# 1999 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners' 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing third in the American League West with a 79–83 (.488) record. In July, after 39 home games at the Kingdome, they moved into Safeco Field, and the Kingdome was demolished eight months later.

## Offseason

* November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter.
* November 22, 1998: Butch Huskey was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

## Regular season

* July 15, 1999: Immediately after the All-Star break, the Mariners played their first game at Safeco Field, but lost to the San Diego Padres 3–2 with 44,607 in attendance. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Oakland Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | 52‍–‍29 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Seattle Mariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 43‍–‍38 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Anaheim Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25 | 37‍–‍44 | 33‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1999 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 3–9 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 |
| Baltimore | 9–3 | — | 5–7 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–1 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 9–1 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 9–3 | 6–12 |
| Chicago | 5–5 | 3–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–3–1 | 5–7 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
| Cleveland | 9–1 | 9–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 3–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 2–10 | 8–10 |
| Kansas City | 5–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–6 | 1–8 | 4–6 | 3–8–1 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 0–12 | 4–6 | 10–7 |
| New York | 4–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–3 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 9–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 9–9 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 2–10 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | — | 6–6 | 9–1 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 12–6 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 1–9 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 7–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 1–9 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–14 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–0 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–4 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 9–3 | 11–1 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8–5 | 4–6 | — | 9–9 |

### Notable transactions

* April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.
* July 26, 1999: Butch Huskey was traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Robert Ramsay.
* August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

#### Draft picks

* June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
** J. J. Putz was drafted by the Mariners in the 6th round. Player signed June 17, 1999.
** Termel Sledge was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999.
** Rich Harden was drafted by the Mariners in the 38th round, but did not sign.

### Roster
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Dan Wilson | 123 | 414 | 110 | .266 | 7 | 38 |
| 1B | David Segui | 90 | 345 | 101 | .293 | 9 | 39 |
| 2B | David Bell | 157 | 597 | 160 | .268 | 21 | 78 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 129 | 502 | 143 | .285 | 42 | 111 |
| 3B | Russ Davis | 124 | 432 | 106 | .245 | 21 | 59 |
| LF | Brian Hunter | 121 | 484 | 112 | .231 | 4 | 34 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 160 | 606 | 173 | .285 | 48 | 134 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 87 | 266 | 59 | .222 | 14 | 38 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 142 | 502 | 169 | .337 | 24 | 86 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Butch Huskey | 74 | 262 | 76 | .290 | 15 | 49 |
| John Mabry | 87 | 262 | 64 | .244 | 9 | 33 |
| Raúl Ibañez | 87 | 209 | 54 | .258 | 9 | 27 |
| Tom Lampkin | 76 | 206 | 60 | .291 | 9 | 34 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 55 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 2 | 14 |
| Charles Gipson | 55 | 80 | 18 | .225 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryan Jackson | 32 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Blowers | 19 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 2 | 7 |
| Ozzie Timmons | 26 | 44 | 5 | .114 | 1 | 3 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 21 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 2 | 8 |
| Matt Mieske | 24 | 41 | 15 | .366 | 4 | 7 |
| Carlos Guillén | 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 1 | 3 |
| Shane Monahan | 16 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Giomar Guevara | 10 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jamie Moyer | 32 | 228.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.87 | 137 |
| Freddy García | 33 | 201.1 | 17 | 8 | 4.07 | 170 |
| Jeff Fassero | 30 | 139.0 | 4 | 14 | 7.38 | 101 |
| Gil Meche | 16 | 85.2 | 8 | 4 | 4.37 | 47 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| John Halama | 38 | 179.0 | 11 | 10 | 4.22 | 105 |
| Frank Rodriguez | 28 | 73.1 | 2 | 4 | 5.65 | 47 |
| Paul Abbott | 25 | 72.2 | 6 | 2 | 3.10 | 68 |
| Ken Cloude | 31 | 72.1 | 4 | 4 | 7.96 | 35 |
| Mac Suzuki | 16 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.43 | 32 |
| Brett Hinchliffe | 11 | 30.2 | 0 | 4 | 8.80 | 14 |
| Butch Henry | 7 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 5.04 | 15 |
| Robert Ramsay | 6 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.38 | 11 |
| Melvin Bunch | 5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 11.70 | 4 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| José Mesa | 68 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 4.98 | 42 |
| José Paniagua | 59 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4.06 | 74 |
| Steve Sinclair | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 15 |
| Tom Davey | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 | 17 |
| Todd Williams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 7 |
| Jordan Zimmerman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 3 |
| Rafael Carmona | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 0 |
| Eric Weaver | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.61 | 14 |
| Ryan Franklin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 6 |
| Dámaso Marte | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.35 | 3 |
| Denny Stark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 4 |
| Aaron Scheffer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 4 |
| Allen Watson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |
| Sean Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 |
| Mark Leiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dave Myers |
| AA | New Haven Ravens | Eastern League | Dan Rohn |
| A | Lancaster JetHawks | California League | Darrin Garner |
| A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Steve Roadcap |
| A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Terry Pollreisz |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Gary Thurman |