1986 Chicago Cubs season

The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70–90.

1986 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Tribune Company
General manager(s)Dallas Green
Manager(s)Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael
Local televisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)
Local radioWGN
(Dewayne Staats, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 10854 0.667 — 55–26 53–28
Philadelphia Phillies 8675 0.534 21½ 49–31 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7982 0.491 28½ 42–39 37–43
Montreal Expos 7883 0.484 29½ 36–44 42–39
Chicago Cubs 7090 0.438 37 42–38 28–52
Pittsburgh Pirates 6498 0.395 44 31–50 33–48

Record vs. opponents
1986 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —9–36–125–1310–84–74–84–85–712–67–116–6
Chicago 3–9—5–74–86–68–106–129–87–116–66–610–7
Cincinnati 12–67–5—4–1410–87–54–87–510–29–99–97–5
Houston 13–58–414–4—10–88–45–76–66–610–89–97–5
Los Angeles 8–106–68–108–10—5–73–95–78–46–128–108–4
Montreal 7–410–85–74–85–7—8–108–1011–74–85–79–9
New York 8–412–68–47–59–310–8—8–1017–110–27–512–6
Philadelphia 8-48–95–76–67–510–810–8—11–76–69–36–12
Pittsburgh 7–511–72–106–64–87–111–177–11—8–44–87–11
San Diego 6–126–69–98–1012–68–42–106–64–8—8–105–7
San Francisco 11–76–69–99–910–87–55–73–98–410–8—5–7
St. Louis 6–67–105–75–74–89–96–1212–611–77–57–5—

Opening Day starters
  • Jody Davis
  • Brian Dayett
  • Bob Dernier
  • Shawon Dunston
  • Leon Durham
  • Keith Moreland
  • Ryne Sandberg
  • Rick Sutcliffe
  • Manny Trillo[9]

Notable transactions
  • May 2, 1986: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[10]
  • June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs.[8]
  • July 15, 1986: Steve Lake was released by the Cubs.[11]

Roster
1986 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CJody Davis148528132.2502174

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
Manny Trillo8115245.296119
Terry Francona8612431.25028
Steve Lake10198.42104
Mike Martin8131.07700
Steve Christmas391.11102

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

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
Guy Hoffman3284623.8647
Matt Keough1929224.9719

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
Lee Smith6699313.0993
George Frazier352405.4041

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Larry Cox
AA Pittsfield Cubs Eastern League Tom Spencer
A Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League Jim Essian
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Pete Mackanin
A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Jay Loviglio
Rookie Wytheville Cubs Appalachian League Tony Franklin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem[12]

References
  1. Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
  2. Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
  3. "Derek Botelho Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. Mike Martin at Baseball Reference
  5. Jerome Walton at Baseball Reference
  6. Steve Christmas at Baseball Reference
  7. Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
  8. Matt Keough at Baseball Reference
  9. "1986 Chicago Cubs Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  10. Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
  11. Steve Lake at Baseball Reference
  12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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