1986_Cincinnati_Reds_season
1986 Cincinnati Reds season
Major League Baseball team season
The Cincinnati Reds' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.
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| 1986 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |||
| City | Cincinnati | |||
| Record | 86–76 (.531) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Marge Schott | |||
| General managers | Bill Bergesch | |||
| Managers | Pete Rose | |||
| Television | WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Physioc) | |||
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) | |||
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Eric Davis hit 27 home runs and stole 80 bases this season. The New York Yankees' Rickey Henderson also had over 20 home runs and 80 steals in 1986, he and Davis are the only two major leaguers to accomplish this feat.
- December 19, 1985: Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera.[1]
- January 16, 1986: Derek Botelho was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- January 20, 1986: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[3]
- On August 5, 1986, Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.[4]
- August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.[5]
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- March 31, 1986: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Norm Charlton and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the Reds on April 2.[6]
- April 4, 1986: Chris Welsh was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[7]
Draft picks
- June 2, 1986: Reggie Jefferson was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.[8]
Roster
| 1986 Cincinnati Reds roster | |||||||||
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bo Diaz | 134 | 474 | 129 | .272 | 10 | 56 |
| 1B | Pete Rose | 72 | 237 | 52 | .219 | 0 | 25 |
| 2B | Ron Oester | 153 | 523 | 135 | .258 | 8 | 44 |
| SS | Kurt Stillwell | 104 | 279 | 64 | .229 | 0 | 26 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 155 | 568 | 158 | .278 | 20 | 75 |
| LF | Eric Davis | 132 | 415 | 115 | .277 | 27 | 71 |
| CF | Eddie Milner | 145 | 424 | 110 | .259 | 15 | 47 |
| RF | Dave Parker | 162 | 637 | 174 | .273 | 31 | 116 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Nick Esasky | 102 | 330 | 76 | .230 | 12 | 41 |
| Dave Concepción | 90 | 311 | 81 | .260 | 3 | 30 |
| Tony Pérez | 77 | 200 | 51 | .255 | 2 | 29 |
| Kal Daniels | 74 | 181 | 58 | .320 | 6 | 23 |
| Barry Larkin | 41 | 159 | 45 | .283 | 3 | 19 |
| Max Venable | 108 | 147 | 31 | .211 | 2 | 15 |
| Sal Butera | 56 | 113 | 27 | .239 | 2 | 16 |
| Tracy Jones | 46 | 86 | 30 | .349 | 2 | 10 |
| Wade Rowdon | 38 | 80 | 20 | .250 | 0 | 10 |
| Tom Runnells | 12 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Van Gorder | 9 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul O'Neill | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Gullickson | 37 | 244.2 | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 121 |
| Tom Browning | 39 | 243.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.81 | 147 |
| John Denny | 27 | 171.1 | 11 | 10 | 4.20 | 115 |
| Chris Welsh | 24 | 139.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.78 | 40 |
| Mario Soto | 19 | 105.0 | 5 | 10 | 4.71 | 67 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ted Power | 56 | 129.0 | 10 | 6 | 3.70 | 95 |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Franco | 74 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 2.94 | 84 |
| Ron Robinson | 70 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3.24 | 117 |
| Rob Murphy | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 | 36 |
| Carl Willis | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.47 | 24 |
| Scott Terry | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 | 32 |
| Joe Price | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 30 |
| Bill Landrum | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 14 |
| Sal Butera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Denver Zephyrs | American Association | Jack Lind |
| AA | Vermont Reds | Eastern League | Jay Ward |
| A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Marc Bombard |
| A | Cedar Rapids Reds | Midwest League | Gene Dusan and Paul Kirsch |
| Rookie | GCL Reds | Gulf Coast League | Sam Mejías |
| Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Jeff Cox |
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont[9]
- "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Cincinnati Reds 1986 Schedule at MLB.com
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