1979 Seattle Mariners Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 67-95
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 844,450, Avg. 10,556
Ballpark: Kingdome
Manager: Darrell Johnson (67-95)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1979 Seattle Mariners StatisticsTeam Record: 67-95
Finished 6th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 844,450, Avg. 10,556
Ballpark: Kingdome
Manager: Darrell Johnson (67-95)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1979 Seattle Mariners Results
The Seattle Mariners of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses, finishing sixth in the AL's West Division.
The Mariners scored 711 runs and allowed 820 runs. Willie Horton led Seattle with 29 home runs, while Leon Roberts, Bruce Bochte, Ruppert Jones and Dan Meyer each walloped 20 or more also. Willie Horton drove in 106 runs. Bruce Bochte paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Mike Parrott topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.77 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Darrell Johnson coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Abbott | P | R | R | February 16, 1951 | 6'6" | 200 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Floyd Bannister | P | L | L | June 10, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Pierre, SD USA |
| Charlie Beamon | 1B | L | L | December 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 183 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Juan Bernhardt | P | R | R | August 31, 1953 | 5'11" | 160 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R. |
| Bruce Bochte | 1B | L | L | November 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 195 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Roy Branch | P | R | R | July 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Larry Cox | C | R | R | September 11, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Bluffton, OH USA |
| Rod Craig | RF | B | R | January 12, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Julio Cruz | 2B | B | R | December 2, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Joe Decker | P | R | R | June 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Storm Lake, IA USA |
| Rob Dressler | P | R | R | February 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | Portland, OR USA |
| John Hale | LF | L | R | August 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 195 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Rich Hinton | P | L | L | May 22, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | Tucson, AZ USA |
| Rick Honeycutt | P | L | L | June 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Chattanooga, TN USA |
| Willie Horton | P | R | R | October 18, 1942 | 5'11" | 209 | Arno, VA USA |
| Odell Jones | P | R | R | January 13, 1953 | 6'3" | 175 | Tulare, CA USA |
| Ruppert Jones | CF | L | L | March 12, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Jim Lewis | P | R | R | October 12, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Miami, FL USA |
| Byron McLaughlin | P | R | R | September 29, 1955 | 6'1" | 175 | Van Nuys, CA USA |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | R | R | December 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico |
| Dan Meyer | 3B | L | R | August 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Hamilton, OH USA |
| Larry Milbourne | SS | B | R | February 14, 1951 | 6'0" | 161 | Port Norris, NJ USA |
| Paul Mitchell | P | R | R | August 19, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Worcester, MA USA |
| John Montague | P | R | R | September 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 213 | Newport News, VA USA |
| Tom Paciorek | LF | R | R | November 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 215 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Mike Parrott | P | R | R | December 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 210 | Oxnard, CA USA |
| Shane Rawley | P | R | L | July 27, 1955 | 6'0" | 170 | Racine, WI USA |
| Leon Roberts | RF | R | R | January 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | Vicksburg, MI USA |
| Joe Simpson | RF | L | L | December 31, 1951 | 6'3" | 175 | Purcell, OK USA |
| Bill Stein | 3B | R | R | January 21, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI USA |
| Randy Stein | P | R | R | March 7, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Pomona, CA USA |
| Bob Stinson | C | B | R | October 11, 1945 | 5'11" | 180 | Elkin, NC USA |
| Wayne Twitchell | P | R | R | March 10, 1948 | 6'6" | 215 | Portland, OR USA |
| Bobby Valentine | SS | R | R | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 189 | Stamford, CT USA |
| Rafael Vasquez | P | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 6'0" | 160 | La Romana, La Romana D.R. |
