1997 Seattle Mariners
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Seattle Mariners finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 925 runs and belted 264 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Griffey, who led the team with 56 home runs, 147 RBI, and 185 hits.
The team allowed 833 runs and had a team ERA of 4.79. Randy Johnson led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 291 strikeouts. Norm Charlton 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 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Blowers | 1B | 68 | 150 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .376 | .427 | .803 | .293 |
| Joey Cora | 2B | 149 | 574 | 105 | 172 | 11 | 54 | 6 | .359 | .441 | .800 | .300 |
| Russ Davis | 3B | 119 | 420 | 57 | 114 | 20 | 63 | 6 | .317 | .488 | .805 | .271 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 33 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .213 | .194 | .407 | .181 |
| Brent Gates | 3B | 65 | 151 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .298 | .351 | .649 | .238 |
| Giomar Guevara | 2B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brian Raabe | 3B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Alex Rodriguez | SS | 141 | 587 | 100 | 176 | 23 | 84 | 29 | .350 | .496 | .846 | .300 |
| Andy Sheets | 3B | 32 | 89 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .299 | .416 | .715 | .247 |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | 146 | 457 | 68 | 123 | 31 | 80 | 0 | .345 | .514 | .859 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Amaral | OF | 89 | 190 | 34 | 54 | 1 | 21 | 12 | .327 | .326 | .653 | .284 |
| Jay Buhner | OF | 157 | 540 | 104 | 131 | 40 | 109 | 0 | .383 | .506 | .889 | .243 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 49 | 183 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 34 | 1 | .315 | .541 | .856 | .268 |
| Rob Ducey | OF | 76 | 143 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .311 | .524 | .835 | .287 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 157 | 608 | 125 | 185 | 56 | 147 | 15 | .382 | .646 | 1.028 | .304 |
| Raul Ibanez | OF | 11 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .154 | .346 | .500 | .154 |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 30 | 121 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 22 | 2 | .328 | .529 | .857 | .298 |
| Lee Tinsley | OF | 49 | 122 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .263 | .279 | .542 | .197 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Marzano | C | 39 | 87 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .340 | .356 | .696 | .287 |
| Rick Wilkins | C | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .583 | .869 | .250 |
| Dan Wilson | C | 146 | 508 | 66 | 137 | 15 | 74 | 7 | .326 | .423 | .749 | .270 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Edgar Martinez | DH | 155 | 542 | 104 | 179 | 28 | 108 | 2 | .456 | .554 | 1.010 | .330 |
| Dan Rohrmeier | DH | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .333 | .788 | .333 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5614 | 925 | 1574 | 264 | 890 | 89 | .352 | .485 | .837 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Ayala | 71 | 0 | 96.7 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 8 | 92 | 41 | 3.82 | 1.365 | |||
| Rafael Carmona | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.18 | 0.877 | |||
| Norm Charlton | 71 | 0 | 69.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 14 | 55 | 47 | 7.27 | 1.962 | |||
| Ken Cloude | 10 | 9 | 51 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 5.12 | 1.314 | |||
| Tim Davis | 2 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6.75 | 1.493 | |||
| Jeff Fassero | 35 | 35 | 234.3 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 189 | 84 | 3.61 | 1.323 | |||
| Mark Holzemer | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Edwin Hurtado | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 9.00 | 2.105 | |||
| Randy Johnson | 30 | 29 | 213 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 0 | 291 | 77 | 2.28 | 1.052 | |||
| Felipe Lira | 8 | 3 | 18.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 9.16 | 2.193 | |||
| Derek Lowe | 12 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 6.96 | 1.491 | |||
| Mike Maddux | 6 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1.12 | 2.617 | |||
| Josias Manzanillo | 16 | 0 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 5.40 | 1.967 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 9 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 7.71 | 1.918 | |||
| Greg McCarthy | 37 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 5.46 | 1.414 | |||
| Jamie Moyer | 30 | 30 | 188.7 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 0 | 113 | 43 | 3.86 | 1.219 | |||
| Omar Olivares | 13 | 12 | 62.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 5.49 | 1.750 | |||
| Scott Sanders | 33 | 6 | 65.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 62 | 38 | 6.47 | 1.700 | |||
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 27 | 0 | 28.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 4.13 | 1.449 | |||
| Paul Spoljaric | 20 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 4.76 | 1.718 | |||
| Mike Timlin | 26 | 0 | 25.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3.86 | 1.284 | |||
| Salomon Torres | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.00 | 3.030 | |||
| Bob Wells | 46 | 1 | 67.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 5.75 | 1.575 | |||
| Bob Wolcott | 19 | 18 | 100 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 58 | 29 | 6.03 | 1.580 | |||
| Team Totals | 554 | 162 | 1447.7 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 38 | 1207 | 598 | 4.79 | 1.449 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jay Buhner and Ken Griffey | 157 |
| At Bats | Ken Griffey | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Griffey | 704 |
| Batting Average | Edgar Martinez | .330 |
| On-Base % | Edgar Martinez | .456 |
| Slugging % | Ken Griffey | .646 |
| OPS | Ken Griffey | 1.028 |
| Runs | Ken Griffey | 125 |
| Hits | Ken Griffey | 185 |
| Total Bases | Ken Griffey | 393 |
| Doubles | Joey Cora and Alex Rodriguez | 40 |
| Triples | Joey Cora | 4 |
| Home Runs | Ken Griffey | 56 |
| RBI | Ken Griffey | 147 |
| Walks | Jay Buhner and Edgar Martinez | 119 |
| Strikeouts | Jay Buhner | 175 |
| Stolen Bases | Alex Rodriguez | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Rich Amaral | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joey Cora and Dan Wilson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ken Griffey | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jay Buhner | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Randy Johnson | 20 |
| Losses | Jeff Fassero | 9 |
| Saves | Norm Charlton | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Randy Johnson | .833 |
| ERA | Randy Johnson | 2.28 |
| WHIP | Randy Johnson | 1.052 |
| Innings Pitched | Jeff Fassero | 234.3 |
| Games | Bobby Ayala and Norm Charlton | 71 |
| Games Started | Jeff Fassero | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Randy Johnson | 291 |
| Complete Games | Randy Johnson | 5 |
| Shutouts | Randy Johnson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jeff Fassero | 1010 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jeff Fassero | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Jeff Fassero | 226 |
| Walks Allowed | Jeff Fassero | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Wolcott | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jeff Fassero | 54 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff Fassero and Bob Wolcott | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Jeff Fassero | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Randy Johnson | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jeff Fassero | 17 |
