1986 Major League Baseball season
The 1986 Major League Baseball season saw the New York Mets win their second World Series title, their first since 1969.
| 1986 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 7 – October 27, 1986 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Jeff King |
| Picked by | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Roger Clemens (BOS) NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI) |
| League postseason | |
| AL champions | Boston Red Sox |
| AL runners-up | California Angels |
| NL champions | New York Mets |
| NL runners-up | Houston Astros |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Mets |
| Runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| Finals MVP | Ray Knight (NYM) |
Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL)
- Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL)
- Mike Scott, Houston Astros (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- José Canseco, Oakland Athletics (AL)
- Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
- Dave Righetti, New York Yankees (AL)
- Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
- Manager of the Year Award
- John McNamara, Boston Red Sox (AL)
- Hal Lanier, Houston Astros (NL)
- Gold Glove Award
- Don Mattingly (1B) (AL)
- Frank White (2B) (AL)
- Gary Gaetti (3B) (AL)
- Tony Fernández (SS) (AL)
- Kirby Puckett (OF) (AL)
- Gary Pettis (OF) (AL)
- Jesse Barfield (OF) (AL)
- Bob Boone (C) (AL)
- Ron Guidry (P) (AL)
Statistical leaders
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Wade Boggs BOS | .357 | Tim Raines MTL | .334 |
| HR | Jesse Barfield TOR | 40 | Mike Schmidt PHI | 37 |
| RBI | Joe Carter CLE | 121 | Mike Schmidt PHI | 119 |
| Wins | Roger Clemens BOS | 24 | Fernando Valenzuela LA | 21 |
| ERA | Roger Clemens BOS | 2.48 | Mike Scott HOU | 2.22 |
| SO | Mark Langston SEA | 245 | Mike Scott HOU | 306 |
| SV | Dave Righetti NYY | 46 | Todd Worrell STL | 36 |
| SB | Rickey Henderson NYY | 87 | Vince Coleman STL | 107 |
Major league baseball final standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
- World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4–3); Ray Knight, MVP
| League Championship Series ABC |
World Series NBC | |||||||
| East | Boston | 4 | ||||||
| West | California | 3 | ||||||
| AL | Boston | 3 | ||||||
| NL | NY Mets | 4 | ||||||
| East | NY Mets | 4 | ||||||
| West | Houston | 2 | ||||||
- American League Championship Series: Marty Barrett, MVP
- National League Championship Series: Mike Scott, MVP
- All-Star Game, July 15 at Astrodome: American League, 3–2; Roger Clemens, MVP
Managers
American League
National League
Television coverage
| Network | Day of week | Announcers |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | Monday nights Sunday afternoons |
Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, Keith Jackson, Don Drysdale |
| NBC | Saturday afternoons | Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Bob Costas, Tony Kubek |
Events
- April 7 – On Opening Day at Tiger Stadium, Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox achieves a major league first by hitting a home run off Jack Morris on the first pitch of the season.[1]
- April 29 – Roger Clemens, age 23, struck out twenty Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park to set a major league record for a nine-inning game.[2][3][4][5][6]
- June 6 – San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros is ejected before the first pitch, after showing the umpire video footage of a disputed play from the night before.[7]
Deaths
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References
- Crossman, Matt. "Parallel Pain". sportsonearth.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- Cafardo, Nick (April 30, 1986). "Kall him Dr. Klemens". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Patriot Ledger Sports Service. p. 17.
- Golden, Ed (April 30, 1986). "Clemens fans 20 Mariners". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D1.
- "Boston's Clemens makes history". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1986. p. D2.
- Gammons, Peter (May 12, 1986). "Striking out toward Cooperstown". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- http://espn.go.com/classic/s/add_Clemens_Roger.html
- Jaffe, Chris. "Wednesday, June 06, 2012 50th anniversary: LaRussa goes pro". HardballTimes.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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