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The Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

1985 season
1985 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Kansas City Royals over St. Louis Cardinals ; Bret Saberhagen, MVP*American League Championship Series MVP: George Brett*National League Championship Series MVP: Ozzie Smith...

was their 9th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 6th in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

West

American League West

The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball's American League. The division currently has four teams, but it has had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the west coast and in Texas, historically the...

, finishing with a record of 74-88.

Regular season

July 9, 1985: In a game between the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....

and the Mariners at Seattle, Jays catcher Buck Martinez executed a double play by tagging out two runners at home plate. In the third inning, Phil Bradley
Phil Bradley
Philip Poole Bradley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder/designated hitter with an 8 year career from to . He played for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox of the American League and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. He was elected to the American...

was on second when Gorman Thomas singled. Bradley was tagged out at home, on a throw from Jesse Barfield
Jesse Barfield
Jesse Lee Barfield is a former Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees . He batted and threw right-handed. He lived in Tenafly, a suburb of New York City.Barfield was well known for his powerful, accurate throwing arm...

to Buck Martinez. There was a collision between Bradley and Martinez; Martinez broke his ankle. Martinez was sitting on the ground in agony and threw the ball to third base in an attempt to tag out Gorman Thomas. The throw went into left field and Thomas ran towards home plate. Toronto left fielder George Bell threw the ball back to Martinez. He was still seated on the ground in pain but was able to tag Gorman Thomas for the out. Martinez tagged out both runners at home plate.

Notable transactions

June 3, 1985: Mike Schooler
Mike Schooler
Michael Ralph Schooler , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from - for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers...

was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft
1985 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.-Background:Six of the first eight draft picks from the June regular phase had at least one full year of major league experience prior to the start of the 1987 season. Included in that list were...

.
June 20, 1985: Mike Stanton
Mike Stanton (right-handed pitcher)
Michael Thomas Stanton is a former professional baseball pitcher. Stanton pitched in all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between and ....

was released by the Mariners.

Roster

1985 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	155	578	166	.287	18	78
LF	159	641	192	.300	26	88
DH	135	484	104	.215	32	87

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	19	61	20	.328	1	7
	6	2	0	0	0	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	18	70.1	5	6	7.29	45

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	17	52.2	0	5	5.98	27
	2	4.2	0	1	7.71	1

Relief pitchers

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
28	0	0	0	3.76	29
24	1	2	1	5.28	17
12	0	0	0	6.33	17

Farm system

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