1979 Seattle Mariners Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 67-95
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 844,450, Avg. 10,556
Ballpark: Kingdome
Manager: Darrell Johnson (67-95)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1979 Seattle Mariners Statistics
1979 Seattle Mariners Results

The Seattle Mariners of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses, finishing sixth in the AL's West Division.

The Mariners scored 711 runs and allowed 820 runs. Willie Horton led Seattle with 29 home runs, while Leon Roberts, Bruce Bochte, Ruppert Jones and Dan Meyer each walloped 20 or more also. Willie Horton drove in 106 runs. Bruce Bochte paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Mike Parrott topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.77 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Darrell Johnson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Glenn AbbottPRRFebruary 16, 19516'6"200Little Rock, AR USA
Floyd BannisterPLLJune 10, 19556'1"190Pierre, SD USA
Charlie Beamon1BLLDecember 4, 19536'1"183Oakland, CA USA
Juan BernhardtPRRAugust 31, 19535'11"160San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Bruce Bochte1BLLNovember 12, 19506'3"195Pasadena, CA USA
Roy BranchPRRJuly 12, 19536'0"175St. Louis, MO USA
Larry CoxCRRSeptember 11, 19475'10"178Bluffton, OH USA
Rod CraigRFBRJanuary 12, 19586'1"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Julio Cruz2BBRDecember 2, 19545'9"165Brooklyn, NY USA
Joe DeckerPRRJune 16, 19476'0"180Storm Lake, IA USA
Rob DresslerPRRFebruary 2, 19546'3"180Portland, OR USA
John HaleLFLRAugust 5, 19536'2"195Fresno, CA USA
Rich HintonPLLMay 22, 19476'2"185Tucson, AZ USA
Rick HoneycuttPLLJune 29, 19546'1"185Chattanooga, TN USA
Willie HortonPRROctober 18, 19425'11"209Arno, VA USA
Odell JonesPRRJanuary 13, 19536'3"175Tulare, CA USA
Ruppert JonesCFLLMarch 12, 19555'10"170Dallas, TX USA
Jim LewisPRROctober 12, 19556'3"190Miami, FL USA
Byron McLaughlinPRRSeptember 29, 19556'1"175Van Nuys, CA USA
Mario MendozaSSRRDecember 26, 19505'11"170Chihuahua, Ch Mexico
Dan Meyer3BLRAugust 3, 19525'11"180Hamilton, OH USA
Larry MilbourneSSBRFebruary 14, 19516'0"161Port Norris, NJ USA
Paul MitchellPRRAugust 19, 19496'1"195Worcester, MA USA
John MontaguePRRSeptember 12, 19476'2"213Newport News, VA USA
Tom PaciorekLFRRNovember 2, 19466'4"215Detroit, MI USA
Mike ParrottPRRDecember 6, 19546'4"210Oxnard, CA USA
Shane RawleyPRLJuly 27, 19556'0"170Racine, WI USA
Leon RobertsRFRRJanuary 22, 19516'3"200Vicksburg, MI USA
Joe SimpsonRFLLDecember 31, 19516'3"175Purcell, OK USA
Bill Stein3BRRJanuary 21, 19475'10"170Battle Creek, MI USA
Randy SteinPRRMarch 7, 19536'4"210Pomona, CA USA
Bob StinsonCBROctober 11, 19455'11"180Elkin, NC USA
Wayne TwitchellPRRMarch 10, 19486'6"215Portland, OR USA
Bobby ValentineSSRRMay 13, 19505'10"189Stamford, CT USA
Rafael VasquezPRRJune 28, 19586'0"160La Romana, La D.R.



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