Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Kimberly Barth AFP B Bennett Bernstein Associates Jonathan Daniel Terry Donnelly Stephen Dunn Charles Franklin MLB Photos Otto Greule Jr Otto Greule Jr Allsport Harry How Robert Leiter MLB Photos Dan Levine AFP Daniel Lippitt AFP Lonnie Major Allsport Jim McIsaac National Baseball Hall of Fame Library MLB Photos Doug Pensinger Rich Pilling MLB Photos John Reid III MLB Photos Rick Stewart Rick Stewart Allsport John Williamson MLB Photos Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition LeBoutillier Nate The story of the Seattle Mariners by Nate LeBoutillier p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team from its inaugural 1977 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-056-1 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-026-2 eBook 1 Seattle Mariners Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Series GV875 S42L43 2011 796 357’6409797772 dc22 2010025476 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Third baseman Adrian Beltre Page 4 Right fielder Ichiro Suzuki
Nate LeBoutillier BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
M a r i n e r s 4
M a r i n e r s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Piloting a Team 6 The Stars Come Out 15 Junior to the Rescue 21 Change of Course 29 King Felix Reigns 41 AROUND THE HORN One-Year Wonders 12 Like Father Like Son 20 The Double 24 Crashing the Party 31 Baseball Heaven 38 Spectacular Safeco 43 ALL-TIME MARINERS P Randy Johnson 8 C Dan Wilson 13 1B Alvin Davis 14 2B Harold Reynolds 18 3B Edgar Martinez 23 SS Alex Rodriguez 28 LF Jay Buhner 30 CF Ken Griffey Jr 35 RF Ichiro Suzuki 39 M Lou Piniella 40 Index 48
