1986 Milwaukee Brewers season

Offseason

• November 14, 1985: Rick Waits was released by the Brewers.
• November 25, 1985: Pete Ladd was released by the Brewers.
• December 11, 1985: Ed Romero was traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Clear.
• December 18, 1985: Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Rob Deer.
• December 22, 1985: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent with the Brewers.
• March 5, 1986: Ted Simmons was traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors).
• March 26, 1986: Rob DeWolf (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Steve Stanicek.
• 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).

Regular season

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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1986: Ray Burris was released by the Brewers.
• August 15, 1986: Danny Darwin was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Don August and Mark Knudson.

Draft picks

• June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
  • Gary Sheffield was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 26, 1986.
  • Tim McIntosh was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round.

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1986. The El Paso Diablos won the Texas League championship, and the Stockton Ports won the California League championship.

References

• 1986 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
• 1986 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waitsri01.shtml Rick Waits] at ''Baseball-Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/laddpe01.shtml Pete Ladd] at ''Baseball-Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/romered01.shtml Ed Romero] at ''Baseball-Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deerro01.shtml Rob Deer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/darwida01.shtml Danny Darwin] at ''Baseball-Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simmote01.shtml Ted Simmons] at ''Baseball-Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanist01.shtml Steve Stanicek] at ''Baseball-Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml 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. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrira01.shtml Ray Burris] at ''Baseball-Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sheffga01.shtml Gary Sheffield] at ''Baseball-Reference''
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcintti01.shtml Tim McIntosh] at ''Baseball-Reference''
13. "1986 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Sports Reference.
14. "Texas League Champions". Minor League Baseball.
15. "California League Champions". Minor League Baseball.