1986 Kansas City Royals season
The 1986 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
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Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
General manager(s) | John Schuerholz |
Manager(s) | Dick Howser and Mike Ferraro |
Local television | WDAF-TV (Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White) |
Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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California Angels | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 50–32 | 42–38 |
Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 5 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
Kansas City Royals | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 16 | 45–36 | 31–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 16 | 47–36 | 29–50 |
Chicago White Sox | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 20 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 21 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 25 | 41–41 | 26–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- March 28, 1986: Joe Beckwith was released by the Kansas City Royals.[1]
- May 21, 1986: Mark Huismann was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Terry Bell.[2]
- June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
- Bo Jackson was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round.[3]
- Torey Lovullo was drafted by the Royals in the 27th round, but did not sign.[4]
- August 16, 1986: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[5]
Roster
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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 |
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Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Bo Jackson | 25 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 2 | 9 |
Terry Bell | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Danny Jackson | 32 | 186 | 11 | 12 | 3.20 | 115 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Alan Hargesheimer | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mark Huismann | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 13 |
Awards and honors
- George Brett, Lou Gehrig Award
- Dennis Leonard, Hutch Award[6]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | John Boles and Frank Funk |
AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Tommy Jones |
A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Duane Gustavson |
A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Ed Napoleon |
Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Luis Silverio |
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References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beckwjo01.shtml
- Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference
- Bo Jackson at Baseball Reference
- Torey Lovullo at Baseball Reference
- Jacob Brumfield at Baseball Reference
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1986 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1986 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
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