1986 San Francisco Giants season explained

San Francisco Giants
Season:	1986
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Candlestick Park
City:	San Francisco
Owners:	Bob Lurie
General Managers:	Al Rosen
Managers:	Roger Craig
Television:	KTVU (Hank Greenwald, Gary Park) GiantsVision (Joe Morgan, Phil Stone, Duane Kuiper)
Radio:	KNBR (Hank Greenwald, Phil Stone) KIQI (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez)

The 1986 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 104th season in Major League Baseball, their 29th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 27th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 13 games behind the Houston Astros.

Offseason

• October 24, 1985: George Riley and Alonzo Powell were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Bill Laskey.^[1]
• December 11, 1985: Manny Trillo was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Owen.^[2]
• December 17, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[3]
• December 18, 1985: Rob Deer was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors).^[4]
• January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased from the Giants by the Cleveland Indians.^[5]
• February 3, 1986: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[6]
• March 26, 1986: Steve Stanicek was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob DeWolf (minors).^[7]

Regular season

• April 8, 1986: In his first major league at bat, Will Clark debuted with a home run - in his first at-bat and on his first swing off of future Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan.^[8] Clark became the 11th player in history to hit a home run on his first swing in the Major Leagues.
• August 5, 1986: Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.^[9]
• September 21, 1986: Robby Thompson went 5 for 5 in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.

On August 20, 1986, Phillies pitcher Don Carman took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Giants at Candlestick Park. Giants catcher Bob Brenly hit a long drive into the gap in left-center field. Phillies center fielder Milt Thompson was positioned to make a running catch but the ball hit the base of his glove and was ruled a hit.^[10] Brenly was credited with a double. Carman lost the perfect game but the Phillies won in ten innings.^[11]

Opening Day starters

• Bob Brenly
• Chris Brown
• Will Clark
• Chili Davis
• Dan Gladden
• Mike Krukow
• Jeffrey Leonard
• Robby Thompson
• José Uribe^[12]

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
  • Matt Williams was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (3rd pick).^[13]
  • Kirt Manwaring was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round. Player signed June 4, 1986.^[14]
  • Jim Pena was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round.^[15]
• July 4, 1986: Steve Carlton was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[16]
• August 7, 1986: Steve Carlton was released by the Giants.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Mike Aldrete (May 28)
  • Will Clark (Apr 8)
  • Randy Kutcher (Jun 19)
  • Phil Ouellette (Sep 10)
  • Robby Thompson (Apr 8)
• Pitchers:
  • Randy Bockus (Sep 10)
  • Kelly Downs (Jul 29)
  • Chuck Hensley (May 10)
  • Terry Mulholland (Jun 8) ^[17]

Roster

1986 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches (Hitting) (Pitching)

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		149	472	116	.246	16	62
1B		111	408	117	.287	11	41
2B		149	549	149	.271	7	47
3B		116	416	132	.317	7	49
SS		157	453	101	.223	3	43
LF		89	341	95	.279	6	42
CF		102	351	97	.276	4	29
RF		153	526	146	.278	13	70

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
	133	405	102	.252	18	85
	89	268	60	.224	5	25
	84	216	54	.250	2	25
	71	186	44	.237	7	16
	97	184	47	.255	5	28
	71	106	19	.179	0	11
	58	94	27	.287	2	22
	48	79	20	.253	1	5
	10	23	4	.174	0	0
	17	22	2	.091	0	1
	15	18	4	.222	2	6
	15	16	3	.188	0	0
	12	13	2	.154	0	1
	3	1	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
	34	245.0	20	9	3.05	178
	37	204.1	10	13	3.57	86
	28	156.2	10	10	3.27	100
	14	88.1	4	4	2.75	64
	11	60.0	3	4	4.80	43
	6	30.0	1	3	5.10	18

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
	53	173.2	13	9	3.11	125
	15	54.2	1	7	4.94	27
	9	13.0	0	0	7.62	9
	4	10.0	0	1	3.60	5

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
	64	6	3	8	3.36	90
	67	5	7	4	2.99	90
	48	4	4	5	3.93	34
	36	3	1	1	1.20	33
	20	1	1	1	4.28	8
	11	0	0	1	2.45	6
	5	0	0	0	2.57	4

Awards and honors

• Mike Krukow, P, Willie Mac Award
• Candy Maldonado – Led National League in Pinch Hitting (.425 Batting average, 17 for 40, 4 Home Runs, 20 RBI)

All-Star Game

• Chris Brown, outfield, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1986 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1986 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rileyge01.shtml George Riley
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bluevi01.shtml Vida Blue
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deerro01.shtml Rob Deer
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mullifr01.shtml Fran Mullins
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waitsri01.shtml Rick Waits
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanist01.shtml Steve Stanicek
8. https://baseballbiography.com/will-clark-1964 Will Clark MLB | Baseballbiography.com
9. http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/carltst01.php Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
10. Book: Robbins, Michael. Ninety Feet from Fame: Close Calls with Baseball Immortality . 2004 . Carroll & Graf Publishers . New York . 244 .
11. Web site: Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants Box Score, August 20, 1986.
12. Web site: 1986 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac.
13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml Matt Williams
14. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manwaki01.shtml Kirt Manwaring
15. Web site: Jim Pena Stats.
16. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carltst01.shtml Steve Carlton
17. Web site: The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft.
18. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007