1986 Cincinnati Reds season

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1986  Cincinnati Reds
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Riverfront Stadium
City Cincinnati
Record86–76 (.531)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Marge Schott
General managers Bill Bergesch
Managers Pete Rose
Television WLWT
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Physioc)
Radio WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
  1985 Seasons 1987  

The 1986 Cincinnati Reds season was the 117th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 17th and 16th full season at Riverfront Stadium. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.

Contents

Eric Davis hit 27 home runs and stole 80 bases this season. The New York Yankees' Rickey Henderson also had over 20 home runs and 80 steals in 1986, he and Davis are the only two major leaguers to accomplish this feat.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 9666.59352294437
Cincinnati Reds 8676.5311043384338
San Francisco Giants 8379.5121346353744
San Diego Padres 7488.4572243383150
Los Angeles Dodgers 7389.4512346352754
Atlanta Braves 7289.44723½41403149

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta 9–36–125–1310–84–74–84–85–712–67–116–6
Chicago 3–95–74–86–68–106–129–87–116–66–610–7
Cincinnati 12–67–54–1410–87–54–87–510–29–99–97–5
Houston 13–58–414–410–88–45–76–66–610–89–97–5
Los Angeles 8–106–68–108–105–73–95–78–46–128–108–4
Montreal 7–410–85–74–85–78–108–1011–74–85–79–9
New York 8–412–68–47–59–310–88–1017–110–27–512–6
Philadelphia 8-48–95–76–67–510–810–811–76–69–36–12
Pittsburgh 7–511–72–106–64–87–111–177–118–44–87–11
San Diego 6–126–69–98–1012–68–42–106–64–88–105–7
San Francisco 11–76–69–99–910–87–55–73–98–410–85–7
St. Louis 6–67–105–75–74–89–96–1212–611–77–57–5

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster

1986 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Bo Diaz 134474129.2721056
1B Pete Rose 7223752.219025
2B Ron Oester 153523135.258844
SS Kurt Stillwell 10427964.229026
3B Buddy Bell 155568158.2782075
LF Eric Davis 132415115.2772771
CF Eddie Milner 145424110.2591547
RF Dave Parker 162637174.27331116

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Nick Esasky 10233076.2301241
Dave Concepción 9031181.260330
Tony Pérez 7720051.255229
Kal Daniels 7418158.320623
Barry Larkin 4115945.283319
Max Venable 10814731.211215
Sal Butera 5611327.239216
Tracy Jones 468630.349210
Wade Rowdon 388020.250010
Tom Runnells 12111.09100
Dave Van Gorder 9100.00000
Paul O'Neill 320.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bill Gullickson 37244.215123.38121
Tom Browning 39243.114133.81147
John Denny 27171.111104.20115
Chris Welsh 24139.1694.7840
Mario Soto 19105.05104.7167

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ted Power 56129.01063.7095
Mike Smith 23.10013.501

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
John Franco 7466292.9484
Ron Robinson 70103143.24117
Rob Murphy 346010.7236
Carl Willis 291304.4724
Scott Terry 281206.1432
Joe Price 251205.4030
Bill Landrum 100006.7514
Sal Butera 10000.001

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Denver Zephyrs American Association Jack Lind
AA Vermont Reds Eastern League Jay Ward
A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Marc Bombard
A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Gene Dusan and Paul Kirsch
Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Jeff Cox

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont [9]

References

  1. Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
  2. "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  3. Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
  4. Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
  5. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN   978-1-55365-507-7
  6. Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
  7. "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  8. Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
  9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007