1979 Seattle Mariners
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Seattle Mariners finished with a record of 67-95. They scored 711 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Horton, who led the team with 29 home runs, 106 RBI, and 180 hits. Julio Cruz had a great year on the basepaths with 49 stolen bases.
The team allowed 820 runs and had a team ERA of 4.61. Mike Parrott led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 127 strikeouts. Byron McLaughlin led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Beamon | 1B | 27 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .240 | .440 | .200 |
| Bruce Bochte | 1B | 150 | 554 | 81 | 175 | 16 | 100 | 2 | .385 | .493 | .878 | .316 |
| Julio Cruz | 2B | 107 | 414 | 70 | 112 | 1 | 29 | 49 | .363 | .326 | .689 | .271 |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | 148 | 373 | 26 | 74 | 1 | 29 | 3 | .216 | .249 | .465 | .198 |
| Dan Meyer | 3B | 144 | 525 | 72 | 146 | 20 | 74 | 11 | .317 | .459 | .776 | .278 |
| Larry Milbourne | SS | 123 | 356 | 40 | 99 | 2 | 26 | 5 | .313 | .354 | .667 | .278 |
| Bill Stein | 3B | 88 | 250 | 28 | 62 | 7 | 27 | 1 | .297 | .384 | .681 | .248 |
| Bobby Valentine | SS | 62 | 98 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .405 | .337 | .742 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rod Craig | OF | 16 | 52 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .396 | .577 | .973 | .385 |
| John Hale | OF | 54 | 63 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .342 | .365 | .707 | .222 |
| Ruppert Jones | OF | 162 | 622 | 109 | 166 | 21 | 78 | 33 | .356 | .444 | .800 | .267 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 103 | 310 | 38 | 89 | 6 | 42 | 6 | .353 | .445 | .798 | .287 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 140 | 450 | 61 | 122 | 15 | 54 | 3 | .352 | .451 | .803 | .271 |
| Joe Simpson | OF | 120 | 265 | 29 | 75 | 2 | 27 | 6 | .312 | .347 | .659 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Larry Cox | C | 100 | 293 | 32 | 63 | 4 | 36 | 2 | .266 | .314 | .580 | .215 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 95 | 247 | 19 | 60 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .338 | .348 | .686 | .243 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Juan Bernhardt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Willie Horton | DH | 162 | 646 | 77 | 180 | 29 | 106 | 1 | .326 | .458 | .784 | .279 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5544 | 711 | 1490 | 132 | 676 | 126 | .328 | .404 | .732 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Glenn Abbott | 23 | 19 | 116.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 5.17 | 1.508 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 30 | 30 | 182.3 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 115 | 68 | 4.05 | 1.388 | |||
| Roy Branch | 2 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.94 | 1.681 | |||
| Joe Decker | 9 | 2 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 4.28 | 1.502 | |||
| Rob Dressler | 21 | 11 | 104 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 4.93 | 1.500 | |||
| Rich Hinton | 14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 33 | 28 | 194 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 83 | 67 | 4.04 | 1.381 | |||
| Odell Jones | 25 | 19 | 118.7 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 72 | 58 | 6.07 | 1.761 | |||
| Jim Lewis | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 4.783 | |||
| Byron McLaughlin | 47 | 7 | 123.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 14 | 74 | 60 | 4.22 | 1.407 | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 10 | 6 | 36.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 4.42 | 1.662 | |||
| John Montague | 41 | 1 | 116.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 60 | 47 | 5.57 | 1.479 | |||
| Mike Parrott | 38 | 30 | 229.3 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 127 | 86 | 3.77 | 1.382 | |||
| Shane Rawley | 48 | 3 | 84.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 3.84 | 1.518 | |||
| Randy Stein | 23 | 1 | 41.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 5.88 | 1.816 | |||
| Wayne Twitchell | 4 | 2 | 13.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5.27 | 1.533 | |||
| Rafael Vasquez | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5.06 | 1.813 | |||
| Team Totals | 379 | 162 | 1437.9 | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26 | 736 | 571 | 4.61 | 1.487 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Horton and Ruppert Jones | 162 |
| At Bats | Willie Horton | 646 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ruppert Jones | 716 |
| Batting Average | Bruce Bochte | .316 |
| On-Base % | Bruce Bochte | .385 |
| Slugging % | Bruce Bochte | .493 |
| OPS | Bruce Bochte | .878 |
| Runs | Ruppert Jones | 109 |
| Hits | Willie Horton | 180 |
| Total Bases | Willie Horton | 296 |
| Doubles | Bruce Bochte | 38 |
| Triples | Ruppert Jones | 9 |
| Home Runs | Willie Horton | 29 |
| RBI | Willie Horton | 106 |
| Walks | Ruppert Jones | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Horton | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Julio Cruz | 49 |
| Caught Stealing | Ruppert Jones | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mario Mendoza | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bruce Bochte | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bruce Bochte | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Parrott | 14 |
| Losses | Floyd Bannister | 15 |
| Saves | Byron McLaughlin | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Parrott | .538 |
| ERA | Mike Parrott | 3.77 |
| WHIP | Rick Honeycutt | 1.381 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Parrott | 229.3 |
| Games | Shane Rawley | 48 |
| Games Started | Floyd Bannister and Mike Parrott | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Parrott | 127 |
| Complete Games | Mike Parrott | 13 |
| Shutouts | Floyd Bannister and Mike Parrott | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Parrott | 973 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Parrott | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Parrott | 231 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Parrott | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Floyd Bannister | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Honeycutt | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Floyd Bannister | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Byron McLaughlin | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rick Honeycutt and Mike Parrott | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Parrott | 27 |
