2007 Seattle Mariners season


The 2007 Seattle Mariners season was the 31st season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 8th full season at Safeco Field and finished with a record of 88–74, clinching their first winning season since 2003.
After spending two and a half seasons managing the Mariners and guiding the team to a record this season, including a major league-best 25-12 record since May 22, manager Mike Hargrove shocked the team by announcing his resignation prior to a July 1 game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Hargrove said he could no longer give the same passion or commitment to his bosses and players. Bench coach John McLaren was named as Hargrove's replacement. The Mariners won eight consecutive games between June 23 and July 1, making Hargrove the first manager since 1900 to resign his position after a winning streak of more than seven games.
The Mariners longest winning streak was eight games between June 23 to July 1, while their longest losing streak was nine, from August 25 to September 2. That losing streak effectively ended their effort to make the playoffs.
For the seventh consecutive time in his seven-year career, Ichiro Suzuki was named to the All-Star Game, held at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Closer J. J. Putz was selected to his first All-Star Game. Suzuki was voted the All-Star Game MVP after going 3-for-3 with a two-run, inside-the-park home run. Three days after the All-Star game, on July 13, the Mariners announced that they had signed Suzuki to a five-year contract extension with an estimated value of $90 million, making Suzuki the highest-paid player in Mariners history for the second time.

Regular season

Player stats

Regular batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Adrián Beltré, 3B149595164.2762699
Yuniesky Betancourt, SS155536172.289967
José Guillén, RF153593155.2892399
Raúl Ibañez, LF149573167.29121105
Kenji Johjima, C135485139.2871461
José López, 2B149524132.2521162
Richie Sexson, 1B12143489.2052163
Ichiro Suzuki, CF161678238.351668
José Vidro, DH147548172.314659

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ben Broussard9924066.275729
Willie Bloomquist9117348.277213
Jamie Burke5011334.301112
Adam Jones416516.24624
Jason Ellison634613.28300
Mike Morse9188.44403
Jeremy Reed13173.17600
Jeff Clement4166.37523
Nick Green670.00000
Wladimir Balentien332.66714
Rob Johnson631.33300
Charlton Jimerson11221.00011

Pitching

Starting pitchers
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGSIPWLERASO
Cha Seung Baek1473.1435.1549
Miguel Batista32193.016114.29133
Ryan Feierabend949.1168.0327
Félix Hernández30190.11473.92165
Horacio Ramírez2098.0877.1640
Jarrod Washburn32193.210154.32114
Jeff Weaver27146.27136.2080
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Hits; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLHSVERASO
Jorge Campillo413.1001806.759
Jason Davis 1625.2202906.3114
Sean Green6468.0527703.8453
Jon Huber911.1001304.768
Mark Lowe42.200206.753
Julio Mateo912.0101203.754
Brandon Morrow6063.1345604.1266
Eric O'Flaherty5652.1714504.4736
John Parrish 810.1002206.975
J. J. Putz6871.26137401.3882
Chris Reitsma2623.2023707.6111
Ryan Rowland-Smith2638.2103903.9642
George Sherrill7345.2202832.3656
Sean White1535.1113505.6016
Jake Woods410.200905.914
Rick White 65.1014205.8419

Farm system

League Champions: AZL Mariners