1986 Atlanta Braves season
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1986 Atlanta Braves season
| 1986 Atlanta Braves |
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| Owner(s) | Ted Turner | |
| General manager(s) | Bobby Cox | |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Tanner | |
| Local television | WTBS Superstation WTBS |
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| Local radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling) |
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The 1986 season was the 116th in franchise history and their 21st in Atlanta.
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Offseason
- November 13, 1985: Randy Johnson was released by the Braves.[1]
- December 6, 1985: Miguel Sosa (minors) was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Billy Sample.[2]
- March 5, 1986: Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors) were traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ted Simmons.[3]
Regular season
The Braves shutout Montreal Expos, 6-0 in their season opener but were 7-12 at the end of April, 6 1/2 games out of first. Atlanta won 17 of their first 25 games in the month of May, improving their record to 24-20 May 27. They were tied for second and were 1 1/2 games out of first.
On June 24 the Braves dropped into fourth place with a 34-36 record. They were in fourth place, 4 1/2 games out of first. Atlanta won seven of their next eight games to surge back into contention on July 3. Atlanta was 41-37 and in third place, 1 1/2 games out of first. The Braves promptly lost 20 of their next 25 games and fell into the cellar, 46-57, 12 1/2 games out of first. After a 12-5 run put them within 10 1/2 games of the lead, the Braves fizzled and faded down the stretch, losing their last five games to finish in last place with a 72-89 record, 23 1/2 games out of first.
- July 6, 1986: In an 11-8 loss to the Montreal Expos, Bob Horner hit four home runs in one game. Horner became the second player in the 20th Century (Gil Hodges was the first in 1950) to hit four home runs in one game in his home park. [4] He became the first player since Ed Delahanty to hit four home runs in a losing game.[4]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Houston Astros | 96 | 66 | -- | .593 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | 10.0 | .531 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | 13.0 | .512 |
| San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | 22.0 | .457 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | 23.0 | .451 |
| Atlanta Braves | 72 | 89 | 23.5 | .447 |
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1986: Pascual Pérez was released by the Braves.[5]
- June 2, 1986: Ben McDonald was drafted by the Braves in the 27th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 30, 1986: Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella were traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Ken Griffey, Sr. and Andre Robertson.[7]
- July 6, 1986: Duane Ward was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Doyle Alexander.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Ozzie Virgil | 114 | 359 | 80 | .223 | 15 | 48 |
| 1B | Bob Horner | 141 | 517 | 141 | .273 | 27 | 87 |
| 2B | Glenn Hubbard | 143 | 408 | 94 | .230 | 4 | 36 |
| 3B | Ken Oberkfell | 151 | 503 | 136 | .270 | 5 | 48 |
| SS | Andrés Thomas | 102 | 323 | 81 | .251 | 6 | 32 |
| LF | Ken Griffey | 80 | 292 | 90 | .308 | 12 | 32 |
| CF | Dale Murphy | 160 | 614 | 163 | .265 | 29 | 83 |
| RF | Omar Moreno | 118 | 359 | 84 | .234 | 4 | 27 |
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 |
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| Billy Sample | 92 | 200 | 57 | .285 | 6 | 14 |
| Claudell Washington | 40 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 5 | 14 |
| Ted Simmons | 76 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 4 | 25 |
| Paul Runge | 7 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| David Palmer | 35 | 209.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.65 | 170 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 |
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond, Pulaski[9]
Notes
- ^ Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Sample page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ted Simmons page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Pascual Pérez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ben McDonald page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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