1986 Milwaukee Brewers season – Wikipedia

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Major League Baseball season

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 1986 season involved the Brewers’ finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 77 wins and 84 losses.

Offseason[edit]

  • November 14, 1985: Rick Waits was released by the Brewers.[1]
  • November 25, 1985: Pete Ladd was released by the Brewers.[2]
  • December 11, 1985: Ed Romero was traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Clear.[3]
  • December 18, 1985: Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Rob Deer.[4]
  • December 22, 1985: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent with the Brewers.[5]
  • March 5, 1986: Ted Simmons was traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors).[6]
  • March 26, 1986: Rob DeWolf (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Steve Stanicek.[7]
  • March 30, 1986: Moose Haas was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Charlie O’Brien, Steve Kiefer, Mike Fulmer (minors), and Pete Kendrick (minors).[8]

Regular season[edit]

Teddy Higuera would win 20 games in 1986 and would be the last 20 game winner in the 20th century for the Brewers.[9]

Season standings[edit]

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]

Draft picks[edit]

Roster[edit]

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters[edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Other pitchers[edit]

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

Relief pitchers[edit]

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

Farm system[edit]

The Brewers’ farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1986.[13] The El Paso Diablos won the Texas League championship,[14] and the Stockton Ports won the California League championship.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rick Waits at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ Pete Ladd at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Ed Romero at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Rob Deer at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ a b Danny Darwin at Baseball-Reference
  6. ^ Ted Simmons at Baseball-Reference
  7. ^ Steve Stanicek at Baseball-Reference
  8. ^ Charlie O’Brien at Baseball-Reference
  9. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  10. ^ Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference
  11. ^ Gary Sheffield at Baseball-Reference
  12. ^ Tim McIntosh at Baseball-Reference
  13. ^ “1986 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates”. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  14. ^ “Texas League Champions”. Texas League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  15. ^ “California League Champions”. California League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.