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Alvin Davis. Alvin Davis won the ROY in 1984. Actually neither Griffey nor Rodriguez were eligible or they almost surely would have won also.
1999. Safeco Field opened for play in July of 1999, though their first win there did not come until three games later.
Randy Johnson. Randy Johnson threw the Mariners first "no-no" on June 2nd, 1990 against the Detroit Tigers.
Jay Buhner. Jay Buhner's cycle came in 1993 in an extra innings game. Rodriguez and Olerud both hit for the cycle as Mariners (for Olerud it was the second time in his career to accomplish that feat), but Griffey never did.
Omar Vizquel and Tino Martinez. Former Mariners shortstop, Omar Vizquel, made the catch bare handed before throwing ball to first base.
Freddy Garcia. Freddy finished the season with a fantastic 3.05 ERA. He also led the American League in innings pitched (238.2) and opponents batting average against (.225).
| The Mariners hosted the 2001 All-Star Game at Safeco Field. How many Mariners were elected to or selected to the 2001 American League All- Star Team? | Those Great Seattle Mariners
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8. The Mariners All-Stars were: John Olerud, Bret Boone, Edgar Martinez, Freddy Garcia, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Mike Cameron, Jeff Nelson. Ichiro had the first hit in the game off Randy Johnson. Cameron hit an "in your face" double in front of Moises Alou. Freddy Garcia tallied the win, and Sasaki scored the save.
1993. Lou Piniella came on board in 1993 and led the team to three American Leage West Division titles (1995, 1997, 2001) in his first 9 seasons.
| How many victories did the amazing 2001 Mariners have, tying the 1906 Cubs for the most wins in a single major league season? | Those Great Seattle Mariners
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116. Though the Mariners are "technically" tied with the Cubs for the Major League record, one of the Cubs wins was actually a forfeit. For their amazing accomplishment the 2001 Seattle Mariners became the first team to win the Commissioner's Historic Achivement Award.
Edgar Martinez. Edgar Martinez hit a line drive into left field scoring Joey Cora to tie the game and scoring Griffey all the way from first base for the win.
Jay Buhner. Jay Buhner's last season for the Mariners was 2001, thus ending the tradition of Buhner Buz night.
Ken Griffey Jr. Griffey Jr. was in his last season with the Mariners, before going to the Reds.
f. Safeco Field was opened in July of 1999.
t. They have had at least the Kingdome and Safeco Field.
f. Everyone referred to him as Ichiro which caused controversy on the 2001 all-star ballot.
Third Base. He was moved to DH because of injuries.
false. They tied the 1906 Cubs for the best record in MLB History with 116 in 2001.
f. They had been a team for 25 years but never won a World Series. The Yankees defeated the Padres, 4-0.
Jamie Moyer, Joel Pinero. Jamie Moyer wore jersey #50 and was in the five man rotation along with Joel Pinero.
f. They finished a close 3rd.
Bret Boone. Bret came to Seattle from The San Diego Padres in 2001. He is the grandson to Ray Boone, the son to Bob Boone, and the brother to Aaron Boone all of which play or have played Major League Baseball at one time.
| Who came from Colorado in 2002, as a replacement for David Bell? | Seattle Mariners
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Jeff Cirillo. Jeff Cirillo was traded from Colorado to Seattle in 2002. He won a Gold Glove in 2002 when he had only 9 errors in 338 total chances.
| Who took over for Ken Griffey Jr., when he was traded to Cincinnati after the 1999 season? | Seattle Mariners
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Mike Cameron. Mike Cameron came to Seattle from the Cincinnati Reds. He hit a career high 25 homeruns in 2002.
Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro was named Rookie of the Year in 2001, and was also the leading vote getter in the All-Star game that year.
Randy Winn. Randy Winn was traded from Tampa as compensation for manager Lou Piniella going there. Winn was the only representative for the Devil Rays in the 2002 All-Star Game.
| Who took over for Alex Rodriguez when he went to Texas in 2001? | Seattle Mariners
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Carlos Guillen. Alex Rodriguez was traded to the Texas Rangers. He was with the Mariners for seven years before going to the Rangers.
| Who came up from San Diego to play for the Mariners in 2002, and backed up Dan Wilson? | Seattle Mariners
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Ben Davis. Ben Davis was aquired from the San Diego Padres as a replacement for Dan Wilson. In 2002 he threw out 44% of possible base stealers and also batted .300 with runners in scoring position.
| Who played 7 of the 9 positions as a Mariner, and was one of baseball's best utility players? | Seattle Mariners
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Mark McLemore. Mark Mclemore at one time has played 7 of the 9 positions in baseball with the Mariners. In 2002 he was mainly used in left field. He was a switch hitter and can be put anywhere in the line-up.
| Which team did Mariner's Manager Bob Melvin work for, before coming to the Mariners? | Seattle Mariners
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Arizona Diamondbacks. Bob Melvin was an assistant coach with the Diamondbacks. This was his first stint as a Manager.
| Which player did the Mariners trade away to get left fielder, Jay Buhner from the Yankees? | Seattle Mariners
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Ken Phelps. In 1988, the Mariners traded DH Ken Phelps for a young OF Jay Buhner. This was widely considered the worst trade in Yankee history.
| Which right handed pitcher did the Mariners pick up in the 1998 Randy Johnson trade? | Seattle Mariners
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Freddy Garcia. Freddy came over from the Houston Astros as a un-proven Rookie in the Oct 1, 1998, trade with the Mariners. The Mariners sent Randy Johnson to the Houston Astros in return for Freddy Garcia, SS Carlos Guillen, and LHP John Halama.
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