1986 Los Angeles Dodgers season explained

Los Angeles Dodgers
Season:	1986
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Dodger Stadium
City:	Los Angeles
Owners:	Peter O'Malley
General Managers:	Al Campanis
Managers:	Tommy Lasorda
Television:	KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter Dodgervision Eddie Doucette, Al Downing, Rick Monday
Radio:	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas

The 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in fifth place in the National League West.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

!Name !!Position

	Shortstop
	Center fielder
	Third baseman
	First baseman
	Right fielder
	Left fielder
	Catcher
	Second baseman
	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• April 10, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.^[1]
• June 5, 1986: César Cedeño was released by the Dodgers.
• July 31, 1986: Joe Beckwith was purchased by the Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays.^[2]

Roster

1986 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		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		122	374	94	.251	5	26
1B		115	325	76	.234	16	52
2B		157	633	210	.332	6	56
SS		109	407	93	.229	8	30
3B		111	379	106	.280	10	60
LF		132	420	95	.226	23	58
CF		128	303	84	.277	4	32
RF		103	330	77	.233	19	53

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
	103	283	74	.261	4	29
	107	277	71	.256	2	29
	105	216	54	.250	0	18
	92	216	53	.245	1	15
	89	202	53	.262	4	26
	91	199	52	.261	9	28
	71	147	33	.224	5	19
	57	93	20	.215	2	6
	37	78	18	.231	0	6
	27	75	19	.253	6	13
	31	61	15	.246	5	10
	12	27	3	.111	0	4
	13	20	5	.250	0	2
	19	14	1	.071	0	0
	13	13	1	.077	0	2
	8	11	1	.091	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
	34	269.1	21	11	3.14	242
	33	235.2	7	13	3.28	183
	35	231.1	14	14	3.85	153
	32	171.0	11	9	3.32	100

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
	19	74.0	2	6	5.84	29
	24	70.0	1	2	4.89	46
	27	65.1	2	7	4.27	31
	12	24.1	2	3	4.44	24

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	62	6	12	12	3.87	104
	60	6	6	11	3.71	55
	60	1	5	0	3.41	42
	19	0	0	0	4.26	18
	15	0	0	0	6.87	13
	10	0	1	0	3.92	11

1986 Awards

• 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Sax reserve
  • Fernando Valenzuela reserve
• Gold Glove Award
  • Fernando Valenzuela
• Silver Slugger Award
  • Steve Sax
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Steve Sax
  • Fernando Valenzuela
• NL Player of the Month
  • Steve Sax (September 1986)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Fernando Valenzuela (Apr. 28 – May 4)
  • Fernando Valenzuela (May 19–25)
  • Franklin Stubbs (July 14–20)
  • Orel Hershiser (July 28 – Aug. 3)

Farm system

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

See main article: 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.

The Dodgers drafted 39 players in the June draft and 19 in the January draft. Of those, seven players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

The Dodgers first round pick in the June draft was outfielder Michael White from Loudon High School in Loudon, Tennessee. In seven seasons of professional baseball (six of them in the Dodgers system), he hit .277 with 12 homers and 217 RBI.

The most notable pick in the draft was infielder Dave Hansen, selected in the 2nd round out of Rowland High School in California. Hansen played in the Majors from 1990 to 2007, and was one of the more accomplished pinch hitters in league history. He hit .260 with 35 homers and 222 RBI. After his playing career he became a Major League hitting coach.

References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cedence01.shtml Cesar Cedeno page at Baseball Reference
2. Web site: Joe Beckwith Stats.
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=janreg& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=jansec& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=junreg& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=junsec& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

External links

• 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page