The 1986 Cincinnati Reds season was the 117th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 17th and 16th full season at Riverfront Stadium. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.
Eric Davis hit 27 home runs and stole 80 bases this season. The New York Yankees' Rickey Henderson also had over 20 home runs and 80 steals in 1986, he and Davis are the only two major leaguers to accomplish this feat.
Offseason December 19, 1985: Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera.Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference January 16, 1986: Derek Botelho was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. January 20, 1986: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
Regular season On August 5, 1986, Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions March 31, 1986: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Norm Charlton and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the Reds on April 2.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference April 4, 1986: Chris Welsh was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
Draft picks June 2, 1986: Reggie Jefferson was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1986 Cincinnati Reds 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 C Bo Diaz 134 474 129 .272 10 56 1B Pete Rose 72 237 52 .219 0 25 2B Ron Oester 153 523 135 .258 8 44 SS Kurt Stillwell 104 279 64 .229 0 26 3B Buddy Bell 155 568 158 .278 20 75 LF Eric Davis 132 415 115 .277 27 71 CF Eddie Milner 145 424 110 .259 15 47 RF Dave Parker 162 637 174 .273 31 116
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 Nick Esasky 102 330 76 .230 12 41 Dave Concepción 90 311 81 .260 3 30 Tony Pérez 77 200 51 .255 2 29 Kal Daniels 74 181 58 .320 6 23 Barry Larkin 41 159 45 .283 3 19 Max Venable 108 147 31 .211 2 15 Sal Butera 56 113 27 .239 2 16 Tracy Jones 46 86 30 .349 2 10 Wade Rowdon 38 80 20 .250 0 10 Tom Runnells 12 11 1 .091 0 0 Dave Van Gorder 9 10 0 .000 0 0 Paul O'Neill 3 2 0 .000 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 Bill Gullickson 37 244.2 15 12 3.38 121 Tom Browning 39 243.1 14 13 3.81 147 John Denny 27 171.1 11 10 4.20 115 Chris Welsh 24 139.1 6 9 4.78 40 Mario Soto 19 105.0 5 10 4.71 67
Other 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 Ted Power 56 129.0 10 6 3.70 95 Mike Smith 2 3.1 0 0 13.50 1
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO John Franco 74 6 6 29 2.94 84 Ron Robinson 70 10 3 14 3.24 117 Rob Murphy 34 6 0 1 0.72 36 Carl Willis 29 1 3 0 4.47 24 Scott Terry 28 1 2 0 6.14 32 Joe Price 25 1 2 0 5.40 30 Bill Landrum 10 0 0 0 6.75 14 Sal Butera 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Farm system
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References
1986 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
External links Cincinnati Reds 1986 Schedule at MLB.com