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Record: 67-95 .414.... 6th in American League West
Stadium: The Kingdome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 844,447

Top Draft Pick: Al Chambers (#1) MLB
Manager - Darrell Johnson

Affiliates - AAA Spokane Indians A+ San Jose Missions A+ Alexandria Mariners A- Bellingham Mariners

Team Leaders

HR: Horton [29]
RBI: Horton [106]
2B: Bochte [38]
SB: Cruz [49]
W: Parrott [14]
SV: McLaughlin [14]
SO: Parrott [127]

Oldest Player: Willie Horton [36]
Youngest Player: Rafael Vasquez [21]
Longest Tenure: Glenn Abbott, Juan Bernhardt, Julio Cruz, Rick Honeycutt, Ruppert Jones, Byron McLaughlin, Dan Meyer, Larry Milbourne, Paul Mitchell, John Montague, Bill Stein, Bob Stinson [3]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Rod Craig (Sep 11)
Pitchers: Roy Branch (Sep 11) Jim Lewis (Sep 12) Rafael Vasquez (Apr 6)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Glenn Abbott	P	28	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Jorge Acosta			Bellingham	A-
James Allen			Bellingham	A-
Edwin Aponte	3B	17	Bellingham	A-
Rodolfo Arias	C	22	San Jose	A+
	C		Alexandria	A+
Floyd Bannister	P	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Charlie Beamon	1B	25	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	1B		Spokane	AAA
Juan Bernhardt	3B-1B	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	3B-1B		Spokane	AAA
Greg Biagini	1B-OF	27	Spokane	AAA
Bruce Bochte	1B-OF	28	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Roy Branch	P	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Bud Bulling	C	26	Spokane	AAA
Steve Burke	P	24	Spokane	AAA
Jeffrey Byrd			San Jose	A+
Al Chambers	OF	18	Bellingham	A-
Mark Chelette			Bellingham	A-
Roy Clark	OF		Bellingham	A-
Mike Codiroli	OF		Bellingham	A-
Charles Colby	SS		Bellingham	A-
John Cook	OF		Bellingham	A-
Larry Cox	C	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Rod Craig	OF	21	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	OF		Spokane	AAA
	OF		San Jose	A+
Ed Crosby	SS-3B	30	Spokane	AAA
Julio Cruz	2B	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Joe Decker	P	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Enrique Diaz			Bellingham	A-
Mario Diaz	SS-2B	17	Bellingham	A-
Rob Dressler	P	25	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Dave Edler	3B	23	San Jose	A+
Dale Eiler	C		Bellingham	A-
Ramon Estepa			Bellingham	A-
Manny Estrada	SS		Spokane	AAA
Chris Flammang	IF-OF		San Jose	A+
Mike Frierson			Bellingham	A-
Jim Gabella	2B	22	Alexandria	A+
William Gaffney	SS		Bellingham	A-
Frank George	OF		Spokane	AAA
John Hale	OF	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Tracy Harris	P		San Jose	A+
Mike Hart	CF-OF	21	Bellingham	A-
Jack Heidemann	SS	30	Spokane	AAA
Dave Henderson	CF-OF	21	San Jose	A+
Chris Henry	C		Bellingham	A-
Rich Hinton	P	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Rodney Hobbs	OF		Alexandria	A+
Elwood Holland			Alexandria	A+
Rick Honeycutt	P	25	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Michael Hood	C		Bellingham	A-
Willie Horton	OF	36	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Christopher Hudson			Alexandria	A+
Odell Jones	P	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Ruppert Jones	OF	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Kevin King	OF		Bellingham	A-
Kyle Koke	SS		Alexandria	A+
Werner Lajszky	C		Alexandria	A+
	C		Bellingham	A-
Jim Lewis	P	23	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Charles Lindsay			Alexandria	A+
Jim Maler	1B	21	San Jose	A+
Carlos Matamoras	2B		Alexandria	A+
Vance McHenry	SS	23	San Jose	A+
Byron McLaughlin	P	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Tom Mee	SS-P		Alexandria	A+
Mario Mendoza	SS	28	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Orlando Mercado	C	17	San Jose	A+
Dan Meyer	1B-OF	27	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Larry Milbourne	2B-SS	28	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Paul Mitchell	P	29	Seattle Mariners	MLB
John Montague	P	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Michael Moore	1B		Alexandria	A+
Tito Nanni	OF-1B		Alexandria	A+
Miguel Negron			San Jose	A+
David Nowland	SS		San Jose	A+
Tom Paciorek	OF-1B	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Ken Pape	SS-3B	27	Spokane	AAA
Mike Parrott	P	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Larry Patterson	3B		San Jose	A+
Ed Pebley	3B		Spokane	AAA
	3B		San Jose	A+
Gary Pellant	IF	24	Alexandria	A+
Jack Pierce	1B	31	Spokane	AAA
Rob Pietroburgo	P		Spokane	AAA
Bill Plummer	C	32	Spokane	AAA
Mike Potter	OF	28	Spokane	AAA
Jim Presley	3B	17	Bellingham	A-
John Randolph			Alexandria	A+
Shane Rawley	P	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Luis Rivera			Bellingham	A-
Leon Roberts	OF	28	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Joe Simpson	OF	27	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Gary Skow	1B		Alexandria	A+
Bill Stein	3B-2B	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Randy Stein	P	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Royle Stillman	OF-LF	28	Spokane	AAA
Bob Stinson	C	33	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Steve Stroughter	OF	27	Spokane	AAA
Wayne Twitchell	P	31	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Bobby Valentine	SS-OF	29	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Dave Valle	C	18	Alexandria	A+
Rafael Vasquez	P	21	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	P		Spokane	AAA
Danny Walton	OF	32	Spokane	AAA
Reggie Walton	OF	26	Spokane	AAA
Alfred Weston			San Jose	A+
Michael White			San Jose	A+

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Glenn Abbott	28	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Rick Adair		Alexandria	A+
Bud Anderson	23	Spokane	AAA
	23	San Jose	A+
Rodolfo Arias	22	San Jose	A+
Michael Bainer		San Jose	A+
Floyd Bannister	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Mark Battell		Alexandria	A+
		Bellingham	A-
Charlie Beamon	25	Spokane	AAA
Karl Best	20	Alexandria	A+
Greg Biercevicz		Spokane	AAA
Bud Black	22	San Jose	A+
	22	Bellingham	A-
Roy Branch	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Thomas Brennen		Bellingham	A-
Steve Burke	24	Spokane	AAA
Jeffrey Byrd		San Jose	A+
Mark Cahill		Bellingham	A-
Jeff Cary		Alexandria	A+
Bryan Clark	23	Alexandria	A+
Ed Crosby	30	Spokane	AAA
Mike Davey	27	Spokane	AAA
George Decker		Spokane	AAA
Joe Decker	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Carlos Diaz	21	San Jose	A+
Mario Diaz	17	Bellingham	A-
Rob Dressler	25	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	25	Spokane	AAA
Alvin Edge		San Jose	A+
Jim Gabella	22	Alexandria	A+
Peter Garrity		Alexandria	A+
Joe Georger		Bellingham	A-
Paul Givens		San Jose	A+
Richard Graser		Alexandria	A+
Tim Hallgren		Alexandria	A+
Tracy Harris		San Jose	A+
Brian Harrison		San Jose	A+
		Bellingham	A-
Rich Hinton	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Rodney Hobbs		San Jose	A+
Rick Honeycutt	25	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Chris Hunger		Bellingham	A-
Odell Jones	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Anthony Jordan		Bellingham	A-
Steven Knight		San Jose	A+
Gary Lance	31	Spokane	AAA
Jim Lewis	23	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	23	Spokane	AAA
Bill Martin		Bellingham	A-
Randy Martinez		Alexandria	A+
Randy Martinez	19	Bellingham	A-
Ron McGee		San Jose	A+
Byron McLaughlin	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Don Minnick		Alexandria	A+
Paul Mitchell	29	Seattle Mariners	MLB
John Montague	32	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Jed Murray		Bellingham	A-
Ron Musselman	24	Alexandria	A+
Rich Naumann		San Jose	A+
		Bellingham	A-
Edwin Nunez	16	Bellingham	A-
Mike Parrott	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Rob Pietroburgo		Spokane	AAA
Bill Plummer	32	Spokane	AAA
Bob Randolph		Bellingham	A-
Shane Rawley	24	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Jeff Rudolph	21	Alexandria	A+
Elias Salva		Alexandria	A+
		Bellingham	A-
Rob Simond		Spokane	AAA
		Alexandria	A+
David Smith		San Jose	A+
Doug Smith		San Jose	A+
Brian Snyder	21	Alexandria	A+
Kevin Steger	22	Bellingham	A-
Randy Stein	26	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Bob Stoddard	22	San Jose	A+
Scott Stranski		Bellingham	A-
Wayne Twitchell	31	Seattle Mariners	MLB
Rafael Vasquez	21	Seattle Mariners	MLB
	21	Spokane	AAA
Gary Wheelock	27	Spokane	AAA