1986 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1986
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)

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.

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]

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		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		134	474	129	.272	10	56
1B		72	237	52	.219	0	25
2B		153	523	135	.258	8	44
SS		104	279	64	.229	0	26
3B		155	568	158	.278	20	75
LF		132	415	115	.277	27	71
CF		145	424	110	.259	15	47
RF		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
	102	330	76	.230	12	41
	90	311	81	.260	3	30
	77	200	51	.255	2	29
	74	181	58	.320	6	23
	41	159	45	.283	3	19
	108	147	31	.211	2	15
	56	113	27	.239	2	16
	46	86	30	.349	2	10
	38	80	20	.250	0	10
	12	11	1	.091	0	0
	9	10	0	.000	0	0
	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
	37	244.2	15	12	3.38	121
	39	243.1	14	13	3.81	147
	27	171.1	11	10	4.20	115
	24	139.1	6	9	4.78	40
	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
	56	129.0	10	6	3.70	95
	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
	74	6	6	29	2.94	84
	70	10	3	14	3.24	117
	34	6	0	1	0.72	36
	29	1	3	0	4.47	24
	28	1	2	0	6.14	32
	25	1	2	0	5.40	30
	10	0	0	0	6.75	14
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont^[9]

References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gullibi01.shtml Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
2. Web site: Derek Botelho Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . August 24, 2012.
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
4. http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/carltst01.php Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
5. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krencwa01.shtml Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
7. Web site: Chris Welsh Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . August 24, 2012.
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffere01.shtml 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