The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's tenth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1986 season. October 1985 Ron Musselman granted free agency.

November 1985 Jeff Burroughs granted free agency. Steve Nicosia granted free agency. Al Oliver granted free agency.

December 1985 Drafted José DeJesús from the Kansas City Royals in the 1985 MLB Rule 5 draft.

January 1986 Signed amateur free agent Luis Sojo to a contract. Signed free agent José Escobar from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract.

March 1986 Signed free agent César Cedeño from the St. Louis Cardinals to a contract. Signed free agent Ron Musselman from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

April 1986 Returned José DeJesús to the Kansas City Royals. Released César Cedeño.

Regular season Tony Fernández and Jesse Barfield had career years with the Blue Jays. Fernandez led the American League with 683 at bats, and he was the first Blue Jay to get over 200 hits in a season with 213. Barfield led the American League with 40 home runs.

Mark Eichhorn also had a breakout year with the Blue Jays. He was second on the team with 10 saves, and he led the team in ERA with 1.72 and strikeouts with 166. He tied with Jim Clancy and Jimmy Key for the team lead in wins with 14.

May 17, 1986: Jesse Barfield had six RBIs in one game against the Cleveland Indians.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1986 regular season. April 1986 Signed free agent Joe Beckwith from the Kansas City Royals to a contract.

July 1986 Acquired Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Braves for Jim Acker. Acquired Duane Ward from the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander. Player rights of Joe Beckwith sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 1986 Purchased Mickey Mahler from the Texas Rangers.

Draft picks June 2, 1986: Doug Linton was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 5, 1986.Doug Linton at Baseball Reference

Roster 1986 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 8 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Guzmán (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Harris (1) || 40,602 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 3–1 || Alexander (1–0) || Correa (0–1) || Henke (1) || 8,589 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 11–10 || Henke (1–0) || Harris (0–1) || || 8,341 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 11 || @ Royals || 6–2 || Clancy (1–0) || Gubicza (0–1) || || 39,033 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 12 || @ Royals || 1–0 || Leonard (1–0) || Acker (0–1) || || 24,332 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 13 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Black (1–1) || Stieb (0–2) || Farr (1) || 26,684 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 14 || Orioles || 2–1 || Boddicker (1–0) || Alexander (1–1) || || 43,587 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || April 16 || Orioles || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 17 || Orioles || 5–3 || Flanagan (1–1) || Key (0–1) || Aase (2) || || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 17 || Orioles || 7–4 || Henke (2–0) || Martinez (0–1) || || 19,251 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || Royals || 6–4 || Leonard (2–0) || Stieb (0–3) || Quisenberry (2) || 21,224 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 19 || Royals || 6–5 || Alexander (2–1) || Black (1–2) || Henke (2) || 26,149 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 20 || Royals || 6–4 || Leibrandt (2–0) || Lamp (0–1) || Quisenberry (3) || 38,141 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 21 || Rangers || 7–6 || Eichhorn (1–0) || Harris (2–2) || Henke (3) || 16,219 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Rangers || 10–1 || Witt (1–0) || Clancy (1–1) || Mahler (1) || 16,161 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 23 || Rangers || 9 – 8 || Williams (1–0) || Lamp (0–2) || Harris (2) || 17,281 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 25 || @ Orioles || 2–1 (10) || Eichhorn (2–0) || Aase (1–2) || || 20,524 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 26 || @ Orioles || 11–5 || Havens (1–1) || Henke (2–1) || || 22,659 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 27 || @ Orioles || 8–0 || Clancy (2–1) || Dixon (2–1) || || 29,928 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 29 || Angels || 4–3 || Forster (2–0) || Eichhorn (2–1) || Moore (5) || 18,103 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 30 || Angels || 6–4 || Alexander (3–1) || Moore (1–1) || || 18,171 || 9–11

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 1 || Angels || 7–4 || Slaton (3–1) || Key (0–2) || Moore (6) || 20,102 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 2 || Mariners || 3–2 (11) || Ladd (2–1) || Eichhorn (2–2) || || 18,134 || 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 3 || Mariners || 4–2 || Morgan (2–2) || Acker (0–2) || Ladd (1) || 27,115 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 4 || Mariners || 3–2 || Henke (3–1) || Moore (1–3) || || 22,154 || 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 5 || Athletics || 10–6 || Eichhorn (3–2) || Krueger (0–1) || || 20,111 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || Athletics || 17–3 || Haas (6–0) || Key (0–3) || || 22,177 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 7 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Sutton (1–3) || Clancy (2–2) || Corbett (2) || 24,895 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 8 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Eichhorn (4–2) || Forster (3–1) || Henke (4) || 23,650 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 9 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Moore (2–3) || Stieb (0–4) || || 12,026 || 12–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 10 || @ Mariners || 8–7 (11) || Ladd (3–1) || Henke (3–2) || || 20,155 || 12–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 11 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Key (1–3) || Swift (0–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 10,172 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 12 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Clancy (3–2) || Andújar (4–2) || Eichhorn (2) || 20,126 || 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 13 || @ Athletics || 6–3 (10) || Mooneyham (1–0) || Lamp (0–3) || || 7,124 || 14–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 14 || @ Athletics || 9–4 || Young (1–0) || Stieb (0–5) || || 10,940 || 14–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 16 || Indians || 7–6 || Acker (1–2) || Candiotti (2–4) || Eichhorn (3) || 21,251 || 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 17 || Indians || 11–5 || Key (2–3) || Heaton (1–3) || || 27,473 || 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 18 || Indians || 10–2 || Clancy (4–2) || Schulze (2–1) || || 28,063 || 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 19 || Indians || 6–4 || Niekro (3–3) || Stieb (0–6) || Bailes (3) || 27,202 || 17–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Davis (2–1) || Cerutti (0–1) || || 12,837 || 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Nelson (4–1) || Acker (1–3) || || 13,976 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 5–0 || Key (3–3) || Dotson (2–4) || || 12,605 || 18–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Schulze (3–1) || Clancy (4–3) || || 61,340 || 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 24 || @ Indians || 9–6 || Lamp (1–3) || Easterly (0–2) || Eichhorn (4) || 12,348 || 19–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ Indians || 8–1 || Cerutti (1–1) || Schrom (3–2) || || 13,772 || 20–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 26 || @ Twins || 9–1 || Portugal (1–5) || Alexander (3–2) || || 10,885 || 20–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 27 || @ Twins || 7–6 (11) || Pastore (2–0) || Henke (3–3) || || 9,052 || 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 28 || @ Twins || 14–8 || Clancy (5–3) || Blyleven (4–4) || || 9,133 || 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 30 || White Sox || 6–0 || Stieb (1–6) || Davis (2–2) || || 31,125 || 22–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 31 || White Sox || 4–3 (11) || Henke (4–3) || Nelson (4–2) || || 40,145 || 23–26

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 1 || White Sox || 6–4 || Dotson (3–5) || Key (3–4) || || 31,302 || 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 2 || Twins || 3–1 || Clancy (6–3) || Blyleven (4–5) || Henke (5) || 26,022 || 24–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 3 || Twins || 6–5 || Eichhorn (5–2) || Atherton (2–3) || Henke (6) || 27,112 || 25–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 4 || Twins || 10–4 || Viola (5–5) || Stieb (1–7) || || 30,234 || 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Tigers || 12–2 || Alexander (4–2) || Terrell (6–3) || || 37,353 || 26–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 7 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Tanana (5–4) || Key (3–5) || Hernández (9) || 37,750 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 8 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Eichhorn (6–2) || O'Neal (0–3) || Henke (7) || 36,681 || 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 9 || Red Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (2–7) || Woodward (1–2) || || 27,551 || 28–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 10 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Stanley (3–2) || Eichhorn (6–3) || || 28,149 || 28–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 11 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Clemens (11–0) || Alexander (4–3) || Stanley (10) || 25,226 || 28–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 12 || Tigers || 9–0 (7) || Key (4–5) || LaPoint (2–5) || || 30,135 || 29–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || Tigers || 10–5 || King (2–0) || Clancy (6–4) || || 36,471 || 29–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 14 || Tigers || 6–5 || Henke (5–3) || Hernández (2–3) || || 40,063 || 30–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 15 || Tigers || 9–6 || Lamp (2–3) || Cary (0–2) || Henke (8) || 38,157 || 31–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 16 || @ Brewers || 9–2 || Alexander (5–3) || Wegman (2–6) || Gordon (1) || 12,809 || 32–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 17 || @ Brewers || 2–1 (12) || Henke (6–3) || Plesac (4–4) || || 14,465 || 33–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Higuera (9–5) || Clancy (6–5) || || 21,652 || 33–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 19 || Yankees || 10–9 (10) || Caudill (1–0) || Righetti (4–4) || || 35,389 || 34–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 20 || Yankees || 10–8 (10) || Fisher (3–3) || Gordon (0–1) || || 38,109 || 34–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 21 || Yankees || 4–2 (10) || Righetti (5–4) || Lamp (2–4) || Pulido (1) || 43,678 || 34–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 22 || Yankees || 15–1 || Key (5–5) || Niekro (7–5) || || 40,101 || 35–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 23 || Brewers || 5–3 || Darwin (4–3) || Stieb (2–8) || Plesac (6) || 26,110 || 35–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || Brewers || 8–0 || Cerutti (2–1) || Higuera (9–6) || || 26,280 || 36–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 25 || Brewers || 5–1 || Clancy (7–5) || Leary (6–6) || Lamp (1) || 30,181 || 37–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 14–7 || Acker (2–3) || Fisher (4–4) || Henke (9) || 30,815 || 38–36