The 1979 Seattle Mariners season was the franchise's third since its creation. The Mariners ended the season in sixth place in the

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with a record of . The Mariners hosted the

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on Tuesday, July 17.

Offseason

* December 5, 1978: Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan were traded by the Mariners to the

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for Odell Jones, Rafael Vásquez, and Mario Mendoza. * December 8, 1978: Craig Reynolds was traded by the Mariners to the

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for Floyd Bannister. * December 21, 1978: Mario Díaz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners. * January 27, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * February 8, 1979: Jim Todd was released by the Mariners. * February 22, 1979:

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was purchased by the Mariners from the

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

# Julio Cruz, 2B # Bill Stein, 3B #

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, 1B # Leon Roberts, RF # Willie Horton, DH # Ruppert Jones, CF #

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, LF # Larry Cox, C # Mario Mendoza, SS *

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Notable transactions

* April 10, 1979: Bobby Valentine signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft ** Mike Hart was drafted by the Mariners in the 13th round. ** Bud Black was drafted by the Mariners in the 17th round. ** Tom Henke was drafted by the Mariners in the 20th round, but did not sign. * June 7, 1979: Paul Mitchell was traded by the Mariners to the

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for

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. * July 6, 1979: Juan Bernhardt was traded by the Mariners to the

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for Rich Hinton.

All-Star Game

The

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was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the

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(AL) and

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(NL), the two leagues comprising

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. The game was held on July 17, 1979, at the

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, the home of the Mariners. The National League defeated the American League, 7–6.

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

All-Stars

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, reserve

Farm system

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Notes

References

1979 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference1979 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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