1986 Cleveland Indians season
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1986 Cleveland Indians season
| 1986 Cleveland Indians |
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| Owner(s) | Estate of F.J. "Steve" O'Neill, Richard Jacobs | |
| General manager(s) | none | |
| Manager(s) | Pat Corrales | |
| Local television | WUAB (Jack Corrigan, Joe Tait) |
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| Local radio | WWWE (Herb Score, Steve Lamar) |
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Offseason
- December 10, 1985: George Vukovich was purchased from the Indians by the Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).[1]
- January 7, 1986: Roy Smith and Ramón Romero were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers.[2]
- January 14, 1986: Troy Neel was drafted by the Indians in the 9th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed May 5, 1986.[3]
- January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased by the Indians from the San Francisco Giants.[4]
- February 8, 1986: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[5]
- February 10, 1986: Butch Benton was released by the Indians.[6]
- February 25, 1986: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Boston Red Sox | 95 | 66 | .590 | -- |
| New York Yankees | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5½ |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8½ |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9½ |
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11½ |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 84 | .478 | 18 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22½ |
Notable transactions
- March 28, 1986: Dave Von Ohlen was released by the Indians.[8]
- April 1, 1986: Jerry Willard was released by the Indians.[9]
- June 2, 1986: Greg Swindell was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed July 31, 1986.[10]
- June 17, 1986: Jim Kern was released by the Indians.[7]
- June 20, 1986: Neal Heaton was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for John Butcher.[11]
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; * = League Leader
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Andy Allanson | 101 | 293 | 66 | .225 | 1 | 29 |
| 1B | Pat Tabler | 130 | 473 | 154 | .326 | 6 | 48 |
| 2B | Tony Bernazard | 146 | 562 | 169 | .301 | 17 | 73 |
| SS | Julio Franco | 149 | 599 | 183 | .306 | 10 | 74 |
| 3B | Brook Jacoby | 158 | 583 | 168 | .288 | 17 | 80 |
| RF | Joe Carter | 162 | 663 | 200 | .302 | 29 | 121 |
| CF | Brett Butler | 161 | 587 | 163 | .278 | 4 | 51 |
| LF | Mel Hall | 140 | 442 | 131 | .296 | 18 | 77 |
| DH | Andre Thornton | 120 | 401 | 92 | .229 | 17 | 66 |
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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| Cory Snyder | 103 | 416 | 113 | .272 | 24 | 69 |
| Chris Bando | 92 | 254 | 68 | .268 | 2 | 26 |
| Carmen Castillo | 85 | 205 | 57 | .278 | 8 | 32 |
| Otis Nixon | 105 | 95 | 25 | .263 | 0 | 8 |
| Dave Clark | 18 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 3 | 9 |
| Fran Mullins | 28 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 5 |
| Jay Bell | 5 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Rohn | 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Williams | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note:* = League Leader
| Player | G | CG | SHO | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ken Schrom | 34 | 3 | 1 | 206 | 14 | 7 | 4.54 | 87 |
| Phil Niekro | 34 | 5 | 0 | 210.1 | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 81 |
| Tom Candiotti | 36 | 17 | 3 | 252.1 | 16 | 12 | 3.57 | 167 |
| Neal Heaton | 12 | 2 | 0 | 74.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.24 | 24 |
| Greg Swindell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 | 5 | 2 | 4.23 | 46 |
| José Román | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 6.55 | 9 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Don Schulze | 19 | 84.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.00 | 33 |
| John Butcher | 13 | 50.2 | 1 | 5 | 6.93 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ernie Camacho | 51 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 4.08 | 36 |
| Scott Bailes | 62 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4.95 | 60 |
| Rich Yett | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.15 | 50 |
| Dickie Noles | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.10 | 32 |
| Bryan Oelkers | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.70 | 33 |
| Frank Wills | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.91 | 32 |
| Jim Kern | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.90 | 11 |
| Doug Jones | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 | 12 |
| Jamie Easterly | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.64 | 9 |
| Reggie Ritter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 6 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Maine Guides | International League | Jim Napier |
| AA | Waterbury Indians | Eastern League | Orlando Gómez |
| A | Waterloo Indians | Midwest League | Steve Swisher |
| Short-Season A | Batavia Trojans | New York-Penn League | Glenn Adams |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo[12]
Notes
- ^ George Vukovich page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roy Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Troy Neel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Fran Mullins page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Butch Benton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Jim Kern page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Von Ohlen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry Willard page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Swindell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Butcher page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1986 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1986 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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