1986 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1986 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1986 in baseball.

1986 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 7 – October 27, 1986
Number of games	162
Number of teams	26
TV partner(s)	ABC, NBC
Draft
Top draft pick	Jeff King
Picked by	Pittsburgh Pirates
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Roger Clemens (BOS) NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)
Postseason
AL champions	Boston Red Sox
AL runners-up	California Angels
NL champions	New York Mets
NL runners-up	Houston Astros
World Series
Champions	New York Mets
Runners-up	Boston Red Sox
World Series MVP	Ray Knight (NYM)
MLB seasons
← 1985 1987 →

Angels

White Sox

Royals

Twins

      Athletics

Mariners

Rangers

Orioles

Red
Sox

Indians

Tigers    

Brewers

Yankees

Blue
Jays

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Locations of teams for the 1982–1988 American League seasons
West   East

Braves

Reds

Astros

Dodgers

Padres

   Giants

Cubs

Expos

Mets

      Phillies

Pirates   

Cardinals

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Locations of teams for the 1977–1992 National League seasons
West   East

The 1986 Major League Baseball season saw the New York Mets win their second World Series title, their first since 1969.

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Bobby Doerr
  • Ernie Lombardi
  • Willie McCovey

Further information: 1986 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Todd Worrell (STL)	Jose Canseco (OAK)
Cy Young Award	Mike Scott (HOU)	Roger Clemens (BOS)
Manager of the Year	Hal Lanier (HOU)	John McNamara (BOS)
Most Valuable Player	Mike Schmidt (PHI)	Roger Clemens (BOS)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Fernando Valenzuela (LAD)	Ron Guidry (NYY)
Catcher	Jody Davis (CHC)	Bob Boone (CAL)
First Baseman	Keith Hernandez (NYM)	Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman	Ryne Sandberg (CHC)	Frank White (KC)
Third Baseman	Mike Schmidt (PHI)	Gary Gaetti (MIN)
Shortstop	Ozzie Smith (STL)	Tony Fernández (TOR)
Outfielders	Tony Gwynn (SD)	Jesse Barfield (TOR)
	Willie McGee (STL)	Gary Pettis (CAL)
	Dale Murphy (ATL)	Kirby Puckett (MIN)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter	Rick Rhoden (PIT)	Don Baylor (BOS)
Catcher	Gary Carter (NYM)	Lance Parrish (DET)
First Baseman	Glenn Davis (HOU)	Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman	Steve Sax (LAD)	Frank White (KC)
Third Baseman	Mike Schmidt (PHI)	Wade Boggs (BOS)
Shortstop	Hubie Brooks (MTL)	Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
Outfielders	Tony Gwynn (SD)	Jesse Barfield (TOR)
	Dave Parker (CIN)	George Bell (TOR)
	Tim Raines (MTL)	Kirby Puckett (MIN)

Other awards

• Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Don Baylor (BOS)
• Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Garry Maddox (PHI).
• Rolaids Relief Man Award: Dave Righetti (NYY, American); Todd Worrell (STL, National).

Player of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	Kirby Puckett	Johnny Ray
May	Wade Boggs	Hubie Brooks
June	Kent Hrbek	Kevin Bass
July	Scott Fletcher	Eric Davis
August	Doug DeCinces	Dale Murphy
September	Don Mattingly	Steve Sax

Pitcher of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	Roger Clemens	Dwight Gooden
May	Don Aase	Jeff Reardon
June	Roger Clemens	Rick Rhoden
July	Jack Morris	Todd Worrell
August	Mike Witt	Bill Gullickson
September	Bruce Hurst	Mike Krukow

Statistical leaders

Statistic	American League		National League
AVG	Wade Boggs BOS	.357	Tim Raines MTL	.334
HR	Jesse Barfield TOR	40	Mike Schmidt PHI	37
RBI	Joe Carter CLE	121	Mike Schmidt PHI	119
Wins	Roger Clemens BOS	24	Fernando Valenzuela LA	21
ERA	Roger Clemens BOS	2.48	Mike Scott HOU	2.22
SO	Mark Langston SEA	245	Mike Scott HOU	306
SV	Dave Righetti NYY	46	Todd Worrell STL	36
SB	Rickey Henderson NYY	87	Vince Coleman STL	107

Standings

American League

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	95	66	.590	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍36
New York Yankees	90	72	.556	5½	41‍–‍39	49‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers	87	75	.537	8½	49‍–‍32	38‍–‍43
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	.531	9½	42‍–‍39	44‍–‍37
Cleveland Indians	84	78	.519	11½	45‍–‍35	39‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers	77	84	.478	18	41‍–‍39	36‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles	73	89	.451	22½	37‍–‍42	36‍–‍47

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
California Angels	92	70	.568	—	50‍–‍32	42‍–‍38
Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	5	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍45
Kansas City Royals	76	86	.469	16	45‍–‍36	31‍–‍50
Oakland Athletics	76	86	.469	16	47‍–‍36	29‍–‍50
Chicago White Sox	72	90	.444	20	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍50
Minnesota Twins	71	91	.438	21	43‍–‍38	28‍–‍53
Seattle Mariners	67	95	.414	25	41‍–‍41	26‍–‍54

National League

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	108	54	.667	—	55‍–‍26	53‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies	86	75	.534	21½	49‍–‍31	37‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals	79	82	.491	28½	42‍–‍39	37‍–‍43
Montreal Expos	78	83	.484	29½	36‍–‍44	42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs	70	90	.438	37	42‍–‍38	28‍–‍52
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	98	.395	44	31‍–‍50	33‍–‍48

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	96	66	.593	—	52‍–‍29	44‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	.531	10	43‍–‍38	43‍–‍38
San Francisco Giants	83	79	.512	13	46‍–‍35	37‍–‍44
San Diego Padres	74	88	.457	22	43‍–‍38	31‍–‍50
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	.451	23	46‍–‍35	27‍–‍54
Atlanta Braves	72	89	.447	23½	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍49

Postseason

Main article: 1986 MLB Postseason

Bracket

	League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS)					World Series
	East	Boston	4
	West	California	3
						AL	Boston	3
						NL	NY Mets	4
	East	NY Mets	4
	West	Houston	2

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Notes
Baltimore Orioles	Earl Weaver	Weaver's final season as a Major League manager
Boston Red Sox	John McNamara	Won American League Pennant
California Angels	Gene Mauch	Won AL West
Chicago White Sox	Tony La Russa, Doug Rader, Jim Fregosi
Cleveland Indians	Pat Corrales
Detroit Tigers	Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals	Dick Howser, Mike Ferraro
Milwaukee Brewers	George Bamberger, Tom Trebelhorn
Minnesota Twins	Ray Miller, Tom Kelly
New York Yankees	Lou Piniella
Oakland Athletics	Jackie Moore, Jeff Newman, Tony La Russa
Seattle Mariners	Chuck Cottier, Marty Martínez, Dick Williams
Texas Rangers	Bobby Valentine
Toronto Blue Jays	Jimy Williams	First season as Blue Jays manager

National League

Team	Manager	Notes
Atlanta Braves	Chuck Tanner	Tanner's final season as a Major League manager
Chicago Cubs	Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael
Cincinnati Reds	Pete Rose
Houston Astros	Hal Lanier	Won NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers	Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos	Buck Rodgers
New York Mets	Davey Johnson	Won World Series
Philadelphia Phillies	John Felske
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jim Leyland
St. Louis Cardinals	Whitey Herzog
San Diego Padres	Steve Boros	Boros' final season as a Major League manager
San Francisco Giants	Roger Craig

Home field attendance and payroll

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game	Est. payroll	%±
Los Angeles Dodgers [1]	73	−23.2%	3,023,208	−7.4%	37,324	$15,213,776	38.7%
New York Mets [2]	108	10.2%	2,767,601	0.2%	34,168	$15,393,714	42.1%
California Angels [3]	92	2.2%	2,655,872	3.4%	32,389	$14,427,258	0.0%
St. Louis Cardinals [4]	79	−21.8%	2,471,974	−6.3%	30,518	$9,875,010	−16.4%
Toronto Blue Jays [5]	86	−13.1%	2,455,477	−0.5%	30,315	$12,801,047	37.2%
Kansas City Royals [6]	76	−16.5%	2,320,794	7.3%	28,652	$13,043,698	23.5%
New York Yankees [7]	90	−7.2%	2,268,030	2.4%	28,350	$18,494,253	29.9%
Boston Red Sox [8]	95	17.3%	2,147,641	20.2%	26,514	$14,402,239	32.2%
Baltimore Orioles [9]	73	−12.0%	1,973,176	−7.5%	24,977	$13,001,258	7.6%
Philadelphia Phillies [10]	86	14.7%	1,933,335	5.6%	24,167	$11,590,166	8.9%
Detroit Tigers [11]	87	3.6%	1,899,437	−16.9%	23,450	$12,335,714	19.2%
Chicago Cubs [12]	70	−9.1%	1,859,102	−14.0%	23,239	$17,208,165	35.5%
San Diego Padres [13]	74	−10.8%	1,805,716	−18.3%	22,293	$11,380,693	1.7%
Houston Astros [14]	96	15.7%	1,734,276	46.4%	21,411	$9,873,276	−1.2%
Cincinnati Reds [15]	86	−3.4%	1,692,432	−7.8%	20,894	$11,906,388	42.4%
Texas Rangers [16]	87	40.3%	1,692,002	52.1%	20,889	$6,743,119	−12.2%
San Francisco Giants [17]	83	33.9%	1,528,748	86.7%	18,873	$8,947,000	8.8%
Cleveland Indians [18]	84	40.0%	1,471,805	124.6%	18,170	$7,809,500	19.2%
Chicago White Sox [19]	72	−15.3%	1,424,313	−14.7%	17,584	$10,418,819	5.8%
Atlanta Braves [20]	72	9.1%	1,387,181	2.7%	17,126	$17,102,786	15.5%
Oakland Athletics [21]	76	−1.3%	1,314,646	−1.5%	15,839	$9,779,421	8.0%
Milwaukee Brewers [22]	77	8.5%	1,265,041	−7.0%	15,813	$9,943,642	−11.9%
Minnesota Twins [23]	71	−7.8%	1,255,453	−24.0%	15,499	$9,498,167	64.8%
Montreal Expos [24]	78	−7.1%	1,128,981	−24.9%	14,112	$11,103,600	17.2%
Seattle Mariners [25]	67	−9.5%	1,029,045	−8.8%	12,549	$5,958,309	29.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates [26]	64	12.3%	1,000,917	36.0%	12,357	$10,938,500	18.0%

Television coverage

Network	Day of week	Announcers
ABC	Monday nights Sunday afternoons	Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, Keith Jackson, Don Drysdale
NBC	Saturday afternoons	Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Bob Costas, Tony Kubek

Events

• April 7 – On Opening Day at Tiger Stadium, Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox achieves a major league first by hitting a home run off Jack Morris on the first pitch of the season. ^[27]
• April 29 – Roger Clemens, age 23, struck out twenty Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park to set a major league record for a nine-inning game. ^{[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]}
• June 6 – San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros is ejected before the first pitch, after showing the umpire video footage of a disputed play from the night before. ^[33]
• September 25 – Houston Astros pitcher Mike Scott throws a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants to clinch the National League West division title with a score of 2-0.

References

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33. Jaffe, Chris. "Wednesday, June 06, 2012 50th anniversary: LaRussa goes pro". HardballTimes.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

External links

• 1986 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference