1988 Seattle Mariners season

• December 9, 1987: Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno were traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bradlph01.shtml Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference]
• December 21, 1987: John Moses was released by the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mosesjo01.shtml John Moses page at Baseball Reference]
• December 22, 1987: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/troutst01.shtml Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference]
• January 19, 1988: John Rabb was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rabbjo01.shtml John Rabb page at Baseball Reference]

• Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235).

• Mickey Brantley
• Alvin Davis
• Mike Kingery
• Ken Phelps
• Jim Presley
• Rey Quiñones
• Harold Reynolds
• Steve Trout
• Dave Valle
• Glenn Wilson[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SEA 1988 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac]

{{1988 AL West standings}}

{{1988 AL Record vs. opponents|team=SEA}}

• May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chrisjo02.shtml John Christensen page at Baseball Reference]
• June 1, 1988: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference]
• June 1, 1988: Greg Pirkl was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pirklgr01.shtml Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference]
• June 8, 1988: Manager Dick Williams was fired and replaced by interim manager Jim Snyder.
• July 21, 1988: Ken Phelps was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon (minors) and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference]
• July 22, 1988: Glenn Wilson was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference]

• Batters:
• Greg Briley (June 27)
• Bill McGuire (Aug 2)
• Pitchers:
• Erik Hanson (Sep 5)
• Mike Schooler (June 10)
• Terry Taylor (Aug 19) {{Cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1988/26.shtml|title = The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft}}

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

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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Calgary Cannons|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Bill Plummer and Marty Martínez

|level16=AA|team16=Vermont Mariners|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Rich Morales

|level17=A |team17=San Bernardino Spirit|league17=California League|manager17=Ralph Dick

|level18=A |team18=Wausau Timbers|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Rick Sweet

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Bellingham Mariners|league19=Northwest League|manager19=P. J. Carey

|level20=Rookie|team20=AZL Mariners/Red Sox|league20=Arizona League|manager20=Mike Verdi and [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pines-001myr Myron Pines]

}}AZL club affiliation shared with Boston Red SoxJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

• [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1988.shtml 1988 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference]
• [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SEA 1988 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

{{1988 MLB season by team}}

{{Seattle Mariners}}

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