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Seattle Mariners: The franchise all-time bracket

By Bill Felber

SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 02: A gold Florida necklace sits over the Mariners logo on the jersey of Mallex Smith #0 in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at T-Mobile Park on April 2, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2-1. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 02: A gold Florida necklace sits over the Mariners logo on the jersey of Mallex Smith #0 in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at T-Mobile Park on April 2, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2-1. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images) /
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Seattle Mariners centerfielder Ken Griffey Jr. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
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Seattle Mariners: The franchise all-time bracket

No. 2 vs. 7 seed

The 1995 Mariners were the first Seattle team to qualify for post-season. They beat California 9-1 in a showdown Game 162 on the final Sunday, eliminated the Yankees in the division series, and then were defeated by Cleveland in the ALCS.

Martinez was the offensive spark plug with a .356 average, 29 home runs, and 113 RBIs. Right fielder Jay Buhner added 121 RBIs, while Griffey fought through an injury-marred season. First baseman Tino Martinez picked up the slack with a .293 average and 111 RBIs.

Johnson was 18-2 in 30 starts with a league-leading 2.48 ERA, a league-leading 294 strikeouts and his first Cy Young Award. He lost once in June, once in August and that was it.

The 2007 team was 88-74, good for second in the AL West and six games out of both the division and wild card races. As usual, Suzuki led the offense, this season at .356. Outfielder Raul Ibanez drove in 105 runs.

In his second full season, Hernandez was 14-7 in 30 starts. J.J. Putz produced 40 saves.

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Game 1: The 2007 Mariners had a .543 percentage. In its strike-shortened regular season, the 1995 team won its division with a 79-66 record and .545  percentage, just good enough for the win.

Game 2: This is a forfeit for the 1995 Mariners since the 2007 team did not play a post-season game.

Game 3: The 2007 team had a 103 OPS+. In 1995 the Mariners recorded a 106 OPS+.

Game 4: It’s a sweep for 1995. Their 106 ERA+ easily outdoes the 2007 team’s 92 ERA+.

Result: 1995 in four games

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