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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
5 | Larry Cox | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1947-09-11 |
15 | Bob Stinson | 5-11½ | 185 | Right | Both | 1945-10-11 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
26 | Juan Bernhardt | 5-11 | 160 | Right | Right | 1953-08-31 |
53 | Willie Horton | 5-11 | 209 | Right | Right | 1942-10-18 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1979 Seattle Mariners Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?