1986 New York Yankees season

1986 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
Location
  • New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
General manager(s) Clyde King
Manager(s) Lou Piniella
Local television WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Jim Kaat, Billy Martin)
SportsChannel NY
(Mel Allen, Mickey Mantle, others from WPIX)
Local radio WABC (AM)
(Bill White, Phil Rizzuto, Spencer Ross, Bobby Murcer)
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The New York Yankees' 1986 season was the 84th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 90-72, finishing in second-place, 5.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

Notable transactions

Season standings

1986 was the first time since 1904 that the Yankees finished second in the standings to the Red Sox.[14]

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 95 66 0.590 51–30 44–36
New York Yankees 90 72 0.556 41–39 49–33
Detroit Tigers 87 75 0.537 49–32 38–43
Toronto Blue Jays 86 76 0.531 42–39 44–37
Cleveland Indians 84 78 0.519 11½ 45–35 39–43
Milwaukee Brewers 77 84 0.478 18 41–39 36–45
Baltimore Orioles 73 89 0.451 22½ 37–42 36–47

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League Records

Sources:

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

Roster

1986 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Billy Martin

Billy Martin's number 1 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1986.

On August 10, 1986, the Yankees retired Martin's uniform number 1 and dedicated a plaque in his honor for Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. The plaque contains the words, There has never been a greater competitor than Billy. Martin told the crowd, "I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest."

On May 24, 1986, on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, co-host Martin was "fired" by executive producer Lorne Michaels for being "drunk" in a skit, slurring his lines. During the goodnights, Martin "sets fire" to the dressing room in retaliation.[15] (Only three cast members would be re-hired the next season.) In 1988, on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, comedian Dennis Miller opened the sports with, "In Calgary tonight, Katarina Witt won the gold medal in figure skating, prompting Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to fire manager Billy Martin."

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 Butch Wynegar 61 194 40 .206 7 29
1B Don Mattingly 162 677 238 .352 31 113
2B Willie Randolph 141 492 136 .276 5 50
3B Mike Pagliarulo 149 504 120 .238 28 71
SS Wayne Tolleson 60 215 61 .284 0 14
LF Dan Pasqua 102 280 82 .293 16 45
CF Rickey Henderson 153 608 160 .263 28 74
RF Dave Winfield 154 565 148 .262 24 104
DH Mike Easler 146 490 148 .302 14 78

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ken Griffey, Sr. 59 198 60 .303 9 26
Ron Hassey 64 191 57 .298 6 29
Joel Skinner 54 166 43 .259 1 17
Bobby Meacham 56 161 36 .224 0 10
Gary Roenicke 69 136 36 .265 3 18
Claudell Washington 54 135 32 .237 6 16
Dale Berra 42 108 25 .231 2 13
Mike Fischlin 71 102 21 .206 0 3
Henry Cotto 35 80 17 .213 1 6
Ron Kittle 30 80 19 .238 4 12
Paul Zuvella 21 48 4 .083 0 2
Bryan Little 14 41 8 .195 0 0
Juan Espino 27 37 6 .162 0 5
Phil Lombardi 20 36 10 .278 2 6
Leo Hernández 7 22 5 .227 1 4
Iván DeJesús 7 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dennis Rasmussen 31 202 18 6 3.88 131
Ron Guidry 30 192.3 9 12 3.98 140
Joe Niekro 25 125.7 9 10 4.87 59
Doug Drabek 27 131.7 7 8 4.10 76
Bob Tewksbury 23 130.3 9 5 3.31 49
Tommy John 13 70.7 5 3 2.93 28
Scott Nielsen 10 56.0 4 4 4.02 20

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Other pitchers

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Tim Stoddard 24 49.3 4 1 0 3.83 34
Ed Whitson 14 37.0 5 2 0 7.54 27
Alfonso Pulido 10 30.7 1 1 1 4.70 13
John Montefusco 4 12.3 0 0 0 2.19 3
Mike Armstrong 7 8.7 0 1 0 9.35 8
Brad Arnsberg 2 8.0 0 0 0 3.38 3

Relief pitchers

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Dave Righetti 74 106.7 8 8 46 2.45 83
Brian Fisher 62 96.7 9 5 6 4.93 67
Bob Shirley 39 105.3 0 4 3 5.04 64
Rod Scurry 31 39.3 1 2 2 3.66 36
Al Holland 25 40.7 1 0 0 5.09 37

Awards and Records

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Barry Foote
AA Albany-Colonie Yankees Eastern League Jim Saul
A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Bucky Dent
A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Buck Showalter
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Fred Ferreira

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References

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  12. Ozzie Canseco at Baseball Reference
  13. Ed Whitson at Baseball Reference
  14. Vaccaro, Mike (2005). Emperors and idiots: The hundred year rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, from the very beginning to the end of the curse. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-51354-2.
  15. SNL Transcript, 24 May 1986.
  16. 1986 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
  17. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.290, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
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  19. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS198607150.shtml
  20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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