1983 Bellingham Mariners Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 40-28
Finished 1st in the NWL's Washington Division
Manager: Jeff Scott (40-28)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: Bellingham, Washington
Ballpark: Joe Martin Stadium
Attendance: 12,944, Avg. 381
1983 Bellingham Mariners Statistics

Playoffs - Medford A's 2 games, Bellingham Mariners 0

The Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League ended the 1983 season with a record of 40 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the league's Washington Division.

The Mariners scored 375 runs and gave up 289 runs. Oriol Perez paced Bellingham with 15 home runs and drove in 42 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .281 clip. Jim Bryant, Wray Bergendahl, Rick Luecken and Darrel Akerfelds topped the team with 5 wins each, and Doug Swearingen registered a 1.82 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1983 Bellingham Mariners who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Darrel Akerfelds, Dave Hengel, Rick Luecken, Edgar Martínez, Scott Nielsen and Bill Wilkinson.

Jeff Scott served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Darrel AkerfeldsRRJune 12, 19626'2"210Denver, CO US
Ben AmayaRRAugust 27, 19605'9"175
Gary BalmerRR5'9"175
Wray BergendahlRAugust 8, 19616'0"180
Bob BruzikRROctober 24, 19615'10"170
Jim BryantRJanuary 21, 19615'11"168
Brad ColtonRRJune 3, 19615'11"175
Todd FrancisLLAugust 21, 19646'0"205
Bob GunnarssonLJuly 18, 19615'11"167
Sam HaleyRRJanuary 5, 19635'10"180
Dave HengelRRDecember 18, 19616'0"185Oakland, CA US
Bob HinsonRNovember 7, 19616'5"195
Keith KomeijiRRDecember 21, 19625'11"185
Jeff LawsonRRSeptember 28, 19616'2"198
Rick LueckenRRNovember 15, 19606'6"210McAllen, TX US
Edgar MartínezRRJanuary 2, 19636'0"175New York, NY US
Rafael MatosSRJune 18, 19646'0"161
Mickey MeisterRJuly 12, 19616'4"220
Pablo MoncerrattLLOctober 9, 19636'1"186
Manuel MorrisRRDecember 2, 19646'0"160
Scott NielsenRRDecember 18, 19586'1"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Reinaldo PereiraRR6'0"182
Oriol PerezRRJanuary 13, 19615'9"170
George PriftisLRJuly 26, 19615'10"170
David RodriguezRR5'10"165
Scott RoebuckRR6'1"196
Kevin RoyRAugust 11, 19616'2"180
Ed SalazarLMay 18, 19596'0"180
David SmithRNovember 3, 19606'2"190
Paul SmithRRDecember 14, 19606'1"200
Tom SteinbachRR6'0"180
Doug SwearingenLJanuary 31, 19616'2"195
Frank TunnellRRAugust 7, 19606'2"180
Jorge UribeRRApril 24, 19636'0"165
Luis VegaRRSeptember 5, 19635'10"170
Bill WilkinsonRLAugust 10, 19645'10"160Greybull, WY US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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