The 1978

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season was the second in franchise history. The Mariners ended the season by finishing seventh in the

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with a record of .

Offseason

* March 27, 1978:

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was released by the Mariners. * March 27, 1978:

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was released by the Mariners.

Regular season

* October 1, 1978:

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hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 6, 1978:

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was drafted by the Mariners in the 11th round of the

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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''

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

Notes

References

1978 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference1978 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season

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