Seattle Rainiers


TEAM NAME: Abbreviation: League: Stadium: Established:	Seattle Rainiers SEA AL Municipal Stadium 1967		OWNER: Location: Email: AIM: Career Record:	Larry Hill (none) mrmetal@charter.net Mrmetal222 128-196 (.395)
FRANCHISE HISTORY 1960: 99-64 (2nd) PLAYOFFS: 5-4, Lost WS MVP: Bob Friend [yearbook] 1961: 73-89 (6th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Al Kaline [yearbook] 1962: 73-89 (6th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Al Kaline [yearbook] 1963: 97-65 (3rd) PLAYOFFS: 3-4, Lost LDS MVP: Dick Radatz [yearbook] 1964: 95-67 (2nd) PLAYOFFS: 1-4, Lost LDS MVP: Al Kaline [yearbook] 1965: 84-78 (4th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Tom Tresh [yearbook] 1966: 58-104 (8th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Al Kaline [yearbook] 1967: 70-92 (7th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Max Alvis [yearbook] TTL: 649-648 PLAYOFFS: 9-12 NOTES: Originally the Asheboro Copperheads (1960-1961). Won one-game playoff (1960). 1960 AL Wildcard. Relocated to Boston (1962). 1963 AL Wildcard. Relocated to Northwest Territory (1964). 1964 AL Wildcard. Relocated to Seattle (1967).
DRAFT HISTORY (First 3 Rounds) 1960: Al Kaline (1.14), Bob Friend (2.19), Nellie Fox (3.46) 1961: Joe McClain (1.15), George Thomas (3.47) 1962: Dick Radatz (1.7), Tom Tresh (1.8), Dave Stenhouse (2.26), Jim Hannan (3.38) 1963: Phil Regan (2.22), Jake Wood (3.38) 1964: Sonny Siebert (1.12), Bobby Knoop (2.28), Phil Ortega (3.44) 1965: none 1966: Sonny Jackson (1.9), Stan Bahnsen (2.25), Casey Cox (3.41) 1967: Rod Carew (1.3), Joe Niekro (2.18), Donn Clendenon (2.28), Grant Jackson (3.34) 1968: Stan Bahnsen (1.2), Wayne Granger (2.19), Tom Burgmeier (3.35) [COMPLETE DRAFT HISTORY] FRANCHISE RECORDS
SINGLE SEASON Batting Average: .318 (Al Kaline,1964) At Bats: 663 (Max Alvis,1967) Hits: 195 (Tom Tresh,1965/Max Alvis,1967) Doubles: 45 (Al Kaline,1961) Triples: 11 (Al Kaline,1962) Home Runs: 38 (Al Kaline,1966) Total Bases: 321 (Tom Tresh,1965) Extra Base Hits: 75 (Al Kaline,1961) Runs Scored: 105 (Al Kaline,64/Tom Tresh,65) Runs Batted In: 103 (Al Kaline,1966) Stolen Bases: 25 (Sonny Jackson,1966) Walks: 98 (Norm Siebern,1964) Strikeouts: 155 (Adolfo Phillips,1966) Pinch Hits: 19 (Bob Johnson,1967) Earned Run Average: 2.43 (Sonny Siebert,1965) Wins: 23 (Bob Friend,1960) Losses: 20 (Sonny Siebert,1966) Saves: 32 (Dick Radatz,1963) Innings Pitched: 320.2 (Bob Friend,1960) Games Pitched: 80 (Dick Radatz,1963) Games Started: 42 (Bob Friend,1960) Complete Games: 15 (Pedro Ramos,1960) Shutouts: 5 (Phil Ortega,1967) Strikeouts: 218 (Sonny Sibert,1965) Walks: 106 (Pedro Ramos,1960)		CAREER Batting Average: .294 (Al Kaline) At Bats: 4274 (Al Kaline) Hits: 1244 (Al Kaline) Doubles: 226 (Norm Siebern) Triples: 42 (Al Kaline) Home Runs: 212 (Al Kaline) Total Bases: 2190 (Al Kaline) Extra Base Hits: 480 (Al Kaline) Runs Scored: 726 (Al Kaline) Runs Batted In: 720 (Al Kaline) Stolen Bases: 39 (Adolfo Phillips) Walks: 605 (Al Kaline) Strikeouts: 553 (Norm Siebern) Pinch Hits: 30 (Bob Johnson) Earned Run Average: 2.48 (Dick Radatz) Wins: 97 (Bob Friend) Losses: 75 (Bob Friend) Saves: 51 (Dick Radatz) Innings Pitched: 1569.0 (Bob Friend) Games Pitched: 331 (Pedro Ramos) Games Started: 223 (Bob Friend) Complete Games: 32 (Bob Friend/Pedro Ramos) Shutouts: 10 (Bob Friend) Strikeouts: 806 (Bob Friend) Walks: 355 (Pedro Ramos) Games (P): 331 (Pedro Ramos) Games (C): 588 (Gus Triandos) Games (1B): 817 (Norm Siebern) Games (2B): 649 (Nellie Fox) Games (3B): 607 (Max Alvis) Games (SS): 732 (Tony Kubek) Games (OF): 1278 (Al Kaline) Games (OF): 661 (Tom Tresh) Games (OF): 327 (Jimmy Piersall)