1986 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
City | Chicago | |||
Owners | Tribune Company | |||
General managers | Dallas Green | |||
Managers | Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael | |||
Television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats) | |||
Radio | WGN (Dewayne Staats, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray) | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the: 115th season of theββChicago 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 70β90.
Offseasonβ»
- November 9, 1985: Ced Landrum was signed as an amateur free agent by, "the Cubs."
- December 11, 1985: Dave Owen was traded by the Cubsββto the San Francisco Giants for Manny Trillo.
- December 20, 1985: Derek Botelho was released by the "Chicago Cubs."
- January 13, 1986: Larry Whitford (minors) and Rich Rembielak (minors) were traded by the Cubsββto the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Martin.
- January 14, 1986: Jerome Walton was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 12, "1986."
- January 15, 1986: Steve Christmas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
- January 17, 1986: Gary Jones (minors) and John Cox (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Phil Stephenson and Bob Bathe (minors).
- February 1, 1986: Matt Keough was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Mets | 108 | 54 | .667 | β | 55β26 | 53β28 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 75 | .534 | 21Β½ | 49β31 | 37β44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 82 | .491 | 28Β½ | 42β39 | 37β43 |
Montreal Expos | 78 | 83 | .484 | 29Β½ | 36β44 | 42β39 |
Chicago Cubs | 70 | 90 | .438 | 37 | 42β38 | 28β52 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 98 | .395 | 44 | 31β50 | 33β48 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | β | 9β3 | 6β12 | 5β13 | 10β8 | 4β7 | 4β8 | 4β8 | 5β7 | 12β6 | 7β11 | 6β6 | |||||
Chicago | 3β9 | β | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 8β10 | 6β12 | 9β8 | 7β11 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 10β7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12β6 | 7β5 | β | 4β14 | 10β8 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 7β5 | 10β2 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 7β5 | |||||
Houston | 13β5 | 8β4 | 14β4 | β | 10β8 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 10β8 | 9β9 | 7β5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 8β10 | 6β6 | 8β10 | 8β10 | β | 5β7 | 3β9 | 5β7 | 8β4 | 6β12 | 8β10 | 8β4 | |||||
Montreal | 7β4 | 10β8 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 5β7 | β | 8β10 | 8β10 | 11β7 | 4β8 | 5β7 | 9β9 | |||||
New York | 8β4 | 12β6 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 10β8 | β | 8β10 | 17β1 | 10β2 | 7β5 | 12β6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8-4 | 8β9 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 10β8 | 10β8 | β | 11β7 | 6β6 | 9β3 | 6β12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7β5 | 11β7 | 2β10 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 7β11 | 1β17 | 7β11 | β | 8β4 | 4β8 | 7β11 | |||||
San Diego | 6β12 | 6β6 | 9β9 | 8β10 | 12β6 | 8β4 | 2β10 | 6β6 | 4β8 | β | 8β10 | 5β7 | |||||
San Francisco | 11β7 | 6β6 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 10β8 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 3β9 | 8β4 | 10β8 | β | 5β7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6β6 | 7β10 | 5β7 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 9β9 | 6β12 | 12β6 | 11β7 | 7β5 | 7β5 | β |
Opening Day startersβ»
- Jody Davis
- Brian Dayett
- Bob Dernier
- Shawon Dunston
- Leon Durham
- Keith Moreland
- Ryne Sandberg
- Rick Sutcliffe
- Manny Trillo
Notable transactionsβ»
- May 2, 1986: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
- June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs.
- July 15, 1986: Steve Lake was released by the Cubs.
Rosterβ»
1986 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 |
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C | Jody Davis | 148 | 528 | 132 | .250 | 21 | 74 |
1B | Leon Durham | 141 | 484 | 127 | .262 | 20 | 65 |
2B | Ryne Sandberg | 154 | 627 | 178 | .284 | 14 | 76 |
SS | Shawon Dunston | 150 | 581 | 145 | .250 | 17 | 68 |
3B | Ron Cey | 97 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 13 | 36 |
LF | Gary Matthews | 123 | 370 | 96 | .259 | 21 | 46 |
CF | Bob Dernier | 108 | 324 | 73 | .225 | 4 | 18 |
RF | Keith Moreland | 156 | 586 | 159 | .271 | 12 | 79 |
Other battersβ»
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 |
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Jerry Mumphrey | 111 | 309 | 94 | .304 | 5 | 32 |
Davey Lopes | 59 | 157 | 47 | .299 | 6 | 22 |
Chris Speier | 95 | 155 | 44 | .284 | 6 | 23 |
Manny Trillo | 81 | 152 | 45 | .296 | 1 | 19 |
Terry Francona | 86 | 124 | 31 | .250 | 2 | 8 |
Thad Bosley | 87 | 120 | 33 | .275 | 1 | 9 |
Dave Martinez | 53 | 108 | 15 | .139 | 1 | 7 |
Chico Walker | 28 | 101 | 28 | .277 | 1 | 7 |
Rafael Palmeiro | 22 | 73 | 18 | .247 | 3 | 12 |
Brian Dayett | 24 | 67 | 18 | .269 | 4 | 11 |
Steve Lake | 10 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 4 |
Mike Martin | 8 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Christmas | 3 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dennis Eckersley | 33 | 201.0 | 6 | 11 | 4.57 | 137 |
Rick Sutcliffe | 28 | 176.2 | 5 | 14 | 4.64 | 122 |
Scott Sanderson | 37 | 169.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.19 | 124 |
Steve Trout | 37 | 161.0 | 5 | 7 | 4.75 | 69 |
Jamie Moyer | 16 | 87.1 | 7 | 4 | 5.05 | 45 |
Greg Maddux | 6 | 31.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.52 | 20 |
Drew Hall | 5 | 23.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.56 | 21 |
Other pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ed Lynch | 23 | 99.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.79 | 57 |
Guy Hoffman | 32 | 84.0 | 6 | 2 | 3.86 | 47 |
Relief pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Lee Smith | 66 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 3.09 | 93 |
Ray Fontenot | 42 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3.86 | 24 |
Dave Gumpert | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.37 | 45 |
Jay Baller | 36 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5.37 | 42 |
George Frazier | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.40 | 41 |
Frank DiPino | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.18 | 43 |
Matt Keough | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.97 | 19 |
Ron Davis | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.65 | 10 |
Dick Ruthven | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 |
Farm systemβ»
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem
Referencesβ»
- ^ Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
- ^ Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Derek Botelho Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Mike Martin at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerome Walton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Christmas at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
- ^ Matt Keough at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1986 Chicago Cubs Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Lake at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1986 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference