1986 Major League Baseball season

1986 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 7 – October 27, 1986
Games162
Teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC
Draft
Top draft pickJeff King
Picked byPittsburgh Pirates
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Roger Clemens (BOS)
NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)
Postseason
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upCalifornia Angels
NL championsNew York Mets
  NL runners-upHouston Astros
World Series
ChampionsNew York Mets
  Runners-upBoston Red Sox
World Series MVPRay Knight (NYM)
Locations of teams for the 1982–1988 American League seasons
West   East
Locations of teams for the 1977–1992 National League seasons
West   East

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

Awards and honors

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Todd Worrell (STL) Jose Canseco (OAK)
Cy Young Award Mike Scott (HOU) Roger Clemens (BOS)
Manager of the Year Hal Lanier (HOU) John McNamara (BOS)
Most Valuable Player Mike Schmidt (PHI) Roger Clemens (BOS)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela (LAD) Ron Guidry (NYY)
Catcher Jody Davis (CHC) Bob Boone (CAL)
First Baseman Keith Hernandez (NYM) Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman Ryne Sandberg (CHC) Frank White (KC)
Third Baseman Mike Schmidt (PHI) Gary Gaetti (MIN)
Shortstop Ozzie Smith (STL) Tony Fernández (TOR)
Outfielders Tony Gwynn (SD) Jesse Barfield (TOR)
Willie McGee (STL) Gary Pettis (CAL)
Dale Murphy (ATL) Kirby Puckett (MIN)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Rick Rhoden (PIT) Don Baylor (BOS)
Catcher Gary Carter (NYM) Lance Parrish (DET)
First Baseman Glenn Davis (HOU) Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman Steve Sax (LAD) Frank White (KC)
Third Baseman Mike Schmidt (PHI) Wade Boggs (BOS)
Shortstop Hubie Brooks (MON) Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
Outfielders Tony Gwynn (SD) Jesse Barfield (TOR)
Dave Parker (CIN) George Bell (TOR)
Tim Raines (MON) Kirby Puckett (MIN)

Other awards

Player of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Kirby PuckettJohnny Ray
May Wade BoggsHubie Brooks
June Kent HrbekKevin Bass
July Scott FletcherEric Davis
August Doug DeCincesDale Murphy
September Don MattinglySteve Sax

Pitcher of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational League
April Roger ClemensDwight Gooden
May Don AaseJeff Reardon
June Roger ClemensRick Rhoden
July Jack MorrisTodd Worrell
August Mike WittBill Gullickson
September Bruce HurstMike Krukow

Statistical leaders

Statistic American League National League
AVGWade Boggs BOS.357Tim Raines MON.334
HRJesse Barfield TOR40Mike Schmidt PHI37
RBIJoe Carter CLE121Mike Schmidt PHI119
WinsRoger Clemens BOS24Fernando Valenzuela LAD21
ERARoger Clemens BOS2.48Mike Scott HOU2.22
SOMark Langston SEA245Mike Scott HOU306
SVDave Righetti NYY46Todd Worrell STL36
SBRickey Henderson NYY87Vince Coleman STL107

Standings

American League

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9566 .590 — 51‍–‍30 44‍–‍36
New York Yankees 9072 .556 5½ 41‍–‍39 49‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers 8775 .537 8½ 49‍–‍32 38‍–‍43
Toronto Blue Jays 8676 .531 9½ 42‍–‍39 44‍–‍37
Cleveland Indians 8478 .519 11½ 45‍–‍35 39‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers 7784 .478 18 41‍–‍39 36‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles 7389 .451 22½ 37‍–‍42 36‍–‍47
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
California Angels 9270 .568 — 50‍–‍32 42‍–‍38
Texas Rangers 8775 .537 5 51‍–‍30 36‍–‍45
Kansas City Royals 7686 .469 16 45‍–‍36 31‍–‍50
Oakland Athletics 7686 .469 16 47‍–‍36 29‍–‍50
Chicago White Sox 7290 .444 20 41‍–‍40 31‍–‍50
Minnesota Twins 7191 .438 21 43‍–‍38 28‍–‍53
Seattle Mariners 6795 .414 25 41‍–‍41 26‍–‍54

National League

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 10854 .667 — 55‍–‍26 53‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies 8675 .534 21½ 49‍–‍31 37‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 7982 .491 28½ 42‍–‍39 37‍–‍43
Montreal Expos 7883 .484 29½ 36‍–‍44 42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs 7090 .438 37 42‍–‍38 28‍–‍52
Pittsburgh Pirates 6498 .395 44 31‍–‍50 33‍–‍48
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 9666 .593 — 52‍–‍29 44‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds 8676 .531 10 43‍–‍38 43‍–‍38
San Francisco Giants 8379 .512 13 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
San Diego Padres 7488 .457 22 43‍–‍38 31‍–‍50
Los Angeles Dodgers 7389 .451 23 46‍–‍35 27‍–‍54
Atlanta Braves 7289 .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

TeamManagerNotes
Baltimore Orioles Earl Weaver Weaver's final season as a Major League manager
Boston Red Sox John McNamara Won American League Pennant
California Angels Gene Mauch Won AL West
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 First season as Blue Jays manager

National League

TeamManagerNotes
Atlanta Braves Chuck Tanner Tanner's final season as a Major League manager
Chicago Cubs Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael
Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose
Houston Astros Hal Lanier Won NL West
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 Boros' final season as a Major League manager
San Francisco Giants Roger Craig

Milestones

Batters

Pitchers

No-hitters

  • Mike Scott (HOU):
    • Scott throws his first career no-hitter and eight no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the San Francisco Giants 2–0 on September 25. In a game that Houston clinched the National League West division title, Scott walked two and struck out 13.

Other pitching accomplishments

Miscellaneous

  • Steve Boros (SD):
    • On June 6 manager Steve Boros is ejected before the first pitch, after showing the umpire video footage of a disputed play from the night before.[14]

Home field attendance and payroll

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game Est. payroll %±
Los Angeles Dodgers[15] 73 −23.2% 3,023,208 −7.4% 37,324 $15,213,776 38.7%
New York Mets[16] 108 10.2% 2,767,601 0.2% 34,168 $15,393,714 42.1%
California Angels[17] 92 2.2% 2,655,872 3.4% 32,389 $14,427,258 0.0%
St. Louis Cardinals[18] 79 −21.8% 2,471,974 −6.3% 30,518 $9,875,010 −16.4%
Toronto Blue Jays[19] 86 −13.1% 2,455,477 −0.5% 30,315 $12,801,047 37.2%
Kansas City Royals[20] 76 −16.5% 2,320,794 7.3% 28,652 $13,043,698 23.5%
New York Yankees[21] 90 −7.2% 2,268,030 2.4% 28,350 $18,494,253 29.9%
Boston Red Sox[22] 95 17.3% 2,147,641 20.2% 26,514 $14,402,239 32.2%
Baltimore Orioles[23] 73 −12.0% 1,973,176 −7.5% 24,977 $13,001,258 7.6%
Philadelphia Phillies[24] 86 14.7% 1,933,335 5.6% 24,167 $11,590,166 8.9%
Detroit Tigers[25] 87 3.6% 1,899,437 −16.9% 23,450 $12,335,714 19.2%
Chicago Cubs[26] 70 −9.1% 1,859,102 −14.0% 23,239 $17,208,165 35.5%
San Diego Padres[27] 74 −10.8% 1,805,716 −18.3% 22,293 $11,380,693 1.7%
Houston Astros[28] 96 15.7% 1,734,276 46.4% 21,411 $9,873,276 −1.2%
Cincinnati Reds[29] 86 −3.4% 1,692,432 −7.8% 20,894 $11,906,388 42.4%
Texas Rangers[30] 87 40.3% 1,692,002 52.1% 20,889 $6,743,119 −12.2%
San Francisco Giants[31] 83 33.9% 1,528,748 86.7% 18,873 $8,947,000 8.8%
Cleveland Indians[32] 84 40.0% 1,471,805 124.6% 18,170 $7,809,500 19.2%
Chicago White Sox[33] 72 −15.3% 1,424,313 −14.7% 17,584 $10,418,819 5.8%
Atlanta Braves[34] 72 9.1% 1,387,181 2.7% 17,126 $17,102,786 15.5%
Oakland Athletics[35] 76 −1.3% 1,314,646 −1.5% 15,839 $9,779,421 8.0%
Milwaukee Brewers[36] 77 8.5% 1,265,041 −7.0% 15,813 $9,943,642 −11.9%
Minnesota Twins[37] 71 −7.8% 1,255,453 −24.0% 15,499 $9,498,167 64.8%
Montreal Expos[38] 78 −7.1% 1,128,981 −24.9% 14,112 $11,103,600 17.2%
Seattle Mariners[39] 67 −9.5% 1,029,045 −8.8% 12,549 $5,958,309 29.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates[40] 64 12.3% 1,000,917 36.0% 12,357 $10,938,500 18.0%

Television coverage

NetworkDay of weekAnnouncers
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

References

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  13. ↑ "CIN@SF: Carlton records his 4,000th strikeout | 08/05/1986". MLB.com. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
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