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1986 Major League Baseball season

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{{MLBseason|year=1986}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1986 MLB season

| league = Major League Baseball

| sport = Baseball

| duration = April 7 – October 27, 1986

| no_of_games = 162

| no_of_teams = 26

| TV = ABC, NBC

| draft = Draft

| draft_link = 1986 Major League Baseball draft

| top_pick = Jeff King

| top_pick_link = List of first overall MLB draft picks

| picked_by = Pittsburgh Pirates

| season = Regular Season

| season_champs =

| MVP = AL: Roger Clemens (BOS)
NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)

| MVP_link = Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

| playoffs = Postseason

| playoffs_link = 1986 Major League Baseball postseason

| conf1 = AL

| conf1_link = 1986 American League Championship Series

| conf1_champ = Boston Red Sox

| conf1_runner-up = California Angels

| conf2 = NL

| conf2_link = 1986 National League Championship Series

| conf2_champ = New York Mets

| conf2_runner-up = Houston Astros

| finals = World Series

| finals_link = 1986 World Series

| finals_champ = New York Mets

| finals_runner-up = Boston Red Sox

| World_Series_MVP = Ray Knight (NYM)

| World_Series_MVP_link = World Series Most Valuable Player Award

| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons

| seasonslistnames = MLB

| prevseason_link = 1985 Major League Baseball season

| prevseason_year = 1985

| nextseason_link = 1987 Major League Baseball season

| nextseason_year = 1987

}}

{{MLB Team Maps (1982–1988)}}

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

Awards and honors

{{further|1986 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting}}

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|+

! colspan="3" |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)

colspan="3" |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)

rowspan="3" |Outfielders

|Tony Gwynn (SD)

|Jesse Barfield (TOR)

Willie McGee (STL)

|Gary Pettis (CAL)

Dale Murphy (ATL)

|Kirby Puckett (MIN)

colspan="3" |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)

rowspan="3" |Outfielders

|Tony Gwynn (SD)

|Jesse Barfield (TOR)

Dave Parker (CIN)

|George Bell (TOR)

Tim Raines (MTL)

|Kirby Puckett (MIN)

=Other awards=

=Player of the Month=

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MonthAmerican LeagueNational 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=

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MonthAmerican LeagueNational 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

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Statistic

! colspan=2 | American League

! colspan=2 | National League

AVGWade Boggs BOS.357Tim Raines MTL.334
HRJesse Barfield TOR40Mike Schmidt PHI37
RBIJoe Carter CLE121Mike Schmidt PHI119
WinsRoger Clemens BOS24Fernando Valenzuela LA21
ERARoger Clemens BOS2.48Mike Scott HOU2.22
SOMark Langston SEA245Mike Scott HOU306
SVDave Righetti NYY46Todd Worrell STL36
SBRickey Henderson NYY87Vince Coleman STL107

Standings

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=American League=

{{1986 AL East standings|highlight=Boston Red Sox}}{{1986 AL West standings|highlight=California Angels}}

{{Flexbox wrap|break}}

=National League=

{{1986 NL East standings|highlight=New York Mets}}{{1986 NL West standings|highlight=Houston Astros}}

{{Flexbox wrap|end}}

Postseason

{{Main article|1986 MLB Postseason}}

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)

| RD2=World Series

| RD1-seed1 = East | RD1-team1=Boston

| RD1-seed2 = West | RD1-team2=California

| RD1-score1 = 4 | RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3 = East | RD1-team3=NY Mets

| RD1-seed4 = West | RD1-team4=Houston

| RD1-score3 = 4 | RD1-score4=2

| RD2-seed1 = AL | RD2-team1=Boston

| RD2-seed2 = NL | RD2-team2=NY Mets

| RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-score2=4

}}

Managers

=American League=

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! Team

ManagerNotes
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=

class="wikitable"

! Team

ManagerNotes
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

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style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;"
Team name

!Wins

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!Home attendance

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!{{abbr|Per game|Average home attendance per game}}

!Est. payroll

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

Los Angeles Dodgers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|73

| −23.2%

|3,023,208

| −7.4%

|37,324

|$15,213,776

|38.7%

New York Mets{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml|title=New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|108

|10.2%

|2,767,601

|0.2%

|34,168

|$15,393,714

|42.1%

California Angels{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml|title=Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|92

|2.2%

|2,655,872

|3.4%

|32,389

|$14,427,258

|0.0%

St. Louis Cardinals{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml|title=St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|79

| −21.8%

|2,471,974

| −6.3%

|30,518

|$9,875,010

| −16.4%

Toronto Blue Jays{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml|title=Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|86

| −13.1%

|2,455,477

| −0.5%

|30,315

|$12,801,047

|37.2%

Kansas City Royals{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml|title=Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|76

| −16.5%

|2,320,794

|7.3%

|28,652

|$13,043,698

|23.5%

New York Yankees{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml|title=New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|90

| −7.2%

|2,268,030

|2.4%

|28,350

|$18,494,253

|29.9%

Boston Red Sox{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml|title=Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|95

|17.3%

|2,147,641

|20.2%

|26,514

|$14,402,239

|32.2%

Baltimore Orioles{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml|title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|73

| −12.0%

|1,973,176

| −7.5%

|24,977

|$13,001,258

|7.6%

Philadelphia Phillies{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml|title=Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|86

|14.7%

|1,933,335

|5.6%

|24,167

|$11,590,166

|8.9%

Detroit Tigers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml|title=Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|87

|3.6%

|1,899,437

| −16.9%

|23,450

|$12,335,714

|19.2%

Chicago Cubs{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml|title=Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|70

| −9.1%

|1,859,102

| −14.0%

|23,239

|$17,208,165

|35.5%

San Diego Padres{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml|title=San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|74

| −10.8%

|1,805,716

| −18.3%

|22,293

|$11,380,693

|1.7%

Houston Astros{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml|title=Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|96

|15.7%

|1,734,276

|46.4%

|21,411

|$9,873,276

| −1.2%

Cincinnati Reds{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|86

| −3.4%

|1,692,432

| −7.8%

|20,894

|$11,906,388

|42.4%

Texas Rangers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml|title=Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|87

|40.3%

|1,692,002

|52.1%

|20,889

|$6,743,119

| −12.2%

San Francisco Giants{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|83

|33.9%

|1,528,748

|86.7%

|18,873

|$8,947,000

|8.8%

Cleveland Indians{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml|title=Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|84

|40.0%

|1,471,805

|124.6%

|18,170

|$7,809,500

|19.2%

Chicago White Sox{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml|title=Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|72

| −15.3%

|1,424,313

| −14.7%

|17,584

|$10,418,819

|5.8%

Atlanta Braves{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|72

|9.1%

|1,387,181

|2.7%

|17,126

|$17,102,786

|15.5%

Oakland Athletics{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml|title=Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|76

| −1.3%

|1,314,646

| −1.5%

|15,839

|$9,779,421

|8.0%

Milwaukee Brewers{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml|title=Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|77

|8.5%

|1,265,041

| −7.0%

|15,813

|$9,943,642

| −11.9%

Minnesota Twins{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml|title=Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|71

| −7.8%

|1,255,453

| −24.0%

|15,499

|$9,498,167

|64.8%

Montreal Expos{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml|title=Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|78

| −7.1%

|1,128,981

| −24.9%

|14,112

|$11,103,600

|17.2%

Seattle Mariners{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml|title=Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|67

| −9.5%

|1,029,045

| −8.8%

|12,549

|$5,958,309

|29.2%

Pittsburgh Pirates{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors|access-date=September 8, 2020|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|64

|12.3%

|1,000,917

|36.0%

|12,357

|$10,938,500

|18.0%

Television coverage

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! Network

Day of weekAnnouncers
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.{{cite web|last1=Crossman|first1=Matt|title=Parallel Pain|url=http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/70210330/red-sox-dwight-evans-angels-bobby-grich-1986-seasons-similar|website=sportsonearth.com|access-date=December 13, 2014|archive-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174757/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/70210330/red-sox-dwight-evans-angels-bobby-grich-1986-seasons-similar|url-status=dead}}
  • 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZ4rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6195%2C8935795 |work=Nashua Telegraph |location=(New Hampshire) |agency=Patriot Ledger Sports Service |last=Cafardo |first=Nick |title=Kall him Dr. Klemens |date=April 30, 1986 |page=17}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cl5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1712%2C9320827 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |last=Golden |first=Ed |title=Clemens fans 20 Mariners |date=April 30, 1986 |page=D1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9q5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7oYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595%2C3276562 |work=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Boston's Clemens makes history |date=April 30, 1986 |page=D2}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1986/05/12/640832/striking-out-toward-cooperstown |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Gammons |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Gammons |title=Striking out toward Cooperstown |date=May 12, 1986 |page=26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/add_Clemens_Roger.html|title=ESPN Classic - Clemens' 20 Ks in 1986 set MLB record}}
  • 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.{{cite web|last=Jaffe|first=Chris|title=Wednesday, June 06, 2012 50th anniversary: LaRussa goes pro|url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/50th-anniversary-larussa-goes-pro/|work=HardballTimes.com|access-date=June 8, 2012}}
  • 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

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1986-schedule.shtml 1986 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference]

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