1986 San Francisco Giants season

Offseason

• October 24, 1985: George Riley and Alonzo Powell were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Bill Laskey.
• December 11, 1985: Manny Trillo was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Owen.
• December 17, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
• December 18, 1985: Rob Deer was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors).
• January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased from the Giants by the Cleveland Indians.
• February 3, 1986: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
• March 26, 1986: Steve Stanicek was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob DeWolf (minors).

Regular season

• April 8, 1986: In his first major league at bat, Will Clark debuted with a home run— in his first at-bat and on his first swing off of future Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan. Clark became the 11th player in history to hit a home run on his first swing in the Major Leagues.
• August 5, 1986: Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.
• September 21, 1986: Robby Thompson went 5 for 5 in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.

On August 20, 1986, Phillies pitcher Don Carman took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Giants at Candlestick Park. Giants catcher Bob Brenly hit a long drive into the gap in left-center field. Phillies center fielder Milt Thompson was positioned to make a running catch but the ball hit the base of his glove and was ruled a hit. Brenly was credited with a double. Carman lost the perfect game but the Phillies won in ten innings.

Opening Day starters

• Bob Brenly
• Chris Brown
• Will Clark
• Chili Davis
• Dan Gladden
• Mike Krukow
• Jeffrey Leonard
• Robby Thompson
• José Uribe

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
  • Matt Williams was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (3rd pick).
  • Kirt Manwaring was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round. Player signed June 4, 1986.
  • Jim Pena was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round.
• July 4, 1986: Steve Carlton was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
• August 7, 1986: Steve Carlton was released by the Giants.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Mike Aldrete (May 28)
  • Will Clark (Apr 8)
  • Randy Kutcher (Jun 19)
  • Phil Ouellette (Sep 10)
  • Robby Thompson (Apr 8)
• Pitchers:
  • Randy Bockus (Sep 10)
  • Kelly Downs (Jul 29)
  • Chuck Hensley (May 10)
  • Terry Mulholland (Jun 8)

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

Awards and honors

• Mike Krukow, P, Willie Mac Award
• Candy Maldonado – Led National League in Pinch Hitting (.425 Batting average, 17 for 40, 4 Home Runs, 20 RBI)

All-Star Game

• Chris Brown, outfield, reserve

Farm system

References

References

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