All About The Mariners....

Kingdome History

Way back in 1976, the King County Domed Stadium was opened. One year later, the Seattle Mariners would be incepted into the league and would call it home. The playing field measures 331ft. down the leftfield line, 405 straight away, and 312 down the rightfield line. The Leftcenter and Rightcenter alleys measure 389ft and 380 ft. respectively. The padded blue wall is 8 feet 6 inches in height all around until right, where the height increases dramatically to 23ft.(because of the scoreboard). The Mariners still call the Kingdome home today, despite many problems like loose tiles, and malfunctioning speakers. The seating capacity is 59,166, and the dome has a museum, a kids arcade, a deli, just to name a few. It's located on 201 South King Street in Seattle Washington. The Kingdome has an artificial surface (Astroturf) and a very high ceiling. In about four years, a new stadium will be built for the Mariners complete retractable roof, and natural grass.

Team History

The team was inducted into the league in 1977, and played their first game In the Kingdome against the Angels on April 6 of that year. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. were the first father son duo to play in a game together, on the same lineup. The first no hitter ever for the Mariners came in 1990, when the Big Unit blanked Detroit. The Mariners are also the first club to be owned by a Japanese company.(Nintendo) This happened a couple of years back in 1992 when the original owners sold because of financial problems.

Minor League Affiliates

Here is the list of Seattle's farm teams. Just simply click on the team you need stats or info on, and you'll be mystically transported to minor league baseball's site. If you want to get back to this site just click the back button on your web browser.

• Tacoma Rainiers (AAA)-Tacoma, Washington

• Memphis Chicks (AA)-Memphis, Tennessee

• Lancaster Jet Hawks (A)-Lancaster, California

• Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A)-Applerton, Wisconsin

• Everett Aquasox (A)-Everett, Washington

• Peoria Mariners (Rookie)-Peoria, Arizona

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