1949 Seattle Mariners
Record: 67-95
Finish: 7th in AL American Division
Runs Scored: 740
Runs Allowed: 929
Exp W-L: 64-98
 
Ballpark: The Fish Bowl
Attendance: 1,344,102
Manager: Peter Fletcher

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 90-47, 1st in the AL
AA: 85-52, 1st in the AL
A: 89-48, 1st in the AL
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
RF *Phil Cavarretta 32 154 624 100 171 37 7 9 85 17 3 64 31 .274 .341 .399 .740 76.9 9.9 4.1
CF *Richie Ashburn 22 151 582 86 186 22 4 5 48 43 21 87 15 .320 .408 .397 .805 95.5 17.1 4.4
1B *Vic Wertz 24 155 568 89 147 29 3 21 90 0 0 93 84 .259 .361 .431 .792 87.6 13.1 3.4
SS  Cass Michaels 23 157 538 74 125 12 7 14 76 15 13 68 39 .232 .319 .359 .677 57.7 3.6 4.9
2B *Johnny Bero 26 156 463 49 89 10 1 15 64 0 0 55 93 .192 .275 .315 .591 44.6 1.2 4.5
C *Smoky Burgess 22 121 451 69 131 32 4 17 90 0 0 49 18 .290 .356 .492 .849 76.5 13.8 5.2
RF  Cliff Aberson 27 124 368 46 91 23 0 9 40 0 0 59 95 .247 .347 .383 .730 49.0 5.8 1.7
1B *George Vico 25 130 387 46 103 17 1 4 50 0 0 35 10 .266 .332 .346 .678 44.2 4.7 2.2
SS  Eddie Lake 33 77 275 52 65 11 3 6 27 0 1 71 46 .236 .391 .364 .754 43.5 6.4 2.0
C  Ed Fitz Gerald 25 70 190 18 43 8 3 0 22 0 0 18 25 .226 .292 .300 .592 16.8 0.3 2.3
SS *Benny McCoy 33 51 183 24 46 13 2 1 25 0 0 15 10 .251 .307 .361 .667 18.7 1.7 1.4
1B  Jack Phillips 27 97 134 21 38 9 1 3 23 0 0 12 15 .284 .340 .433 .773 19.8 3.1 0.3
P *Cliff Fannin 25 44 96 6 12 0 0 0 7 0 0 5 15 .125 .173 .125 .298 1.7 0.0 0.0
P #Cal McLish 23 44 101 8 14 3 0 0 12 0 0 6 28 .139 .187 .168 .355 2.2 0.0 0.0
SS  Vic Barnhart 26 54 102 6 24 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 5 .235 .262 .275 .536 5.7 0.0 1.2
3B *Bobby Young 24 26 95 18 29 6 4 1 17 0 0 7 3 .305 .353 .484 .837 15.3 3.0 0.7
P  Duane Pillette 26 45 68 6 18 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 14 .265 .275 .324 .599 5.8 0.1 0.0
1B *Elbie Fletcher 33 51 65 7 16 6 0 1 9 0 0 10 8 .246 .347 .385 .731 8.1 1.0 0.4
3B *Mel Ott 40 54 62 6 10 2 1 1 6 0 0 7 6 .161 .257 .274 .531 4.9 0.0 0.6
P *Bob Cain 24 24 59 4 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 2 12 .203 .226 .271 .497 3.7 0.0 0.0
P  Rex Barney 24 51 40 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .175 .175 .175 .350 0.6 0.0 0.0
C  Eddie Malone 29 10 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .267 .353 .267 .620 1.7 0.2 0.1
P  Jim Wilson 27 41 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.7 0.0 0.0
P *Mickey Harris 32 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0 0.0
P  Dick Fowler 28 24 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2 0.0
P  Marius Russo 34 17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0 0.0
P #Hooks Iott 29 69 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Emil Kush 32 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 27.7 2023 5493 740 1385 249 41 108 717 75 38 670 588 .252 .332 .371 .704 680.2 85.2 39.4
  Rank among 8 AL teams 8 7 8 7 5 7 7 2 7 4 4 8 6 8 8 7  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Cal McLish 23 16 20 .444 44 44 0 336.0 393 191 37 126 78 5.12 17.8
 Cliff Fannin 25 14 21 .400 44 44 0 333.0 325 169 39 148 170 4.57 20.0
 Duane Pillette 26 13 20 .394 45 31 2 236.0 286 157 29 108 60 5.99 8.1
*Bob Cain 24 7 12 .368 24 24 0 164.0 174 103 13 86 53 5.65 6.6
 Rex Barney 24 10 7 .588 51 16 2 137.7 123 81 15 108 78 5.30 6.9
*Hooks Iott 29 2 6 .250 66 0 15 76.7 51 33 10 58 62 3.87 11.8
 Jim Wilson 27 2 5 .286 41 3 4 66.7 89 56 8 47 28 7.56 0.0
 Dick Fowler 28 2 2 .500 24 0 0 33.7 47 25 8 8 8 6.68 0.5
*Marius Russo 34 1 1 .500 17 9 1 22.3 27 14 3 13 11 5.64 0.7
*Mickey Harris 32 0 1 .000 12 0 0 18.0 23 10 4 9 9 5.00 0.6
 Emil Kush 32 0 0 .000 14 0 2 16.3 14 3 1 5 9 1.65 3.4
Team Totals 27.6 67 95 .414 382 171 26 1440.3 1552 842 167 716 566 5.26 76.3
Rank among 8 AL teams 7 7 3 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 33.3
S.Burgess 990.0 111 115 409 43 3 2 .993 30.6
E.Fitz Gerald 421.0 48 48 185 20 1 0 .995 20.0
E.Malone 27.3 3 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
J.Phillips 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1440.3 162 169 605 63 4 2 .994 28.1
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 12.18
G.Vico 831.0 100 101 991 99 4 88 .996 11.81
V.Wertz 532.3 59 60 642 47 9 65 .987 11.65
E.Fletcher 116.4 20 33 150 14 1 12 .994 12.68
J.Phillips 34.0 3 7 44 3 1 6 .979 12.44
P.Cavarretta 7.0 0 2 8 0 0 1 1.000 10.29
Team Total 1520.7 182 203 1835 163 15 172 .993 11.82
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 6.52
E.Lake 679.6 65 70 165 300 15 55 .969 6.16
B.McCoy 398.0 38 40 103 184 5 38 .983 6.49
B.Young 227.3 26 26 46 105 4 24 .974 5.98
V.Barnhart 106.7 9 20 27 70 1 16 .990 8.18
J.Bero 7.0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.57
M.Ott 2.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
C.Michaels 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1421.6 138 161 343 661 25 133 .976 6.36
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .953 2.91
J.Bero 1251.0 154 154 97 298 9 29 .978 2.84
M.Ott 126.3 8 39 9 28 0 3 1.000 2.64
V.Barnhart 14.3 0 7 2 6 0 1 1.000 5.02
E.Fletcher 11.3 0 7 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.39
J.Phillips 7.3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1410.3 162 209 109 334 9 33 .980 2.83
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 5.51
C.Michaels 1310.0 151 151 245 542 45 116 .946 5.41
V.Barnhart 120.0 11 21 24 46 1 10 .986 5.25
B.McCoy 35.6 3 6 4 16 2 2 .909 5.06
E.Lake 10.5 0 5 2 5 1 1 .875 6.00
J.Bero 3.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Ott 3.0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00
J.Phillips 2.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
E.Fitz Gerald 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
C.Aberson 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1486.4 165 190 277 611 49 129 .948 5.38
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .975 1.99
V.Wertz 792.0 90 92 194 3 1 2 .995 2.24
C.Aberson 647.3 72 72 139 0 11 0 .927 1.93
G.Vico 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1440.3 162 165 333 3 12 2 .966 2.10
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 2.67
R.Ashburn 1237.7 138 147 383 7 7 4 .982 2.84
C.Aberson 118.3 14 15 46 0 1 0 .979 3.50
J.Phillips 84.3 10 10 19 0 2 0 .905 2.03
Team Total 1440.3 162 172 448 7 10 4 .978 2.84
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 2.12
P.Cavarretta 1347.3 152 152 328 22 5 3 .986 2.34
M.Ott 35.0 4 4 8 1 0 1 1.000 2.31
J.Phillips 26.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.04
C.Aberson 25.0 3 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.44
V.Wertz 5.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
E.Fitz Gerald 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
B.McCoy 1.8 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1442.1 162 166 344 23 5 4 .987 2.29
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 2.37
C.McLish 336.0 44 44 24 64 1 6 .989 2.36
C.Fannin 333.0 44 44 26 52 0 1 1.000 2.11
D.Pillette 236.0 31 45 20 43 1 3 .984 2.40
B.Cain 164.0 24 24 15 36 0 3 1.000 2.80
R.Barney 137.7 16 51 11 39 3 1 .943 3.27
H.Iott 76.7 0 66 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.17
J.Wilson 66.7 3 41 5 12 1 0 .944 2.30
D.Fowler 33.7 0 24 3 8 0 2 1.000 2.94
M.Russo 22.3 9 17 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.01
M.Harris 18.0 0 12 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50
E.Kush 16.3 0 14 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.65
Team Total 1440.3 171 382 108 271 6 17 .984 2.37
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Ashburn .320
On-Base Pct Ashburn .408
Slugging Pct Burgess .492
OPS Burgess .849
XR Ashburn 95.5
Games Michaels 157
At-Bats Cavarretta 624
Runs Cavarretta 100
Hits Ashburn 186
Total Bases Cavarretta 249
Singles Ashburn 155
Doubles Cavarretta 37
Triples Cavarretta, Michaels 7
Homeruns Wertz 21
RBIs Burgess, Wertz 90
Stolen Bases Ashburn 43
Caught Stealing Ashburn 21
Walks Wertz 93
Strikeouts Aberson 95
ERA Fannin 4.57
Wins McLish 16
Losses Fannin 21
Winning Pct Barney .588
Saves Iott 15
Games Pitched Iott 66
Games Started Fannin, McLish 44
Complete Games McLish 16
Shutouts Fannin 3
Innings Pitched McLish 336.0
Hits Allowed McLish 393
Homeruns Allowed Fannin 39
Strikeouts Fannin 170
Walks Allowed Fannin 148
Walks per 9IP McLish 3.4
Hits per 9IP Fannin 8.8
Strikeouts per 9IP Fannin 4.6
WHiP Fannin 1.42
OAVG Fannin .255
OOBP Fannin .334
OSLG Cain .418
OOPS Fannin .760
Team All-Stars
No players selected to All-Star Team
Player Salaries
Mel Ott $ 7,500,000
Phil Cavarretta $ 5,390,000
Hooks Iott $ 3,000,000
Richie Ashburn $ 300,000
Rex Barney $ 300,000
Johnny Bero $ 300,000
Smoky Burgess $ 300,000
Bob Cain $ 300,000
Cliff Fannin $ 300,000
Cliff Aberson $ 300,000
Cal McLish $ 300,000
Bobby Young $ 300,000
Cass Michaels $ 300,000
Jack Phillips $ 300,000
Duane Pillette $ 300,000
George Vico $ 300,000
Vic Wertz $ 300,000
Jim Wilson $ 300,000
Ed Fitz Gerald $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/3 Traded Johnny Wyrostek
$9,000,000
Tampa Bay Lee Pfund
2/6 Signed     Eddie Lake
2/8 Signed     Mickey Harris
2/8 Signed     Johnny Podgajny
4/2 Released Lee Pfund    
4/2 Released Johnny Podgajny    
4/2 Signed     Marius Russo
7/1 Released Eddie Malone    
7/1 Traded Marius Russo Detroit Mike Goliat
Tommy Henrich
Emil Kush
7/1 Released Tommy Henrich    
7/1 Traded Eddie Lake
$480,000
San Diego Elbie Fletcher
Benny Mccoy
9/1 Released Benny Mccoy    
9/1 Released Mickey Harris    
9/1 Released Emil Kush    
10/3 Released Elbie Fletcher    
10/3 Released Dick Fowler    
10/3 Released Vic Barnhart