The Seattle Mariners' 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and finished third in the American League West with a record. In July, after 39 home games at the Kingdome, they moved into Safeco Field, and the Kingdome was demolished eight months later.

Offseason November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter.Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference November 22, 1998: Butch Huskey was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.John Mabry page at Baseball Reference

Regular season July 15, 1999: Immediately after the All-Star break, the Mariners played their first game at Safeco Field, but lost to the San Diego Padres 3–2 with 44,607 in attendance. It was the first park in major league history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

+Mariners vs. National LeagueTeamNL West AZCOLLADSDPSFGSeattle2–12–10–32–41–2

Notable transactions April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference July 26, 1999: Butch Huskey was traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Robert Ramsay.Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference

Draft picks June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball draft J. J. Putz was drafted by the Mariners in the 6th round. Player signed June 17, 1999.J. J. Putz page at Baseball Reference Termel Sledge was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999. Rich Harden was drafted by the Mariners in the 38th round, but did not sign.Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1999 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Dan Wilson 123 414 110 .266 7 38 1B David Segui 90 345 101 .293 9 39 2B David Bell 157 597 160 .268 21 78 SS Alex Rodriguez 129 502 143 .285 42 111 3B Russ Davis 124 432 106 .245 21 59 LF Brian Hunter 121 484 112 .231 4 34 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 160 606 173 .285 48 134 RF Jay Buhner 87 266 59 .222 14 38 DH Edgar Martínez 142 502 169 .337 24 86

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Butch Huskey 74 262 76 .290 15 49 John Mabry 87 262 64 .244 9 33 Raúl Ibañez 87 209 54 .258 9 27 Tom Lampkin 76 206 60 .291 9 34 Rafael Bournigal 55 95 26 .274 2 14 Charles Gipson 55 80 18 .225 0 9 Ryan Jackson 32 68 16 .235 0 10 Mike Blowers 19 46 11 .239 2 7 Ozzie Timmons 26 44 5 .114 1 3 Domingo Cedeño 21 42 9 .214 2 8 Matt Mieske 24 41 15 .366 4 7 Carlos Guillén 5 19 3 .158 1 3 Shane Monahan 16 15 2 .133 0 0 Giomar Guevara 10 12 3 .250 0 2

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jamie Moyer 32 228.0 14 8 3.87 137 Freddy García 33 201.1 17 8 4.07 170 Jeff Fassero 30 139.0 4 14 7.38 101 Gil Meche 16 85.2 8 4 4.37 47

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO John Halama 38 179.0 11 10 4.22 105 Frank Rodriguez 28 73.1 2 4 5.65 47 Paul Abbott 25 72.2 6 2 3.10 68 Ken Cloude 31 72.1 4 4 7.96 35 Mac Suzuki 16 42.0 0 2 9.43 32 Brett Hinchliffe 11 30.2 0 4 8.80 14 Butch Henry 7 25.0 2 0 5.04 15 Robert Ramsay 6 18.1 0 2 6.38 11 Melvin Bunch 5 10.0 0 0 11.70 4

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO José Mesa 68 3 6 33 4.98 42 José Paniagua 59 6 11 3 4.06 74 Steve Sinclair 18 0 1 0 3.95 15 Tom Davey 16 1 0 0 4.71 17 Todd Williams 13 0 0 0 4.66 7 Jordan Zimmerman 12 0 0 0 7.88 3 Rafael Carmona 9 1 0 0 7.94 0 Eric Weaver 8 0 1 0 10.61 14 Ryan Franklin 6 0 0 0 4.76 6 Dámaso Marte 5 0 1 0 9.35 3 Denny Stark 5 0 0 0 9.95 4 Aaron Scheffer 4 0 0 0 1.93 4 Allen Watson 3 0 1 0 12.00 2 Sean Spencer 2 0 0 0 21.60 2 Mark Leiter 2 0 0 0 6.75 1

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1999 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1999 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com