1995 Seattle Mariners

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1995 Seattle Mariners
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1977) Western Division (Since 1977)
Location
Kingdome (Since 1977) Seattle, Washington (Since 1977)
1995 Information
Owner(s)	Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	KIRO TV 7, Prime Sports Northwest
Local radio	Stations of the Seattle Mariners Radio Network; flagship station KIRO, Seattle
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Record: 79-66 Finished 1st in AL Western Division (1995 AL)

Clinched Division: October 2, 1995, vs. California Angels

Managed by Lou Piniella

Coaches: Bobby Cuellar, Lee Elia, John McLaren, Sam Mejias, Sam Perlozzo and Matt Sinatro

Ballpark: Kingdome

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1995 Seattle Mariners played the 19th season since the franchise's creation, and they finished 1st in the American League West with a record of 79-66 after making an amazing comeback from 12½ games back in the division on August 20th to steal the division title from the California Angels in a one-game playoff. They then defeated the New York Yankees in the best-of-five American League Division Series after being down 2 games to 0. They advanced into the 1995 American League Championship Series, where they succumbed in 6 games to the Cleveland Indians. The success, however, spurred the funding for a new stadium, Safeco Field, which opened in July 1999.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Ken Griffey, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez and Tino Martinez
• AL Cy Young Award: Randy Johnson
• AL Gold Glove: Ken Griffey
• AL Silver Slugger Award: Edgar Martinez (DH)
• AL Manager of the Year Award: Lou Piniella

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "M's, Angels Go For Broke" Lewiston Morning Tribune, October 2, 1995

External links

• 1995 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Fan site with stories from the season and links to audio and video clips

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