1986 Cincinnati Reds season

The Cincinnati Reds' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.

1986 Cincinnati Reds
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Riverfront Stadium
City	Cincinnati
Record	86–76 (.531)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Marge Schott
General managers	Bill Bergesch
Managers	Pete Rose
Television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Physioc)
Radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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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.^[1]
• January 16, 1986: Derek Botelho was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
• January 20, 1986: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]

Regular season

• On August 5, 1986, Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

Season standings

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	96	66	0.593	—	52–29	44–37
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	0.531	10	43–38	43–38
San Francisco Giants	83	79	0.512	13	46–35	37–44
San Diego Padres	74	88	0.457	22	43–38	31–50
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	0.451	23	46–35	27–54
Atlanta Braves	72	89	0.447	23½	41–40	31–49

Record vs. opponents

1986 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	9–3	6–12	5–13	10–8	4–7	4–8	4–8	5–7	12–6	7–11	6–6
Chicago	3–9	—	5–7	4–8	6–6	8–10	6–12	9–8	7–11	6–6	6–6	10–7
Cincinnati	12–6	7–5	—	4–14	10–8	7–5	4–8	7–5	10–2	9–9	9–9	7–5
Houston	13–5	8–4	14–4	—	10–8	8–4	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–5
Los Angeles	8–10	6–6	8–10	8–10	—	5–7	3–9	5–7	8–4	6–12	8–10	8–4
Montreal	7–4	10–8	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	11–7	4–8	5–7	9–9
New York	8–4	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	10–8	—	8–10	17–1	10–2	7–5	12–6
Philadelphia	8-4	8–9	5–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	10–8	—	11–7	6–6	9–3	6–12
Pittsburgh	7–5	11–7	2–10	6–6	4–8	7–11	1–17	7–11	—	8–4	4–8	7–11
San Diego	6–12	6–6	9–9	8–10	12–6	8–4	2–10	6–6	4–8	—	8–10	5–7
San Francisco	11–7	6–6	9–9	9–9	10–8	7–5	5–7	3–9	8–4	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–10	5–7	5–7	4–8	9–9	6–12	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	—

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.^[6]
• April 4, 1986: Chris Welsh was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[7]

Draft picks

• June 2, 1986: Reggie Jefferson was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.^[8]

Roster

1986 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
Pitchers 32 Tom Browning 40 John Denny 31 John Franco 34 Bill Gullickson 43 Bill Landrum 46 Rob Murphy 48 Ted Power 49 Joe Price 33 Ron Robinson 37 Mike Smith 36 Mario Soto 38 Scott Terry 45 Chris Welsh 42 Carl Willis		Catchers 22 Sal Butera  6 Bo Díaz 23 Dave Van Gorder Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 13 Dave Concepción 12 Nick Esasky 15 Barry Larkin 16 Ron Oester 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 17 Wade Rowdon 10 Tom Runnells 11 Kurt Stillwell		Outfielders 28 Kal Daniels 44 Eric Davis 29,57 Tracy Jones 20 Eddie Milner 39 Dave Parker  9 Max Venable Other batters 21 Paul O'Neill		Manager 14 Pete Rose Coaches  2 Scott Breeden  7 Billy DeMars 19 Tommy Helms  4 Bruce Kimm  3 George Scherger

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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Zephyrs	American Association	Jack Lind
AA	Vermont Reds	Eastern League	Jay Ward
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Marc Bombard
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Gene Dusan and Paul Kirsch
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Sam Mejías
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Jeff Cox

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont^[9]

References

1. Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
2. "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
3. Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
4. Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
5. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
6. Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
7. "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
8. Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1986 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

External links

• Cincinnati Reds 1986 Schedule at MLB.com