1979 Seattle Mariners
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Kingdome
City	Seattle, Washington
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Stanley Golub, Danny Kaye, Walter Schoenfeld, Lester Smith, James Stillwell, Jr., James A. Walsh
General managers	Lou Gorman
Managers	Darrell Johnson
Television	KING-TV 5
Radio	KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson, Bill Freehan)
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The 1979 Seattle Mariners season was the franchise's third since its creation. The Mariners ended the season in sixth place in the American League West with a record of 67–95 (.414). The Mariners hosted the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 17.

Offseason

• December 5, 1978: Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan were traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Odell Jones, Rafael Vásquez, and Mario Mendoza.^[1]
• December 8, 1978: Craig Reynolds was traded by the Mariners to the Houston Astros for Floyd Bannister.^[2]
• December 21, 1978: Mario Díaz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners.^[3]
• January 27, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[4]
• February 8, 1979: Jim Todd was released by the Mariners.^[5]
• February 22, 1979: Mike Davey was purchased by the Mariners from the Atlanta Braves.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
California Angels	88	74	0.543	—	49–32	39–42
Kansas City Royals	85	77	0.525	3	46–35	39–42
Texas Rangers	83	79	0.512	5	44–37	39–42
Minnesota Twins	82	80	0.506	6	39–42	43–38
Chicago White Sox	73	87	0.456	14	33–46	40–41
Seattle Mariners	67	95	0.414	21	36–45	31–50
Oakland Athletics	54	108	0.333	34	31–50	23–58

Record vs. opponents

1979 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	9–3	8–3	8–5	7–6	6–6	8–5	8–4	5–6	8–4	10–2	6–6	11–2
Boston	5–8	—	5–7	5–6	6–7	8–5	8–4	8–4	9–3	5–8	9–3	8–4	6–6	9–4
California	3–9	7–5	—	9–4	6–6	4–8	7–6	7–5	9–4	7–5	10–3	7–6	5–8	7–5
Chicago	3–8	6–5	4–9	—	6–6	3–9	5–8	5–7	5–8	4–8	9–4	5–8	11–2	7–5
Cleveland	5–8	7–6	6–6	6–6	—	6–6	6–6	4–9	8–4	5–8	8–4	7–5	5–7	8–5
Detroit	6–7	5–8	8–4	9–3	6–6	—	5–7	6–7	4–8	7–6	7–5	7–5	6–6	9–4
Kansas City	6–6	4–8	6–7	8–5	6–6	7–5	—	5–7	7–6	5–7	9–4	7–6	6–7	9–3
Milwaukee	5–8	4–8	5–7	7–5	9–4	7–6	7–5	—	8–4	9–4	6–6	9–3	9–3	10–3
Minnesota	4–8	3–9	4–9	8–5	4–8	8–4	6–7	4–8	—	7–5	9–4	10–3	4–9	11–1
New York	6–5	8–5	5–7	8–4	8–5	6–7	7–5	4–9	5–7	—	9–3	6–6	8–4	9–4
Oakland	4–8	3–9	3–10	4–9	4–8	5–7	4–9	6–6	4–9	3–9	—	8–5	2–11	4–8
Seattle	2–10	4–8	6–7	8–5	5–7	5–7	6–7	3–9	3–10	6–6	5–8	—	6–7	8–4
Texas	6–6	6–6	8–5	2–11	7–5	6–6	7–6	3–9	9–4	4–8	11–2	7–6	—	7–5
Toronto	2–11	4–9	5–7	5–7	5–8	4–9	3–9	3–10	1–11	4–9	8–4	4–8	5–7	—

Opening Day lineup

1. Julio Cruz, 2B
2. Bill Stein, 3B
3. Dan Meyer, 1B
4. Leon Roberts, RF
5. Willie Horton, DH
6. Ruppert Jones, CF
7. Tom Paciorek, LF
8. Larry Cox, C
9. Mario Mendoza, SS

• Glenn Abbott, starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• April 10, 1979: Bobby Valentine signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[7]
• June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Mike Hart was drafted by the Mariners in the 13th round.^[8]
  • Bud Black was drafted by the Mariners in the 17th round.^[9]
  • Tom Henke was drafted by the Mariners in the 20th round, but did not sign.^[10]
• June 7, 1979: Paul Mitchell was traded by the Mariners to the Milwaukee Brewers for Randy Stein.^[11]
• July 6, 1979: Juan Bernhardt was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton.^[12]

All-Star Game

The 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 17, 1979, at the Kingdome, the home of the Mariners. The National League defeated the American League, 7–6.

Roster

1979 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 17 Glenn Abbott 38 Floyd Bannister 29 Roy Branch 35 Joe Decker 24 Rob Dressler 37 Rich Hinton 40 Rick Honeycutt 36 Odell Jones 26 Jim Lewis 27 Byron McLaughlin 34 Paul Mitchell 25 John Montague 20 Mike Parrott 41 Shane Rawley 33 Randy Stein 35 Wayne Twitchell 21 Rafael Vásquez		Catchers  5 Larry Cox 15 Bob Stinson Infielders 12 Charlie Beamon 23 Bruce Bochte  6 Julio Cruz 11 Mario Mendoza  7 Dan Meyer 10 Larry Milbourne  1 Bill Stein  2 Bobby Valentine		Outfielders 19 Rod Craig 43 John Hale  9 Ruppert Jones 14 Tom Paciorek  8 Leon Roberts 18 Joe Simpson Other batters 26 Juan Bernhardt 53 Willie Horton		Manager 22 Darrell Johnson Coaches 31 Don Bryant (Bullpen) 30 Bill Mazeroski (Third base) 28 Vada Pinson (First base/Hitting) 32 Wes Stock (Pitching)

Player statsedit

Battingedit

Starters by positionedit

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

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Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Larry Cox	100	293	63	.215	4	36
1B	Bruce Bochte	150	554	175	.316	16	100
2B	Julio Cruz	107	414	112	.271	1	29
3B	Dan Meyer	144	525	146	.278	20	74
SS	Mario Mendoza	148	373	74	.198	1	24
LF	Tom Paciorek	103	310	83	.267	6	42
CF	Ruppert Jones	162	622	166	.267	21