The 1978 seaon
1978 was the poorest season in team history for the Seattle Mariners. The Seattle Mariners finished the season with a record of 56–104 (.350), enough for seventh place in the American League West.
Season standings
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 92 70 0.568 — 56–25 36–45
Texas Rangers 87 75 0.537 5 52–30 35–45
California Angels 87 75 0.537 5 50–31 37–44
Minnesota Twins 73 89 0.451 19 38–43 35–46
Chicago White Sox 71 90 0.441 0½ 38–42 33–48
Oakland Athletics 69 93 0.426 23 38–42 31–51
Seattle Mariners 56 104 0.350 35 32–49 24–55
It has been 45 seasons since the Seattle Mariners began playing in the American League (AL) West division of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Mariners played their home games at Seattle’s Kingdome from April 6, 1977, through June 27, 1999. T-Mobile Park has been the Mariners’ home field since that day in 1999. (formerly Safeco Field). Their name is a tribute to the coastal and marine culture of their native city.
The Mariners, an expansion team formed as a result of the Seattle Pilots’ 1969 departure from Seattle after just one season due to a breach of contract dispute, had a losing record in each of its first fourteen seasons. While the Seattle Mariners have made the playoffs three more times, they have never advanced beyond the ALCS; this is the longest current drought in MLB and all of the major league North American sports; the team won 116 games in 2001.
