Major League Baseball team season
The 1986 Cleveland Indians season was the 86th for the franchise. On November 13, 1986, the O'Neill estate would sell the team to Richard Jacobs , who would run the team with his brother David for the next decade.[ 1]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 [ edit ] [ 13]
1986 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Legend
Indians Win
Indians Loss
Game Postponed
1986 Game Log
April: 11-8 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 7
@ Orioles
6-4
Schrom Flanagan (0-1)Camacho 52,292
1-0
2
April 9
@ Orioles
4-3
Aase (1-0)Bailes 13,039
1-1
3
April 10
@ Orioles
5-1
Dixon (1-0)Kern Bordi (1)12,933
1-2
4
April 11
Tigers 7-2
Terrell (1-0)Niekro 32,441
1-3
5
April 12
Tigers 6-2
Schrom Morris (1-1)Camacho 17,426
2-3
6
April 13
Tigers 8-2
Bailes Tanana (0-1)10,463
3-3
7
April 15
Yankees 6-2
Niekro (1-0)Candiotti Fisher (1)3,223
3-4
—
April 16
Yankees Postponed
8
April 17
Yankees 6-4
Niekro Tewksbury (1-1)Bailes 5,602
4-4
9
April 18
@ Tigers
6-1
Tanana (1-1)Schrom 20,703
4-5
10
April 19
@ Tigers
8-6
Bailes Petry (1-2)Camacho 19,216
5-5
—
April 20
@ Tigers
Postponed
11
April 21
Orioles 7-0
Candiotti Flanagan (1-2)3,012
6-5
12
April 22
Orioles 5-2
Dixon (2-0)Niekro Aase (4)3,004
6-6
13
April 23
Orioles 5-1
Schrom McGregor (1-2)Bailes 3,788
7-6
14
April 24
@ Yankees
2-1
Guidry (3-0)Heaton 17,299
7-7
May: 12-16 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
June: 15-11 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
July: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
August: 12-19 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
September: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
October: 4-0 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo [ 14]
^ Kevin OBrien, The Plain Dealer (June 6, 2009). "Richard Jacobs, Cleveland builder and Indians team owner, remembered" . cleveland . Retrieved August 19, 2024 . ^ George Vukovich at Baseball-Reference ^ Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference ^ Troy Neel at Baseball-Reference ^ Fran Mullins at Baseball-Reference ^ Dickie Noles at Baseball-Reference ^ Butch Benton at Baseball-Reference ^ a b Jim Kern at Baseball-Reference ^ Dave Von Ohlen at Baseball-Reference ^ Jerry Willard at Baseball-Reference ^ Greg Swindell at Baseball-Reference ^ John Butcher at Baseball-Reference ^ 1986 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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