1986 Seattle Mariners season

Major League Baseball team season

The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League West with a record of 67–95 (.414), the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors.

At Boston's Fenway Park on Tuesday, April 29, twenty Mariners were struck out by 23-year-old Roger Clemens to set a new major league record. The game was scoreless through six innings, and the Red Sox won 3–1.^[1][2][3][4]

Offseason

• November 1, 1985: Bob Long was released by the Mariners.^[5]
• December 12, 1985: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone.^[6]
• January 18, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.^[7]
• January 18, 1986: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[8]
• January 18, 1986: Pete Ladd was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[9]
• March 31, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Mariners.^[10]

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 21, 1986: Terry Bell was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Huismann.^[11]
• August 19, 1986: Spike Owen and Dave Henderson were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Rey Quiñones, Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, and a player to be named later.^[12]

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham^[13]

References

1. Cafardo, Nick (April 30, 1986). "Kall him Dr. Klemens". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Patriot Ledger Sports Service. p. 17.
2. Golden, Ed (April 30, 1986). "Clemens fans 20 Mariners". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D1.
3. "Boston's Clemens makes history". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1986. p. D2.
4. Gammons, Peter (May 12, 1986). "Striking out toward Cooperstown". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
5. Bob Long page at Baseball Reference
6. Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
7. "Jerry Dybzinski Stats".
8. Steve Fireovid page at Baseball Reference
9. Pete Ladd page at Baseball Reference
10. "Jerry Dybzinski Stats".
11. Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference
12. Red Sox get Spike Owen from Mariners
13. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1986 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
• 1986 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com