1996 Seattle Mariners
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Seattle Mariners finished with a record of 85-76. They scored 993 runs and belted 245 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Griffey, who led the team with 49 home runs and 140 RBI. Alex Rodriguez led the team with 215 hits for a .358 average.
The team allowed 895 runs and had a team ERA of 5.21. Sterling Hitchcock led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 132 strikeouts. Norm Charlton was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joey Cora | 2B | 144 | 530 | 90 | 154 | 6 | 45 | 5 | .340 | .417 | .757 | .291 |
| Russ Davis | 3B | 51 | 167 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 18 | 2 | .312 | .377 | .689 | .234 |
| Dave Hollins | 3B | 28 | 94 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .438 | .479 | .917 | .351 |
| Brian Hunter | 1B | 75 | 198 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 28 | 0 | .327 | .424 | .751 | .268 |
| Ricky Jordan | 1B | 15 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .290 | .357 | .647 | .250 |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 21 | 54 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .302 | .296 | .598 | .185 |
| Alex Rodriguez | SS | 146 | 601 | 141 | 215 | 36 | 123 | 15 | .414 | .631 | 1.045 | .358 |
| Andy Sheets | 3B | 47 | 110 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .262 | .264 | .526 | .191 |
| Luis Sojo | 3B | 77 | 247 | 20 | 52 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .244 | .263 | .507 | .211 |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 143 | 471 | 67 | 136 | 23 | 93 | 0 | .370 | .507 | .877 | .289 |
| Doug Strange | 3B | 88 | 183 | 19 | 43 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .290 | .333 | .623 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Amaral | OF | 118 | 312 | 69 | 91 | 1 | 29 | 25 | .392 | .356 | .748 | .292 |
| Darren Bragg | OF | 69 | 195 | 36 | 53 | 7 | 25 | 8 | .376 | .451 | .827 | .272 |
| Jay Buhner | OF | 150 | 564 | 107 | 153 | 44 | 138 | 0 | .369 | .557 | .926 | .271 |
| Alex Diaz | OF | 38 | 79 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .274 | .304 | .578 | .241 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 140 | 545 | 125 | 165 | 49 | 140 | 16 | .392 | .628 | 1.020 | .303 |
| Manny Martinez | OF | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .350 | .471 | .821 | .235 |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 40 | 140 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 33 | 2 | .399 | .607 | 1.006 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Marzano | C | 41 | 106 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .316 | .302 | .618 | .245 |
| Chris Widger | C | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Dan Wilson | C | 138 | 491 | 51 | 140 | 18 | 83 | 1 | .330 | .444 | .774 | .285 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Raul Ibanez | DH | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Edgar Martinez | DH | 139 | 499 | 121 | 163 | 26 | 103 | 3 | .464 | .595 | 1.059 | .327 |
| Greg Pirkl | DH | 7 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .381 | .571 | .190 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5668 | 993 | 1625 | 245 | 954 | 90 | .364 | .484 | .847 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Ayala | 50 | 0 | 67.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 5.88 | 1.337 | |||
| Chris Bosio | 18 | 9 | 60.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 5.93 | 1.582 | |||
| Rafael Carmona | 53 | 1 | 90.3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 62 | 55 | 4.28 | 1.661 | |||
| Norm Charlton | 70 | 0 | 75.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 20 | 73 | 38 | 4.04 | 1.400 | |||
| Tim Davis | 40 | 0 | 42.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 4.01 | 1.405 | |||
| Scott Davison | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Lee Guetterman | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4.09 | 1.909 | |||
| Tim Harikkala | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12.46 | 1.395 | |||
| Sterling Hitchcock | 35 | 35 | 196.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 132 | 73 | 5.35 | 1.617 | |||
| Edwin Hurtado | 16 | 4 | 47.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 7.74 | 1.908 | |||
| Michael Jackson | 73 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 70 | 24 | 3.62 | 1.181 | |||
| Randy Johnson | 14 | 8 | 61.3 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 85 | 25 | 3.67 | 1.191 | |||
| Joe Klink | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.739 | |||
| Greg McCarthy | 10 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.86 | 1.237 | |||
| Rusty Meacham | 15 | 5 | 42.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 5.74 | 1.655 | |||
| Paul Menhart | 11 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 7.29 | 1.905 | |||
| Bob Milacki | 7 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 6.86 | 2.143 | |||
| Blas Minor | 11 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 4.97 | 1.502 | |||
| Jamie Moyer | 11 | 11 | 70.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 3.31 | 1.202 | |||
| Terry Mulholland | 12 | 12 | 69.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 4.67 | 1.486 | |||
| Mac Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.25 | 3.077 | |||
| Salomon Torres | 10 | 7 | 49 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 4.59 | 1.367 | |||
| Matt Wagner | 15 | 14 | 80 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 6.86 | 1.613 | |||
| Bob Wells | 36 | 16 | 130.7 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 94 | 46 | 5.30 | 1.431 | |||
| Bob Wolcott | 30 | 28 | 149.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 78 | 54 | 5.73 | 1.561 | |||
| Team Totals | 564 | 161 | 1431.6 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 34 | 1000 | 605 | 5.21 | 1.514 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jay Buhner | 150 |
| At Bats | Alex Rodriguez | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Alex Rodriguez | 677 |
| Batting Average | Alex Rodriguez | .358 |
| On-Base % | Edgar Martinez | .464 |
| Slugging % | Alex Rodriguez | .631 |
| OPS | Edgar Martinez | 1.059 |
| Runs | Alex Rodriguez | 141 |
| Hits | Alex Rodriguez | 215 |
| Total Bases | Alex Rodriguez | 379 |
| Doubles | Alex Rodriguez | 54 |
| Triples | Joey Cora | 6 |
| Home Runs | Ken Griffey | 49 |
| RBI | Ken Griffey | 140 |
| Walks | Edgar Martinez | 123 |
| Strikeouts | Jay Buhner | 159 |
| Stolen Bases | Rich Amaral | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Rich Amaral | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dan Wilson | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jay Buhner | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Edgar Martinez, Alex Rodriguez, and Dan Wilson | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sterling Hitchcock | 13 |
| Losses | Bob Wolcott | 10 |
| Saves | Norm Charlton | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Wells | .632 |
| ERA | Sterling Hitchcock | 5.35 |
| WHIP | Sterling Hitchcock | 1.617 |
| Innings Pitched | Sterling Hitchcock | 196.7 |
| Games | Michael Jackson | 73 |
| Games Started | Sterling Hitchcock | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Sterling Hitchcock | 132 |
| Complete Games | Salomon Torres, Matt Wagner, Bob Wells, and Bob Wolcott | 1 |
| Shutouts | Salomon Torres and Bob Wells | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Sterling Hitchcock | 885 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Wolcott | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Norm Charlton | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sterling Hitchcock and Bob Wolcott | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Sterling Hitchcock | 16 |
