Answer: Harold Reynolds
After his playing career, he took to the broadcasting booth and was lead MLB analyst for a decade on the highly rated "Baseball Tonight" show on ESPN.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners 1990s
Answer: 3rd
Jay Buhner was the first Mariner to ever hit for the cycle, doing so on June 23, 1993, against the Oakland Athletics. Since then, two other Mariners accomplished this feat in Alex Rodriguez (June 1997) and John Olerud (June 2001).
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 30 Seasons
Answer: Jay Buhner
Jay Buhner was the first Seattle Mariner to hit for the cycle on June 23, 1993. Both Alex Rodriguez (June 5, 1999), and John Olerud (June 16, 2001), have hit for the cycle. Buhner was the first.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners Firsts
Answer: Diego Segui
Diego Segui went on to post an 0-7 record for the year with an ERA of 5.69. His son, David, played for the Mariners in the 1998 and 1999 seasons.
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 25 Seasons
Answer: David Segui
Diego Segui threw the first pitch in Mariner history in 1977. It was a strike. They went on to lose the game though, 7-0. They finished that season 64-98.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners History
Answer: Arizona Diamondbacks
Bob Melvin was an assistant coach with the Diamondbacks. This was his first stint as a Manager.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners
Answer: Bret Boone
Bret came to Seattle from The San Diego Padres in 2001. He is the grandson to Ray Boone, the son to Bob Boone, and the brother to Aaron Boone all of which play or have played Major League Baseball at one time.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners
Answer: Jay Buhner
Jay Buhner's last season for the Mariners was 2001, thus ending the tradition of Buhner Buz night.
From Quiz: The Seattle Mariners
Answer: Edgar Martinez
Edgar has worn the number '11' since the 1987 season as a Mariner.
From Quiz: About the Mariners
Answer: Alvin Davis
Alvin Davis won the ROY in 1984. Actually neither Griffey nor Rodriguez were eligible or they almost surely would have won also.
From Quiz: Those Great Seattle Mariners
Answer: Mario Mendoza
Although the "Mendoza Line" is considered to be a flat .200 batting average, Mariner shortstop Mario Mendoza actually hit .215 for his career (thanks largely to two good years towards the end of his career). The term was coined in 1979, after Mendoza had hit .198 and had a career .201 batting average. According to Mendoza, Mariners Tom Paciorek and Bruce Bochte were making fun of Kansas City third baseman George Brett, who was off to a slow start. They joked, "You're going to sink below the Mendoza line if you're not careful." Brett relayed the joke to ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman, and the term stuck.
From Quiz: Memories of a Mariner Fan
Answer: 2nd
The first Mariner's pitcher to ever pitch a no-hitter was Randy Johnson in June 1990 against the Detroit Tigers. Three years later, Chris Bosio became the second Mariner to accomplish this great achievement. He did it against the Boston Red Sox.
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 30 Seasons
Answer: 24
Ken wore #24 during his 10 seasons with the Mariners (1989 to 1998). When he was traded to Cincinnati, he was forced to wear #30, his dad's old jersey, because #24 was retired previously by Tony Perez. Edgar Martinez has worn #11 since he made the Mariners roster in 1986. The #19 belonged to Jay Buhner for thirteen of his fourteen years in a Mariners uniform.
From Quiz: Mariner Mania
Answer: Mike Cameron
Mike Cameron was the first Seattle Mariner to hit four home runs in the same game on May 2, 2002.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners Firsts
Answer: 59
Cruz played for the Mariners from 1977-1983, and had 290 career stolen bases with the club, and retired with 343 for his MLB career.
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 25 Seasons
Answer: Alvin Davis
Davis was the first to win the award for the Mariners. He batted .284, 27 home runs, and 116 RBI. He was also named to the All-Star team that year.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners History
Answer: Ken Phelps
In 1988, the Mariners traded DH Ken Phelps for a young OF Jay Buhner. This was widely considered the worst trade in Yankee history.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners
Answer: Ken Griffey Jr
Griffey Jr. was in his last season with the Mariners, before going to the Reds.
From Quiz: The Seattle Mariners
Answer: 1999
Safeco Field opened for play in July of 1999, though their first win there did not come until three games later.
From Quiz: Those Great Seattle Mariners
Answer: California Angels
Seattle came from 13 games down in early August, 1995 to tie the California Angels and force a one-game playoff at the Kingdome in Seattle.
From Quiz: Mariner Mania
Answer: Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson was the first Seattle Mariner to win the Cy Young in 1995. Johnson finished the year with 18 wins, 2.48 ERA, and 294 K's.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners Firsts
Answer: Bruce Bochte and Willie Horton
Bochte ended up with 100 RBI for the season, while Horton reached 106. Mario Mendoza had 29 RBI, Joe Simpson had 27 RBI, Leon Roberts had 54 RBI, Julio Cruz had 29 RBI, Larry Cox had 36 RBI, and Ruppert Jones finished the season with 78 RBI.
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 25 Seasons
Answer: Edgar Martinez
Edgar hit his double and scored Griffey to put them into the ALCS, beating the Yankees. They overcame a 5-4 deficit in the 11th inning to win 6-5.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners History
Answer: Freddy Garcia
Freddy came over from the Houston Astros as a un-proven Rookie in the Oct 1, 1998, trade with the Mariners. The Mariners sent Randy Johnson to the Houston Astros in return for Freddy Garcia, SS Carlos Guillen, and LHP John Halama.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners
Answer: Freddy Garcia
Freddy was aquired in the Randy Johnson trade, and has been a star in Seattle.
From Quiz: About the Mariners
Answer: Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson threw the Mariners first "no-no" on June 2nd, 1990 against the Detroit Tigers.
From Quiz: Those Great Seattle Mariners
Answer: They both are third-generation major league players
In his 1992 debut with the Mariners, Bret Boone became the first third-generation player, the son of catcher Bob Boone and grandson of outfielder Ray Boone. In 1995 David Bell, playing for the Cleveland Indians, became the second, the son of third baseman Buddy Bell and grandson of outfielder Gus Bell. In addition, Boone's brother Aaron and Bell's brother Mike also played in the majors.
From Quiz: Memories of a Mariner Fan
Answer: Kazuhiro Sasaki
Kazuhiro Sasaki recorded the final out of the game and placed the Mariners in the record books. Sasaki recorded 45 saves that year, coming off another wonderful season in 2000, when he won Rookie of the Year honors. 116 wins tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the best record of all-time and gave the 2001 Seattle Mariners the winningest season in American League history.
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 30 Seasons
Answer: Third Base
Edgar was the Third Baseman for Seattle until a series injuries relegated him the Designated Hitter role. From time to time, the Mariners do use Edgar Martinez as a First Baseman.
From Quiz: Mariner Mania
Answer: Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella was the first Manager of the Year for the Seattle Mariners. He won Manager of the Year in 1995 and 2001. 1995 was also the first time the Mariners made the playoffs.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners Firsts
Answer: 103
The Mariners lost 100 or more games three times in their first seven season of existence, 1978 (104), 1980 (103), and 1983 (102).
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 25 Seasons
Answer: Randy Johnson
Randy pitched the club's first no-hitter on June 2, 1990, with six walks and 136 pitches, beating the Detroit Tigers.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners History
Answer: Montreal Expos
After spending a year and a half in Montreal, Randy Johnson was aquired by the Mariners in 1989 in a blockbuster trade, sending Randy, P Brian Holman, and P Gene Harris to the Mariners for P Mark Langston and P Mike Campbell. He made his first appearance as a Mariner May 30th 1989 and got the win against the Yankees 3-2.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners
Answer: Jeff Cirillo
Jeff Cirillo was traded from Colorado to Seattle in 2002. He won a Gold Glove in 2002 when he had only 9 errors in 338 total chances.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners
Answer: Mike Cameron
Cameron won the Gold Glove for centerfield in 2001.
From Quiz: About the Mariners
Answer: Jay Buhner
Jay Buhner's cycle came in 1993 in an extra innings game. Rodriguez and Olerud both hit for the cycle as Mariners (for Olerud it was the second time in his career to accomplish that feat), but Griffey never did.
From Quiz: Those Great Seattle Mariners
Answer: It broke up a perfect game with 2 outs in the 9th
On April 20, 1990, Brian Holman was pitching the game of his life. He retired the first 26 hitters and would only need to get pinch hitter Phelps to not only have the first Mariner no-hitter, but only the 11th perfect game of the 20th century. Alas, Phelps smashed the first pitch over the right field fence to be the 8th batter to end a perfect game bid as the 27th batter. It would be 22 years later when Felix Hernandez finally got the Mariners' first perfect game. Sadly, Holman's career would end after the next year, a promising career cut short by an arm injury at age 26.
From Quiz: Memories of a Mariner Fan
Answer: 64 - 98
The 1977 Seattle Mariners finished with a losing record of 64 wins and 98 losses. Losing seasons for new teams is not uncommon, but the Mariners had the second longest drought without a winning season in baseball history, 14 consecutive years. The longest drought was 16 consecutive seasons by the Phillies, from 1933 to 1948 inclusive.
From Quiz: Mariners: Their First 30 Seasons
Answer: Darrell Johnson
Johnson managed the Mariners from 1977 until 1980 when he was fired. Maury Wills subsequently replaced him.
From Quiz: Mariner Mania
Answer: Alvin Davis
Former first basemen Alvin Davis was the first Mariner to win Rookie of the Year in 1984. His 1984 stats were, .284 avg., 27 HRs, and 116 RBIs. Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2000, and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, also won Rookie of the Year awards.
From Quiz: Seattle Mariners Firsts
