1992 Seattle Mariners season  The Seattle Mariners 1992 season was their 16th since the franchise creation, and finished seventh (last) in the American League West with a record of . After a franchise-best 83 wins the previous season, the Mariners finished with nineteen less, the largest one-year decline in team history. Ownership changed in July, and first-year manager Bill Plummer was fired after the season, succeeded by Lou Piniella in November for 1993. Lefthanded starter Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive strikeout titles with 241. In his third full season in the majors, 29-year-old third baseman Edgar Martínez batted .343 to lead the majors and win the first of his two American League batting titles. He hit .388 in July and .395 in August and was the league's player of the month for both. "Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"   LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peninsula