1979 Seattle Mariners Roster

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The 1979 Seattle Mariners team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 Seattle Mariners Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Seattle Mariners salary list, a 1979 Seattle Mariners uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Seattle Mariners primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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17 Glenn Abbott 6-06 200 Right Right 1951-02-16
38 Floyd Bannister 6-01 195 Left Left 1955-06-10
29 Roy Branch 6-00 175 Right Right 1953-07-12
35 Joe Decker 6-00 180 Right Right 1947-06-16
24 Rob Dressler 6-03 180 Right Right 1954-02-02
37 Rich Hinton 6-02 185 Left Left 1947-05-22
40 Rick Honeycutt 5-11 190 Left Left 1954-06-29
36 Odell Jones 6-03 175 Right Right 1953-01-13
26 Jim Lewis 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-12
27 Byron McLaughlin 6-01 185 Right Right 1955-09-29
34 Paul Mitchell 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-08-19
25 John Montague 6-02 213 Right Right 1947-09-12
20 Mike Parrott 6-04 210 Right Right 1954-12-06
41 Shane Rawley 6-00 180 Left Right 1955-07-27
33 Randy Stein 6-04 210 Right Right 1953-03-07
35 Wayne Twitchell 6-06 220 Right Right 1948-03-10
21 Rafael Vasquez 6-00 160 Right Right 1958-06-28
5 Larry Cox 5-11 190 Right Right 1947-09-11
15 Bob Stinson 5-11½ 185 Right Both 1945-10-11
12 Charlie Beamon 6-01 183 Left Left 1953-12-04
23 Bruce Bochte 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-11-12
6 Julio Cruz 5-09 165 Right Both 1954-12-02
11 Mario Mendoza 5-11 187 Right Right 1950-12-26
7 Dan Meyer 5-11 180 Right Left 1952-08-03
10 Larry Milbourne 6-00 165 Right Both 1951-02-14
1 Bill Stein 5-10 170 Right Right 1947-01-21
2 Bobby Valentine 5-10 189 Right Right 1950-05-13
19 Rod Craig 6-01 195 Right Both 1958-01-12
43 John Hale 6-02 195 Right Left 1953-08-05
9 Ruppert Jones 5-10 175 Left Left 1955-03-12
14 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
8 Leon Roberts 6-03 200 Right Right 1951-01-22
18 Joe Simpson 6-03 175 Left Left 1951-12-31
26 Juan Bernhardt 5-11 160 Right Right 1953-08-31
53 Willie Horton 5-11 209 Right Right 1942-10-18
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The 1979 Seattle Mariners played 162 games during the regular season, won 67 games, lost 95 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Kingdome (Park Factors: 102/103) where 844,447 fans witnessed their 1979 Mariners finish the season with a .414 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 Seattle Mariners Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Seattle Mariners salary list, a 1979 Seattle Mariners uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Seattle Mariners primary starters list:

1979 Seattle Mariners
Opening Day Starters

Glenn Abbott
Larry Cox
Julio Cruz
Willie Horton
Ruppert Jones
Mario Mendoza
Dan Meyer
Tom Paciorek
Leon Roberts
Bill Stein

1979 Seattle Mariners
Most Games by Position

C Larry Cox (99)
1B Bruce Bochte (147)
2B Julio Cruz (107)
3B Dan Meyer (101)
SS Mario Mendoza (148)
LF Leon Roberts (67)
CF Ruppert Jones (161)
RF Joe Simpson (74)
  
SP Glenn Abbott
SP Floyd Bannister
SP Rick Honeycutt
SP Odell Jones
SP Mike Parrott
  
RP John Montague
RP Shane Rawley
RP Randy Stein
CL Byron McLaughlin

1979 Seattle Mariners
Salaries

Willie Horton $175,000.00
Floyd Bannister $21,000.00
Charlie Beamon $21,000.00
Roy Branch $21,000.00
Rod Craig $21,000.00
Julio Cruz $21,000.00
Rick Honeycutt $21,000.00
Jim Lewis $21,000.00
Byron McLaughlin $21,000.00
Mike Parrott $21,000.00
Shane Rawley $21,000.00
Randy Stein $21,000.00
Rafael Vasquez $21,000.00

1979 Seattle Mariners
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bill Stein
#2 Bobby Valentine
#5 Larry Cox
#6 Julio Cruz
#7 Dan Meyer
#8 Leon Roberts
#9 Ruppert Jones
#10 Larry Milbourne
#11 Mario Mendoza
#12 Charlie Beamon
#14 Tom Paciorek
#15 Bob Stinson
#17 Glenn Abbott
#18 Joe Simpson
#19 Rod Craig
#20 Mike Parrott
#21 Rafael Vasquez
#23 Bruce Bochte
#24 Rob Dressler
#25 John Montague
#26 Juan Bernhardt
#26 Jim Lewis
#27 Byron McLaughlin
#29 Roy Branch
#33 Randy Stein
#34 Paul Mitchell
#35 Joe Decker
#35 Wayne Twitchell
#36 Odell Jones
#37 Rich Hinton
#38 Floyd Bannister
#40 Rick Honeycutt
#41 Shane Rawley
#43 John Hale
#53 Willie Horton

Did you know that a 1979 Seattle Mariners Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?