The 1993 Seattle Mariners season was their 17th since the franchise creation. The team ended the season finishing 4th in the

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, finishing with a record of . It was the franchise's first full season under the ownership of

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. During the 1993 season,

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set a club record with 308 strikeouts. It was also the first season he walked less than 100 batters. The previous fall, the team also introduced a new logo, team colors and uniform set for this season that remain the team's current look to this day (with slight adjustments made in 2015).

Offseason

*October 5, 1992: John Moses was released by the Seattle Mariners. * October 14, 1992: The Mariners dismissed manager

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, along with the entire coaching staff. * November 10, 1992: The Mariners hire

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as the team's new manager. * November 17, 1992: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Norm Charlton. * November 28, 1992:

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was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent. *December 23, 1992: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. *February 2, 1993: Henry Cotto was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. * March 16, 1993: Mike Schooler was released by the Seattle Mariners.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*May 14, 1993: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent with the Mariners. * June 3, 1993:

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was drafted by the Mariners with the first overall pick of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1993. * June 3, 1993: Matt Wise was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 54th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign. *June 27, 1993: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent. *June 27, 1993: Henry Cotto was traded with Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins for Dave Magadan. *July 21, 1993: Pete O'Brien was released to make room on the roster for

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. *August 5, 1993: Randy St. Claire was released by the Mariners.

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

* Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts * Randy Johnson, Franchise Record, Most Strikeouts in one season

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

1993 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference1993 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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