# 2001 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners' 2001 season was the 25th since the franchise's inception. They finished with a 116-46 record (.71605 win %), tying the major league record for wins in the modern era since 1901, set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs, and setting the record for wins by an American League team. From a winning percentage record, it would only be surpassed in modern baseball by the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers, who finished 43-17 (.71667) in a pandemic-shortened season.
Of the 116 wins, 59 were by four or more runs, setting a record that was later broken by the 2022 and 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers, each with 60 such wins. They also led the majors in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. The 2001 Mariners hold the record for the most Wins Above Replacement (WAR) by a team in a season in MLB history, with 50.4. Even the 1927 New York Yankees, often considered the greatest team of all time due to their elite "Murderers’ Row" lineup, fell short of the Mariners; they recorded 48.7 WAR, 1.7 less than the Mariners, the second-highest single-season total in MLB history.
The 2001 season was also notable for the Major League debut of star Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who led the league in batting average and won both the AL Rookie of the Year and the AL MVP awards. Additionally, the Mariners hosted their second All-Star Game during the season.
Winning the American League West, the 2001 season marked the first (and to date, only) time the Mariners reached the postseason in consecutive seasons. The team defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS in five games, but fell to the New York Yankees in five games in the ALCS. They became the first team in MLB history to win 110 or more regular season games and fail to reach the World Series. They would later be joined in this regard by the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers.
Despite the record-setting win total, the Mariners would not reach the postseason again until 2022, which was the longest active drought in the four major North American sports.

## Offseason

* November 7, 2000: Scott Podsednik was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* November 18, 2000: Ichiro Suzuki was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* December 22, 2000: Bret Boone was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Seattle Mariners | 116 | 46 | .716 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 59‍–‍22 |
| Oakland Athletics | 102 | 60 | .630 | 14 | 53‍–‍28 | 49‍–‍32 |
| Anaheim Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 41 | 39‍–‍42 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Texas Rangers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 43 | 41‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍48 |

### Detailed records

| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. |
| AL East |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 6–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | .889 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2–1 | 4–2 | 6–3 | .667 |
| New York Yankees | 1–2 | 5–1 | 6–3 | .667 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 5–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | .778 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3–3 | 3–0 | 6–3 | .667 |
| | 17–7 | 16–5 | 33–12 | .733 |
| AL Central |||||
| Chicago White Sox | 5–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | .778 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | .714 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | .714 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1–2 | 5–1 | 6–3 | .667 |
| Minnesota Twins | 3–0 | 5–1 | 8–1 | .889 |
| | 14–5 | 17–5 | 31–10 | .756 |
| AL West |||||
| Anaheim Angels | 7–3 | 8–1 | 15–4 | .789 |
| Oakland Athletics | 5–4 | 5–5 | 10–9 | .526 |
| Texas Rangers | 8–2 | 7–3 | 15–5 | .750 |
| | 20–9 | 20–9 | 40–18 | .690 |
| NL West |||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | .667 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | .667 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | .667 |
| San Diego Padres | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | .667 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | .667 |
| | 6–3 | 6–3 | 12–6 | .667 |

### Record vs. opponents

2001 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 4–5 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 6–14 | 4–15 | 7–2 | 7–12 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Baltimore | 5–4 | — | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–13 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 10–9 | 2–7 | 7–12 | 6–12 |
| Boston | 3–4 | 10–9 | — | 3–3 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 10–9 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 4–5 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 9–10 | — | 13–6 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Detroit | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 6–13 | 6–13 | — | 8–11 | 4–15 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–4 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 8–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 15–4 | 13–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 3–4 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–6 | 3–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 14–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | 9–10 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 12–6 |
| Seattle | 15–4 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 7–2 | 15–5 | 6–3 | 12–6 |
| Tampa Bay | 2–7 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–13 | 2–7 | 2–7 | — | 4–5 | 9–10 | 10–8 |
| Texas | 12–7 | 7–2 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–15 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 8–10 |
| Toronto | 4–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 10–9 | 6–3 | — | 8–10 |

### Game log

2001 game log: 116–46 (Home: 57–24; Away: 59–22) :
April: 20–5 (Home: 8–2; Away: 12–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 2Athletics5–4Rhodes (1–0)Mecir (0–1)Sasaki (1)45,9111–0W1
2April 3Athletics1–5Zito (1–0)Halama (0–1)–27,2121–1L1
3April 4Athletics10–2Sele (1–0)Heredia (0–1)–31,3822–1W1
4April 6@ Rangers9–7 (10)Rhodes (2–0)Zimmerman (0–1)Sasaki (2)34,6843–1W2
5April 7@ Rangers6–5Franklin (1–0)Davis (0–1)Sasaki (3)41,6514–1W3
6April 8@ Rangers4–5Venafro (1–0)Paniagua (0–1)Crabtree (2)44,3064–2L1
7April 10@ Athletics5–1Halama (1–1)Heredia (0–2)Sasaki (4)14,8805–2W1
8April 11@ Athletics3–0Sele (2–0)Mecir (0–2)Sasaki (5)16,6526–2W2
9April 12@ Athletics7–3Moyer (1–0)Hudson (1–1)–15,4147–2W3
10April 13@ Angels3–4Hasegawa (1–0)Sasaki (0–1)–31,0877–3L1
11April 14@ Angels2–1García (1–0)Valdez (0–1)Sasaki (6)34,7808–3W1
12April 15@ Angels7–5Paniagua (1–1)Hasegawa (1–1)Nelson (1)20,7339–3W2
13April 16Rangers9–7Franklin (2–0)Glynn (0–3)–45,65710–3W3
14April 17Rangers6–4Moyer (2–0)Helling (0–3)Sasaki (7)34,53611–3W4
15April 18Rangers6–8Davis (2–1)Tomko (0–1)Zimmerman (1)48,82311–4L1
16April 19Angels3–2García (2–0)Valdez (0–2)Sasaki (8)25,01612–4W1
17April 20Angels4–1Halama (2–1)Rapp (0–3)Sasaki (9)39,27413–4W2
18April 21Angels5–2Moyer (3–0)Washburn (0–2)Nelson (2)39,27414–4W3
19April 22Angels5–0Sele (3–0)Ortiz (2–2)–44,19215–4W4
20April 24@ Yankees7–5García (3–0)Stanton (1–1)Sasaki (10)29,52216–4W5
21April 25@ Yankees7–5Charlton (1–0)Pettitte (3–2)Sasaki (11)23,68417–4W6
22April 26@ Yankees7–3Moyer (4–0)Mussina (1–3)Rhodes (1)30,21818–4W7
23April 27@ White Sox8–3Sele (4–0)Baldwin (0–1)Sasaki (12)16,27619–4W8
24April 28@ White Sox8–5Tomko (1–1)Biddle (1–1)Sasaki (13)25,54220–4W9
25April 29@ White Sox1–2 (14)Glover (2–1)Franklin (2–1)–25,44220–5L1 :
May: 20–7 (Home: 10–5; Away: 10–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
26May 1Red Sox0–2Martínez (3–0)Halama (2–2)Arrojo (4)36,64220–6L2
27May 2Red Sox5–1Sele (5–0)Nomo (3–2)–40,17021–6W1
28May 3Red Sox10–3Moyer (5–0)Castillo (3–2)–32,51322–6W2
29May 4Blue Jays3–8Parris (2–2)Abott (0–1)–42,28422–7L1
30May 5Blue Jays7–5Rhodes (3–0)Borbón (0–2)Sasaki (14)42,89423–7W1
31May 6Blue Jays3–11Carpenter (3–1)Halama (2–3)–45,08023–8L1
32May 8@ Red Sox4–12Nomo (4–2)Moyer (5–1)–32,94123–9L2
33May 9@ Red Sox10–5Nelson (1–0)Arrojo (1–1)Sasaki (15)31,61624–9W1
34May 10@ Red Sox5–2Halama (3–3)Ohka (2–2)Sasaki (16)31,42825–9W2
35May 11@ Blue Jays7–2Abbott (1–1)Hamilton (1–2)–20,27926–9W3
36May 12@ Blue Jays11–7Tomko (2–1)Escobar (0–1)–24,90827–9W4
37May 13@ Blue Jays7–5Moyer (6–1)Loaiza (4–4)Sasaki (17)20,62428–9W5
38May 15White Sox4–3Nelson (2–0)Howry (2–1)Paniagua (1)31,09629–9W6
39May 16White Sox7–2Abbott (2–1)Biddle (1–3)Paniagua (2)33,74830–9W7
40May 17White Sox5–1García (4–0)Wells (3–4)Nelson (3)43,51031–9W8
41May 18Yankees10–14Mendoza (3–1)Halama (3–4)–45,79431–10L1
42May 19Yankees1–2 (10)Stanton (4–1)Sasaki (0–2)Rivera (12)45,88031–11L2
43May 20Yankees6–2Sele (6–0)Clemens (4–1)–45,95332–11W1
44May 22@ Twins11–12Wells (4–1)Abbott (2–2)–29,00532–12L1
45May 23@ Twins5–4Rhodes (4–0)Carrasco (2–1)Sasaki (18)26,60533–12W1
46May 25@ Royals9–6Franklin (3–1)Grimsley (0–2)Sasaki (19)17,55534–12W2
47May 26@ Royals7–2Sele (2–0)Meadows (1–6)–21,36835–12W3
48May 27@ Royals5–4Charlton (7–0)Santiago (2–2)–19,52436–12W4
49May 28@ Royals13–3Abbott (3–2)Durbin (3–3)–20,14237–12W5
50May 29Orioles3–2García (5–0)Roberts (5–4)Sasaki (20)30,41338–12W6
51May 30Orioles12–5Halama (4–4)Johnson (4–3)–34,75739–12W7
52May 31Orioles2–1Sele (8–0)Mercedes (1–7)Sasaki (21)37,61240–12W8 :
June: 18–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
53June 1Devil Rays8–4Moyer (7–1)Rekar (0–7)Nelson (4)41,09441–12W9
54June 2Devil Rays7–4Abbott (4–2)Rupe (2–5)Sasaki (22)45,47342–12W10
55June 3Devil Rays8–4García (6–0)Sturtze (2–5)Sasaki (23)45,39043–12W11
56June 4Rangers11–6Franklin (4–1)Venafro (1–2)–45,81244–12W12
57June 5Rangers5–4Paniagua (2–1)Smart (1–1)Sasaki (24)44,85345–12W13
58June 6Rangers7–3Moyer (8–1)Oliver (4–2)–45,75446–12W14
59June 8Padres7–1Abbott (5–2)Jarvis (3–6)–45,29347–12W15
60June 9Padres3–6Jones (3–8)García (6–1)Hoffman (12)45,32247–13L1
61June 10Padres8–1Halama (5–4)Loewer (0–1)–45,41848–13W1
62June 12@ Rockies10–9Fuentes (1–0)Acevedo (0–1)Sasaki (25)41,26349–13W2
–June 13@ RockiesPostponed (rain); rescheduled June 14 (game 1)
63June 14 (1)@ Rockies2–8Chacón (4–3)Moyer (8–2)–45,26149–14L1
64June 14 (2)@ Rockies5–1Abbott (6–2)Astacio (5–7)–37,04850–14W1
65June 15@ Padres5–1García (7–1)Jones (3–9)–60,91851–14W2
66June 16@ Padres9–2Halama (6–4)Loewer (0–2)–61,06552–14W3
67June 17@ Padres9–11Davey (2–2)Nelson (2–1)Hoffman (14)36,02752–15L1
68June 18@ Athletics3–4Zito (4–6)Charlton (2–1)Isringhausen (13)16,36852–16L2
69June 19@ Athletics8–7Rhodes (5–0)Isringhausen (1–2)Sasaki (26)17,54253–16W1
70June 20@ Athletics4–6Guthrie (5–1)Sasaki (0–3)–40,63953–17L1
71June 21@ Athletics12–10Paniagua (3–1)Tam (0–3)Rhodes (2)23,64254–17W1
72June 22Angels1–8Washburn (5–4)Sele (8–1)–45,46154–18L1
73June 23Angels1–2Rapp (2–7)Moyer (8–3)Percival (18)45,43054–19L2
74June 24Angels7–3Abbott (7–2)Schoeneweis (6–6)Sasaki (27)45,72255–19W1
75June 26Athletics7–3García (8–1)Mulder (8–5)–45,33756–19W2
76June 27Athletics3–6Hudson (8–5)Halama (6–5)Isringhausen (14)45,10456–20L1
77June 28Athletics3–6Guthrie (6–1)Fuentes (1–1)Isringhausen (15)45,39956–21L2
78June 29@ Angels9–5Moyer (9–3)Schoeneweis (6–7)–40,82257–21W1
79June 30@ Angels5–3Stark (1–0)Ortiz (6–6)Sasaki (28)27,78458–21W2 :
July: 18–9 (Home: 8–4; Away: 10–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
80July 1@ Angels5–0García (9–1)Wise (1–2)–28,88759–21W3
81July 2@ Rangers9–7 (10)Nelson (3–1)Petkovsek (0–1)Sasaki (29)28,48760–21W4
82July 3@ Rangers8–4Sele (9–1)Oliver (7–3)–41,84961–21W5
83July 4@ Rangers3–6Bell (2–0)Moyer (9–4)Venafro (3)49,10361–22L1
84July 5@ Rangers2–14Rogers (4–6)Stark (1–1)–29,79761–23L2
85July 6@ Dodgers13–0García (10–1)Brown (7–4)–53,07262–23W1
86July 7@ Dodgers1–2Herges (7–6)Paniagua (3–2)–40,93762–24L1
87July 8@ Dodgers9–2Sele (10–1)Williams (2–1)–40,51163–24W1
–July 1072nd All-Star GameAmerican League 4,   National League 1   (Seattle;  Safeco Field)
88July 12Giants4–3 (11)Rhodes (6–0)Boehringer (0–2)–45,69664–24W2
89July 13Giants3–5Ortiz (10–5)Moyer (9–5)Nen (27)45,90964–25L1
90July 14Giants3–2García (11–1)Estes (7–4)Sasaki (30)45,80965–25W1
91July 15Diamondbacks8–0Sele (11–1)Ellis (6–4)–45,85566–25W2
92July 16Diamondbacks3–5Batista (5–5)Halama (6–6)Kim (7)45,77066–26L1
93July 17Diamondbacks6–1Abbott (8–2)Anderson (2–6)–45,89467–26W1
94July 18@ Royals2–0Nelson (4–1)Hernández (2–3)Sasaki (31)15,81868–26W2
95July 19@ Royals3–6Wilson (4–1)García (11–2)–21,56668–27L1
96July 20@ Twins4–0Sele (12–1)Mays (11–7)–36,86369–27W1
97July 21@ Twins6–3Halama (7–6)Johnson (0–1)Sasaki (32)33,50170–27W2
98July 22@ Twins6–3Abbott (9–2)Lohse (3–2)–44,66571–27W3
99July 23@ Twins3–2Moyer (10–5)Radke (10–7)Sasaki (33)31,22072–27W4
100July 24Royals1–6Wilson (5–1)García (11–3)–45,11972–28L1
101July 25Royals1–5Byrd (2–4)Sele (12–2)–45,26572–29L2
102July 26Royals4–0Piñeiro (1–0)George (0–1)–44,51973–29W1
103July 27Twins11–4Abbott (10–2)Lohse (3–3)–45,80874–29W2
104July 28Twins5–1Moyer (11–5)Radke (10–8)–45,68175–29W3
105July 29Twins10–2García (12–3)Milton (9–4)–45,78076–29W4
106July 31@ Tigers2–4Lima (3–2)Sele (12–3)Anderson (13)30,02276–30L1 :
August: 20–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 11–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
107August 1@ Tigers7–1Abbott (11–2)Holt (7–9)–23,84777–30W1
108August 2@ Tigers2–1Piñeiro (2–0)Pettyjohn (0–4)Sasaki (34)27,09778–30W2
109August 3@ Indians2–1Moyer (12–5)Colón (10–8)Sasaki (35)42,58079–30W3
110August 4@ Indians8–5García (13–3)Báez (2–1)Rhodes (3)42,44080–30W4
111August 5@ Indians14–15 (11)Rocker (3–4)Paniagua (3–3)–42,49480–31L1
112August 6@ Indians8–6Abbott (12–2)Nagy (4–5)Paniagua (3)42,05881–31W1
113August 7Blue Jays5–4 (14)Halama (8–6)DeWitt (0–1)–45,63682–31W2
114August 8Blue Jays12–4Moyer (13–5)Carpenter (7–10)–45,45083–31W3
115August 9Blue Jays5–6Quantrill (10–2)García (13–4)Koch (25)45,67083–32L1
116August 10White Sox6–8Biddle (4–7)Sasaki (0–4)Foulke (28)45,66583–33L2
117August 11White Sox4–3Franklin (5–1)Foulke (3–7)–45,66584–33W1
118August 12White Sox2–1Rhodes (7–0)Wells (6–9)Sasaki (36)45,76585–33W2
119August 14@ Red Sox6–3Paniagua (4–3)Beck (5–4)Sasaki (37)33,79086–33W3
120August 15@ Red Sox6–2García (14–4)Castillo (7–7)–33,18687–33W4
121August 16@ Red Sox4–6Garcés (4–1)Sele (12–4)Urbina (1)33,54887–34L1
122August 17@ Yankees0–4Mussina (12–10)Abbott (12–3)Mendoza (5)54,61687–35L2
123August 18@ Yankees7–6Rhodes (8–0)Lilly (3–6)Sasaki (38)55,29488–35W1
124August 19@ Yankees10–2Moyer (14–5)Pettitte (14–7)–54,33989–35W2
125August 20Tigers1–4Sparks (9–7)García (14–5)–45,97289–36L1
126August 21Tigers4–1Sele (13–4)Weaver (10–13)Sasaki (39)45,03690–36W1
127August 22Tigers16–1Abbott (13–3)Lima (4–5)–45,81491–36W2
128August 23Tigers5–1Piñeiro (3–0)Redman (2–5)–45,06392–36W3
129August 24Indians4–1Moyer (15–5)Colón (10–10)Charlton (1)45,76793–36W4
130August 25Indians3–2 (11)Halama (9–6)Rocker (3–6)–45,81894–36W5
131August 26Indians3–4Riske (1–0)Nelson (4–2)Wickman (24)45,78294–37L1
132August 28@ Devil Rays0–6Wilson (6–8)Piñeiro (3–1)–11,68794–38L2
133August 29@ Devil Rays5–2Moyer (16–5)Sturtze (8–11)–12,79295–38W1
134August 30@ Devil Rays4–0García (15–5)Rupe (5–11)–12,26096–38W2
135August 31@ Orioles0–3Maduro (3–4)Sele (13–5)–37,08496–39L1 :
September: 15–6 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1@ Orioles6–4Abbott (14–3)Mercedes (7–16)Sasaki (40)45,66897–39W1
137September 2@ Orioles1–0Piñeiro (4–1)Bauer (0–1)Sasaki (41)45,66898–39W2
138September 3Devil Rays3–2 (11)Charlton (3–1)Yan (4–6)–45,72899–39W3
139September 4Devil Rays3–8 (10)Zambrano (6–2)Charlton (3–2)–44,85999–40L1
140September 5Devil Rays12–6Halama (10–6)Phelps (2–2)–44,720100–40W1
141September 7Orioles10–1Abbott (15–3)Mercedes (7–17)–45,797101–40W2
142September 8Orioles6–1Piñeiro (5–1)Bauer (0–2)–45,894102–40W3
143September 9Orioles6–0Moyer (17–5)Towers (8–10)–45,344103–40W4
144September 10@ Angels5–1García (16–5)Valdez (9–10)–20,311104–40W5
–September 11@ AngelsPostponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 2
–September 12@ AngelsPostponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 3
–September 13RangersPostponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 4
–September 14RangersPostponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 5
–September 15RangersPostponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 6
–September 16RangersPostponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 7
145September 18Angels4–0García (17–5)Ortiz (12–9)–45,294105–40W6
146September 19Angels5–0Moyer (18–5)Schoeneweis (10–10)–45,459106–40W7
147September 20Angels3–6Hasegawa (5–4)Halama (10–7)Percival (39)44,768106–41L1
148September 21@ Athletics1–5Lidle (11–6)Abbott (15–4)Isringhausen (30)30,387106–42L2
149September 22@ Athletics2–11Hiljus (4–0)Piñeiro (5–2)–45,734106–43L3
150September 23@ Athletics4–7Mulder (20–7)García (17–6)Isringhausen (31)38,628106–44L4
151September 24@ Rangers9–3Moyer (19–5)Davis (10–9)–22,765107–44W1
152September 25@ Rangers13–2Sele (14–5)Duchscherer (1–1)–27,781108–44W2
153September 26@ Rangers7–5Abbott (16–4)Bell (5–5)Sasaki (42)24,712109–44W3
154September 28Athletics5–3García (18–6)Mulder (20–8)Sasaki (43)45,695110–44W4
155September 29Athletics4–8Hiljus (5–0)Moyer (19–6)–45,104110–45L1
156September 30Athletics6–3Sele (15–5)Hudson (17–9)–45,674111–45W1 :
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
157October 2@ Angels14–5Abbott (17–4)Washburn (11–10)–18,600112–45W2
158October 3@ Angels4–3Charlton (4–2)Levine (8–10)Sasaki (44)18,503113–45W3
159October 4Rangers16–1Tomko (3–1)Myette (4–5)–45,302114–45W4
160October 5Rangers6–2Moyer (20–6)Helling (12–11)–45,333115–45W5
161October 6Rangers1–0Piñeiro (6–2)Davis (11–10)Sasaki (45)45,607116–45W6
162October 7Rangers3–4Mahomes (7–6)Nelson (4–3)Zimmerman (28)45,578116–46L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member :

## All-Star Game

The Mariners hosted the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 10, 2001 at Safeco Field. It was the second time the Mariners hosted the Midsummer Classic, and the first at Safeco Field. Eight Mariners were in the game, including four in the starting lineup. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League by the final score of 4–1. This would be the final All-Star Game for Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn.

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Dan Wilson | 123 | 377 | 100 | .265 | 10 | 42 | 3 |
| 1B | John Olerud | 159 | 572 | 173 | .302 | 21 | 95 | 3 |
| 2B | Bret Boone | 158 | 623 | 206 | .331 | 37 | 141 | 5 |
| 3B | David Bell | 135 | 470 | 122 | .260 | 15 | 64 | 2 |
| SS | Carlos Guillén | 140 | 456 | 118 | .259 | 5 | 53 | 4 |
| LF | Al Martin | 100 | 283 | 68 | .240 | 7 | 42 | 9 |
| CF | Mike Cameron | 150 | 540 | 144 | .267 | 25 | 110 | 34 |
| RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 157 | 692 | 242 | .350 | 8 | 69 | 56 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 132 | 470 | 144 | .306 | 23 | 116 | 4 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mark McLemore | 125 | 409 | 117 | .286 | 5 | 57 | 39 |
| Stan Javier | 89 | 281 | 82 | .292 | 4 | 33 | 11 |
| Tom Lampkin | 79 | 204 | 46 | .225 | 5 | 22 | 1 |
| Ed Sprague | 45 | 94 | 28 | .298 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Gipson | 94 | 64 | 14 | .219 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jay Buhner | 19 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 17 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Sanders | 9 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gene Kingsale | 10 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Borders | 5 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Podsednik | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Freddy García | 34 | 34 | 238.2 | 18 | 6 | 3.05 | 163 |
| Aaron Sele | 34 | 33 | 215.0 | 15 | 5 | 3.60 | 114 |
| Jamie Moyer | 33 | 33 | 209.2 | 20 | 6 | 3.43 | 119 |
| Paul Abbott | 28 | 27 | 163.0 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | 118 |
| John Halama | 31 | 17 | 110.1 | 10 | 7 | 4.73 | 50 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | GP | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Joel Piñeiro | 17 | 11 | 75.1 | 6 | 2 | 2.03 | 56 |
| Brett Tomko | 11 | 4 | 34.2 | 3 | 1 | 5.19 | 22 |
| Denny Stark | 4 | 3 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 9.20 | 10 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; SVO = Save opportunities; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | SVO | ERA | SO |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 69 | 66.2 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 52 | 3.24 | 62 |
| Ryan Franklin | 38 | 78.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.56 | 60 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 71 | 68.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.72 | 83 |
| Jeff Nelson | 69 | 65.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2.76 | 88 |
| Norm Charlton | 44 | 47.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.02 | 48 |
| José Paniagua | 60 | 66.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.36 | 46 |
| Brian Fuentes | 10 | 11.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.63 | 10 |

## Postseason
### Game log

2001 Postseason game log: 4–6 (Home: 2–3; Away: 2–3) :
ALDS vs. Cleveland Indians: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 9Indians0–5Colón (1–0)García (0–1)–48,0330–1
2October 11Indians5–1Moyer (1–0)Finley (0–1)–48,0521–1
3October 13@ Indians2–17Sabathia (1–0)Sele (0–1)–45,0691–2
4October 14@ Indians6–2García (1–1)Colón (1–1)–45,0252–2
5October 15Indians3–1Moyer (2–0)Finley (0–2)Sasaki (1)47,8673–2 :
ALCS vs. New York Yankees: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 17Yankees2–4Pettitte (1–1)Sele (0–2)Rivera (3)47,6440–1
2October 18Yankees2–3Mussina (2–0)García (1–2)Rivera (4)47,7910–2
3October 20@ Yankees14–3Moyer (3–0)Hernández (1–1)–56,5171–2
4October 21@ Yankees1–3Rivera (1–0)Sasaki (0–1)–56,3751–3
5October 22@ Yankees3–12Pettitte (2–1)Sele (0–3)–56,3701–4 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 48 Paul Abbott 37 Norm Charlton 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 36 José Paniagua 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 30 Aaron Sele
Catchers: 17 Tom Lampkin 6 Dan Wilson
Infielders: 25 David Bell 29 Bret Boone 5 John Olerud 10 Ed Sprague Jr. 13 Ramón Vázquez
Outfielders: 19 Jay Buhner 44 Mike Cameron 1 Charles Gipson 28 Stan Javier 23 Al Martin 4 Mark McLemore 51 Ichiro Suzuki
Designated hitter: 11 Edgar Martínez :
American League Championship Series
Pitchers: 48 Paul Abbott 37 Norm Charlton 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 36 José Paniagua 38 Joel Piñeiro 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 30 Aaron Sele
Catchers: 17 Tom Lampkin 6 Dan Wilson
Infielders: 25 David Bell 29 Bret Boone 8 Carlos Guillén 5 John Olerud
Outfielders: 19 Jay Buhner 44 Mike Cameron 1 Charles Gipson 28 Stan Javier 23 Al Martin 4 Mark McLemore 51 Ichiro Suzuki
Designated hitter: 11 Edgar Martínez :

## Awards and records

* Bret Boone, Most RBIs in one season by an American League Second Baseman (141)
* Ichiro Suzuki, American League Most Valuable Player
* Ichiro Suzuki, American League Rookie of the Year
* Ichiro Suzuki, American League Batting Champion
* Ichiro Suzuki, American League Stolen Base Leader
* Freddy García, American League ERA Leader
* Lou Piniella, Manager of the Year
All-Star Game
* John Olerud, first base, starter
* Bret Boone, second base, starter
* Ichiro Suzuki, outfield, starter
* Edgar Martínez, designated hitter, starter
* Mike Cameron, outfield, reserve
* Freddy García, pitcher, reserve
* Jeff Nelson, pitcher, reserve
* Kazuhiro Sasaki, pitcher, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dan Rohn |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Dave Brundage |
| A | San Bernardino Stampede | California League | Daren Brown |
| A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Gary Thurman |
| A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Terry Pollreisz |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Omer Muñoz |
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tacoma

## Major League Baseball draft

The following is a list of 2001 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 52 selections in the 2001 draft, the first being shortstop Michael Garciaparra in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 7 catchers, 5 shortstops, 2 third basemen, 1 first baseman, and 1 second baseman.

### Key

| Round (Pick) | Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
| Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
| Bold | Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
| Italics | Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |
| * | Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball |

### Table

| Round (Pick) | Name | Position | School |
| 1 (36) | Michael Garciaparra | Shortstop | Don Bosco High School |
| 2 (49) | René Rivera | Catcher | Papa Juan High School |
| 2 (67) | Mike Wilson | Outfielder | Booker T. Washington High School |
| 3 (80) | Lazaro Abreu | Catcher | Miami Southridge High School |
| 3 (99) | Tim Merritt | Shortstop | University of South Alabama |
| 4 (129) | Bobby Livingston | Left-handed pitcher | Trinity Christian High School |
| 5 (159) | John Cole | Second baseman | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| 6 (189) | Justin Ockerman | Right-handed pitcher | Garden City High School |
| 7 (219) | John Axford | Right-handed pitcher | Assumption College School |
| 8 (249) | Jeff Ellena | Shortstop | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 9 (279) | Justin Blood | Left-handed pitcher | Franklin Pierce College |
| 10 (309) | Beau Hintz | Left-handed pitcher | Fresno State University |
| 11 (339) | Josh Ellison | Outfielder | Westminster Academy |
| 12 (369) | Mike Hrynio | Third baseman | Dover High School |
| 13 (399) | Jason Van Meetren | Outfielder | Stanford University |
| 14 (429) | Blake Woods | Shortstop | Grand Canyon University |
| 15 (459) | Chris Colton | Outfielder | Newnan High School |
| 16 (489) | Sean Peless | First baseman | Edmonds Community College |
| 17 (519) | Ramon Royce | Right-handed pitcher | Lewis–Clark State College |
| 18 (549) | John Williamson | Outfielder | East Carolina University |
| 19 (579) | Brian Sabourin | Right-handed pitcher | Dakota Collegiate |
| 20 (609) | David Purcey | Left-handed pitcher | Trinity Christian Academy |
| 21 (639) | Matt Ware | Outfielder | Loyola High School |
| 22 (669) | Ladd Hall | Right-handed pitcher | Buena High School |
| 23 (699) | Aaron Braithwaite | Outfielder | Miami Killian High School |
| 24 (729) | Garry Bakker | Right-handed pitcher | Suffern High School |
| 25 (759) | Eddie Olszta | Catcher | Butler University |
| 26 (789) | Jon Nelson | Third baseman | Dixie State College |
| 27 (819) | Tim Bausher | Right-handed pitcher | Kutztown University |
| 28 (849) | Wes Morrow | Right-handed pitcher | Grayson County College |
| 29 (879) | Kyle Aselton | Left-handed pitcher | W. F. West High School |
| 30 (909) | Billy Sadler | Right-handed pitcher | Pensacola Junior College |
| 31 (939) | Jason Rainey | Outfielder | Texas Tech University |
| 32 (969) | Bryan Vickers | Catcher | Perrysburg High School |
| 33 (999) | Tom Keefer | Right-handed pitcher | Byng High School |
| 34 (1029) | Trevor Heid | Outfielder | Dixie State College |
| 35 (1059) | Todd Holliday | Pitcher | South Charleston High School |
| 36 (1089) | Ben Hudson | Catcher | Truett-McConnell College |
| 37 (1119) | Miguel Martinez | Left-handed pitcher | Miami Dade College |
| 38 (1149) | Bobby Cramer | Left-handed pitcher | Long Beach State University |
| 39 (1179) | Justin Ruchti | Catcher | Klein Forest High School |
| 40 (1209) | Marquis Pettis | Outfielder | Diablo Valley College |
| 41 (1238) | Kevin Guyette | Right-handed pitcher | Florida International University |
| 42 (1266) | Ryan Brincat | Outfielder | Mira Costa High School |
| 43 (1294) | Bradley Pahs | Catcher | Chesterton High School |
| 44 (1322) | William Keyes | Right-handed pitcher | St. James School |
| 45 (1350) | Brandon Fusilier | Outfielder | Navarro College |
| 46 (1378) | Alan Gannaway | Right-handed pitcher | Bessemer High School |
| 47 (1405) | Ethan Katz | Right-handed pitcher | University High School |
| 48 (1431) | Luis DeJesus | Shortstop | Teodoro Aguilar Mora High School |
| 49 (1456) | Nicholaus Hamilton | Outfielder | West Lowndes High School |
| 50 (1479) | Brandon Espinosa | Right-handed pitcher | Santa Ana College |