1986 Cleveland Indians season
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1986 American League Records Sources:
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| Team |
BAL |
BOS |
CAL |
CWS |
CLE |
DET |
KC |
MIL |
MIN |
NYY |
OAK |
SEA |
TEX |
TOR |
| Baltimore |
— | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
| Boston |
9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| California |
6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago |
3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Cleveland |
9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1 |
| Detroit |
12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Kansas City |
6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee |
7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota |
4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York |
8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland |
7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4 |
| Seattle |
6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Texas |
7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 |
| Toronto |
5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions
Roster
| 1986 Cleveland Indians |
| Roster |
| Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
| Player |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG |
SB |
| Allanson, AndyAndy Allanson |
101 |
293 |
30 |
66 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
29 |
.225 |
10 |
| Bando, ChrisChris Bando |
92 |
254 |
28 |
68 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
26 |
,268 |
0 |
| Bell, JayJay Bell |
5 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
.357 |
0 |
| Bernazard, TonyTony Bernazard |
146 |
562 |
88 |
169 |
28 |
4 |
17 |
73 |
.301 |
17 |
| Butler, BrettBrett Butler |
161 |
587 |
92 |
163 |
17 |
14 |
4 |
51 |
.278 |
32 |
| Carter, JoeJoe Carter |
162 |
663 |
108 |
200 |
36 |
9 |
29 |
121 |
.302 |
29 |
| Castillo, CarmeloCarmelo Castillo |
85 |
205 |
34 |
57 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
32 |
.278 |
2 |
| Clark, DaveDave Clark |
18 |
58 |
10 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
.276 |
1 |
| Franco, JulioJulio Franco |
149 |
599 |
80 |
183 |
30 |
5 |
10 |
74 |
.306 |
10 |
| Hall, MelMel Hall |
140 |
442 |
68 |
131 |
29 |
2 |
18 |
77 |
.296 |
6 |
| Jacoby, BrookBrook Jacoby |
158 |
583 |
83 |
168 |
30 |
4 |
17 |
80 |
.288 |
2 |
| Mullins, FranFran Mullins |
28 |
40 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
.175 |
0 |
| Nixon, OtisOtis Nixon |
105 |
95 |
33 |
25 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
.263 |
23 |
| Rohn, DanDan Rohn |
6 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.200 |
0 |
| Snyder, CoryCory Snyder |
103 |
416 |
58 |
113 |
21 |
1 |
24 |
69 |
.272 |
2 |
| Tabler, PatPat Tabler |
130 |
473 |
61 |
154 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
48 |
.326 |
3 |
| Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton |
120 |
401 |
49 |
92 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
66 |
.229 |
4 |
| Williams, EddieEddie Williams |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.143 |
0 |
| Totals |
162 |
5702 |
831 |
1620 |
270 |
45 |
157 |
775 |
.284 |
141 |
Pitching
| Player |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
SV |
IP |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
| Bailes, ScottScott Bailes |
10 |
10 |
4.95 |
62 |
10 |
7 |
112.2 |
70 |
62 |
43 |
60 |
| Butcher, JohnJohn Butcher |
1 |
5 |
6.93 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
50.2 |
43 |
39 |
13 |
16 |
| Camacho, ErnieErnie Camacho |
2 |
4 |
4.08 |
51 |
0 |
20 |
57.1 |
26 |
26 |
31 |
36 |
| Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti |
16 |
12 |
3.57 |
36 |
34 |
0 |
252.1 |
112 |
100 |
106 |
167 |
| Easterly, JamieJamie Easterly |
0 |
2 |
7.64 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
17.2 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
| Heaton, NealNeal Heaton |
3 |
6 |
4.24 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
74.1 |
42 |
35 |
34 |
24 |
| Jones, DougDoug Jones |
1 |
0 |
2.50 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
18.0 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
| Kern, JimJim Kern |
1 |
1 |
7.90 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
27.1 |
28 |
24 |
23 |
11 |
| Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro |
11 |
11 |
4.32 |
34 |
32 |
0 |
210.1 |
126 |
101 |
95 |
81 |
| Noles, DickieDickie Noles |
3 |
2 |
5.10 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
54.2 |
33 |
31 |
30 |
32 |
| Oelkers, BryanBryan Oelkers |
3 |
3 |
4.70 |
35 |
4 |
1 |
69.0 |
38 |
36 |
40 |
33 |
| Ritter, ReggieReggie Ritter |
0 |
0 |
6.30 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
| Roman, JoseJose Roman |
1 |
2 |
6.55 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
22.0 |
20 |
16 |
17 |
9 |
| Schrom, KenKen Schrom |
14 |
7 |
4.54 |
34 |
33 |
0 |
206.0 |
118 |
104 |
49 |
87 |
| Schulze, DonDon Schulze |
4 |
4 |
5.00 |
19 |
13 |
0 |
84.2 |
48 |
47 |
34 |
33 |
| Swindell, GregGreg Swindell |
5 |
2 |
4.23 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
61.2 |
35 |
29 |
15 |
46 |
| Wills, FrankFrank Wills |
4 |
4 |
4.91 |
26 |
0 |
4 |
40.1 |
23 |
22 |
16 |
32 |
| Yett, RichRich Yett |
5 |
3 |
5.15 |
39 |
3 |
1 |
76.2 |
48 |
45 |
37 |
50 |
| Totals |
84 |
78 |
4.58 |
162 |
162 |
34 |
1447.2 |
841 |
736 |
605 |
744 |
Game log
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| 1986 Game Log |
April: 11-8 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
| 1 | April 7 | @ Orioles | 6-4 | Schrom (1-0) | Flanagan (0-1) | Camacho (1) | 52,292 | 1-0 |
| 2 | April 9 | @ Orioles | 4-3 | Aase (1-0) | Bailes (0-1) | | 13,039 | 1-1 |
| 3 | April 10 | @ Orioles | 5-1 | Dixon (1-0) | Kern (0-1) | Bordi (1) | 12,933 | 1-2 |
| 4 | April 11 | Tigers | 7-2 | Terrell (1-0) | Niekro (0-1) | | 32,441 | 1-3 |
| 5 | April 12 | Tigers | 6-2 | Schrom (2-0) | Morris (1-1) | Camacho (2) | 17,426 | 2-3 |
| 6 | April 13 | Tigers | 8-2 | Bailes (1-1) | Tanana (0-1) | | 10,463 | 3-3 |
| 7 | April 15 | Yankees | 6-2 | Niekro (1-0) | Candiotti (0-1) | Fisher (1) | 3,223 | 3-4 |
| — | April 16 | Yankees | Postponed |
| 8 | April 17 | Yankees | 6-4 | Niekro (1-1) | Tewksbury (1-1) | Bailes (1) | 5,602 | 4-4 |
| 9 | April 18 | @ Tigers | 6-1 | Tanana (1-1) | Schrom (2-1) | | 20,703 | 4-5 |
| 10 | April 19 | @ Tigers | 8-6 | Bailes (2-1) | Petry (1-2) | Camacho (3) | 19,216 | 5-5 |
| — | April 20 | @ Tigers | Postponed |
| 11 | April 21 | Orioles | 7-0 | Candiotti (1-1) | Flanagan (1-2) | | 3,012 | 6-5 |
| 12 | April 22 | Orioles | 5-2 | Dixon (2-0) | Niekro (1-2) | Aase (4) | 3,004 | 6-6 |
| 13 | April 23 | Orioles | 5-1 | Schrom (3-1) | McGregor (1-2) | Bailes (2) | 3,788 | 7-6 |
| 14 | April 24 | @ Yankees | 2-1 | Guidry (3-0) | Heaton (0-1) | | 17,299 | 7-7 |
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May: 12-16 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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June: 15-11 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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July: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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August: 12-19 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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September: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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October: 4-0 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
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Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo[12]
Notes
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