1986 Toronto Blue Jays season explained

Toronto Blue Jays
Season:	1986
League:	American League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Exhibition Stadium
City:	Toronto
Record:	86–76 (.531)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General Managers:	Pat Gillick
Managers:	Jimy Williams
Television:	CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
Radio:	CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's tenth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1986 season.^[1]

October 1985

Ron Musselman granted free agency.

November 1985

Jeff Burroughs granted free agency. Steve Nicosia granted free agency. Al Oliver granted free agency.

December 1985

Drafted José DeJesús from the Kansas City Royals in the 1985 MLB Rule 5 draft.

January 1986

	Signed amateur free agent Luis Sojo to a contract.
	Signed free agent José Escobar from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract.

March 1986

	Signed free agent César Cedeño from the St. Louis Cardinals to a contract.
	Signed free agent Ron Musselman from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

April 1986

Returned José DeJesús to the Kansas City Royals. Released César Cedeño.

Regular season

Tony Fernández and Jesse Barfield had career years with the Blue Jays. Fernandez led the American League with 683 at bats, and he was the first Blue Jay to get over 200 hits in a season with 213. Barfield led the American League with 40 home runs.

Mark Eichhorn also had a breakout year with the Blue Jays. He was second on the team with 10 saves, and he led the team in ERA with 1.72 and strikeouts with 166. He tied with Jim Clancy and Jimmy Key for the team lead in wins with 14.

• May 17, 1986: Jesse Barfield had six RBIs in one game against the Cleveland Indians.

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1986 regular season.^[2]

April 1986

Signed free agent Joe Beckwith from the Kansas City Royals to a contract.

July 1986

	Acquired Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Braves for Jim Acker. Acquired Duane Ward from the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.
	Player rights of Joe Beckwith sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 1986

Purchased Mickey Mahler from the Texas Rangers.

Draft picks

• June 2, 1986: Doug Linton was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed September 5, 1986.^[3]

Roster

1986 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || April 8 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Guzmán (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Harris (1) || 40,602 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 3–1 || Alexander (1–0) || Correa (0–1) || Henke (1) || 8,589 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 11–10 || Henke (1–0) || Harris (0–1) || || 8,341 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || April 11 || @ Royals || 6–2 || Clancy (1–0) || Gubicza (0–1) || || 39,033 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || April 12 || @ Royals || 1–0 || Leonard (1–0) || Acker (0–1) || || 24,332 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 13 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Black (1–1) || Stieb (0–2) || Farr (1) || 26,684 || 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || April 14 || Orioles || 2–1 || Boddicker (1–0) || Alexander (1–1) || || 43,587 || 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| -- || April 16 || Orioles || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || April 17 || Orioles || 5–3 || Flanagan (1–1) || Key (0–1) || Aase (2) || || 3–5|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9 || April 17 || Orioles || 7–4 || Henke (2–0) || Martinez (0–1) || || 19,251 || 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || April 18 || Royals || 6–4 || Leonard (2–0) || Stieb (0–3) || Quisenberry (2) || 21,224 || 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11 || April 19 || Royals || 6–5 || Alexander (2–1) || Black (1–2) || Henke (2) || 26,149 || 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12 || April 20 || Royals || 6–4 || Leibrandt (2–0) || Lamp (0–1) || Quisenberry (3) || 38,141 || 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || April 21 || Rangers || 7–6 || Eichhorn (1–0) || Harris (2–2) || Henke (3) || 16,219 || 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 22 || Rangers || 10–1 || Witt (1–0) || Clancy (1–1) || Mahler (1) || 16,161 || 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || April 23 || Rangers || 9 – 8 || Williams (1–0) || Lamp (0–2) || Harris (2) || 17,281 || 6–9|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16 || April 25 || @ Orioles || 2–1 (10) || Eichhorn (2–0) || Aase (1–2) || || 20,524 || 7–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || April 26 || @ Orioles || 11–5 || Havens (1–1) || Henke (2–1) || || 22,659 || 7–10|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || April 27 || @ Orioles || 8–0 || Clancy (2–1) || Dixon (2–1) || || 29,928 || 8–10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 29 || Angels || 4–3 || Forster (2–0) || Eichhorn (2–1) || Moore (5) || 18,103 || 8–11|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || April 30 || Angels || 6–4 || Alexander (3–1) || Moore (1–1) || || 18,171 || 9–11|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || May 1 || Angels || 7–4 || Slaton (3–1) || Key (0–2) || Moore (6) || 20,102 || 9–12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || May 2 || Mariners || 3–2 (11) || Ladd (2–1) || Eichhorn (2–2) || || 18,134 || 9–13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 23 || May 3 || Mariners || 4–2 || Morgan (2–2) || Acker (0–2) || Ladd (1) || 27,115 || 9–14|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || May 4 || Mariners || 3–2 || Henke (3–1) || Moore (1–3) || || 22,154 || 10–14|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25 || May 5 || Athletics || 10–6 || Eichhorn (3–2) || Krueger (0–1) || || 20,111 || 11–14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || May 6 || Athletics || 17–3 || Haas (6–0) || Key (0–3) || || 22,177 || 11–15|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27 || May 7 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Sutton (1–3) || Clancy (2–2) || Corbett (2) || 24,895 || 11–16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || May 8 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Eichhorn (4–2) || Forster (3–1) || Henke (4) || 23,650 || 12–16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || May 9 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Moore (2–3) || Stieb (0–4) || || 12,026 || 12–17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || May 10 || @ Mariners || 8–7 (11) || Ladd (3–1) || Henke (3–2) || || 20,155 || 12–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 31 || May 11 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Key (1–3) || Swift (0–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 10,172 || 13–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32 || May 12 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Clancy (3–2) || Andújar (4–2) || Eichhorn (2) || 20,126 || 14–18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || May 13 || @ Athletics || 6–3 (10) || Mooneyham (1–0) || Lamp (0–3) || || 7,124 || 14–19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 14 || @ Athletics || 9–4 || Young (1–0) || Stieb (0–5) || || 10,940 || 14–20|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 35 || May 16 || Indians || 7–6 || Acker (1–2) || Candiotti (2–4) || Eichhorn (3) || 21,251 || 15–20|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 36 || May 17 || Indians || 11–5 || Key (2–3) || Heaton (1–3) || || 27,473 || 16–20|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 37 || May 18 || Indians || 10–2 || Clancy (4–2) || Schulze (2–1) || || 28,063 || 17–20|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 19 || Indians || 6–4 || Niekro (3–3) || Stieb (0–6) || Bailes (3) || 27,202 || 17–21|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Davis (2–1) || Cerutti (0–1) || || 12,837 || 17–22|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Nelson (4–1) || Acker (1–3) || || 13,976 || 17–23|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 41 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 5–0 || Key (3–3) || Dotson (2–4) || || 12,605 || 18–23|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 23 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Schulze (3–1) || Clancy (4–3) || || 61,340 || 18–24|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 43 || May 24 || @ Indians || 9–6 || Lamp (1–3) || Easterly (0–2) || Eichhorn (4) || 12,348 || 19–24|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 25 || @ Indians || 8–1 || Cerutti (1–1) || Schrom (3–2) || || 13,772 || 20–24|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 45 || May 26 || @ Twins || 9–1 || Portugal (1–5) || Alexander (3–2) || || 10,885 || 20–25|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || May 27 || @ Twins || 7–6 (11) || Pastore (2–0) || Henke (3–3) || || 9,052 || 20–26|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 47 || May 28 || @ Twins || 14–8 || Clancy (5–3) || Blyleven (4–4) || || 9,133 || 21–26|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 48 || May 30 || White Sox || 6–0 || Stieb (1–6) || Davis (2–2) || || 31,125 || 22–26|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 49 || May 31 || White Sox || 4–3 (11) || Henke (4–3) || Nelson (4–2) || || 40,145 || 23–26|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 50 || June 1 || White Sox || 6–4 || Dotson (3–5) || Key (3–4) || || 31,302 || 23–27|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 51 || June 2 || Twins || 3–1 || Clancy (6–3) || Blyleven (4–5) || Henke (5) || 26,022 || 24–27|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 52 || June 3 || Twins || 6–5 || Eichhorn (5–2) || Atherton (2–3) || Henke (6) || 27,112 || 25–27|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 53 || June 4 || Twins || 10–4 || Viola (5–5) || Stieb (1–7) || || 30,234 || 25–28|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 54 || June 6 || @ Tigers || 12–2 || Alexander (4–2) || Terrell (6–3) || || 37,353 || 26–28|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 55 || June 7 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Tanana (5–4) || Key (3–5) || Hernández (9) || 37,750 || 26–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 56 || June 8 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Eichhorn (6–2) || O'Neal (0–3) || Henke (7) || 36,681 || 27–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 57 || June 9 || Red Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (2–7) || Woodward (1–2) || || 27,551 || 28–29|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 10 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Stanley (3–2) || Eichhorn (6–3) || || 28,149 || 28–30|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 59 || June 11 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Clemens (11–0) || Alexander (4–3) || Stanley (10) || 25,226 || 28–31|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 60 || June 12 || Tigers || 9–0 (7) || Key (4–5) || LaPoint (2–5) || || 30,135 || 29–31|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 13 || Tigers || 10–5 || King (2–0) || Clancy (6–4) || || 36,471 || 29–32|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 62 || June 14 || Tigers || 6–5 || Henke (5–3) || Hernández (2–3) || || 40,063 || 30–32|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 63 || June 15 || Tigers || 9–6 || Lamp (2–3) || Cary (0–2) || Henke (8) || 38,157 || 31–32|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 64 || June 16 || @ Brewers || 9–2 || Alexander (5–3) || Wegman (2–6) || Gordon (1) || 12,809 || 32–32|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 65 || June 17 || @ Brewers || 2–1 (12) || Henke (6–3) || Plesac (4–4) || || 14,465 || 33–32|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 66 || June 18 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Higuera (9–5) || Clancy (6–5) || || 21,652 || 33–33|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 67 || June 19 || Yankees || 10–9 (10) || Caudill (1–0) || Righetti (4–4) || || 35,389 || 34–33|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 20 || Yankees || 10–8 (10) || Fisher (3–3) || Gordon (0–1) || || 38,109 || 34–34|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 69 || June 21 || Yankees || 4–2 (10) || Righetti (5–4) || Lamp (2–4) || Pulido (1) || 43,678 || 34–35|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 70 || June 22 || Yankees || 15–1 || Key (5–5) || Niekro (7–5) || || 40,101 || 35–35|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || June 23 || Brewers || 5–3 || Darwin (4–3) || Stieb (2–8) || Plesac (6) || 26,110 || 35–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 72 || June 24 || Brewers || 8–0 || Cerutti (2–1) || Higuera (9–6) || || 26,280 || 36–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 73 || June 25 || Brewers || 5–1 || Clancy (7–5) || Leary (6–6) || Lamp (1) || 30,181 || 37–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 74 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 14–7 || Acker (2–3) || Fisher (4–4) || Henke (9) || 30,815 || 38–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 75 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 7–4 || Key (6–5) || Niekro (7–6) || || 43,187 || 39–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 76 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Cerutti (3–1) || Fisher (4–5) || Henke (10) || 35,437 || 40–36|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || June 30 || @ Red Sox || 10–9 (10) || Stanley (5–2) || Acker (2–4) || || 30,770 || 40–37|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 78 || July 1 || @ Red Sox || 9–7 || Seaver (3–6) || Alexander (5–4) || Sambito (7) || 32,729 || 40–38|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 79 || July 2 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Key (7–5) || Clemens (14–1) || Henke (11) || 27,493 || 41–38|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 80 || July 3 || @ Red Sox || 8–5 || Cerutti (4–1) || Boyd (10–6) || Henke (12) || 21,123 || 42–38|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 81 || July 4 || Angels || 9–1 || Sutton (7–5) || Stieb (2–9) || || 30,283 || 42–39|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 82 || July 5 || Angels || 7–3 || Clancy (8–5) || Romanick (5–7) || || 40,426 || 43–39|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 83 || July 6 || Angels || 8–2 || McCaskill (9–5) || Lamp (2–5) || || 36,197 || 43–40|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 84 || July 7 || Mariners || 7–5 || Key (8–5) || Morgan (6–8) || Caudill (1) || 26,208 || 44–40|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 8 || Mariners || 8–5 || Huismann (2–2) || Cerutti (4–2) || Young (8) || 28,241 || 44–41|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 86 || July 9 || Mariners || 6–5 || Caudill (2–0) || Moore (5–8) || Henke (13) || 30,044 || 45–41|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 87 || July 10 || Athletics || 8–4 || Clancy (9–5) || Plunk (2–5) || || 28,172 || 46–41|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 88 || July 11 || Athletics || 6–5 || Eichhorn (7–3) || Rijo (3–8) || Henke (14) || 30,370 || 47–41|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 89 || July 12 || Athletics || 5–3 || Stewart (2–0) || Key (8–6) || Ontiveros (8) || 35,470 || 47–42|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 90 || July 13 || Athletics || 10–5 || Young (6–6) || Caudill (2–1) || Leiper (1) || 37,138 || 47–43|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 91 || July 17 || @ Angels || 8–5 || Key (9–6) || Sutton (8–6) || Cerutti (1) || 31,585 || 48–43|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 92 || July 18 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Clancy (10–5) || McCaskill (10–6) || Eichhorn (5) || 31,672 || 49–43|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 93 || July 19 || @ Angels || 9–3 || Candelaria (3–0) || Stieb (2–10) || || 30,577 || 49–44|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 94 || July 20 || @ Angels || 6–3 (10) || Henke (7–3) || Corbett (2–2) || Caudill (2) || 27,795 || 50–44|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 95 || July 21 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Cerutti (5–2) || Huismann (2–3) || || 17,823 || 51–44|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 8–7 (12) || Reed (3–0) || Caudill (2–2) || || 10,152 || 51–45|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 97 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Clancy (11–5) || Moore (6–10) || Stieb (1) || 11,485 || 52–45|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 98 || July 25 || @ Athletics || 6–5 (10) || Bair (1–2) || Caudill (2–3) || || 12,778 || 52–46|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 99 || July 26 || @ Athletics || 2–0 || Plunk (3–6) || Cerutti (5–3) || Andújar (1) || 22,168 || 52–47|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 100 || July 27 || @ Athletics || 1–0 (15) || Leiper (1–1) || Clarke (0–1) || || 21,628 || 52–48|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 101 || July 28 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Clancy (12–5) || Leibrandt (9–7) || || 40,468 || 53–48|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 102 || July 29 || @ Royals || 5–2 || Stieb (3–10) || Bankhead (4–5) || Henke (15) || 27,292 || 54–48|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 103 || July 30 || @ Royals || 7–2 || Johnson (1–0) || Leonard (6–10) || || 35,750 || 55–48|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 104 || August 1 || Orioles || 7–3 || Dixon (10–8) || Key (9–7) || || 34,370 || 55–49|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 105 || August 2 || Orioles || 5–2 || McGregor (8–10) || Clancy (12–6) || Aase (28) || 41,091 || 55–50|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 106 || August 3 || Orioles || 6–4 || Cerutti (6–3) || Flanagan (5–7) || Henke (16) || 36,446 || 56–50|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || August 4 || Orioles || 12–2 || Boddicker (14–5) || Johnson (1–1) || || 35,041 || 56–51|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 108 || August 5 || Royals || 8–6 || Bankhead (5–5) || Lamp (2–6) || Farr (6) || 30,437 || 56–52|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 109 || August 6 || Royals || 8–0 || Key (10–7) || Jackson (6–8) || || 32,130 || 57–52|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 110 || August 7 || Royals || 5–4 || Eichhorn (8–3) || Farr (7–3) || Henke (17) || 34,285 || 58–52|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 8 || @ Rangers || 9–7 || Harris (6–8) || Eichhorn (8–4) || || 31,197 || 58–53|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 112 || August 9 || @ Rangers || 7–6 (10) || Harris (7–8) || Caudill (2–4) || || 31,517 || 58–54|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 113 || August 10 || @ Rangers || 8–7 (10) || Eichhorn (9–3) || Williams (8–4) || || 15,040 || 59–54|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 114 || August 11 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || Flanagan (6–7) || Key (10–8) || Aase (29) || 21,444 || 59–55|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 115 || August 12 || @ Orioles || 3–0 || Clancy (13–6) || McGregor (8–11) || || 20,292 || 60–55|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 116 || August 13 || @ Orioles || 7–6 (13) || Aase (5–3) || Aquino (0–1) || || 22,477 || 60–56|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 117 || August 15 || Rangers || 6–1 || Johnson (2–1) || Correa (7–10) || Eichhorn (6) || 31,411 || 61–56|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || August 16 || Rangers || 13–1 || Key (11–8) || Hough (9–8) || || 41,203 || 62–56|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 119 || August 17 || Rangers || 8–7 (11) || Eichhorn (10–4) || Russell (4–2) || || 38,413 || 63–56|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 120 || August 19 || White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (4–10) || Cowley (8–8) || || 34,158 || 64–56|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 121 || August 20 || White Sox || 4–1 || Johnson (3–1) || DeLeón (3–2) || || 33,493 || 65–56|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || August 21 || White Sox || 4–3 || Schmidt (1–4) || Key (11–9) || Nelson (5) || 35,393 || 65–57|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 123 || August 22 || @ Twins || 4–3 || Blyleven (13–10) || Clancy (13–7) || Frazier (2) || 14,359 || 65–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 124 || August 23 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Cerutti (7–3) || Smithson (9–12) || Eichhorn (7) || 22,604 || 66–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 125 || August 24 || @ Twins || 7–5 (10) || Henke (8–3) || Atherton (5–8) || || 18,117 || 67–58|- align="center"| 126 || August 26 || @ Indians || 6–6 (9) || colspan=3|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 27 || 5,400 || 67–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 127 || August 27 || @ Indians || 3–2 (12) || Eichhorn (11–4) || Oelkers (2–3) || Henke (18) || || 68–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 128 || August 27 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Cerutti (8–3) || Wills (1–2) || Henke (19) || 9,051 || 69–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 129 || August 28 || @ Indians || 9–1 || Clancy (14–7) || Schrom (11–6) || || 7,466 || 70–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 130 || August 29 || Twins || 6–5 || Eichhorn (12–4) || Atherton (5–10) || || 38,241 || 71–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 131 || August 30 || Twins || 8–1 || Johnson (4–1) || Viola (13–10) || Lamp (2) || 43,556 || 72–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 132 || August 31 || Twins || 7–5 || Aquino (1–1) || Anderson (3–5) || Eichhorn (8) || 45,161 || 73–58|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 133 || September 1 || Indians || 5–4 || Henke (9–3) || Camacho (2–3) || || 44,335 || 74–58|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 134 || September 2 || Indians || 9–5 || Schrom (12–6) || Clancy (14–8) || Wills (2) || 33,535 || 74–59|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 135 || September 3 || Indians || 3–1 || Stieb (5–10) || Candiotti (13–10) || Henke (20) || 31,532 || 75–59|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 136 || September 5 || @ White Sox || 5–0 || Dotson (10–13) || Johnson (4–2) || || 11,650 || 75–60|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 137 || September 6 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Key (12–9) || Bannister (9–11) || || 22,014 || 76–60|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 138 || September 7 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Nelson (6–6) || Clancy (14–9) || Thigpen (5) || 13,553 || 76–61|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 139 || September 9 || Yankees || 3–1 || Guidry (7–10) || Eichhorn (12–5) || Righetti (36) || 35,353 || 76–62|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| -- || September 10 || Yankees || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || September 11 || Yankees || 3–1 || Drabek (5–7) || Key (12–10) || Righetti (37) || || 76–63|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 141 || September 11 || Yankees || 7–5 || Fisher (9–5) || Henke (9–4) || Righetti (38) || 33,292 || 76–64|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 142 || September 12 || @ Brewers || 4–1 || Johnson (2–1) || Clancy (14–10) || Clear (13) || 7,255 || 76–65|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 143 || September 13 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Johnson (5–2) || Vuckovich (1–2) || Eichhorn (9) || 10,472 || 77–65|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 144 || September 14 || @ Brewers || 5–0 || Higuera (19–9) || Stieb (5–11) || || 8,706 || 77–66|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 145 || September 15 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Cerutti (9–3) || Wegman (4–12) || Henke (21) || 5,742 || 78–66|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 146 || September 16 || Tigers || 6–4 || Key (13–10) || Terrell (12–12) || Henke (22) || 31,128 || 79–66|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 147 || September 17 || Tigers || 8–6 || Morris (18–8) || Clancy (14–11) || Hernández (22) || 30,116 || 79–67|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 148 || September 19 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Stieb (6–11) || Seaver (7–13) || Henke (23) || 40,494 || 80–67|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 149 || September 20 || Red Sox || 5–2 || Johnson (6–2) || Nipper (9–11) || Eichhorn (10) || 43,713 || 81–67|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 150 || September 21 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Clemens (24–4) || Key (13–11) || Schiraldi (9) || 44,197 || 81–68|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 151 || September 22 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Morris (19–8) || Clancy (14–12) || || 14,979 || 81–69|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 152 || September 23 || @ Tigers || 6–3 || Eichhorn (13–5) || Hernández (8–7) || Henke (24) || 14,364 || 82–69|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 153 || September 24 || @ Tigers || 8–2 || Stieb (7–11) || Petry (5–9) || || 15,069 || 83–69|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 154 || September 25 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Johnson (7–2) || Tanana (11–9) || Henke (25) || 16,591 || 84–69|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 155 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 1–0 (12) || Eichhorn (14–5) || Schiraldi (4–2) || Henke (26) || 33,657 || 85–69|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 156 || September 27 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Hurst (13–7) || Clancy (14–13) || || 33,358 || 85–70|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 157 || September 28 || @ Red Sox || 12–3 || Boyd (16–10) || Ward (0–1) || || 32,929 || 85–71|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 158 || September 29 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Rasmussen (17–6) || Cerutti (9–4) || || 15,770 || 85–72|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 159 || September 30 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Nielsen (3–4) || Stieb (7–12) || Righetti (43) || 15,166 || 85–73|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 160 || October 1 || @ Yankees || 3–0 || Key (14–11) || Guidry (9–12) || Henke (27) || 17,876 || 86–73|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 161 || October 3 || Brewers || 4–1 || Wegman (5–12) || Clancy (14–14) || Plesac (14) || 26,619 || 86–74|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| -- || October 4 || Brewers || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 162 || October 5 || Brewers || 2–1 || Leary (12–12) || Henke (9–5) || Clear (15) || || 86–75|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 163 || October 5 || Brewers || 4–3 || Nieves (11–12) || Eichhorn (14–6) || Clear (16) || 34,176 || 86–76|-

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		131	395	106	.268	16	56
1B		155	573	144	.251	9	60
2B		122	424	119	.281	6	46
3B		117	348	90	.259	11	45
SS		163	687	213	.310	10	65
LF		159	641	198	.309	31	108
CF		152	589	149	.253	21	86
RF		158	589	170	.289	40	108
DH		107	336	84	.250	15	55

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
	137	327	85	.260	3	44
	110	246	76	.309	5	39
	81	160	29	.181	2	12
	87	143	28	.196	5	15
	34	83	13	.157	4	13
	35	78	16	.205	1	7
	65	69	14	.203	2	4
	12	23	5	.217	0	4
	3	5	1	.200	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
	36	232.0	14	11	3.57	141
	34	219.1	14	14	3.94	126
	37	205.0	7	12	4.74	127
	17	111.0	5	4	4.46	65
	16	88.0	7	2	3.89	39

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	34	145.1	9	4	1	4.15	89
	23	60.0	2	4	0	4.35	32
	2	2.0	0	1	0	13.50	1

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	63	91.1	9	5	27	3.35	118
	69	157.0	14	6	10	1.72	166
	40	73.0	2	6	2	5.05	30
	40	36.1	2	4	2	6.19	32
	14	21.2	0	1	1	7.06	13
	10	12.2	0	1	0	9.24	9
	7	11.1	1	1	0	6.35	5
	6	5.1	0	0	0	10.13	4
	3	3.2	0	0	0	17.18	5
	2	1.0	0	0	0	0.00	0

Award winners

• Jesse Barfield, American League Home Run Champion, 40 Home Runs
• Jesse Barfield, Gold Glove Award
• Jesse Barfield, Silver Slugger Award
• George Bell, Silver Slugger Award
• Mark Eichhorn, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award
• Tony Fernández, American League Leader in At-Bats, 687
• Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award

All-Star Game

• Jesse Barfield, outfield
• Lloyd Moseby, outfield
• Tony Fernández, shortstop^[4]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Catharines^[5]

References

1. Web site: 1986 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions . baseball-reference.com . 16 July 2023.
2. Web site: 1986 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions . baseball-reference.com . 16 July 2023.
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml Doug Linton
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192230/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1986 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
• 1986 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac