1992 Seattle Mariners season

1992 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkKingdome
CitySeattle, Washington
Record64–98 (.395)
Divisional place7th
OwnersJeff Smulyan, purchased by
Hiroshi Yamauchi in July
General managersWoody Woodward
ManagersBill Plummer
TelevisionKSTW-TV 11
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Ken Levine,
Billy Sample)
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The 1992 Seattle Mariners season was their 16th since the franchise creation. The team finished seventh (last) in the American League West with a record of 64–98 (.395).[1][2]

After a then franchise-best 83 wins the previous season, the Mariners finished with nineteen fewer, the largest one-year decline in team history.[3] The team ownership was transferred in July from Jeff Smulyan to Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi,[4][5][6][7] and first-year manager Bill Plummer was fired after the season,[8][9] succeeded by Lou Piniella in November for 1993.[10][11]

Lefthanded starter Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive strikeout titles with 241.[12] In his third full season in the majors, 29-year-old third baseman Edgar Martínez batted .343 to lead the majors and win the first of his two American League batting titles.[13] He hit .388 in July and .395 in August and was the league's player of the month for both.[2]

  1. ^ "Baseball: American League". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (standings). October 5, 1992. p. C4.
  2. ^ a b LaRue, Larry (October 6, 1992). "M's had their highs and lows". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C3.
  3. ^ Cour, Jim (October 5, 1992). "M's beat McDowell in season finale". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
  4. ^ Carson, Rob (June 12, 1992). "M's still financial concern". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
  5. ^ "Mariners' sale gains approval of the owners". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 12, 1992. p. 1C.
  6. ^ "M's owners expect city to produce". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 13, 1992. p. C2.
  7. ^ "Mariners have new owner as sale completed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 2, 1992. p. C3.
  8. ^ "New owners figure one year is enough". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1992. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Plummer, all coaches fired by M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 14, 1992. p. C1.
  10. ^ Finnigan, Bob (November 10, 1992). "Piniella takes Mariners' helm". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Seattle Times). p. C1.
  11. ^ "Piniella assumes Mariners' helm". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 10, 1992. p. 3F.
  12. ^ "Randy Johnson | baseballbiography.com". Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  13. ^ "Martinez wins first batting title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 5, 1992. p. C1.