1986 Philadelphia Phillies season

1986  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Veterans Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	Bill Giles
General managers	Bill Giles
Managers	John Felske
Television	WTAF PRISM
Radio	WCAU (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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The 1986 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 104th season for the Phillies. Under second-year manager John Felske, the Phillies stayed just below the .500 mark for roughly two-thirds of the season, until a charge after the All-Star break pushed the club past the St. Louis Cardinals and Montreal Expos into second place in the National League East. ^[1]

Background

The eventual World Series champions rival New York Mets finished with a Major League best 108–54 record, and finished 211⁄2 games ahead of the Phillies. The Mets and the Phillies were the only teams in the National League East to post winning records. ^[1] Mike Schmidt became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award three times. ^[2]

Offseason

• December 6, 1985: Jerry Koosman was released by the Phillies. ^[3]
• December 22, 1985: Tim Corcoran was released by the Phillies. ^[4]
• January 16, 1986: Ronn Reynolds was traded by the New York Mets with Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rodger Cole and Ronnie Gideon. ^[5]
• March 17, 1986: Alan Knicely was released by the Phillies. ^[6]

Regular season

Veterans Stadium on Phillies Opening Night, April 11, 1986.

On August 20, 1986, pitcher Don Carman took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Giants catcher Bob Brenly hit a long drive into the gap in left-center field. Phillies center fielder Milt Thompson was positioned to make a running catch but the ball hit the base of his glove and was ruled a hit. ^[7] Carman pitched nine innings, gave up one hit, and was the winner when the Phillies scored in the top of the tenth on a Juan Samuel solo homer to win the game 1 to 0. ^[8]

The Phillies were the only team in the National League to post a winning record against the World Series champs, going 10–8 with a 7–2 mark at Veterans Stadium. The high point of the season for the Phillies was the three-game sweep of the Mets in mid-September. ^[1]

On September 12, up by twenty-two games, the Mets needed to win one game to clinch the division and came to Philadelphia for a weekend series. The Phillies won all three games, finishing the weekend by beating the Mets 6–0 behind a six-hit shutout by Kevin Gross, who also tripled home two runs. The sweep still left the Phillies down nineteen games but was both especially satisfying given the significant number of Mets fans who had traveled to Veterans Stadium for the weekend hoping to see the Mets clinch, ^{[1] [9] [10]} and necessary because they were swept in a three-game series in Chicago preceding this series and did not want to see a visiting team's division-title celebration at Veterans Stadium. ^{[11] [12]} Had the Mets won one of the three games, it would have been the first time that a division title was won at Veterans Stadium. ^[11]

During the series, Mets fans at Veterans Stadium became unruly and damaged seats in the upper deck. ^[9] One Mets fan was arrested after striking at two Philadelphia police officers. ^[9]

The club scored a season-high nineteen runs in a 19–1 throttling of the Chicago Cubs at the Vet on June 23.

Hall-of-Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt won the NL MVP for the third and final time in his career with a league-high thirty-seven home runs with 119 RBI and a .290 average. ^[2] The Phillies distant second-place finish made Schmidt the first major-league MVP to have played on a team that finished at least twenty games out of first place. ^[13]

Season standings

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	108	54	0.667	—	55–26	53–28
Philadelphia Phillies	86	75	0.534	21½	49–31	37–44
St. Louis Cardinals	79	82	0.491	28½	42–39	37–43
Montreal Expos	78	83	0.484	29½	36–44	42–39
Chicago Cubs	70	90	0.438	37	42–38	28–52
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	98	0.395	44	31–50	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1986 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	9–3	6–12	5–13	10–8	4–7	4–8	4–8	5–7	12–6	7–11	6–6
Chicago	3–9	—	5–7	4–8	6–6	8–10	6–12	9–8	7–11	6–6	6–6	10–7
Cincinnati	12–6	7–5	—	4–14	10–8	7–5	4–8	7–5	10–2	9–9	9–9	7–5
Houston	13–5	8–4	14–4	—	10–8	8–4	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–5
Los Angeles	8–10	6–6	8–10	8–10	—	5–7	3–9	5–7	8–4	6–12	8–10	8–4
Montreal	7–4	10–8	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	11–7	4–8	5–7	9–9
New York	8–4	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	10–8	—	8–10	17–1	10–2	7–5	12–6
Philadelphia	8-4	8–9	5–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	10–8	—	11–7	6–6	9–3	6–12
Pittsburgh	7–5	11–7	2–10	6–6	4–8	7–11	1–17	7–11	—	8–4	4–8	7–11
San Diego	6–12	6–6	9–9	8–10	12–6	8–4	2–10	6–6	4–8	—	8–10	5–7
San Francisco	11–7	6–6	9–9	9–9	10–8	7–5	5–7	3–9	8–4	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–10	5–7	5–7	4–8	9–9	6–12	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	—

Notable transactions

• April 19, 1986: Tom Gorman was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. ^[14]
• May 9, 1986: Dave Stewart was released by the Phillies. ^[15]
• June 2, 1986: Chuck Knoblauch was drafted by the Phillies in the 18th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. ^[16]
• June 24, 1986: Steve Carlton was released by the Phillies. ^[17]
• July 24, 1986: Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen were traded by the Phillies to the Montreal Expos for Dan Schatzeder and Skeeter Barnes. ^[18]

1986 Game Log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1986 Game Log [19] Overall Record: 86–75
April (8–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 7 @ Reds 4–7 Mario Soto (1–0) Steve Carlton (0–1) Ron Robinson (1) 54,960 0–1 2 April 9 @ Reds 5–3 (11) Steve Bedrosian (1–0) Ted Power (0–1) None 11,411 1–1 3 April 11 Mets 7–9 Bob Ojeda (1–0) Kevin Gross (0–1) Jesse Orosco (1) 36,190 1–2 4 April 12 Mets 9–8 (14) Charles Hudson (1–0) Randy Niemann (0–1) None 22,737 2–2 5 April 13 Mets 4–2 Shane Rawley (1–0) Rick Aguilera (0–1) None 27,691 3–2 6 April 14 Pirates 1–3 (10) Cecilio Guante (1–0) Steve Bedrosian (1–1) Jim Winn (1) 16,200 3–3 – April 15 Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 15 as a traditional double-header – April 16 Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 as a traditional double-header 7 April 18 @ Mets 2–5 Ron Darling (1–0) Steve Carlton (0–2) Jesse Orosco (2) 26,906 3–4 8 April 19 @ Mets 2–3 Dwight Gooden (2–0) Shane Rawley (1–1) None 38,333 3–5 9 April 20 @ Mets 0–8 Sid Fernandez (1–0) Kevin Gross (0–2) None 41,848 3–6 10 April 22 @ Expos 2–8 Andy McGaffigan (1–0) Charles Hudson (1–1) Tim Burke (2) 4,276 3–7 11 April 23 @ Expos 5–4 Steve Carlton (1–2) Joe Hesketh (0–3) Steve Bedrosian (1) 6,293 4–7 12 April 24 @ Pirates 4–2 Shane Rawley (2–1) Rick Rhoden (2–1) None 14,622 5–7 13 April 25 @ Pirates 6–3 Kevin Gross (1–2) Rick Reuschel (2–2) Steve Bedrosian (2) 11,847 6–7 14 April 26 @ Pirates 6–5 Charles Hudson (2–1) Larry McWilliams (0–2) Steve Bedrosian (3) 16,373 7–7 15 April 27 @ Pirates 5–13 Mike Bielecki (1–0) Steve Carlton (1–3) Bob Walk (1) 17,218 7–8 16 April 29 Astros 12–4 Shane Rawley (3–1) Nolan Ryan (3–3) None 16,313 8–8 17 April 30 Astros 0–1 Mike Scott (3–2) Kevin Gross (1–3) Dave Smith (7) 17,134 8–9
May (12–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 18 May 2 Braves 1–7 David Palmer (2–1) Steve Carlton (1–4) None 20,237 8–10 19 May 3 Braves 4–10 Rick Mahler (2–4) Shane Rawley (3–2) None 20,511 8–11 20 May 4 Braves 5–1 Kevin Gross (2–3) Joe Johnson (3–2) None 37,352 9–11 21 May 5 Expos 4–6 Dan Schatzeder (1–0) Kent Tekulve (0–1) Jeff Reardon (3) 15,425 9–12 22 May 6 Expos 0–8 Andy McGaffigan (2–0) Steve Carlton (1–5) None 16,528 9–13 23 May 7 Expos 2–8 Floyd Youmans (1–3) Shane Rawley (3–3) Tim Burke (3) 15,840 9–14 24 May 9 @ Braves 7–6 Kevin Gross (3–3) Joe Johnson (3–3) Steve Bedrosian (4) 11,817 10–14 25 May 10 @ Braves 1–3 Zane Smith (3–2) Charles Hudson (2–2) Paul Assenmacher (2) 25,958 10–15 26 May 11 @ Braves 2–1 Steve Bedrosian (2–1) Craig McMurtry (1–2) None 15,689 11–15 27 May 12 @ Astros 5–1 Shane Rawley (4–3) Jim Deshaies (0–1) None 8,354 12–15 28 May 13 @ Astros 2–3 (11) Julio Solano (2–0) Dave Rucker (0–1) None 7,087 12–16 29 May 14 Reds 8–6 Don Carman (1–0) John Franco (0–1) Steve Bedrosian (5) 21,877 13–16 30 May 15 Reds 5–6 Ron Robinson (3–0) Steve Bedrosian (2–2) None 20,767 13–17 31 May 16 @ Giants 3–0 Steve Carlton (2–5) Roger Mason (2–3) Kent Tekulve (1) 16,560 14–17 32 May 17 @ Giants 7–12 Mike Krukow (5–3) Shane Rawley (4–4) Greg Minton (4) 14,260 14–18 33 May 18 @ Giants 1–4 Scott Garrelts (4–3) Freddie Toliver (0–1) Jeff Robinson (4) 31,186 14–19 34 May 20 @ Padres 3–4 Eric Show (3–2) Kevin Gross (3–4) Rich Gossage (8) 13,997 14–20 35 May 21 @ Padres 2–7 Dave Dravecky (4–3) Charles Hudson (2–3) None 12,674 14–21 36 May 22 @ Padres 2–6 Andy Hawkins (3–3) Steve Carlton (2–6) Craig Lefferts (1) 21,173 14–22 37 May 23 @ Dodgers 8–2 Shane Rawley (5–4) Jerry Reuss (2–3) None 39,354 15–22 38 May 24 @ Dodgers 0–6 Fernando Valenzuela (7–2) Freddie Toliver (0–2) None 47,725 15–23 39 May 25 @ Dodgers 2–5 Orel Hershiser (5–3) Kevin Gross (3–5) None 40,424 15–24 40 May 27 Giants 6–2 Steve Carlton (3–6) Jeff Robinson (2–1) None 16,023 16–24 41 May 28 Giants 4–0 Shane Rawley (6–4) Scott Garrelts (4–5) None 17,003 17–24 42 May 29 Giants 5–4 Don Carman (2–0) Greg Minton (2–3) None 17,785 18–24 43 May 30 Padres 2–0 Kevin Gross (4–5) Eric Show (3–3) None 10,608 19–24 44 May 31 Padres 1–0 Charles Hudson (3–3) Dave Dravecky (5–4) Steve Bedrosian (6) 21,211 20–24
June (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 45 June 1 Padres 16–5 Steve Carlton (4–6) Andy Hawkins (3–4) None 35,144 21–24 46 June 2 Dodgers 13–2 Shane Rawley (7–4) Jerry Reuss (2–5) None 21,476 22–24 47 June 3 Dodgers 4–11 Fernando Valenzuela (8–3) Mike Maddux (0–1) None 24,373 22–25 48 June 4 Dodgers 8–7 Kevin Gross (5–5) Orel Hershiser (5–4) Steve Bedrosian (7) 26,983 23–25 49 June 5 @ Expos 7–3 Charles Hudson (4–3) Jay Tibbs (3–2) None 10,845 24–25 50 June 6 @ Expos 9–10 (10) Tim Burke (3–1) Dave Rucker (0–2) None 18,325 24–26 51 June 7 @ Expos 3–1 Shane Rawley (8–4) Andy McGaffigan (3–2) None 20,486 25–26 52 June 8 @ Expos 0–12 Floyd Youmans (5–5) Mike Maddux (0–2) None 20,743 25–27 53 June 9 @ Mets 3–2 (10) Don Carman (3–0) Doug Sisk (0–1) Steve Bedrosian (8) 26,050 26–27 54 June 10 @ Mets 4–8 (11) Roger McDowell (6–0) Randy Lerch (0–1) None 27,472 26–28 55 June 11 @ Mets 3–5 Ron Darling (7–2) Steve Carlton (4–7) Jesse Orosco (11) 27,830 26–29 56 June 13 Expos 2–1 Shane Rawley (9–4) Tim Burke (4–2) None 24,491 27–29 57 June 14 Expos 7–6 Randy Lerch (1–1) Bert Roberge (0–2) Steve Bedrosian (9) 25,769 28–29 58 June 15 Expos 0–2 Andy McGaffigan (4–2) Charles Hudson (4–4) Jeff Reardon (15) 30,242 28–30 59 June 16 @ Cubs 5–7 Jamie Moyer (1–0) Steve Carlton (4–8) Lee Smith (9) 20,614 28–31 60 June 17 @ Cubs 11–8 Kent Tekulve (1–1) Ray Fontenot (2–2) None 27,114 29–31 61 June 18 @ Cubs 4–5 (10) Lee Smith (4–4) Steve Bedrosian (2–3) None 38,093 29–32 62 June 19 Cardinals 5–3 Kevin Gross (6–5) Ray Burris (3–3) Don Carman (1) 22,376 30–32 63 June 20 Cardinals 2–9 Bob Forsch (6–4) Charles Hudson (4–5) None 25,292 30–33 64 June 21 Cardinals 6–8 Todd Worrell (4–7) Don Carman (3–1) Ken Dayley (3) 38,601 30–34 65 June 22 Cardinals 4–7 Greg Mathews (4–1) Mike Maddux (0–3) Todd Worrell (13) 32,570 30–35 66 June 23 Cubs 19–1 Shane Rawley (10–4) Jamie Moyer (1–1) None 21,899 31–35 67 June 24 Cubs 7–6 (10) Steve Bedrosian (3–3) Lee Smith (4–5) None 24,757 32–35 68 June 25 Cubs 7–10 Guy Hoffman (3–2) Charles Hudson (4–6) Lee Smith (11) 22,085 32–36 69 June 27 @ Cardinals 2–1 (17) Kent Tekulve (2–1) Rick Ownbey (1–2) Tom Hume (1) 37,903 33–36 70 June 28 @ Cardinals 7–4 (10) Steve Bedrosian (4–3) Pat Perry (1–2) Tom Hume (2) 43,513 34–36 71 June 29 @ Cardinals 8–7 Steve Bedrosian (5–3) Todd Worrell (5–8) None 42,959 35–36 72 June 30 @ Pirates 2–3 Bob Walk (3–4) Charles Hudson (4–7) Cecilio Guante (4) 5,881 35–37
July (14–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 73 July 1 @ Pirates 5–4 (12) Tom Hume (1–0) Larry McWilliams (1–5) None 8,118 36–37 74 July 2 @ Pirates 3–4 Rick Rhoden (9–4) Don Carman (3–2) None 6,782 36–38 75 July 3 Reds 7–3 Bruce Ruffin (1–0) John Denny (5–8) Tom Hume (3) 61,475 37–38 76 July 4 Reds 1–4 Tom Browning (6–7) Kevin Gross (6–6) Ron Robinson (6) 20,490 37–39 77 July 5 Reds 2–7 Chris Welsh (3–2) Charles Hudson (4–8) None 23,620 37–40 78 July 6 Reds 12–5 Tom Hume (2–0) Joe Price (1–2) Kent Tekulve (2) 28,420 38–40 79 July 7 Braves 7–3 Shane Rawley (11–4) David Palmer (5–7) Steve Bedrosian (10) 18,768 39–40 80 July 8 Braves 8–2 Bruce Ruffin (2–0) Rick Mahler (10–7) None 22,202 40–40 81 July 9 Braves 3–7 Doyle Alexander (6–4) Kevin Gross (6–7) Gene Garber (10) 27,371 40–41 82 July 10 @ Astros 4–11 Mark Knudson (1–3) Charles Hudson (4–9) None 18,289 40–42 83 July 11 @ Astros 4–1 Don Carman (4–2) Mike Scott (9–6) Steve Bedrosian (11) 18,047 41–42 84 July 12 @ Astros 3–4 Nolan Ryan (6–6) Shane Rawley (11–5) Dave Smith (17) 17,491 41–43 85 July 13 @ Astros 5–4 (11) Steve Bedrosian (6–3) Dave Smith (1–6) None 20,597 42–43 – July 15 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Astrodome in Houston 86 July 17 @ Reds 6–7 (11) Ted Power (4–5) Tom Gorman (0–1) None 24,488 42–44 87 July 18 @ Reds 5–6 Tom Browning (9–7) Bruce Ruffin (2–1) John Franco (15) 24,072 42–45 88 July 19 @ Reds 2–5 Bill Gullickson (7–6) Shane Rawley (11–6) Ron Robinson (8) 20,994 42–46 89 July 20 @ Reds 9–3 Charles Hudson (5–9) John Denny (6–9) None 26,190 43–46 90 July 21 @ Braves 3–1 Kent Tekulve (3–1) Jeff Dedmon (3–5) Steve Bedrosian (12) 12,731 44–46 91 July 22 @ Braves 5–4 (11) Steve Bedrosian (7–3) Craig McMurtry (1–6) Tom Hume (4) 14,249 45–46 92 July 23 @ Braves 4–2 Bruce Ruffin (3–1) Doyle Alexander (6–6) None 11,770 46–46 93 July 24 Astros 3–9 Mike Scott (10–6) Shane Rawley (11–7) None 31,094 46–47 94 July 25 Astros 4–2 Charles Hudson (6–9) Jim Deshaies (5–3) Steve Bedrosian (13) 23,387 47–47 95 July 26 Astros 3–2 Don Carman (5–2) Mark Knudson (1–4) Dan Schatzeder (2) 34,075 48–47 96 July 27 Astros 2–3 Nolan Ryan (7–7) Kevin Gross (6–8) Aurelio López (4) 33,192 48–48 97 July 28 Cardinals 1–3 Danny Cox (5–8) Bruce Ruffin (3–2) None 21,553 48–49 98 July 29 Cardinals 12–7 Tom Hume (3–0) Tim Conroy (3–6) None 21,970 49–49 99 July 30 Cardinals 3–6 Bob Forsch (10–6) Charles Hudson (6–10) Todd Worrell (21) 24,324 49–50
August (19–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 100 August 1 Cubs 4–3 (11) Kent Tekulve (4–1) Frank DiPino (1–6) None 25,892 50–50 101 August 2 Cubs 12–2 Kevin Gross (7–8) Scott Sanderson (5–8) None 22,062 51–50 102 August 3 Cubs 6–2 Steve Bedrosian (8–3) Frank DiPino (1–7) None 27,330 52–50 103 August 4 @ Cardinals 2–3 Todd Worrell (7–8) Dan Schatzeder (3–3) None 27,059 52–51 104 August 5 @ Cardinals 4–7 Bob Forsch (11–6) Mike Maddux (0–4) None 24,870 52–52 105 August 6 @ Cardinals 1–2 Greg Mathews (7–3) Don Carman (5–3) Todd Worrell (22) 32,714 52–53 106 August 7 @ Cardinals 5–6 John Tudor (11–5) Kevin Gross (7–9) Todd Worrell (23) 23,171 52–54 107 August 8 @ Cubs 1–2 Steve Trout (5–5) Bruce Ruffin (3–3) Lee Smith (21) 27,811 52–55 108 August 9 @ Cubs 4–2 Charles Hudson (7–10) Dennis Eckersley (6–7) Steve Bedrosian (14) 33,003 53–55 109 August 10 @ Cubs 0–4 Ed Lynch (3–1) Mike Maddux (0–5) None 30,009 53–56 110 August 11 Mets 4–8 Dwight Gooden (12–4) Don Carman (5–4) None 43,133 53–57 111 August 12 Mets 3–1 Kevin Gross (8–9) Rick Aguilera (6–4) None 36,442 54–57 112 August 13 Mets 8–4 Bruce Ruffin (4–3) Bob Ojeda (12–4) None 39,041 55–57 113 August 14 Pirates 8–7 Kent Tekulve (5–1) Barry Jones (1–2) None 20,643 56–57 114 August 15 (1) Pirates 5–6 Cecilio Guante (5–2) Dan Schatzeder (3–4) Don Robinson (8) see 2nd game 56–58 115 August 15 (2) Pirates 3–2 Mike Maddux (1–5) Jim Winn (2–5) Steve Bedrosian (15) 27,724 57–58 116 August 16 (1) Pirates 1–6 Rick Rhoden (13–7) Kevin Gross (8–10) None see 2nd game 57–59 117 August 16 (2) Pirates 6–0 Tom Hume (4–0) Larry McWilliams (2–9) Kent Tekulve (3) 31,349 58–59 118 August 17 Pirates 5–1 (5) Bruce Ruffin (5–3) Rick Reuschel (7–14) None 34,298 59–59 119 August 19 @ Giants 6–5 Kent Tekulve (6–1) Scott Garrelts (10–9) Steve Bedrosian (16) 10,316 60–59 120 August 20 @ Giants 1–0 (10) Don Carman (6–4) Mike Krukow (12–7) Steve Bedrosian (17) 10,723 61–59 121 August 21 @ Giants 6–7 Mark Davis (4–4) Kent Tekulve (6–2) Scott Garrelts (5) 7,959 61–60 122 August 22 @ Padres 4–1 Bruce Ruffin (6–3) Ed Whitson (6–8) None 16,296 62–60 123 August 23 @ Padres 3–4 (12) Lance McCullers (6–6) Kent Tekulve (6–3) None 25,884 62–61 124 August 24 @ Padres 6–5 Kent Tekulve (7–3) Rich Gossage (5–6) Steve Bedrosian (18) 13,409 63–61 125 August 25 @ Dodgers 1–3 Fernando Valenzuela (16–9) Don Carman (6–5) None 35,553 63–62 126 August 26 @ Dodgers 6–4 Kevin Gross (9–10) Ed Vande Berg (1–5) None 30,979 64–62 127 August 27 @ Dodgers 2–1 Bruce Ruffin (7–3) Bob Welch (6–10) Steve Bedrosian (19) 23,543 65–62 128 August 29 Giants 6–4 Mike Maddux (2–5) Mike Krukow (13–8) Steve Bedrosian (20) 21,572 66–62 129 August 30 Giants 5–3 Don Carman (7–5) Mike LaCoss (9–10) Steve Bedrosian (21) 23,022 67–62 130 August 31 Giants 4–3 Kent Tekulve (8–3) Vida Blue (9–9) Steve Bedrosian (22) 24,082 68–62
September (16–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 131 September 1 Padres 5–4 Kent Tekulve (9–3) Craig Lefferts (7–6) None 25,385 69–62 132 September 2 Padres 2–6 Dave LaPoint (4–7) Jeff Bittiger (0–1) None 15,553 69–63 133 September 3 Padres 5–6 Bob Stoddard (1–0) Steve Bedrosian (8–4) Lance McCullers (3) 15,066 69–64 134 September 5 Dodgers 4–0 Don Carman (8–5) Orel Hershiser (12–11) Steve Bedrosian (23) 15,245 70–64 135 September 6 Dodgers 2–3 Fernando Valenzuela (18–9) Kevin Gross (9–11) None 22,394 70–65 136 September 7 Dodgers 2–1 Kent Tekulve (10–3) Ken Howell (5–10) None 25,706 71–65 137 September 8 @ Cubs 4–7 Ed Lynch (5–4) Mike Maddux (2–6) Lee Smith (26) 6,857 71–66 138 September 9 @ Cubs 6–8 (10) Lee Smith (9–9) Steve Bedrosian (8–5) None 8,785 71–67 139 September 10 @ Cubs 7–8 Guy Hoffman (5–2) Kent Tekulve (10–4) Lee Smith (27) 9,029 71–68 140 September 12 Mets 6–3 Bruce Ruffin (8–3) Dwight Gooden (14–6) Steve Bedrosian (24) 43,070 72–68 141 September 13 Mets 6–5 Dan Schatzeder (4–4) Roger McDowell (13–8) Steve Bedrosian (25) 47,108 73–68 142 September 14 Mets 6–0 Kevin Gross (10–11) Sid Fernandez (15–5) None 38,652 74–68 143 September 15 Pirates 5–0 Don Carman (9–5) Rick Rhoden (15–9) None 14,089 75–68 144 September 16 Pirates 9–5 Kent Tekulve (11–4) Mike Bielecki (6–11) None 14,315 76–68 145 September 17 Cardinals 5–8 Bob Forsch (14–8) Bruce Ruffin (8–4) Todd Worrell (34) 15,737 76–69 146 September 18 Cardinals 4–3 Mike Maddux (3–6) Greg Mathews (10–7) Steve Bedrosian (26) 12,847 77–69 147 September 19 @ Mets 4–3 Kevin Gross (11–11) Sid Fernandez (15–6) Steve Bedrosian (27) 35,023 78–69 148 September 20 @ Mets 5–9 Ron Darling (14–5) Tom Hume (4–1) None 39,104 78–70 149 September 21 @ Mets 7–1 Marvin Freeman (1–0) John Mitchell (0–1) None 42,631 79–70 150 September 22 @ Pirates 8–4 Jeff Bittiger (1–1) Bob Kipper (5–8) None 3,934 80–70 151 September 23 @ Pirates 5–6 Barry Jones (3–4) Steve Bedrosian (8–6) None 3,631 80–71 152 September 24 @ Cardinals 1–7 Danny Cox (11–12) Kevin Gross (11–12) None 21,272 80–72 153 September 25 @ Cardinals 4–5 Ray Soff (4–0) Dan Schatzeder (4–5) Todd Worrell (35) 15,595 80–73 154 September 26 @ Expos 5–0 Marvin Freeman (2–0) Sergio Valdez (0–4) Kent Tekulve (4) 6,133 81–73 155 September 27 @ Expos 1–0 Don Carman (10–5) Floyd Youmans (13–11) Steve Bedrosian (28) 6,493 82–73 156 September 28 @ Expos 5–2 Kevin Gross (12–12) Dennis Martínez (3–6) Steve Bedrosian (29) 10,064 83–73 157 September 29 Cubs 3–8 Greg Maddux (2–4) Mike Maddux (3–7) None 14,355 83–74 158 September 30 Cubs 9–2 Bruce Ruffin (9–4) Drew Hall (1–2) None 13,377 84–74
October (2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record – October 1 Cubs Cancelled (rain); Was not rescheduled 159 October 3 Expos 5–6 Andy McGaffigan (10–5) Kent Tekulve (11–5) Randy St. Claire (1) 11,614 84–75 160 October 4 Expos 5–4 (14) Dan Schatzeder (5–5) Bert Roberge (0–4) None 16,796 85–75 161 October 5 Expos 2–1 (10) Dan Schatzeder (6–5) Curt Brown (0–1) None 25,293 86–75

Roster

1986 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 47 Larry Andersen 40 Steve Bedrosian 34 Jeff Bittiger 32 Steve Carlton 42 Don Carman 50 Rocky Childress 48 Marvin Freeman 33 Tom Gorman 46 Kevin Gross 49 Charles Hudson 41 Tom Hume 33 Mike Jackson 35 Randy Lerch 44 Mike Maddux 28 Shane Rawley 39 Dave Rucker 47 Bruce Ruffin 38 Dave Stewart 27 Kent Tekulve 43 Freddie Toliver		Catchers 10 Darren Daulton 29 Ronn Reynolds  6 John Russell Infielders 16 Luis Aguayo 11 Tom Foley  9 Von Hayes 30 Steve Jeltz 18,11 Greg Legg 18 Francisco Meléndez  8 Juan Samuel 20 Mike Schmidt 15 Rick Schu		Outfielders 21 Greg Gross 26 Chris James 23 Joe Lefebvre 31 Garry Maddox 22 Gary Redus 14 Jeff Stone 24 Milt Thompson 12 Glenn Wilson 17 Ron Roenicke		Manager  7 John Felske Coaches  2 Jim Davenport  4 Lee Elia  3 Claude Osteen  5 Mike Ryan 25 Del Unser

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	John Russell	93	315	76	.241	13	60
1B	Von Hayes	158	610	186	.305	19	98
2B	Juan Samuel	145	591	157	.266	16	78
SS	Steve Jeltz	145	439	96	.219	0	36
3B	Mike Schmidt	160	552	160	.290	37	119
LF	Gary Redus	90	340	84	.247	11	33
CF	Milt Thompson	96	299	75	.251	6	23
RF	Glenn Wilson	155	584	158	.271	15	84

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ron Roenicke	102	275	68	.247	5	42
Jeff Stone	82	249	69	.277	6	19
Rick Schu	92	208	57	.274	8	25
Darren Daulton	49	138	31	.225	8	21
Luis Aguayo	62	133	28	.211	4	13
Ronn Reynolds	43	126	27	.214	3	10
Greg Gross	87	101	25	.248	0	8
Tom Foley	39	61	18	.295	0	5
Chris James	16	46	13	.283	1	5
Greg Legg	11	20	9	.450	0	1
Joe Lefebvre	14	18	2	.111	0	1
Francisco Meléndez	9	8	2	.250	0	0
Garry Maddox	6	7	3	.429	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kevin Gross	37	241.2	12	12	4.02	154
Shane Rawley	23	157.2	11	7	3.54	73
Bruce Ruffin	21	146.1	9	4	2.46	70
Charles Hudson	33	144.0	7	10	4.94	82
Steve Carlton	16	83.0	4	8	6.18	62
Mike Maddux	16	78.0	3	7	5.42	44
Freddie Toliver	5	25.2	0	2	3.51	20
Marvin Freeman	3	16.0	2	0	2.25	8
Jeff Bittiger	3	14.2	1	1	5.52	8

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Don Carman	50	134.1	10	5	3.22	98

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Steve Bedrosian	68	8	6	29	3.39	82
Kent Tekulve	73	11	5	4	2.54	57
Tom Hume	48	4	1	4	2.77	51
Dan Schatzeder	25	3	3	1	3.38	14
Dave Rucker	19	0	2	0	5.76	14
Larry Andersen	10	0	0	0	4.26	9
Mike Jackson	9	0	0	0	3.38	3
Dave Stewart	8	0	0	0	6.57	9
Tom Gorman	8	0	1	0	7.71	8
Randy Lerch	4	1	1	0	7.88	5
Rocky Childress	2	0	0	0	6.75	1
Greg Gross	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

Awards and honors

• Garry Maddox, Roberto Clemente Award
• Mike Schmidt, National League MVP

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Bill Dancy
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	George Culver
A	Clearwater Phillies	Florida State League	Ron Clark
A	Spartanburg Phillies	South Atlantic League	Roly de Armas
A-Short Season	Utica Blue Sox	New York–Penn League	Tony Taylor
A-Short Season	Bend Phillies	Northwest League	Ed Pebley

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Notes

1. Pascarelli, Peter (October 6, 1986). "Bad Start, Promising Ending". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1.
2. Rogers, Thomas (November 20, 1986). "Schmidt Joins an Elite Club". The New York Times . p. D27.
3. Jerry Koosman at Baseball-Reference
4. Tim Corcoran at Baseball-Reference
5. "Ronn Reynolds Stats".
6. Alan Knicely at Baseball-Reference
7. Robbins, Michael (2004). Ninety Feet from Fame: Close Calls with Baseball Immortality. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 244.
8. "Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants Box Score, August 20, 1986".
9. Terry, Robert J.; Lieber, David (September 15, 1986). "30 Vet Seats Smashed by Mets Fans". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. B8.
10. Brehm, Mike (December 30, 2011). "Flyers, Rangers have contentious history". USA Today . p. E4. In 1986, the New York Mets were running away with the National League East race and needed one win in Philadelphia in mid-September to clinch. Mets fans seemed to take up half of Veterans Stadium, but Philadelphia swept the three games. Though the Mets won the division by 21 games, that was Phillies fans' World Series.
11. Pascarelli, Peter (September 12, 1986). "Mets Set to Clinch Vs. Phils". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1. The Mets' magic number is down to 2...It would be the first division championship ever clinched at the Vet, and the Phillies would love to prevent it from happening. However, after losing three straight in Chicago...the Phils have to sweep the series...to prevent the Mets from clinching in Philadelphia...'To keep them from clinching at the Vet, we needed to do something in Chicago, and we didn't,' said reliever Kent Tekulve, who lost the third game at Wrigley Field.
12. Pascarelli, Peter (September 11, 1986). "Cubs Hand Phils 3rd Loss in a Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1. The Phils now must shut the Mets down in three straight games to avoid watching a division-title celebration on their own turf.
13. Pascarelli, Peter (November 20, 1986). "Schmidt is National League MVP". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. A1.
14. Tom Gorman at Baseball-Reference
15. Dave Stewart at Baseball-Reference
16. Chuck Knoblauch at Baseball-Reference
17. Steve Carlton at Baseball-Reference
18. Dan Schatzeder at Baseball-Reference
19. "1986 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1986 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference