Originally Published: September 29, 2012
Updated: October 1, 2023
OK, this is it, the last one, I promise. Since I did one for the Seahawks and Sonics, here’s the one for the Mariners.
I’m not gonna lie to you, I’m not exactly as familiar about a lot of these guys as I would like. But, I did the research so you don’t have to.
I don’t have a lot to add here. In certain instances I played favorites (like with Cliff Lee, for instance; he’s the tops!), but for the most part I tried to remain as objective as possible. Those listed in parentheses just missed the cut (or are there for my amusement). Without further ado:
00 – Jeffrey Leonard, Left Field
0 – Sam Haggerty, Outfield/Infield
1 – Bill Stein, Third Base, (Kyle Lewis)
2 – Randy Winn, Left Field, (Kenji Johjima)
3 – Alex Rodriguez, Short Stop, (J.P. Crawford)
4 – Harold Reynolds, Second Base, (Mark McLemore)
5 – John Olerud, First Base
6 – Dan Wilson, Catcher, (Julio Cruz)
7 – Marco Gonzales, Starting Pitcher, (Spike Owen)
8 – Leon Roberts, Outfield, (Carlos Guillen, Rich Amaral)
9 – Ruppert Jones, Center Field
10 – Dave Valle, Catcher
11 – Edgar Martinez, Designated Hitter
12 – Mark Langston, Starting Pitcher
13 – Omar Vizquel, Short Stop
14 – Lou Piniella, Manager
15 – Kyle Seager, Third Base
16 – Mike Blowers, Third Base
17 – Jim Presley, Third Base, (Mitch Haniger, Shigetoshi Hasegawa)
18 – Bill Swift, Starter/Reliever, (Hisashi Iwakuma, Eddie Guardado)
19 – Jay Buhner, Right Field
20 – J.J. Putz, Closer/Reliever
21 – Alvin Davis, First Base
22 – Kazuhiro Sasaki, Closer, (Robinson Cano)
23 – Nelson Cruz, Designated Hitter, (Tino Martinez, Bruce Bochte, Ty France)
24 – Ken Griffey Jr., Center Field
25 – Mike Moore, Starting Pitcher, (David Bell)
26 – Brendan Ryan, Short Stop
27 – John Jaso, Catcher, (Ken Cloude)
28 – Raul Ibanez, Left Field, (Joey Cora, Eugenio Suarez)
29 – Bret Boone, Second Base, (Adrian Beltre, Phil Bradley, Cal Raleigh)
30 – Aaron Sele, Starting Pitcher, (Franklin Gutierrez)
31 – Jerry Reed, Reliever
32 – Ed Vande Berg, Reliever, (Taijuan Walker)
33 – Darnell Coles, Third Base, (Bucky Jacobsen, Bob Wolcott)
34 – Felix Hernandez, Starting Pitcher, (Freddy Garcia)
35 – Dave Fleming, Starting Pitcher, (Rickey Henderson, Mike Morgan)
36 – Logan Gilbert, Starting Pitcher, (Cliff Lee, Brian Holman)
37 – Norm Charlton, Closer/Reliever, (Paul Sewald)
38 – Mike Jackson, Reliever, (Floyd Bannister, Joel Pineiro)
39 – Erik Hanson, Starting Pitcher
40 – Mike Schooler, Closer, (Matt Young)
41 – Shane Rawley, Reliever, (Carlos Santana, Charlie Furbush)
42 – Dave Henderson, Center Field, (Mike Jackson)
43 – Jeff Nelson, Reliever
44 – Mike Cameron, Center Field, (Julio Rodriguez, Ken Phelps)
45 – Jim Beattie, Starting Pitcher, (Ryan Franklin)
46 – Bob Wells, Starting Pitcher/Reliever
47 – Matt Brash, Reliever
48 – Paul Abbott, Starting Pitcher
49 – Roy Thomas, Reliever
50 – Jamie Moyer, Starting Pitcher
51 – Ichiro, Right Field, (Randy Johnson, Starting Pitcher)
52 – George Sherrill, Reliever
53 – Arthur Rhodes, Reliever
54 – John Halama, Starting Pitcher, (Goose Gossage, Tom Wilhelmsen)
55 – Gil Meche, Starting Pitcher, (Michael Saunders)
56 – Jarrod Washburn, Starting Pitcher
57 – Mark Lowe, Reliever
58 – Doug Fister, Starting Pitcher, (Luis Castillo)
63 – Diego Castillo, Reliever
68 – George Kirby, Starting Pitcher
75 – Andres Munoz, Reliever
77 – Chris Flexen, Starting Pitcher
Sky Blue denotes a member of the Mariners Hall of Fame (which also includes: Dave Niehaus, Broadcaster). Gold denotes retired numbers.
Dave Niehaus, Ken Griffey Jr., and Edgar Martinez are in the MLB Hall of Fame as members of the Mariners organization.
Other members of MLB Hall of Fame include: Gaylord Perry, Goose Gossage, Rickey Henderson, Randy Johnson, and manager Dick Williams
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