1995 Seattle Mariners season
The 1995 Seattle Mariners season was the 19th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of to win their first American League West title, after having been down by as many as 13 games in early August. They had tied the California Angels for first place, and in the one-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history. In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the New York Yankees in the best-of-five American League Division Series after  losing the first two games in New York, a series notable for Edgar Martínez' walk-off 11th-inning double in the fifth game. In the League Championship Series with the favored Cleveland Indians, Seattle won the opener at home and the third game on the road, but fell in six games. Regular season. Pennant chase. On the morning of August 21, the Mariners () were 12½ games behind the Angels (). Two weeks later, the lead was down to 5½ games, as the Angels went 1–12 while the M's were 8–5. After another two weeks, the lead was down to three  games, and the teams were even at on the morning of September 21. Seattle led by as many as three games. On September 30 with 2 games left of season, the Mariners only needed one more win to clinch their first playoff spot in franchise history, but couldn't hold it, as they lost their final two games at Texas; the Angels won their final five games to tie the Mariners at , requiring a one-game playoff for the division title. Also on a five-game winning streak, the Yankees secured the new wild card berth at . Season standings. "Note : Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994 strike.Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker." 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" Other batters. "Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in" Pitching. Starting pitchers. "Note: GS = Games  Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strike Outs" Other pitchers. "Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" Relief pitchers. "Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves" In popular culture. The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, "My Oh My", by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore. Chicago-based band Coping has a  song titled "'95 Mariners." In July 2019, the MLB Network released "MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle".