattle | Armando Benítez | Baltimore Orioles |
| 49 | 142 | September 7 | 5th | Seattle | Pete Smith | Baltimore Orioles |
| 50 | 142 | September 7 | 6th | Seattle | Jimmy Key | Baltimore Orioles |
| 51 | 147 | September 12 | 3rd | Kansas City | Tim Belcher | Kansas City Royals |
| 52 | 149 | September 15 | 7th | Minnesota | Eddie Guardado | Minnesota Twins |
| 53 | 151 | September 17 | 1st | Oakland | Tom Candiotti | Oakland Athletica |
| 54 | 156 | September 22 | 3rd | Seattle | Jay Witasick | Oakland Athletics |
| 55 | 156 | September 22 | 5th | Seattle | Jay Witasick | Oakland Athletics |
| 56 | 159 | September 25 | 6th | Seattle | Eric Gunderson | Texas Rangers |

## Awards and honors

* Ken Griffey Jr., franchise record, most home runs in one season (56)
* Alex Rodriguez, third member to join the 40/40 Club
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## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dave Myers |
| AA | Orlando Rays | Southern League | Dan Rohn |
| A | Lancaster JetHawks | California League | Rick Burleson |
| A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Gary Varsho |
| A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Terry Pollreisz |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Darrin Garner |