Seattle Mariners: 2009 Season

Test your baseball knowledge of the Seattle Mariners: 2009 Season.  Get up to bat in this Alan's FUN Baseball Trivia quiz.  "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) Don Wakamatsu became the new Seattle Mariners field manager on November 19, 2008.

• True or False?

2) Who was signed as a free agent on February 18, 2009?

• Bob Abbott
• Mark Greene
• Ken Griffey, Jr.
• Ian Shaffer

3) The Seattle Mariners open the regular season in an away game on Monday, April 6, 2009 7:23PM, at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1.  Who was the winning pitcher?

• Miguel Batista
• Felix Hernandez
• Rob Hood
• Manny Romenell

4) Ichiro Suzuki lead the Seattle Mariners in hitting with a .352 batting average. Franklin Gutierrez had the second highest batting average. What was Gutierrez’s batting average?

• .350 batting average
• .326 batting average
• .283 batting average
• .272 batting average

5) Russell Branyan led the Seattle Mariners in home runs.  How many homers did Branyan slug?

18 home runs
19 home runs
25 home runs
31 home runs

6) The Seattle Mariners second baseman, Jose Lopez lead the team in runs batted in (RBIs).  How many RBIs did Lopez have?

• 56 RBIs
• 76 RBIs
• 96 RBIs
• 126 RBIs

7) The Seattle Mariners, 23 year old, starting pitcher, Felix Hernandez had 23 wins with only 5 losses in 238.2 innings pitched.

• True or False?

8) The Seattle Mariners first regular season home game was on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:42PM, at Safeco Field. The beat the Angels 3-2. The game was tied until the bottom of the tenth inning. Franklin Gutierrez double to center field. The next batter lays down a sacrifice bunt and reached on E1 (throw); Gutierrez scores the winning run. The batter gets no RBI on the unearned run.  Who dropped down the bunt?

• Roger Adrian
• Yuniesky Betancourt
• Roy Corcoran
• Kenji Johjima

9) On Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Safeco Field, the Seattle Mariners end the regular season.  They beat the Texas Rangers 4-3.  The Mariners get 8 hits.  Who did NOT get a hit?

• Adrian Beltre
• Franklin Gutierrez
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Josh Wilson

10) The 2009 Seattle Mariners season was the 33rd season in franchise history. They improved upon a disappointing 2008 season, where they finished last in the American League West with a 61-101 record. They finished 3rd in the AL West with an 85-77 record, a 24 win improvement. The 2009 Mariners became the 13th team in MLB history to have a winning record following an 100+ loss season.

• True or False?

Seattle Mariners: 2009 Season [Answers]

1. True
2. Ken Griffey, Jr.
3. Felix Hernandez
4. .283 batting average
5. 31 home runs
6. 96 RBIs
7. False. The Seattle Mariners, 23 year old, starting pitcher, Felix Hernandez had 19 wins with only 5 losses in 238.2 innings pitched.
8. Yuniesky Betancourt
9. Adrian Beltre
10. True

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