1986 Detroit Tigers season

Last updated

1986  Detroit Tigers
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Tiger Stadium
City Detroit, Michigan
Owners Tom Monaghan
General managers Bill Lajoie
Managers Sparky Anderson
Television WDIV-TV
(George Kell, Al Kaline)
PASS
(Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)
Radio WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)
←  1985 Seasons 1987  →

The Detroit Tigers' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 95660.590—51–3044–36
New York Yankees 90720.5565½41–3949–33
Detroit Tigers 87750.5378½49–3238–43
Toronto Blue Jays 86760.5319½42–3944–37
Cleveland Indians 84780.51911½45–3539–43
Milwaukee Brewers 77840.4781841–3936–45
Baltimore Orioles 73890.45122½37–4236–47

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore —4–96–69–34–91–126–66–78–45–85–76–65–78–5
Boston 9–4—5–77–510–37–66–66–610–25–87–58–48–47–6
California 6–67–5—7–66–67–58–55–77–67–510–38–58–56–6
Chicago 3–95–76–7—5–76–67–65–76–76–67–68–52–116–6
Cleveland 9–43–106–67–5—4–98–48–56–65–810–29–36–63–10–1
Detroit 12–16–75–76–69–4—5–78–57–56–76–66–67–54–9
Kansas City 6–66–65–86–74–87–5—6–66–74–88–55–88–55–7
Milwaukee 7–66–67–57–55–85–86–6—4–88–55–76–64–87–6
Minnesota 4–82–106–77–66–65–77–68–4—4–86–76–76–74–8
New York 8–58–55–76–68–57–68–45–88–4—5–78–47–57–6
Oakland 7–55–73–106–72–106–65–87–57–67–5—10–33–108–4
Seattle 6–64–85–85–83–96–68–56–67–64–83–10—4–96–6
Texas 7–54–85–811–26–65–75–88–47–65–710–39–4—5–7
Toronto 5–86–76–66–610–3–19–47–56–78–46–74–86–67–5—

Notable transactions

Roster

1986 Detroit Tigers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Lance Parrish 9132784.2572262
1B Darrell Evans 151507122.2412985
2B Lou Whitaker 144584157.2692073
SS Alan Trammell 151574159.2772175
3B Darnell Coles 142521142.2732086
LF Larry Herndon 10628370.247837
CF Chet Lemon 126403101.2511253
RF Kirk Gibson 119441118.2682886
DH Johnny Grubb 8121070.3331351

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Dave Collins 124419113.270127
Tom Brookens 9828176.270325
Pat Sheridan 9823656.237619
Dwight Lowry 5615046.307318
Dave Bergman 6513030.23119
Mike Heath 309826.265411
Dave Engle 358622.25604
Harry Spilman 244912.24538
Mike Laga 15459.20038
Bruce Fields 164312.27906
Brian Harper 19365.13903
Tim Tolman 16346.17602
Doug Baker 13243.12500
Matt Nokes 7248.33312
Scotti Madison 270.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jack Morris 35267.02183.27223
Walt Terrell 34217.115124.5693
Frank Tanana 32188.11294.16119
Dan Petry 20116.05104.6656

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Eric King 33138.11143.5179
Randy O'Neal 37122.2374.3368
Dave LaPoint 1667.2365.7236
Bryan Kelly 620.0124.5018

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Willie Hernández 6487243.5577
Bill Campbell 343633.8837
Mark Thurmond 254131.9217
Jim Slaton 220024.0512
Chuck Cary 221203.4121
Bill Scherrer 130107.2916
John Pacella 50014.095
Jack Lazorko 30004.053

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Nashville Sounds American Association Leon Roberts
AA Glens Falls Tigers Eastern League Bob Schaefer
A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Tom Burgess
A Gastonia Tigers South Atlantic League Johnny Lipon
Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Tom Gamboa

[6]

Related Research Articles

The 1984 Minnesota Twins season was a season in American baseball. The team spent much of the season contending for the division title, but finished with a record of 81–81, tied for second in the American League West, and three games behind the division winner Kansas City Royals. Their 81–81 record was an 11-game improvement from 1983, and a 21-game improvement from their 102-loss season of 1982.

The 1990 Seattle Mariners season was the 14th for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. Under second-year manager Jim Lefebvre, they finished fifth in the American League West at 77–85 (.475). It was the second-best record in the M's history up to that point in time; the win total was one behind the club record set in 1987. The Mariners hit six grand slams, the most in MLB in 1990.

The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League West with a record of 67–95 (.414), the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors.

The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, 14 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.

The Texas Rangers1988 season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

The Oakland Athletics' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the A's finishing third in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

The 1975 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 57–102, the fifth worst season in Detroit Tigers history. They finished in last place in the American League East, 37½ games behind the Boston Red Sox. Their team batting average of .249 and team ERA of 4.27 were the second worst in the American League. They were outscored by their opponents 786 to 570.

The 1975 Montreal Expos season was the seventh season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 17½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 Chicago Cubs season</span>

The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70–90.

The following lists the events of the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies season.

The 1980 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 84–78, 19 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 830 to 757. The Tigers drew 1,785,293 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1980, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.

The 1930 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 75–79, 27 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

The 1954 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 68–86, 43 games behind the Cleveland Indians.

The 1957 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees. The team scored 614 runs and allowed 614 runs for a run differential of zero.

The 1958 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 77–77, 15 games behind the New York Yankees.

The 1960 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers' sixth-place finish in the American League with a 71–83 record, 26 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.

The 1962 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for third place in the American League with a record of 85–76, 10½ games behind the New York Yankees.

The Detroit Tigers' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to Minnesota Twins, were attempting to repeat as American League East champions after winning the division on the final day of the previous season. The Tigers hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1988.

The 1997 Detroit Tigers finished in third place in the American League East with a record of 79–83 (.488), an improvement of 26 games over the previous season. They were outscored by their opponents 790 to 784. The Tigers drew 1,365,157 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1997, ranking 13th of the 14 teams in the American League.

The 2005 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 105th season and its sixth at Comerica Park. It involved the Detroit Tigers finishing fourth in the American League Central with a 71–91 record, 28 games in back of the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.

References

  1. ↑ "Barbaro Garbey Stats".
  2. ↑ Darnell Coles Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. 1 2 "Dave Engle Stats".
  4. ↑ "Brian Harper Stats".
  5. ↑ Ken Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.