The 1986 Cleveland Indians season was the 86th for the franchise. On November 13, 1986, the O'Neill estate would sell the team to Richard Jacobs, who would run the team with his brother David for the next decade.

Offseason December 10, 1985: George Vukovich was purchased from the Indians by the Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).George Vukovich at Baseball-Reference January 7, 1986: Roy Smith and Ramón Romero were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers.Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference January 14, 1986: Troy Neel was drafted by the Indians in the 9th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 5, 1986.Troy Neel at Baseball-Reference January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased by the Indians from the San Francisco Giants.Fran Mullins at Baseball-Reference February 8, 1986: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dickie Noles at Baseball-Reference February 10, 1986: Butch Benton was released by the Indians.Butch Benton at Baseball-Reference February 25, 1986: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Jim Kern at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions March 28, 1986: Dave Von Ohlen was released by the Indians.Dave Von Ohlen at Baseball-Reference April 1, 1986: Jerry Willard was released by the Indians.Jerry Willard at Baseball-Reference June 2, 1986: Greg Swindell was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 31, 1986.Greg Swindell at Baseball-Reference June 17, 1986: Jim Kern was released by the Indians. June 20, 1986: Neal Heaton was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for John Butcher.John Butcher at Baseball-Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position2 Brett Butler CF30 Joe Carter RF14 Julio Franco SS29 Andre Thornton DH26 Brook Jacoby 3B10 Pat Tabler 1B4 Tony Bernazard 2B27 Mel Hall LF6 Andy Allanson C18 Ken Schrom P 1986 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1986 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (Hitting/First Base) (Bullpen) (Third Base)

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 101 293 30 66 7 3 1 29 .225 10 92 254 28 68 9 0 2 26 ,268 0 5 14 3 5 2 0 1 4 .357 0 146 562 88 169 28 4 17 73 .301 17 161 587 92 163 17 14 4 51 .278 32 162 663 108 200 36 9 29 121 .302 29 85 205 34 57 9 0 8 32 .278 2 18 58 10 16 1 0 3 9 .276 1 149 599 80 183 30 5 10 74 .306 10 140 442 68 131 29 2 18 77 .296 6 158 583 83 168 30 4 17 80 .288 2 28 40 3 7 4 0 0 5 .175 0 105 95 33 25 4 1 0 8 .263 23 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 .200 0 103 416 58 113 21 1 24 69 .272 2 130 473 61 154 29 2 6 48 .326 3 120 401 49 92 14 0 17 66 .229 4 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 Team totals 162 5702 831 1620 270 45 157 775 .284 141

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 10 10 4.95 62 10 7 112.2 123 70 62 43 60 1 5 6.93 13 8 0 50.2 86 43 39 13 16 2 4 4.08 51 0 20 57.1 60 26 26 31 36 16 12 3.57 36 34 0 252.1 234 112 100 106 167 0 2 7.64 13 0 0 17.2 27 16 15 12 9 3 6 4.24 12 12 0 74.1 73 42 35 34 24 1 0 2.50 11 0 1 18.0 18 5 5 6 12 1 1 7.90 16 0 0 27.1 34 28 24 23 11 11 11 4.32 34 32 0 210.1 241 126 101 95 81 3 2 5.10 32 0 0 54.2 56 33 31 30 32 3 3 4.70 35 4 1 69.0 70 38 36 40 33 0 0 6.30 5 0 0 10.0 14 10 7 4 6 1 2 6.55 6 5 0 22.0 23 20 16 17 9 14 7 4.54 34 33 0 206.0 217 118 104 49 87 4 4 5.00 19 13 0 84.2 88 48 47 34 33 5 2 4.23 9 9 0 61.2 57 35 29 15 46 4 4 4.91 26 0 4 40.1 43 23 22 16 32 5 3 5.15 39 3 1 76.2 84 48 45 37 50 Team totals 84 78 4.58 162 162 34 1447.2 1548 841 736 605 744

Game log

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|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 7 || @ Orioles || 6-4 || Schrom (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || Camacho (1) || 52,292 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 9 || @ Orioles || 4-3 || Aase (1–0) || Bailes (0–1) || || 13,039 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 10 || @ Orioles || 5-1 || Dixon (1–0) || Kern (0–1) || Bordi (1) || 12,933 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11 || Tigers || 7-2 || Terrell (1–0) || Niekro (0–1) || || 32,441 || 1–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 12 || Tigers || 6-2 || Schrom (2–0) || Morris (1-1) || Camacho (2) || 17,426 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 13 || Tigers || 8-2 || Bailes (1-1) || Tanana (0–1) || || 10,463 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 15 || Yankees || 6-2 || Niekro (1–0) || Candiotti (0–1) || Fisher (1) || 3,223 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 16 || Yankees || colspan=6| Postponed |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 17 || Yankees || 6-4 || Niekro (1-1) || Tewksbury (1-1) || Bailes (1) || 5,602 || 4-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 18 || @ Tigers || 6-1 || Tanana (1-1) || Schrom (2–1) || || 20,703 || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 19 || @ Tigers || 8-6 || Bailes (2–1) || Petry (1–2) || Camacho (3) || 19,216 || 5-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 20 || @ Tigers || colspan=6| Postponed |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 21 || Orioles || 7-0 || Candiotti (1-1) || Flanagan (1–2) || || 3,012 || 6–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 22 || Orioles || 5-2 || Dixon (2–0) || Niekro (1–2) || Aase (4) || 3,004 || 6-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 23 || Orioles || 5-1 || Schrom (3–1) || McGregor (1–2) || Bailes (2) || 3,788 || 7–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 2-1 || Guidry (3–0) || Heaton (0–1) || || 17,299 || 7-7

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

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

Notes

References 1986 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference 1986 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com