The 1995

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season was the 19th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of to win their first

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title, after having been down by as many as 13 games in early August. They had tied the

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for first place, and in the one-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history. In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the

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in the best-of-five American League Division Series after losing the first two games in New York, a series notable for Edgar Martínez' walk-off 11th-inning double in the fifth game. In the

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with the favored

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, Seattle won the opener at home and the third game on the road, but fell in six games.

Offseason

* October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the

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. * November 29, 1994: Félix Fermín was signed as a free agent with the Mariners. * December 21, 1994: Jay Buhner was signed as a free agent with the Mariners. * December 21, 1994: Eric Anthony was released by the Mariners.

Regular season

*Ken Griffey Jr. suffered a severe left wrist injury on May 26 while making a catch at the wall that sidelined him until mid-August. The Mariners stayed afloat at around .500, and their historic late season comeback tied the

. *The Mariners honored the West Coast Negro Baseball League Seattle Steelheads when they wore 1946 Steelheads uniforms on September 9, 1995, at home against the

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. The Royals wore Kansas City Monarchs uniforms. The Mariners beat the Royals 6 to 2 in front of 39,157 fans at the

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. *Randy Johnson won the Cy Young Award. The award came at the end of a banner year. Johnson (18-2, 2.48 ERA, 294 strikeouts) narrowly missed becoming the first AL Triple Crown pitcher (leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts) since Detroit's Hal Newhouser accomplished the feat in 1945. His .900 winning percentage broke Ron Guidry's 1978 record, and his strikeouts per nine innings ratio of 12.35 broke the record held by Nolan Ryan.

Opening Day lineup

* Darren Bragg * Joey Cora * Ken Griffey Jr. * Jay Buhner * Edgar Martinez * Tino Martinez * Mike Blowers * Dan Wilson * Félix Fermín *

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Roster

Notable transactions

* May 15: Roger Salkeld was traded by the Mariners to the

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for Tim Belcher. * July 14: Norm Charlton was signed by the Mariners after being released by the Cincinnati Reds * July 31: Ron Villone and Marc Newfield were traded by the Mariners to the

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for Andy Benes and a player to be named later. The Padres sent Greg Keagle to the Mariners on September 17. * August 15: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the

for Vince Coleman. The Mariners sent Jim Converse to the Royals on August 18.

Draft picks

* June 1: 1995 Major League Baseball draft ** Shane Monahan was drafted by the Mariners in the second round, and signed on June 27, 1995. ** Juan Pierre was drafted by the Mariners in the thirtieth round, but did not sign.

Pennant chase

On the morning of August 21, the Mariners () were 12½ games behind the Angels (). Two weeks later, the lead was down to 5½ games, as the Angels went 1–12 while the Mariners were 8–5. After another two weeks, the lead was down to three games, and the teams were even at on the morning of September 21. Seattle led by as many as three games. On September 30 with 2 games left of season, the Mariners only needed one more win to clinch their first playoff spot in franchise history, but couldn't hold it, as they lost their final two games at Texas; the Angels won their final five games to tie the Mariners at , requiring a one-game playoff for the division title. Also on a five-game winning streak, the Yankees secured the new wild card berth at .

Season standings

''Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994 strike.
Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker.''

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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(4–0) , , Tapani (2–2) , , Ayala (5) , , 12,918 , , 12–10 , , W2 , -style=background:#fbb , 23 , , May 22 , , @ Tigers , , 8–10 , , Boever (3–0) , , Carmona (0–1) , , Henneman (4) , , 9,167 , , 12–11 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 24 , , May 23 , , Red Sox , , 4–5 (10) , , Belinda (3–0) , , Frey (0–2) , , Ryan (3) , , 11,868 , , 12–12 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 25 , , May 24 , , Red Sox , , 15–6 , , Carmona (1–1) , , Pierce (0–3) , ,

(1) , , 10,041 , , 13–12 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 26 , , May 25 , , Red Sox , , 4–3 , , Belcher (2–0) , , Z. Smith (0–1) , , Ayala (6) , , 12,194 , , 14–12 , , W2 , -style=background:#bfb , 27 , , May 26 , , Orioles , , 8–3 , ,

(5–0) , , McDonald (0–2) , , — , , 15,256 , , 15–12 , , W3 , -style=background:#fbb , 28 , , May 27 , , Orioles , , 4–11 , , Mills (3–0) , , Wells (1–3) , , — , , 20,797 , , 15–13 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 29 , , May 28 , , Orioles , , 5–2 , ,

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(2–0) , , Perez (2–2) , , — , , 10,709 , , 18–13 , , W3 , -style=background:#bfb , 32 , , May 31 , , Yankees , , 11–9 , , Wells (2–3) , , MacDonald (0–1) , , Ayala (8) , , 13,035 , , 19–13 , , W4 , - , -style=background:#fbb , 33 , , June 2 , , @ Red Sox , , 5–6 , , Belinda (4–0) , , Torres (0–2) , , — , , 33,476 , , 19–14 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 34 , , June 3 , , @ Red Sox , , 8–10 , , Cormier (2–0) , , Carmona (1–2) , , Ryan (6) , , 27,301 , , 19–15 , , L2 , -style=background:#fbb , 35 , , June 4 , , @ Red Sox , , 1–2 (10) , ,

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(6–0) , , McDonald (1–3) , , — , , 36,732 , , 20–16 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 37 , , June 6 , , @ Orioles , , 6–12 , , Moyer (1–1) , , Fleming (1–4) , , — , , 33,556 , , 20–17 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 38 , , June 7 , , @ Orioles , , 10–2 , ,

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(5–3) , , — , , 38,407 , , 21–17 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 39 , , June 8 , , @ Orioles , , 2–8 , , Mussina (5–3) , , Torres (0–3) , , — , , 40,730 , , 21–18 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 40 , , June 9 , , @ Yankees , , 11–1 , , Belcher (3–0) , , Perez (3–3) , , — , , 19,650 , , 22–18 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 41 , , June 10 , , @ Yankees , , 3–2 , ,

(3–0) , , Howe (1–2) , , Ayala (9) , , 25,279 , , 23–18 , , W2 , -style=background:#fbb , 42 , , June 11 , , @ Yankees , , 7–10 , , Howe (2–2) , , Frey (0–3) , , Wetteland (7) , , 26,037 , , 23–19 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 43 , , June 12 , , Royals , , 9–10 , , Meacham (2–2) , , Villone (0–2) , , Montgomery (9) , , 11,628 , , 23–20 , , L2 , -style=background:#fbb , 44 , , June 13 , , Royals , , 1–3 , , Haney (3–1) , , Torres (0–4) , , Montgomery (10) , , 10,223 , , 23–21 , , L3 , -style=background:#fbb , 45 , , June 14 , , Royals , , 1–2 , , Appier (9–2) , , Belcher (3–1) , , Montgomery (11) , , 12,585 , , 23–22 , , L4 , -style=background:#fbb , 46 , , June 16 , ,

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(6–1) , , — , , 20,762 , , 23–23 , , L5 , -style=background:#bfb , 47 , , June 17 , ,

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(5–0) , , Trombley (0–2) , , Ayala (10) , , 16,751 , , 24–23 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 48 , , June 18 , ,

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, , 6–8 , , McCaskill (3–2) , , Fleming (1–5) , , Hernandez (11) , , 22,406 , , 25–24 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 50 , , June 20 , , @

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(7–1) , , Alvarez (1–2) , , — , , 25,868 , , 26–24 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 51 , , June 21 , , @

, , 4–5 (10) , , McCaskill (4–2) , , Risley (1–1) , , — , , 21,228 , , 26–25 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 52 , , June 22 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Torres (1–4) , , Abbott (3–3) , , Ayala (11) , , 20,836 , , 27–25 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 53 , , June 23 , ,

, , 4–14 , , Langston (6–1) , , Belcher (3–2) , , — , , 14,282 , , 27–26 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 54 , , June 24 , ,

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(8–1) , , Finley (5–6) , , — , , 31,275 , , 28–26 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 55 , , June 25 , ,

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(5–1) , , Smith (19) , , 14,325 , , 28–27 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 56 , , June 26 , ,

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(3–1) , , — , , 15,165 , , 29–29 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 59 , , June 29 , , Athletics , , 5–2 , ,

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(2–0) , , Carmona (1–3) , , Henneman (16) , , 17,224 , , 32–33 , , L3 , -style=background:#fbb , 66 , , July 6 , , @ Indians , , 1–8 , , Ogea (5–1) , , Belcher (4–4) , , — , , 41,661 , , 32–34 , , L4 , -style=background:#bfb , 67 , , July 7 , , @ Indians , , 5–3 , ,

(9–1) , , Clark (4–3) , , — , , 41,741 , , 33–34 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 68 , , July 8 , , @ Indians , , 3–7 , , Nagy (7–4) , ,

(6–3) , , — , , 41,893 , , 33–35 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 69 , , July 9 , , @ Indians , , 9–3 , , Torres (3–5) , , Hershiser (5–4) , , — , , 41,897 , , 34–35 , , W1 , -style=background:#bbbfff , - , , July 11 , , colspan="8", 66th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX , -style=background:#fbb , 70 , , July 13 , , Blue Jays , , 1–4 , ,

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(9–6) , , Ayala (14) , , 39,163 , , 40–40 , , W2 , -style=background:#fbb , 81 , , July 24 , , Brewers , , 4–6 , , Bones (6–7) , ,

(6–5) , , Fetters (13) , , 10,491 , , 40–41 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 82 , , July 25 , , Brewers , , 8–6 , ,

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(2–2) , , Torres (3–7) , , Fetters (14) , , 11,315 , , 41–42 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 84 , , July 27 , , Indians , , 11–5 , , Belcher (7–5) , , Ogea (5–3) , , — , , 20,121 , , 42–42 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 85 , , July 28 , , Indians , , 5–6 , , Plunk (5–1) , , Frey (0–4) , ,

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(11–2) , , — , , 22,074 , , 43–45 , , L2 , -style=background:#fbb , 89 , , August 2 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Harkey (6–6) , , Belcher (7–6) , , Smith (25) , , 23,253 , , 43–46 , , L3 , -style=background:#bfb , 90 , , August 3 , , @

, , 10–7 , , Benes (5–7) , , Abbott (7–5) , , Charlton (1) , , 34,674 , , 44–46 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 91 , , August 4 , , @ Athletics , , 8–9 , , Eckersley (3–4) , , Ayala (3–4) , , — , , 11,794 , , 44–47 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 92 , , August 5 , , @ Athletics , , 15–9 , , Wells (4–3) , , Briscoe (0–1) , , — , , 20,787 , , 45–47 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 93 , , August 6 , , @ Athletics , , 15–8 , , Krueger (2–0) , , Stottlemyre (9–4) , , — , , 20,368 , , 46–47 , , W2 , -style=background:#bfb , 94 , , August 7 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Belcher (8–6) , , Alvarez (4–7) , , Charlton (2) , , 18,852 , , 47–47 , , W3 , -style=background:#bfb , 95 , , August 8 , ,

, , 10–9 , , Ayala (4–4) , , Hernandez (2–5) , , — , , 16,875 , , 48–47 , , W4 , -style=background:#bfb , 96 , , August 9 , ,

, , 11–8 , ,

(8–5) , , Keyser (3–5) , , Ayala (17) , , 16,401 , , 49–47 , , W5 , -style=background:#bfb , 97 , , August 11 , , @ Royals , , 2–1 , ,

(12–2) , , Gubicza (8–10) , , Ayala (18) , , 19,955 , , 50–47 , , W6 , -style=background:#fbb , 98 , , August 12 , , @ Royals , , 2–7 , , Appier (12–7) , , Belcher (8–7) , , Meacham (1) , , 20,572 , , 50–48 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 99 , , August 13 , , @ Royals , , 3–6 , , Gordon (8–7) , , Krueger (2–1) , , Montgomery (20) , , 19,489 , , 50–49 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 100 , , August 14 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Benes (6–7) , , Trombley (2–7) , ,

(2) , , 16,637 , , 51–49 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 101 , , August 15 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Munoz (1–0) , , Ayala (4–5) , , — , , 12,595 , , 51–50 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 102 , , August 16 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Risley (2–1) , , Stevens (3–2) , , Ayala (19) , , 13,426 , , 52–50 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 103 , , August 17 , , @ Athletics , , 2–3 , , Honeycutt (5–1) , , Charlton (2–6) , , — , , 10,191 , , 52–51 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 104 , , August 18 , , Red Sox , , 9–3 , , Wolcott (1–0) , ,

(14–2) , , — , , 27,256 , , 53–51 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 105 , , August 19 , , Red Sox , , 3–4 , , Hanson (12–4) , , Benes (6–8) , , Aguilera (21) , , 36,007 , , 53–52 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 106 , , August 20 , , Red Sox , , 6–7 , , Cormier (6–3) , ,

(8–6) , , Aguilera (22) , , 21,813 , , 53–53 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 107 , , August 21 , , Orioles , , 6–0 , ,

(4–1) , , Benitez (1–5) , , — , , 32,525 , , 54–53 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 108 , , August 22 , , Orioles , , 1–2 , , Mussina (14–7) , , Belcher (8–8) , , Jones (20) , , 13,631 , , 54–54 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 109 , , August 23 , , Orioles , , 1–7 , , Krivda (2–2) , , Wolcott (1–1) , , Benitez (2) , , 14,937 , , 54–55 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 110 , , August 24 , , Yankees , , 9–7 , ,

(5–1) , , Wetteland (1–4) , , — , , 17,592 , , 55–55 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 111 , , August 25 , , Yankees , , 7–4 , ,

(9–6) , , Pettitte (6–8) , , — , , 28,130 , , 56–55 , , W2 , -style=background:#bfb , 112 , , August 26 , , Yankees , , 7–0 , ,

(13–2) , , Hitchcock (6–9) , , — , , 41,182 , , 57–55 , , W3 , -style=background:#fbb , 113 , , August 27 , , Yankees , , 2–5 , , Kamieniecki (4–5) , , Belcher (8–9) , , Wetteland (23) , , 24,913 , , 57–56 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 114 , , August 29 , , @ Red Sox , , 6–4 , , Benes (7–8) , ,

(14–3) , , Charlton (3) , , 31,328 , , 58–56 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 115 , , August 30 , , @ Red Sox , , 6–7 , , Maddux (4–1) , ,

(5–2) , , Aguilera (26) , , 32,356 , , 58–57 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 116 , , August 31 , , @ Red Sox , , 11–2 , , Wolcott (2–1) , , Cormier (6–5) , , Guetterman (1) , , 30,627 , , 59–57 , , W1 , - , -style=background:#bfb , 117 , , September 1 , , @ Orioles , , 4–3 , , Belcher (9–9) , , Mussina (15–8) , , Charlton (4) , , 43,447 , , 60–57 , , W2 , -style=background:#fbb , 118 , , September 2 , , @ Orioles , , 2–3 , ,

(7–8) , ,

(9–7) , , Jones (21) , , 46,731 , , 60–58 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 119 , , September 3 , , @ Orioles , , 9–6 , , Carmona (2–4) , , Krivda (2–3) , , Charlton (5) , , 46,269 , , 61–58 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 120 , , September 4 , , @ Yankees , , 3–13 , , Pettitte (8–8) , , Torres (3–9) , , — , , 24,855 , , 61–59 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 121 , , September 5 , , @ Yankees , , 6–5 , , Wolcott (3–1) , , Rivera (5–3) , , Charlton (6) , , 15,340 , , 62–59 , , W1 , -style=background:#fbb , 122 , , September 6 , , @ Yankees , , 3–4 , , McDowell (13–10) , , Belcher (9–10) , , — , , 15,426 , , 62–60 , , L1 , -style=background:#fbb , 123 , , September 7 , , @ Indians , , 1–4 , , Nagy (13–5) , ,

(9–8) , ,

(39) , , 41,450 , , 62–61 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 124 , , September 8 , , Royals , , 4–1 , ,

(14–2) , , Jacome (4–7) , , Charlton (7) , , 19,350 , , 63–61 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 125 , , September 9 , , Royals , , 6–2 , , Benes (8–8) , , Gubicza (10–13) , , — , , 39,157 , , 64–61 , , W2 , -style=background:#bfb , 126 , , September 10 , , Royals , , 5–4 , , Ayala (5–5) , , Olson (3–2) , , Charlton (8) , , 18,066 , , 65–61 , , W3 , -style=background:#fbb , 127 , , September 11 , ,

, , 10–12 , , Mahomes (4–7) , ,

(5–3) , , Stevens (9) , , 18,193 , , 65–62 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 128 , , September 12 , ,

, , 14–3 , ,

(10–8) , , Rodriguez (5–6) , , Carmona (1) , , 12,102 , , 66–62 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 129 , , September 13 , ,

, , 7–4 , ,

(6–3) , , Mahomes (4–8) , , Charlton (9) , , 16,469 , , 67–62 , , W2 , -style=background:#bfb , 130 , , September 15 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Benes (9–8) , , Bere (7–13) , , Charlton (10) , , 19,100 , , 68–62 , , W3 , -style=background:#bfb , 131 , , September 16 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Belcher (10–10) , , Karchner (3–2) , , Charlton (11) , , 26,073 , , 69–62 , , W4 , -style=background:#fbb , 132 , , September 17 , , @

, , 1–2 , , McCaskill (5–4) , , Wolcott (3–2) , , Hernandez (30) , , 21,913 , , 69–63 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 133 , , September 18 , , Rangers , , 8–1 , ,

(15–2) , , Witt (5–10) , , — , , 29,515 , , 70–63 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 134 , , September 19 , , Rangers , , 5–4 (11) , , Charlton (3–6) , , McDowell (6–4) , , — , , 20,410 , , 71–63 , , W2 , -style=background:#bfb , 135 , , September 20 , , Rangers , , 11–3 , , Benes (10–8) , , Tewksbury (8–7) , , — , , 26,524 , , 72–63 , , W3 , -style=background:#bfb , 136 , , September 22 , , Athletics , , 10–7 , ,

(7–3) , , Corsi (2–4) , , Charlton (12) , , 51,500 , , 73–63 , , W4 , -style=background:#bfb , 137 , , September 23 , , Athletics , , 7–0 , ,

(16–2) , , Johns (5–2) , , — , , 54,589 , , 74–63 , , W5 , -style=background:#bfb , 138 , , September 24 , , Athletics , , 9–8 , , Charlton (4–6) , , Eckersley (4–6) , , — , , 46,714 , , 75–63 , , W6 , -style=background:#bfb , 139 , , September 26 , ,

, , 10–2 , , Benes (11–8) , , Boskie (7–7) , , — , , 46,935 , , 76–63 , , W7 , -style=background:#fbb , 140 , , September 27 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Finley (14–12) , , Belcher (10–11) , , Smith (35) , , 50,212 , , 76–64 , , L1 , -style=background:#bfb , 141 , , September 28 , , @ Rangers , , 6–2 , ,

(17–2) , , Pavlik (10–10) , , Charlton (13) , , 21,502 , , 77–64 , , W1 , -style=background:#bfb , 142 , , September 29 , , @ Rangers , , 4–3 , , Ayala (6–5) , , Vosberg (5–5) , , Charlton (14) , , 25,336 , , 78–64 , , W2 , -style=background:#fbb , 143 , , September 30 , , @ Rangers , , 2–9 , , Gross (9–15) , , Benes (11–9) , , — , , 33,792 , , 78–65 , , L1 , - , -style=background:#fbb , 144 , , October 1 , , @ Rangers , , 3–9 , , Rogers (17–7) , , Belcher (10–12) , , Whiteside (3) , , 25,714 , , 78–66 , , L2 , -style=background:#bfb , 145 , , October 2 , ,

, , 9–1 , ,

(18–2) , , Langston (15–7) , , — , , 52,356 , , 79–66 , , W1 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Mariners team member

Postseason

, - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 1 , , October 3 , , @ Yankees , ,

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, , 6–9 , ,

(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , 57,178 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 2 , , October 4 , , @ Yankees , , Yankee Stadium , , 5–7 (15) , , Rivera (1–0) , , Belcher (0–1) , , — , , 57,126 , , 0–2 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 3 , , October 6 , , Yankees , ,

, , 7–4 , ,

(1–0) , , McDowell (0–1) , , Charlton (1) , , 57,944 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 4 , , October 7 , , Yankees , , Kingdome , , 11–8 , , Charlton (1–0) , , Wetteland (0–1) , , Risley (1) , , 57,180 , , 2–2 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 5 , , October 8 , , Yankees , , Kingdome , , 6–5 (11) , ,

(2–0) , , McDowell (0–2) , , — , , 57,411 , , 3–2 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 1 , , October 10 , , Indians , ,

, , 3–2 , , Wolcott (1–0) , , Martinez (0–1) , , Charlton (1) , , 57,065 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 2 , , October 11 , , Indians , , Kingdome , , 2–5 , , Hershiser (1–0) , , Belcher (0–1) , , — , , 58,144 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 3 , , October 13 , , @ Indians , ,

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, , 5–2 (11) , , Charlton (1–0) , , Tavarez (0–1) , , — , , 43,643 , , 2–1 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 4 , , October 14 , , @ Indians , , Jacobs Field , , 0–7 , ,

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(1–0) , , Benes (0–1) , , — , , 43,686 , , 2–2 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 5 , , October 15 , , @ Indians , , Jacobs Field , , 2–3 , , Hershiser (2–0) , ,

(0–1) , ,

(1) , , 43,607 , , 2–3 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 6 , , October 17 , , Indians , , Kingdome , , 0–4 , , Martinez (1–1) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , 58,489 , , 2–4

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: GS = Games started; 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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves''

ALDS

ALCS

Awards and honors

, American League

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winner,

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leader, strikeouts * Edgar Martínez, American League Leader, batting average *

Lou Piniella Louis Victor Piniella ( usually ; born August 28, 1943) is a former professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder, he played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals a ...

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American League Manager of the Year

In popular culture

The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, ''My Oh My'', by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore. Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners." In July 2019, the

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released ''MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle''. The team's playoff run received a dedicated segment in the SB Nation docuseries ''The History of the Seattle Mariners'', titled "The Battle for Seattle."

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

1995 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference1995 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.comA fan site collecting stories about the team and year1995 Mariners: Ringless in Seattle
{{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Seattle Mariners Season Seattle Mariners seasons American League West champion seasons

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Seattle Marin

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Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Roster

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Pennant chase

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Postseason

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

ALDS

ALCS

Awards and honors

In popular culture

See also

Farm system

References

External links