1995 Seattle Mariners season

• October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Milwaukee Brewers.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/diazal01.shtml Alex Diaz] at Baseball-Reference
• November 29, 1994: Félix Fermín was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fermife01.shtml Félix Fermín] at Baseball-Reference
• December 21, 1994: Jay Buhner was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/buhneja01.shtml Jay Buhner] at Baseball-Reference
• December 21, 1994: Eric Anthony was released by the Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml Eric Anthony] at Baseball-Reference

• 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m8VeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3069%2C3484109 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=M's win 8-3, but lose Griffey |date=May 27, 1995 |page=3B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4LQpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6289%2C3750133 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=(Seattle Post Intelligencer) |last=Street |first=Jim |title=Griffey expected in lineup |date=August 15, 1995 |page=C1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrVeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5473%2C3463766|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=wire services |title=Junior to rejoin M's |date=August 15, 1995 |page=1B}} The Mariners stayed afloat at around .500, and their historic late season comeback tied the California Angels.{{Cite web |url=https://baseballbiography.com/ken-griffey-jr-1969 |title=The Ballplayers – Ken Griffey, Jr | baseballbiography.com |access-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}
• 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 Kansas City Royals. The Royals wore Kansas City Monarchs uniforms.{{cite news|first=Lenny |last=Anderson |title=Negro League Seattle Steelheads Gone, But Not Forgotten |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1995/9504140099.asp |publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=April 14, 1995 |access-date=May 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090528135054/http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1995/9504140099.asp |archive-date=May 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} The Mariners beat the Royals 6 to 2 in front of 39,157 fans at the Kingdome.{{cite web | title=September 9, 1995 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199509090.shtml| publisher=Baseball-Reference.com | access-date=May 20, 2009}}
• 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.{{Cite web |url=https://baseballbiography.com/randy-johnson-1963 |title=The Ballplayers – Randy Johnson | baseballbiography.com |access-date=August 12, 2008 |df=mdy-all }} 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.

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

• May 15: Roger Salkeld was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml Tim Belcher] at Baseball-Reference
• July 14: Norm Charlton was signed by the Mariners after being released by the Cincinnati Reds [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/charlno01.shtml Norm Charlton] at Baseball-Reference
• July 31: Ron Villone and Marc Newfield were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Andy Benes and a player to be named later. The Padres sent Greg Keagle to the Mariners on September 17.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newfima01.shtml Marc Newfield] at Baseball-Reference
• August 15: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Vince Coleman.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PcleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2714%2C144279 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=M's acquire Coleman, send Rodriguez back to Tacoma |date=August 16, 1995 |page=3B}} The Mariners sent Jim Converse to the Royals on August 18.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colemvi01.shtml Vince Coleman] at Baseball-Reference

• June 1: 1995 Major League Baseball draft
• Shane Monahan was drafted by the Mariners in the second round, and signed on June 27, 1995.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/monahsh01.shtml Shane Monahan] at Baseball-Reference
• Juan Pierre was drafted by the Mariners in the thirtieth round, but did not sign.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pierrju01.shtml Juan Pierre] at Baseball-Reference

On the morning of August 21, the Mariners ({{winning percentage|53|53|record=y}}) were 12½ games behind the Angels ({{winning percentage|66|41|record=y}}).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QsleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5469%2C1956896 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Standings |date=August 21, 1995 |page=3B}} 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 {{winning percentage|72|63|record=y}} 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 {{winning percentage|78|66|record=y}}, requiring a one-game playoff for the division title.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d8deAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3600%2C492380 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=M's, Angels go for broke |date=October 2, 1995 |page=1B}} Also on a five-game winning streak, the Yankees secured the new wild card berth at {{winning percentage|79|65|record=y}}.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d8deAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2574%2C508961 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Standings |date=October 2, 1995 |page=3B}}

{{1995 AL West standings|highlight=Seattle Mariners}}

Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994 strike.
{{spaces|10}}Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker.

{{1995 AL Record vs. opponents|team=SEA}}

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| 1 || April 27 || Tigers || 3–0 || Johnson (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || Ayala (1) || 34,656 || 1–0 || W1

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| 2 || April 28 || Tigers || 9–2 || Bosio (1–0) || Doherty (0–1) || — || 19,336 || 2–0 || W2

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| 3 || April 29 || Tigers || 11–1 || Fleming (1–0) || D. Wells (0–1) || Converse (1) || 27,264 || 3–0 || W3

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| 4 || April 30 || Tigers || 1–10 || Moore (2–0) || B. Wells (0–1) || — || 19,743 || 3–1 || L1

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| 5 || May 1 || @ Rangers || 4–1 || Davis (1–0) || Rogers (0–2) || Ayala (2) || 19,104 || 4–1 || W1

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| 6 || May 2 || @ Rangers || 15–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Heredia (0–1) || — || 17,983 || 5–1 || W2

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| 7 || May 3 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Bosio (2–0) || Pavlik (0–1) || — || 17,375 || 6–1 || W3

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| 8 || May 5 || @ Angels || 0–10 || Patterson (1–0) || Fleming (1–1) || — || 30,230 || 6–2 || L1

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| 9 || May 6 || @ Angels || 5–7 || Williams (1–1) || Wells (0–2) || L. Smith (4) || 21,882 || 6–3 || L2

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| 10 || May 7 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Johnson (2–0) || Finley (0–3) || Ayala (3) || 24,868 || 7–3 || W1

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| 11 || May 9 || @ Athletics || 5–7 || Wengert (1–1) || Converse (0–1) || — || 8,125 || 7–4 || L1

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| 12 || May 10 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Ontiveros (2–1) || Fleming (1–2) || Eckersley (4) || 8,495 || 7–5 || L2

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| 13 || May 11 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Harkey (1–1) || Villone (0–1) || Eckersley (5) || 9,444 || 7–6 || L3

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| 14 || May 12 || White Sox || 6–4 || Johnson (3–0) || Alvarez (1–2) || Risley (1) || 18,166 || 8–6 || W1

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| 15 || May 13 || White Sox || 6–5 || Davis (2–0) || Fernandez (1–2) || Ayala (4) || 40,653 || 9–6 || W2

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| 16 || May 14 || White Sox || 2–10 || Abbott (2–1) || Converse (0–2) || — || 19,475 || 9–7 || L1

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| 17 || May 16 || @ Royals || 2–4 (5) || Haney (1–0) || Fleming (1–3) || — || 12,330 || 9–8 || L2

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| 18 || May 17 || @ Royals || 4–0 || Wells (1–2) || Gubicza (1–3) || — || 12,020 || 10–8 || W1

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| 19 || May 18 || @ Royals || 2–3 (14) || Brewer (1–1) || Converse (0–3) || — || 14,793 || 10–9 || L1

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| 20 || May 19 || @ Twins || 6–8 || Radke (2–1) || Davis (2–1) || Aguilera (6) || 14,639 || 10–10 || L2

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| 21 || May 20 || @ Twins || 10–6 || Belcher (1–0) || Erickson (1–4) || — || 13,762 || 11–10 || W1

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| 22 || May 21 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Johnson (4–0) || Tapani (2–2) || Ayala (5) || 12,918 || 12–10 || W2

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| 23 || May 22 || @ Tigers || 8–10 || Boever (3–0) || Carmona (0–1) || Henneman (4) || 9,167 || 12–11 || L1

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| 24 || May 23 || Red Sox || 4–5 (10) || Belinda (3–0) || Frey (0–2) || Ryan (3) || 11,868 || 12–12 || L2

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| 25 || May 24 || Red Sox || 15–6 || Carmona (1–1) || Pierce (0–3) || Nelson (1) || 10,041 || 13–12 || W1

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| 26 || May 25 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Belcher (2–0) || Z. Smith (0–1) || Ayala (6) || 12,194 || 14–12 || W2

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| 27 || May 26 || Orioles || 8–3 || Johnson (5–0) || McDonald (0–2) || — || 15,256 || 15–12 || W3

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| 28 || May 27 || Orioles || 4–11 || Mills (3–0) || Wells (1–3) || — || 20,797 || 15–13 || L1

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| 29 || May 28 || Orioles || 5–2 || Bosio (3–0) || Brown (4–2) || Ayala (7) || 16,785 || 16–13 || W1

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| 30 || May 29 || Yankees || 8–7 (12) || Ayala (1–0) || Bankhead (1–1) || — || 18,948 || 17–13 || W2

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| 31 || May 30 || Yankees || 7–3 || Nelson (2–0) || Perez (2–2) || — || 10,709 || 18–13 || W3

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| 32 || May 31 || Yankees || 11–9 || Wells (2–3) || MacDonald (0–1) || Ayala (8) || 13,035 || 19–13 || W4

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| 33 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Belinda (4–0) || Torres (0–2) || — || 33,476 || 19–14 || L1

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| 34 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 8–10 || Cormier (2–0) || Carmona (1–2) || Ryan (6) || 27,301 || 19–15 || L2

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| 35 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 (10) || Wakefield (3–0) || Ayala (1–1) || — || 28,512 || 19–16 || L3

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| 36 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Johnson (6–0) || McDonald (1–3) || — || 36,732 || 20–16 || W1

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| 37 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 6–12 || Moyer (1–1) || Fleming (1–4) || — || 33,556 || 20–17 || L1

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| 38 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 10–2 || Bosio (4–0) || Brown (5–3) || — || 38,407 || 21–17 || W1

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| 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 || Nelson (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

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| 44 || June 13 || Royals || 1–3 || Haney (3–1) || Torres (0–4) || Montgomery (10) || 10,223 || 23–21 || L3

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| 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 || Twins || 1–10 || Radke (3–6) || Johnson (6–1) || — || 20,762 || 23–23 || L5

|-style=background:#bfb

| 47 || June 17 || Twins || 6–4 || Bosio (5–0) || Trombley (0–2) || Ayala (10) || 16,751 || 24–23 || W1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 48 || June 18 || Twins || 2–1 || Risley (1–0) || Tapani (4–6) || — || 24,707 || 25–23 || W2

|-style=background:#fbb

| 49 || June 19 || @ White Sox || 6–8 || McCaskill (3–2) || Fleming (1–5) || Hernandez (11) || 22,406 || 25–24 || L1

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| 50 || June 20 || @ White Sox || 9–5 || Johnson (7–1) || Alvarez (1–2) || — || 25,868 || 26–24 || W1

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| 51 || June 21 || @ White Sox || 4–5 (10) || McCaskill (4–2) || Risley (1–1) || — || 21,228 || 26–25 || L1

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| 52 || June 22 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Torres (1–4) || Abbott (3–3) || Ayala (11) || 20,836 || 27–25 || W1

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| 53 || June 23 || Angels || 4–14 || Langston (6–1) || Belcher (3–2) || — || 14,282 || 27–26 || L1

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| 54 || June 24 || Angels || 3–2 || Johnson (8–1) || Finley (5–6) || — || 31,275 || 28–26 || W1

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| 55 || June 25 || Angels || 5–7 || Boskie (6–1) || Bosio (5–1) || Smith (19) || 14,325 || 28–27 || L1

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| 56 || June 26 || Angels || 7–3 || Torres (2–4) || Anderson (1–1) || — || 18,126 || 29–27 || W1

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| 57 || June 27 || Athletics || 4–6 || Harkey (4–4) || Belcher (3–3) || Eckersley (16) || 9,767 || 29–28 || L1

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| 58 || June 28 || Athletics || 5–7 || Van Poppel (1–1) || Nelson (3–1) || — || 15,165 || 29–29 || L2

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| 59 || June 29 || Athletics || 5–2 || Bosio (6–1) || Arce (1–2) || Ayala (12) || 13,701 || 30–29 || W1

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| 60 || June 30 || Rangers || 2–10 || Gross (3–7) || Torres (2–5) || — || 12,137 || 30–30 || L1

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| 61 || July 1 || Rangers || 2–0 || Belcher (4–3) || Pavlik (4–4) || Ayala (13) || 17,323 || 31–30 || W1

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| 62 || July 2 || Rangers || 4–3 || Ayala (2–1) || Whiteside (2–2) || — || 19,404 || 32–30 || W2

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| 63 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || D. Wells (7–3) || Bosio (6–2) || Henneman (15) || 23,780 || 32–31 || L1

|-style=background:#fbb

| 64 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 8–9 || Christopher (1–0) || Ayala (2–2) || — || 20,188 || 32–32 || L2

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| 65 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 6–8 || Christopher (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

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| 67 || July 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Johnson (9–1) || Clark (4–3) || — || 41,741 || 33–34 || W1

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| 68 || July 8 || @ Indians || 3–7 || Nagy (7–4) || Bosio (6–3) || — || 41,893 || 33–35 || L1

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| 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

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| 70 || July 13 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Cone (8–5) || Belcher (4–5) || Castillo (4) || 18,616 || 34–36 || L1

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| 71 || July 14 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Guzman (3–5) || Bosio (6–4) || — || 14,850 || 34–37 || L2

|-style=background:#bfb

| 72 || July 15 || Blue Jays || 3–0 || Johnson (10–1) || Hentgen (6–7) || — || 36,037 || 35–37 || W1

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| 73 || July 16 || Blue Jays || 3–9 || Hurtado (1–0) || Carmona (1–4) || — || 17,632 || 35–38 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 74 || July 17 || Tigers || 10–6 (10) || Ayala (3–2) || Groom (1–3) || — || 14,358 || 36–38 || W1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 75 || July 18 || Tigers || 10–6 || Belcher (5–5) || Lima (0–1) || — || 14,667 || 37–38 || W2

|-style=background:#fbb

| 76 || July 19 || @ Brewers || 6–7 (12) || Wegman (3–3) || Ayala (3–3) || — || 14,175 || 37–39 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 77 || July 20 || @ Brewers || 4–2 (13) || Krueger (1–0) || McAndrew (0–1) || — || 21,211 || 38–39 || W1

|-style=background:#fbb

| 78 || July 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Hurtado (2–0) || Torres (3–6) || Castillo (6) || 36,490 || 38–40 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 79 || July 22 || @ Blue Jays || 7–2 || Belcher (6–5) || Leiter (6–6) || — || 43,483 || 39–40 || W1

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| 80 || July 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || B. Wells (3–3) || Cone (9–6) || Ayala (14) || 39,163 || 40–40 || W2

|-style=background:#fbb

| 81 || July 24 || Brewers || 4–6 || Bones (6–7) || Bosio (6–5) || Fetters (13) || 10,491 || 40–41 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 82 || July 25 || Brewers || 8–6 || Johnson (11–1) || Karl (1–1) || Ayala (15) || 13,427 || 41–41 || W1

|-style=background:#fbb

| 83 || July 26 || Brewers || 3–4 || Givens (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) || Mesa (28) || 17,609 || 42–43 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 86 || July 29 || Indians || 5–3 || Bosio (7–5) || Embree (2–1) || Ayala (16) || 43,874 || 43–43 || W1

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| 87 || July 30 || Indians || 2–5 || Hershiser (8–5) || Torres (3–8) || Mesa (29) || 24,089 || 43–44 || L1

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| 88 || August 1 || @ Angels || 2–7 || Anderson (6–2) || Johnson (11–2) || — || 22,074 || 43–45 || L2

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| 89 || August 2 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Harkey (6–6) || Belcher (7–6) || Smith (25) || 23,253 || 43–46 || L3

|-style=background:#bfb

| 90 || August 3 || @ Angels || 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 || White Sox || 6–4 || Belcher (8–6) || Alvarez (4–7) || Charlton (2) || 18,852 || 47–47 || W3

|-style=background:#bfb

| 95 || August 8 || White Sox || 10–9 || Ayala (4–4) || Hernandez (2–5) || — || 16,875 || 48–47 || W4

|-style=background:#bfb

| 96 || August 9 || White Sox || 11–8 || Bosio (8–5) || Keyser (3–5) || Ayala (17) || 16,401 || 49–47 || W5

|-style=background:#bfb

| 97 || August 11 || @ Royals || 2–1 || Johnson (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 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Benes (6–7) || Trombley (2–7) || Nelson (2) || 16,637 || 51–49 || W1

|-style=background:#fbb

| 101 || August 15 || @ Twins || 6–7 || Munoz (1–0) || Ayala (4–5) || — || 12,595 || 51–50 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 102 || August 16 || @ Twins || 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) || Wakefield (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) || Bosio (8–6) || Aguilera (22) || 21,813 || 53–53 || L2

|-style=background:#bfb

| 107 || August 21 || Orioles || 6–0 || Nelson (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 || Nelson (5–1) || Wetteland (1–4) || — || 17,592 || 55–55 || W1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 111 || August 25 || Yankees || 7–4 || Bosio (9–6) || Pettitte (6–8) || — || 28,130 || 56–55 || W2

|-style=background:#bfb

| 112 || August 26 || Yankees || 7–0 || Johnson (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) || Wakefield (14–3) || Charlton (3) || 31,328 || 58–56 || W1

|-style=background:#fbb

| 115 || August 30 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Maddux (4–1) || Nelson (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

|-

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|-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 || Brown (7–8) || Bosio (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) || Bosio (9–8) || Mesa (39) || 41,450 || 62–61 || L2

|-style=background:#bfb

| 124 || September 8 || Royals || 4–1 || Johnson (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 || Twins || 10–12 || Mahomes (4–7) || Nelson (5–3) || Stevens (9) || 18,193 || 65–62 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 128 || September 12 || Twins || 14–3 || Bosio (10–8) || Rodriguez (5–6) || Carmona (1) || 12,102 || 66–62 || W1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 129 || September 13 || Twins || 7–4 || Nelson (6–3) || Mahomes (4–8) || Charlton (9) || 16,469 || 67–62 || W2

|-style=background:#bfb

| 130 || September 15 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Benes (9–8) || Bere (7–13) || Charlton (10) || 19,100 || 68–62 || W3

|-style=background:#bfb

| 131 || September 16 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Belcher (10–10) || Karchner (3–2) || Charlton (11) || 26,073 || 69–62 || W4

|-style=background:#fbb

| 132 || September 17 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || McCaskill (5–4) || Wolcott (3–2) || Hernandez (30) || 21,913 || 69–63 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 133 || September 18 || Rangers || 8–1 || Johnson (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 || Nelson (7–3) || Corsi (2–4) || Charlton (12) || 51,500 || 73–63 || W4

|-style=background:#bfb

| 137 || September 23 || Athletics || 7–0 || Johnson (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 || Angels || 10–2 || Benes (11–8) || Boskie (7–7) || — || 46,935 || 76–63 || W7

|-style=background:#fbb

| 140 || September 27 || Angels || 0–2 || Finley (14–12) || Belcher (10–11) || Smith (35) || 50,212 || 76–64 || L1

|-style=background:#bfb

| 141 || September 28 || @ Rangers || 6–2 || Johnson (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

|-

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|-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 || Angels || 9–1 || Johnson (18–2) || Langston (15–7) || — || 52,356 || 79–66 || W1

|-

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|- style="text-align:center;"

| Legend:      {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = Win      {{Color box|#fbb|border=darkgray}} = Loss      {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement
Bold = Mariners team member

{{Game log end}}

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|- bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 1 || October 3 || @ Yankees || Yankee Stadium || 6–9 || Cone (1–0) || Nelson (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 || Kingdome || 7–4 || Johnson (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) || Johnson (2–0) || McDowell (0–2) || — || 57,411 || 3–2

{{MLB game log section end}}

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|- bgcolor=#ccffcc

| 1 || October 10 || Indians || Kingdome || 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 || Jacobs Field || 5–2 (11) || Charlton (1–0) || Tavarez (0–1) || — || 43,643 || 2–1

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 4 || October 14 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 0–7 || Hill (1–0) || Benes (0–1) || — || 43,686 || 2–2

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 5 || October 15 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 2–3 || Hershiser (2–0) || Bosio (0–1) || Mesa (1) || 43,607 || 2–3

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc

| 6 || October 17 || Indians || Kingdome || 0–4 || Martinez (1–1) || Johnson (0–1) || — || 58,489 || 2–4

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{{end}}

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

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

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

{{Main|1995 American League Division Series}}

{{Main|1995 American League Championship Series}}

• Randy Johnson, American League Cy Young Award winner, American League leader, strikeouts
• Edgar Martínez, American League Leader, batting average
• Lou Piniella, Associated Press American League Manager of the Year

The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, My Oh My, by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/thinking-about-macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-rap-tribute-to-dave-niehaus-my-oh-my/|title=Thinking about Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' rap tribute to Dave Niehaus|date=2011-01-04|website=The Seattle Times|access-date=2016-04-04}}

Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners."

In July 2019, the MLB Network released MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-network-to-air-documentary-about-1995-mariners-the-team-that-saved-baseball-in-seattle/|title=MLB Network to air documentary about 1995 Mariners, the team that 'saved' baseball in Seattle|website=CBSSports.com|date=July 3, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-27}}

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."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEGq465jXH0 |title=The Battle for Seattle {{!}} Dorktown |date=2020-04-09 |last=Secret Base |access-date=2024-05-18 |via=YouTube}}

• The Double (Seattle Mariners)

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Tacoma Rainiers|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Steve Smith

| level16 = AA|team16=Port City Roosters|league16=Southern League|manager16=Dave Myers

| level17 = A |team17=Riverside Pilots|league17=California League|manager17=Dave Brundage

| level18 = A|team18=Wisconsin Timber Rattlers|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Mike Goff

| level19 = A-Short Season|team19=Everett AquaSox|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Orlando Gómez

| level20 = Rookie|team20=AZL Mariners|league20=Arizona League|manager20=Tom LeVasseur

}}

:{{small|Source}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.shtml 1995 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference]
• [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=SEA 1995 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
• [http://www.1995mariners.com A fan site collecting stories about the team and year]
• [https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=dynasties/mariners/080226 1995 Mariners: Ringless in Seattle]

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