Seattle Mariners Managers (1977 - 2011) by Baseball Almanac

Seattle Mariners Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Seattle Mariners organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"I don't want to mellow. I'd rather be known as a winner and a poor loser." - Seattle Mariners Manager (1986-1988) Dick Williams (1987)

Seattle Mariners Managers 1977 - 2011 Seattle Mariners Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order
Year	Uniform #	Manager	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB	Roster
1977	22	Darrell Johnson	64	98	.395	6^th	38	1977
1978	22	Darrell Johnson	56	104	.350	7^th	35	1978
1979	22	Darrell Johnson	67	95	.414	6^th	21	1979
1980	22	Darrell Johnson	39	65	.375	7^th	38	1980
1980	30	Maury Wills	20	38	.345	7^th	38	1980
1981	30	Maury Wills	6	18	.250	6^th / 5^th	10	1981
1981	15	Rene Lachemann	38	47	.447	6^th / 5^th	10	1981
1982	4	Rene Lachemann	76	86	.469	4^th	17	1982
1983	4	Rene Lachemann	26	47	.356	7^th	39	1983
1983	1	Del Crandall	34	55	.382	7^th	39	1983
1984	1	Del Crandall	59	76	.437	5^th	10	1984
1984	15	Chuck Cottier	15	12	.556	5^th	10	1984
1985	15	Chuck Cottier	74	88	.457	6^th	17	1985
1986	15	Chuck Cottier	9	19	.321	7^th	25	1986
	23	Marty Martinez	0	1	.000
	23	Dick Williams	58	75	.436
1987	23	Dick Williams	78	84	.481	4^th	7	1987
1988	23	Dick Williams	23	33	.411	7^th	35	1988
1988	6	Jim Snyder	45	60	.429	7^th	35	1988
1989	5	Jim Lefebvre	73	89	.451	6^th	26	1989
1990	5	Jim Lefebvre	77	85	.475	5^th	26	1990
1991	5	Jim Lefebvre	83	79	.512	5^th	12	1991
1992	9	Bill Plummer	64	98	.395	7^th	32	1992
1993	14	Lou Piniella	82	80	.506	4^th	12	1993
1994	14	Lou Piniella	49	63	.438	3^rd	2	1994
1995	14	Lou Piniella	79	66	.545	1^st	+1	1995
1996	14	Lou Piniella	85	76	.528	2^nd	4½	1996
1997	14	Lou Piniella	90	72	.556	1^st	+6	1997
1998	14	Lou Piniella	76	85	.472	3^rd	11½	1998
1999	14	Lou Piniella	79	83	.488	3^rd	16	1999
2000	14	Lou Piniella	91	71	.562	2^nd	½	2000
2001	14	Lou Piniella	116	46	.716	1^st	+14	2001
2002	14	Lou Piniella	93	69	.574	3^rd	10	2002
2003	3	Bob Melvin	93	69	.574	2^nd	3	2003
2004	3	Bob Melvin	63	99	.574	4^th	29	2004
2005	21	Mike Hargrove	69	93	.426	4^th	26	2005
2006	21	Mike Hargrove	78	84	.481	4^th	15	2006
2007	21	Mike Hargrove	45	33	.577	2^nd	6	2007
2007	8	John McLaren	43	41	.512	2^nd	6	2007
2008	8	John McLaren	25	47	.347	4^th	39	2008
2008	47	Jim Riggleman	36	54	.400	4^th	39	2008
2009	uk	Don Wakamatsu	85	77	.525	3^rd	12	2009
2010	uk	Don Wakamatsu	42	70	.375	4^th	29	2010
2010	44	Daren Brown⁽¹⁾	19	31	.380	4^th	29	2010
2011	uk	Eric Wedge	--	--	--	--	--	2011
Year	Uniform #	Manager	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB	Roster
Seattle Mariners Managers & Finishes \| (1) = Interim Manager

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On March 31, 1998, the Seattle Mariners set a new team record for Opening Day attendance when 57,822 fans attended the Opening Day game at the Kingdome.

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