1983 Bellingham Mariners Roster
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
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. Wray Bergendahl, Rick Luecken, Darrel Akerfelds and Jim Bryant 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.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrel Akerfelds | R | R | June 12, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | Denver, CO US |
| Ben Amaya | R | R | August 27, 1960 | 5'9" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Gary Balmer | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | US, US | |
| Wray Bergendahl | R | August 8, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bob Bruzik | R | R | October 24, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | US, US |
| Jim Bryant | R | January 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 168 | US, US | |
| Brad Colton | R | R | June 3, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | US, US |
| Todd Francis | L | L | August 21, 1964 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Bob Gunnarsson | L | July 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 167 | US, US | |
| Sam Haley | R | R | January 5, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Dave Hengel | R | R | December 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bob Hinson | R | November 7, 1961 | 6'5" | 195 | US, US | |
| Keith Komeiji | R | R | December 21, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jeff Lawson | R | R | September 28, 1961 | 6'2" | 198 | US, US |
| Rick Luecken | R | R | November 15, 1960 | 6'6" | 210 | McAllen, TX US |
| Edgar Martínez | R | R | January 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Rafael Matos | S | R | June 18, 1964 | 6'0" | 161 | |
| Mickey Meister | R | July 12, 1961 | 6'4" | 220 | US, US | |
| Pablo Moncerratt | L | L | October 9, 1963 | 6'1" | 186 | |
| Manuel Morris | R | R | December 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Scott Nielsen | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Reinaldo Pereira | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Oriol Perez | R | R | January 13, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | US, US |
| George Priftis | L | R | July 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | US, US |
| David Rodriguez | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Scott Roebuck | R | R | 6'1" | 196 | ||
| Kevin Roy | R | August 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ed Salazar | L | May 18, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | US, US | |
| David Smith | R | November 3, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Paul Smith | R | R | December 14, 1960 | 6'1" | 200 | US, US |
| Tom Steinbach | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | US, US | |
| Doug Swearingen | L | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | US, US | |
| Frank Tunnell | R | R | August 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 180 | US, US |
| Jorge Uribe | R | R | April 24, 1963 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Luis Vega | R | R | September 5, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Bill Wilkinson | R | L | August 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 160 | Greybull, 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.
