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1986 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| season | 1986 |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| city | Los Angeles |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 5th |
| owners | Peter O'Malley |
| general_managers | Al Campanis |
| managers | Tommy Lasorda |
| television | KTTV (11) |
| Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter | |
| radio | KABC |
| Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter | |
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KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas |}}
The 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 97th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 29th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 25th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers finished the season with a 73–89 record and fifth place finish. The Dodgers failed to defend their National League West title and suffered a losing season for the second time in three seasons, also missing the postseason in the process.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mariano Duncan | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third baseman |
| Greg Brock | First baseman |
| Mike Marshall | Right fielder |
| Franklin Stubbs | Left fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Steve Sax | Second baseman |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Starting pitcher |
Notable transactions
- April 10, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.
- June 5, 1986: César Cedeño was released by the Dodgers.
- July 31, 1986: Joe Beckwith was purchased by the Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Roster
| **Pitchers** | **Catchers** | **Outfielders** | **Manager** |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mike Scioscia | 122 | 374 | 94 | .251 | 5 | 26 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 115 | 325 | 76 | .234 | 16 | 52 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 157 | 633 | 210 | .332 | 6 | 56 |
| SS | Mariano Duncan | 109 | 407 | 93 | .229 | 8 | 30 |
| 3B | Bill Madlock | 111 | 379 | 106 | .280 | 10 | 60 |
| LF | Franklin Stubbs | 132 | 420 | 95 | .226 | 23 | 58 |
| CF | Reggie Williams | 128 | 303 | 84 | .277 | 4 | 32 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 103 | 330 | 77 | .233 | 19 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Landreaux | 103 | 283 | 74 | .261 | 4 | 29 |
| Enos Cabell | 107 | 277 | 71 | .256 | 2 | 29 |
| Bill Russell | 105 | 216 | 54 | .250 | 0 | 18 |
| Dave Anderson | 92 | 216 | 53 | .245 | 1 | 15 |
| Alex Treviño | 89 | 202 | 53 | .262 | 4 | 26 |
| Len Matuszek | 91 | 199 | 52 | .261 | 9 | 28 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 71 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 5 | 19 |
| José González | 57 | 93 | 20 | .215 | 2 | 6 |
| César Cedeño | 37 | 78 | 18 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
| Ralph Bryant | 27 | 75 | 19 | .253 | 6 | 13 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 31 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 5 | 10 |
| Craig Shipley | 12 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry See | 13 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Whitfield | 19 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Fimple | 13 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Amelung | 8 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Valenzuela | 34 | 269.1 | 21 | 11 | 3.14 | 242 |
| Bob Welch | 33 | 235.2 | 7 | 13 | 3.28 | 183 |
| Orel Hershiser | 35 | 231.1 | 14 | 14 | 3.85 | 153 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 32 | 171.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.32 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Reuss | 19 | 74.0 | 2 | 6 | 5.84 | 29 |
| Alejandro Peña | 24 | 70.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.89 | 46 |
| Dennis Powell | 27 | 65.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.27 | 31 |
| Brian Holton | 12 | 24.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.44 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Howell | 62 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3.87 | 104 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 60 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3.71 | 55 |
| Ed Vande Berg | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.41 | 42 |
| Carlos Diaz | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 18 |
| Joe Beckwith | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 13 |
| Balvino Gálvez | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.92 | 11 |
1986 Awards
- 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Sax reserve
- Fernando Valenzuela reserve
- Gold Glove Award
- Fernando Valenzuela
- Silver Slugger Award
- Steve Sax
- TSN National League All-Star
- Steve Sax
- Fernando Valenzuela
- NL Player of the Month
- Steve Sax (September 1986)
- NL Player of the Week
- Fernando Valenzuela (Apr. 28 – May 4)
- Fernando Valenzuela (May 19–25)
- Franklin Stubbs (July 14–20)
- Orel Hershiser (July 28 – Aug. 3)
Farm system
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball draft
Main article: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
The Dodgers drafted 39 players in the June draft and 19 in the January draft. Of those, seven players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The Dodgers first round pick in the June draft was outfielder Michael White from Loudon High School in Loudon, Tennessee. In seven seasons of professional baseball (six of them in the Dodgers system), he hit .277 with 12 homers and 217 RBI.
The most notable pick in the draft was infielder Dave Hansen, selected in the 2nd round out of Rowland High School in California. Hansen played in the Majors from 1990 to 2007, and was one of the more accomplished pinch hitters in league history. He hit .260 with 35 homers and 222 RBI. After his playing career he became a Major League hitting coach.
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Anderson | IF | Sacramento City College | Yes | 1986–1987 | A |
| 2 | Brian Flanagan | OF | Citrus College | No | ||
| 3 | Lee Langley | OF | Linn–Benton Community College | Yes | 1986–1997 | A+ |
| 4 | Adam Brown | C | Georgia Perimeter College | Yes | 1986–1995 | AAA |
| 5 | Stephen Carmarda | RHP | San Jacinto College | No | ||
| 6 | Darren Lewis | OF | Chabot College | No | ||
| Athletics-1988 | 1988–2002 | **MLB** | ||||
| 7 | Mike Bundesen | LHP | Mott Community College | No | ||
| 8 | Keith Hayes | C | University of Nebraska at Lincoln | No | ||
| 9 | Brad Freking | LHP | William Rainey Harper College | No | ||
| 10 | Ranfred Johnson | RHP | Los Angeles Harbor College | No | ||
| Mariners-1987 | 1987–1989 | A | ||||
| 11 | Mike Bledsoe | LHP | College of the Sequoias | No | ||
| 12 | Elliott Quinones | OF | Gulf Coast Community College | No | ||
| Reds-1989 | 1989–1992 | A | ||||
| 13 | Mike Ripplinger | OF | Taft College | No | ||
| 14 | Tim Anderson | OF | Georgia Perimeter College | No | ||
| 15 | David Downey | OF | Muscatine Community College | No | ||
| 16 | David Ray | C | Georgia Perimeter College | No |
January secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Kating | C | Triton College | Yes | 1986–1990 | AA |
| 2 | Blake Butterfield | RHP | Mt. San Antonio College | No | ||
| 3 | Pedro Borbón | LHP | Ranger College | No | ||
| White Sox-1988 | 1988–2006 | **MLB** |
June draft
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael White | OF | Loudon High School | Yes | 1986–1992 | AAA |
| 2 | Dave Hansen | SS | Rowland High School | Yes | 1986–2005 | **MLB** |
| 3 | Mike Munoz | LHP | California Polytechnic State University | Yes | 1986–2000 | **MLB** |
| 4 | Michaell Pitz | RHP | University of the Pacific | Yes | 1986–1991 | AA |
| 5 | Kevin Campbell | RHP | University of Arkansas | Yes | 1986–1995 | **MLB** |
| 6 | Michael Siler | RHP | University of Portland | Yes | 1986–1987 | A |
| 7 | Daniel Henley | IF | University of Southern California | Yes | 1986–1991 | AAA |
| 8 | Joe Kesselmark | OF | Pace University | Yes | 1986–1990 | AAA |
| 9 | Henry Goshay | OF | Pacelli High School | Yes | 1986–1989 | A |
| 10 | Kenneth Riensche | RHP | St. Mary's College of California | Yes | 1986–1987 | Rookie |
| 11 | Kenneth King | RHP | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Yes | 1986–1988 | A |
| 12 | Daniel Pena | LHP | University of Texas at Austin | Yes | 1986–1988 | A |
| 13 | Christopher Cerny | LHP | University of New Mexico | Yes | 1986–1989 | A |
| 14 | Danny Montgomery | 2B | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Yes | 1986–1988 | A |
| 15 | Theodore Dyson | 1B | Arizona State University | No | ||
| Angels-1987 | 1987–1988 | A | ||||
| 16 | Anthony Ciccone | 2B | Sonoma State University | Yes | 1986 | Rookie |
| 17 | Eric Mangham | OF | Florida State University | Yes | 1986–1994 | AAA |
| 18 | Clifton Smith | 3B | South San Francisco High School | No | ||
| 19 | Billy Brooks | RHP | Georgia Southern University | Yes | 1986–1989 | AAA |
| 20 | Stephen Wood | RHP | St. Mary's College of California | Yes | 1986–1987 | A |
| 21 | Jeffrey Brown | OF | Brigham Young University | Yes | 1986–1988 | AAA |
| 22 | Donald Poteet | 3B | Augusta State University | Yes | 1986 | Rookie |
| 23 | John Knapp | 3B | University of Iowa | Yes | 1986–1990 | A+ |
| 24 | Billy Bartels | RHP | California State University, Fresno | Yes | 1986–1988 | A |
| 25 | Timothy Brown | OF | Monroe Area High School | No | ||
| 26 | Paul Quantrill | RHP | Okemos High School | No | ||
| Red Sox-1989 | 1989–2005 | **MLB** | ||||
| 27 | Gregory Hornsby | OF | King High School | Yes | 1986 | Rookie |
| 28 | Scott Longaker | RHP | Petaluma High School | No | ||
| 29 | Dave Proctor | RHP | Topeka High School | No | ||
| Mets-1988 | 1988–1992 | AA | ||||
| 30 | Craig Stiveson | RHP | Marin Catholic High School | No | ||
| 31 | Chris Dominque | RHP | Westchester High School | No | ||
| 32 | Gregory Reid | OF | Polytechnic High School | No | ||
| Athletics-1990 | 1990–1992 | A |
June secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Carrasco | RHP | Gavilan College | Yes | 1987–1997 | A+ |
| 2 | Wade Taylor | RHP | Jefferson Davis Community College | No | ||
| Mariners-1987 | 1987–2000 | **MLB** | ||||
| 3 | Miguel Ferradas | C | Miami Dade College | Yes | 1986–1987 | A |
| 4 | Adrian Adkins | C | Middle Georgia College | No | ||
| Pirates-1989 | 1989 | Rookie | ||||
| 5 | Mike Bundesen | LHP | Mott Community College | No | ||
| 6 | Keith Hayes | C | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | No | ||
| 7 | Andrew Bourne | OF | Citrus College | Yes | 1986 | Rookie |
|}
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cedence01.shtml Cesar Cedeno page at Baseball Reference]
- "Joe Beckwith Stats".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=janreg& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=jansec& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=junreg& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1986&draft_type=junsec& 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase]
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