The 1986 Montreal Expos season was the 18th season in franchise history, finishing in fourth in the National League East with a 78–83 record and 29½ games behind the eventual World Series champion New York Mets.

Offseason October 24, 1985: Bill Laskey was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for George Riley and Alonzo Powell.George Riley at Baseball-Reference November 7, 1985: Mel Rojas was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.Mel Rojas at Baseball-Reference November 8, 1985: Razor Shines was released by the Expos.Razor Shines at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1985: Roy Johnson was drafted from the Expos by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 minor league draft.Roy Johnson at Baseball-Reference December 16, 1985: Steve Baker was traded by the Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Nelson Norman.Nelson Norman at Baseball-Reference December 19, 1985: Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello.Bill Gullickson at Baseball-Reference December 27, 1985: Curt Brown was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference January 13, 1986: Mike Fuentes was traded by the Expos to the Oakland Athletics for Tom Romano.Mike Fuentes at Baseball-Reference February 25, 1986: Bob Owchinko was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. March 26, 1986: Jack O'Connor was released by the Expos.Jack O'Connor at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1986: Norm Charlton and a player to be named later were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Wayne Krenchicki. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the Reds on April 2.Wayne Krenchicki at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1986: Fred Manrique was traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Nieto.Tom Nieto at Baseball-Reference

Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 10th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season July 6, 1986: In an 11–8 loss to the Expos, Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves hit four home runs in one game. Horner became the second player in the 20th century (Gil Hodges was the first in 1950) to hit four home runs in one game in his home park.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, He became the first player since Ed Delahanty to hit four home runs in a losing game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Hubie Brooks Andre Dawson Vance Law Tom Nieto Tim Raines Jason Thompson Jay Tibbs Tim Wallach Mitch Webster

Notable transactions April 1, 1986: Terry Francona was released by the Expos.Terry Francona at Baseball-Reference April 5, 1986: Doug Frobel was traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Joe Graves (minors) and Rodger Cole (minors). June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft Kent Bottenfield was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round. Player signed June 5, 1986. Mike Blowers was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round. Player signed June 13, 1986.Mike Blowers at Baseball-Reference June 10, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. June 16, 1986: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Dennis Martínez and a player to be named later. The Orioles completed their part of the deal by sending John Stefero to the Expos on December 8. The Expos completed the deal by sending Rene Gonzales to the Orioles on December 16.Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference July 9, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was released by the Montreal Expos. July 24, 1986: Dan Schatzeder and Skeeter Barnes were traded by the Expos to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen.Dan Schatzeder at Baseball-Reference July 25, 1986: Razor Shines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.

Roster 1986 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (First base) (Bullpen) (Third base) (Hitting)

Player stats = Indicates team leader

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 73 209 59 .282 6 37 1B Andrés Galarraga 105 321 87 .271 10 42 2B 112 360 81 .225 5 44 3B 134 480 112 .233 18 71 SS 80 306 104 .340 14 58 LF 151 580 194 .334 9 62 CF 151 576 167 .290 8 49 RF 130 496 141 .284 20 78

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 101 221 53 .240 2 23 64 202 52 .257 1 18 79 191 37 .194 4 17 Al Newman 95 185 37 .200 1 8 Herm Winningham 90 185 40 .216 4 11 Luis Rivera 55 166 34 .205 0 13 Wallace Johnson 61 127 36 .283 1 10 George Wright 56 117 22 .188 0 5 Casey Candaele 30 104 24 .231 0 6 Jim Wohlford 70 94 25 .266 1 11 30 65 13 .200 1 7 30 51 10 .196 0 4 Randy Hunt 21 48 10 .208 2 5 11 26 3 .115 0 0 Wilfredo Tejada 10 25 6 .240 0 2 Bill Moore 6 12 2 .167 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 Floyd Youmans 33 219.0 13 12 3.53 202 35 190.1 7 9 3.97 117 Bryn Smith 30 187.1 10 8 3.94 105 19 98.0 3 6 4.59 63 Bob Sebra 17 91.1 5 5 3.55 66 Joe Hesketh 15 82.2 6 5 5.01 67 5 25.0 0 4 6.84 20 Bob Owchinko 3 15.0 1 0 3.60 6

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 48 142.2 10 5 2.65 104

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Jeff Reardon 62 7 9 35 3.94 67 Tim Burke 68 9 7 4 2.93 82 Bob McClure 52 2 5 6 3.02 42 30 3 2 1 3.20 33 21 0 4 1 6.28 20 Jeff Parrett 12 0 1 0 4.87 21 Randy St.Claire 11 2 0 1 2.37 21 10 0 0 0 4.15 5 Dave Tomlin 7 0 0 0 5.23 6 6 0 1 0 3.00 4 Vern Law 3 0 0 0 2.25 0

Awards and honors

1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: IndianapolisJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1986 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference 1986 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com