1986 Major League Baseball season

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

1986 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 7 – October 27, 1986
Number of games	162
Number of teams	26
Draft
Top draft pick	Jeff King
Picked by	Pittsburgh Pirates
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Roger Clemens (BOS) NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)
League 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)

Awards and honors

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

• Most Valuable Player
  • Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  • Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • Mike Scott, Houston Astros (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • José Canseco, Oakland Athletics (AL)
  • Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
• Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
  • Dave Righetti, New York Yankees (AL)
  • Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
• Manager of the Year Award
  • John McNamara, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • Hal Lanier, Houston Astros (NL)
• Gold Glove Award
  • Don Mattingly (1B) (AL)
  • Frank White (2B) (AL)
  • Gary Gaetti (3B) (AL)
  • Tony Fernández (SS) (AL)
  • Kirby Puckett (OF) (AL)
  • Gary Pettis (OF) (AL)
  • Jesse Barfield (OF) (AL)
  • Bob Boone (C) (AL)
  • Ron Guidry (P) (AL)

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 AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road Boston Red Sox 95 66 0.590 — 51–30 44–36 New York Yankees 90 72 0.556 5½ 41–39 49–33 Detroit Tigers 87 75 0.537 8½ 49–32 38–43 Toronto Blue Jays 86 76 0.531 9½ 42–39 44–37 Cleveland Indians 84 78 0.519 11½ 45–35 39–43 Milwaukee Brewers 77 84 0.478 18 41–39 36–45 Baltimore Orioles 73 89 0.451 22½ 37–42 36–47 AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road California Angels 92 70 0.568 — 50–32 42–38 Texas Rangers 87 75 0.537 5 51–30 36–45 Kansas City Royals 76 86 0.469 16 45–36 31–50 Oakland Athletics 76 86 0.469 16 47–36 29–50 Chicago White Sox 72 90 0.444 20 41–40 31–50 Minnesota Twins 71 91 0.438 21 43–38 28–53 Seattle Mariners 67 95 0.414 25 41–41 26–54

National League 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 NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road Houston Astros 96 66 0.593 — 52–29 44–37 Cincinnati Reds 86 76 0.531 10 43–38 43–38 San Francisco Giants 83 79 0.512 13 46–35 37–44 San Diego Padres 74 88 0.457 22 43–38 31–50 Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 0.451 23 46–35 27–54 Atlanta Braves 72 89 0.447 23½ 41–40 31–49

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
Boston Red Sox	John McNamara	Won American League Pennant
California Angels	Gene Mauch
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

National League

Team	Manager	Notes
Atlanta Braves	Chuck Tanner
Chicago Cubs	Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael
Cincinnati Reds	Pete Rose
Houston Astros	Hal Lanier
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
San Francisco Giants	Roger Craig

Home Field Attendance & 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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20. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
21. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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31. Gammons, Peter (May 12, 1986). "Striking out toward Cooperstown". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
32. http://espn.go.com/classic/s/add_Clemens_Roger.html
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