1986 Kansas City Royals season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1986 Kansas City Royals season
| 1986 Kansas City Royals |
||
| Major league affiliations | ||
|
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| 1986 information | ||
| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman | |
| Manager(s) | Dick Howser and Mike Ferraro | |
| Local television | WDAF-TV (Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White) |
|
| Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
|
| Previous season Next season | ||
The 1986 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
|
Contents
|
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | -- |
| Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5.0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16.0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20.0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | .438 | 21.0 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 25.0 |
Notable transactions
- March 28, 1986: Joe Beckwith was released by the Kansas City Royals.[1]
- May 21, 1986: Mark Huismann was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Terry Bell.[2]
- June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball Draft
- Bo Jackson was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round.[3]
- Torey Lovullo was drafted by the Royals in the 27th round, but did not sign.[4]
- August 16, 1986: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[5]
Roster
| 1986 Kansas City Royals roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
||||||
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 |
|---|
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Jackson | 25 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 2 | 9 |
| Terry Bell | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Jackson | 32 | 186 | 11 | 12 | 3.20 | 115 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hargesheimer | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Huismann | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 13 |
Awards and honors
- George Brett, Lou Gehrig Award
- Dennis Leonard, Hutch Award[6]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | John Boles and Frank Funk |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Tommy Jones |
| A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Duane Gustavson |
| Short-Season A | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Ed Napoleon |
| Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Luis Silverio |
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beckwjo01.shtml
- ^ Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bo Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Torey Lovullo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
- 1986 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
- 1986 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article relating to a baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1986 Kansas City Royals season.
Read more