Oct. 8, 1995 provided Seattle Mariners fans with the greatest memory in team history.

It was on that day that Edgar Martinez recorded the biggest hit in franchise history, hitting a double in the bottom of the 11th inning against the New York Yankees to send the Mariners to the first American League Championship Series in team history.

Martinez's hit, affectionately known as "The Double," came off Jack McDowell.

Here's what you need to know.

Because of 1994 strike that canceled the World Series, the 1995 season didn't start on time and lasted just 144 games.

However, the Mariners had to play a 145th game, playing an American League West tiebreaker against the California Angels. The M's won that game to capture the division, marking the first playoff trip in franchise history.

Not only did Seattle win the division, they came from 13.0 games back in the division on Aug. 2 to do it. 

The Mariners then came back from 2-0 series deficit against the Yankees in the American League Division Series before falling to Cleveland in the American League Championship Series in six games.

--The Mariners started right-hander Andy Benes while the Yankees countered with David Cone.

--Seattle took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on a home run by Joey Cora.

--The Yankees took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth on a two-run homer by Paul O'Neill.

--The Mariners tied the game in the bottom half on a single by Jay Buhner.

--In the sixth inning, the Yankees took a 4-2 lead on a double by Don Mattingly.

--In the bottom of the eighth, Ken Griffey Jr. homered to make it 4-3, and Doug Strange recorded a bases-loaded walk to make it 4-4.

--Randy Johnson entered the game for the Mariners in relief in the ninth inning and finally cracked in the top of the 11th on a single by Randy Velarde that gave New York a 5-4 lead.

--The Mariners got back-to-back singles in the bottom of the 11th from Cora and Griffey, and then Martinez won the game with his double.

Simply put? This team saved baseball in Seattle. The Mariners were likely going to move to Tampa Bay, but this season - and the fervor around it - helped get T-Mobile Park built. Some fans are tired of the 1995 nostalgia, and while I understand wanting new memories, nothing can ever replace what this team, and this moment, meant to the city.