1986 Chicago Cubs season

The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70–90.

1986 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
OwnersTribune Company
General managersDallas Green
ManagersJim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael
Local televisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)
Local radioWGN
(Dewayne Staats, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 10854 0.667 55–26 53–28
Philadelphia Phillies 8675 0.534 21½ 49–31 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7982 0.491 28½ 42–39 37–43
Montreal Expos 7883 0.484 29½ 36–44 42–39
Chicago Cubs 7090 0.438 37 42–38 28–52
Pittsburgh Pirates 6498 0.395 44 31–50 33–48

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 9–36–125–1310–84–74–84–85–712–67–116–6
Chicago 3–95–74–86–68–106–129–87–116–66–610–7
Cincinnati 12–67–54–1410–87–54–87–510–29–99–97–5
Houston 13–58–414–410–88–45–76–66–610–89–97–5
Los Angeles 8–106–68–108–105–73–95–78–46–128–108–4
Montreal 7–410–85–74–85–78–108–1011–74–85–79–9
New York 8–412–68–47–59–310–88–1017–110–27–512–6
Philadelphia 8-48–95–76–67–510–810–811–76–69–36–12
Pittsburgh 7–511–72–106–64–87–111–177–118–44–87–11
San Diego 6–126–69–98–1012–68–42–106–64–88–105–7
San Francisco 11–76–69–99–910–87–55–73–98–410–85–7
St. Louis 6–67–105–75–74–89–96–1212–611–77–57–5

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

  • May 2, 1986: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[10]
  • June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs.[8]
  • July 15, 1986: Steve Lake was released by the Cubs.[11]

Roster

1986 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CJody Davis148528132.2502174
1BLeon Durham141484127.2622065
2BRyne Sandberg154627178.2841476
SSShawon Dunston150581145.2501768
3BRon Cey9725670.2731336
LFGary Matthews12337096.2592146
CFBob Dernier10832473.225418
RFKeith Moreland156586159.2711279

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
Jerry Mumphrey11130994.304532
Davey Lopes5915747.299622
Chris Speier9515544.284623
Manny Trillo8115245.296119
Terry Francona8612431.25028
Thad Bosley8712033.27519
Dave Martinez5310815.13917
Chico Walker2810128.27717
Rafael Palmeiro227318.247312
Brian Dayett246718.269411
Steve Lake10198.42104
Mike Martin8131.07700
Steve Christmas391.11102

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
Dennis Eckersley33201.06114.57137
Rick Sutcliffe28176.25144.64122
Scott Sanderson37169.29114.19124
Steve Trout37161.0574.7569
Jamie Moyer1687.1745.0545
Greg Maddux631.0245.5220
Drew Hall523.2124.5621

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
Ed Lynch2399.2753.7957
Guy Hoffman3284.0623.8647

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
Lee Smith6699313.0993
Ray Fontenot423523.8624
Dave Gumpert382024.3745
Jay Baller362455.3742
George Frazier352405.4041
Frank DiPino302405.1843
Matt Keough192204.9719
Ron Davis170207.6510
Dick Ruthven60005.063

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Larry Cox
AA Pittsfield Cubs Eastern League Tom Spencer
A Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League Jim Essian
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Pete Mackanin
A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Jay Loviglio
Rookie Wytheville Cubs Appalachian League Tony Franklin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem[12]

References

  1. Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
  2. Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
  3. "Derek Botelho Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. Mike Martin at Baseball Reference
  5. Jerome Walton at Baseball Reference
  6. Steve Christmas at Baseball Reference
  7. Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
  8. Matt Keough at Baseball Reference
  9. "1986 Chicago Cubs Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  10. Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
  11. Steve Lake at Baseball Reference
  12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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