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1986 Toronto Blue Jays season

FieldValue
nameToronto Blue Jays
season1986
leagueAmerican League
divisionEast
ballparkExhibition Stadium
cityToronto
record86–76 (.531)
divisional_place4th
ownersLabatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
general_managersPat Gillick
managersJimy Williams
televisionCFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
radioCJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |}} The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's tenth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1986 season.

October 1985

October 15Ron Musselman granted free agency.

November 1985

November 12Jeff Burroughs granted free agency.
Steve Nicosia granted free agency.
Al Oliver granted free agency.

December 1985

December 10Drafted José DeJesús from the Kansas City Royals in the 1985 MLB Rule 5 draft.

January 1986

January 6Signed free agent José Escobar from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract.

March 1986

March 31Signed free agent Ron Musselman from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

April 1986

April 3Returned José DeJesús to the Kansas City Royals.
Released César Cedeño.

Regular season

Tony Fernández and Jesse Barfield had career years with the Blue Jays. Fernandez led the American League with 683 at bats, and he was the first Blue Jay to get over 200 hits in a season with 213. Barfield led the American League with 40 home runs.

Mark Eichhorn also had a breakout year with the Blue Jays. He was second on the team with 10 saves, and he led the team in ERA with 1.72 and strikeouts with 166. He tied with Jim Clancy and Jimmy Key for the team lead in wins with 14.

  • May 17, 1986: Jesse Barfield had six RBIs in one game against the Cleveland Indians.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1986 regular season.

April 1986

April 8Signed free agent Joe Beckwith from the Kansas City Royals to a contract.

July 1986

July 31Player rights of Joe Beckwith sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 1986

September 1Purchased Mickey Mahler from the Texas Rangers.

Draft picks

Roster

1986 Toronto Blue Jays
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 8 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Guzmán (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Harris (1) || 40,602 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 3–1 || Alexander (1–0) || Correa (0–1) || Henke (1) || 8,589 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 11–10 || Henke (1–0) || Harris (0–1) || || 8,341 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 11 || @ Royals || 6–2 || Clancy (1–0) || Gubicza (0–1) || || 39,033 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 12 || @ Royals || 1–0 || Leonard (1–0) || Acker (0–1) || || 24,332 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 13 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Black (1–1) || Stieb (0–2) || Farr (1) || 26,684 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 14 || Orioles || 2–1 || Boddicker (1–0) || Alexander (1–1) || || 43,587 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || April 16 || Orioles || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 17 || Orioles || 5–3 || Flanagan (1–1) || Key (0–1) || Aase (2) || || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 17 || Orioles || 7–4 || Henke (2–0) || Martinez (0–1) || || 19,251 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || Royals || 6–4 || Leonard (2–0) || Stieb (0–3) || Quisenberry (2) || 21,224 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 19 || Royals || 6–5 || Alexander (2–1) || Black (1–2) || Henke (2) || 26,149 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 20 || Royals || 6–4 || Leibrandt (2–0) || Lamp (0–1) || Quisenberry (3) || 38,141 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 21 || Rangers || 7–6 || Eichhorn (1–0) || Harris (2–2) || Henke (3) || 16,219 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Rangers || 10–1 || Witt (1–0) || Clancy (1–1) || Mahler (1) || 16,161 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 23 || Rangers || 9 – 8 || Williams (1–0) || Lamp (0–2) || Harris (2) || 17,281 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 25 || @ Orioles || 2–1 (10) || Eichhorn (2–0) || Aase (1–2) || || 20,524 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 26 || @ Orioles || 11–5 || Havens (1–1) || Henke (2–1) || || 22,659 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 27 || @ Orioles || 8–0 || Clancy (2–1) || Dixon (2–1) || || 29,928 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 29 || Angels || 4–3 || Forster (2–0) || Eichhorn (2–1) || Moore (5) || 18,103 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 30 || Angels || 6–4 || Alexander (3–1) || Moore (1–1) || || 18,171 || 9–11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 1 || Angels || 7–4 || Slaton (3–1) || Key (0–2) || Moore (6) || 20,102 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 2 || Mariners || 3–2 (11) || Ladd (2–1) || Eichhorn (2–2) || || 18,134 || 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 3 || Mariners || 4–2 || Morgan (2–2) || Acker (0–2) || Ladd (1) || 27,115 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 4 || Mariners || 3–2 || Henke (3–1) || Moore (1–3) || || 22,154 || 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 5 || Athletics || 10–6 || Eichhorn (3–2) || Krueger (0–1) || || 20,111 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 6 || Athletics || 17–3 || Haas (6–0) || Key (0–3) || || 22,177 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 7 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Sutton (1–3) || Clancy (2–2) || Corbett (2) || 24,895 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 8 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Eichhorn (4–2) || Forster (3–1) || Henke (4) || 23,650 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 9 || @ Mariners || 13–3 || Moore (2–3) || Stieb (0–4) || || 12,026 || 12–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 10 || @ Mariners || 8–7 (11) || Ladd (3–1) || Henke (3–2) || || 20,155 || 12–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 11 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Key (1–3) || Swift (0–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 10,172 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 12 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Clancy (3–2) || Andújar (4–2) || Eichhorn (2) || 20,126 || 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 13 || @ Athletics || 6–3 (10) || Mooneyham (1–0) || Lamp (0–3) || || 7,124 || 14–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 14 || @ Athletics || 9–4 || Young (1–0) || Stieb (0–5) || || 10,940 || 14–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 16 || Indians || 7–6 || Acker (1–2) || Candiotti (2–4) || Eichhorn (3) || 21,251 || 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 17 || Indians || 11–5 || Key (2–3) || Heaton (1–3) || || 27,473 || 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 18 || Indians || 10–2 || Clancy (4–2) || Schulze (2–1) || || 28,063 || 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 19 || Indians || 6–4 || Niekro (3–3) || Stieb (0–6) || Bailes (3) || 27,202 || 17–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Davis (2–1) || Cerutti (0–1) || || 12,837 || 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Nelson (4–1) || Acker (1–3) || || 13,976 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ White Sox || 5–0 || Key (3–3) || Dotson (2–4) || || 12,605 || 18–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Schulze (3–1) || Clancy (4–3) || || 61,340 || 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 24 || @ Indians || 9–6 || Lamp (1–3) || Easterly (0–2) || Eichhorn (4) || 12,348 || 19–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ Indians || 8–1 || Cerutti (1–1) || Schrom (3–2) || || 13,772 || 20–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 26 || @ Twins || 9–1 || Portugal (1–5) || Alexander (3–2) || || 10,885 || 20–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 27 || @ Twins || 7–6 (11) || Pastore (2–0) || Henke (3–3) || || 9,052 || 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 28 || @ Twins || 14–8 || Clancy (5–3) || Blyleven (4–4) || || 9,133 || 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 30 || White Sox || 6–0 || Stieb (1–6) || Davis (2–2) || || 31,125 || 22–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 31 || White Sox || 4–3 (11) || Henke (4–3) || Nelson (4–2) || || 40,145 || 23–26 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 1 || White Sox || 6–4 || Dotson (3–5) || Key (3–4) || || 31,302 || 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 2 || Twins || 3–1 || Clancy (6–3) || Blyleven (4–5) || Henke (5) || 26,022 || 24–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 3 || Twins || 6–5 || Eichhorn (5–2) || Atherton (2–3) || Henke (6) || 27,112 || 25–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 4 || Twins || 10–4 || Viola (5–5) || Stieb (1–7) || || 30,234 || 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Tigers || 12–2 || Alexander (4–2) || Terrell (6–3) || || 37,353 || 26–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 7 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Tanana (5–4) || Key (3–5) || Hernández (9) || 37,750 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 8 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Eichhorn (6–2) || O'Neal (0–3) || Henke (7) || 36,681 || 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 9 || Red Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (2–7) || Woodward (1–2) || || 27,551 || 28–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 10 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Stanley (3–2) || Eichhorn (6–3) || || 28,149 || 28–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 11 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Clemens (11–0) || Alexander (4–3) || Stanley (10) || 25,226 || 28–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 12 || Tigers || 9–0 (7) || Key (4–5) || LaPoint (2–5) || || 30,135 || 29–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 13 || Tigers || 10–5 || King (2–0) || Clancy (6–4) || || 36,471 || 29–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 14 || Tigers || 6–5 || Henke (5–3) || Hernández (2–3) || || 40,063 || 30–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 15 || Tigers || 9–6 || Lamp (2–3) || Cary (0–2) || Henke (8) || 38,157 || 31–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 16 || @ Brewers || 9–2 || Alexander (5–3) || Wegman (2–6) || Gordon (1) || 12,809 || 32–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 17 || @ Brewers || 2–1 (12) || Henke (6–3) || Plesac (4–4) || || 14,465 || 33–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Higuera (9–5) || Clancy (6–5) || || 21,652 || 33–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 19 || Yankees || 10–9 (10) || Caudill (1–0) || Righetti (4–4) || || 35,389 || 34–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 20 || Yankees || 10–8 (10) || Fisher (3–3) || Gordon (0–1) || || 38,109 || 34–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 21 || Yankees || 4–2 (10) || Righetti (5–4) || Lamp (2–4) || Pulido (1) || 43,678 || 34–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 22 || Yankees || 15–1 || Key (5–5) || Niekro (7–5) || || 40,101 || 35–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 23 || Brewers || 5–3 || Darwin (4–3) || Stieb (2–8) || Plesac (6) || 26,110 || 35–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || Brewers || 8–0 || Cerutti (2–1) || Higuera (9–6) || || 26,280 || 36–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 25 || Brewers || 5–1 || Clancy (7–5) || Leary (6–6) || Lamp (1) || 30,181 || 37–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 14–7 || Acker (2–3) || Fisher (4–4) || Henke (9) || 30,815 || 38–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 7–4 || Key (6–5) || Niekro (7–6) || || 43,187 || 39–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Cerutti (3–1) || Fisher (4–5) || Henke (10) || 35,437 || 40–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 30 || @ Red Sox || 10–9 (10) || Stanley (5–2) || Acker (2–4) || || 30,770 || 40–37 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 1 || @ Red Sox || 9–7 || Seaver (3–6) || Alexander (5–4) || Sambito (7) || 32,729 || 40–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 2 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Key (7–5) || Clemens (14–1) || Henke (11) || 27,493 || 41–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 3 || @ Red Sox || 8–5 || Cerutti (4–1) || Boyd (10–6) || Henke (12) || 21,123 || 42–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 4 || Angels || 9–1 || Sutton (7–5) || Stieb (2–9) || || 30,283 || 42–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 5 || Angels || 7–3 || Clancy (8–5) || Romanick (5–7) || || 40,426 || 43–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 6 || Angels || 8–2 || McCaskill (9–5) || Lamp (2–5) || || 36,197 || 43–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 7 || Mariners || 7–5 || Key (8–5) || Morgan (6–8) || Caudill (1) || 26,208 || 44–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 8 || Mariners || 8–5 || Huismann (2–2) || Cerutti (4–2) || Young (8) || 28,241 || 44–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 9 || Mariners || 6–5 || Caudill (2–0) || Moore (5–8) || Henke (13) || 30,044 || 45–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 10 || Athletics || 8–4 || Clancy (9–5) || Plunk (2–5) || || 28,172 || 46–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 11 || Athletics || 6–5 || Eichhorn (7–3) || Rijo (3–8) || Henke (14) || 30,370 || 47–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 12 || Athletics || 5–3 || Stewart (2–0) || Key (8–6) || Ontiveros (8) || 35,470 || 47–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 13 || Athletics || 10–5 || Young (6–6) || Caudill (2–1) || Leiper (1) || 37,138 || 47–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 17 || @ Angels || 8–5 || Key (9–6) || Sutton (8–6) || Cerutti (1) || 31,585 || 48–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 18 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Clancy (10–5) || McCaskill (10–6) || Eichhorn (5) || 31,672 || 49–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 19 || @ Angels || 9–3 || Candelaria (3–0) || Stieb (2–10) || || 30,577 || 49–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 20 || @ Angels || 6–3 (10) || Henke (7–3) || Corbett (2–2) || Caudill (2) || 27,795 || 50–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 21 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Cerutti (5–2) || Huismann (2–3) || || 17,823 || 51–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 8–7 (12) || Reed (3–0) || Caudill (2–2) || || 10,152 || 51–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Clancy (11–5) || Moore (6–10) || Stieb (1) || 11,485 || 52–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 25 || @ Athletics || 6–5 (10) || Bair (1–2) || Caudill (2–3) || || 12,778 || 52–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 26 || @ Athletics || 2–0 || Plunk (3–6) || Cerutti (5–3) || Andújar (1) || 22,168 || 52–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 27 || @ Athletics || 1–0 (15) || Leiper (1–1) || Clarke (0–1) || || 21,628 || 52–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 101 || July 28 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Clancy (12–5) || Leibrandt (9–7) || || 40,468 || 53–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 29 || @ Royals || 5–2 || Stieb (3–10) || Bankhead (4–5) || Henke (15) || 27,292 || 54–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 30 || @ Royals || 7–2 || Johnson (1–0) || Leonard (6–10) || || 35,750 || 55–48 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 1 || Orioles || 7–3 || Dixon (10–8) || Key (9–7) || || 34,370 || 55–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 2 || Orioles || 5–2 || McGregor (8–10) || Clancy (12–6) || Aase (28) || 41,091 || 55–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 3 || Orioles || 6–4 || Cerutti (6–3) || Flanagan (5–7) || Henke (16) || 36,446 || 56–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 4 || Orioles || 12–2 || Boddicker (14–5) || Johnson (1–1) || || 35,041 || 56–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 5 || Royals || 8–6 || Bankhead (5–5) || Lamp (2–6) || Farr (6) || 30,437 || 56–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 6 || Royals || 8–0 || Key (10–7) || Jackson (6–8) || || 32,130 || 57–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 7 || Royals || 5–4 || Eichhorn (8–3) || Farr (7–3) || Henke (17) || 34,285 || 58–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 8 || @ Rangers || 9–7 || Harris (6–8) || Eichhorn (8–4) || || 31,197 || 58–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 9 || @ Rangers || 7–6 (10) || Harris (7–8) || Caudill (2–4) || || 31,517 || 58–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 10 || @ Rangers || 8–7 (10) || Eichhorn (9–3) || Williams (8–4) || || 15,040 || 59–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 11 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || Flanagan (6–7) || Key (10–8) || Aase (29) || 21,444 || 59–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 12 || @ Orioles || 3–0 || Clancy (13–6) || McGregor (8–11) || || 20,292 || 60–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 13 || @ Orioles || 7–6 (13) || Aase (5–3) || Aquino (0–1) || || 22,477 || 60–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 15 || Rangers || 6–1 || Johnson (2–1) || Correa (7–10) || Eichhorn (6) || 31,411 || 61–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 16 || Rangers || 13–1 || Key (11–8) || Hough (9–8) || || 41,203 || 62–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 17 || Rangers || 8–7 (11) || Eichhorn (10–4) || Russell (4–2) || || 38,413 || 63–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 19 || White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (4–10) || Cowley (8–8) || || 34,158 || 64–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121 || August 20 || White Sox || 4–1 || Johnson (3–1) || DeLeón (3–2) || || 33,493 || 65–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 21 || White Sox || 4–3 || Schmidt (1–4) || Key (11–9) || Nelson (5) || 35,393 || 65–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 22 || @ Twins || 4–3 || Blyleven (13–10) || Clancy (13–7) || Frazier (2) || 14,359 || 65–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 23 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Cerutti (7–3) || Smithson (9–12) || Eichhorn (7) || 22,604 || 66–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 24 || @ Twins || 7–5 (10) || Henke (8–3) || Atherton (5–8) || || 18,117 || 67–58 |- align="center" | 126 || August 26 || @ Indians || 6–6 (9) || colspan=3|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 27 || 5,400 || 67–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 27 || @ Indians || 3–2 (12) || Eichhorn (11–4) || Oelkers (2–3) || Henke (18) || || 68–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 27 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Cerutti (8–3) || Wills (1–2) || Henke (19) || 9,051 || 69–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 28 || @ Indians || 9–1 || Clancy (14–7) || Schrom (11–6) || || 7,466 || 70–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 29 || Twins || 6–5 || Eichhorn (12–4) || Atherton (5–10) || || 38,241 || 71–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 30 || Twins || 8–1 || Johnson (4–1) || Viola (13–10) || Lamp (2) || 43,556 || 72–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || August 31 || Twins || 7–5 || Aquino (1–1) || Anderson (3–5) || Eichhorn (8) || 45,161 || 73–58 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || September 1 || Indians || 5–4 || Henke (9–3) || Camacho (2–3) || || 44,335 || 74–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 2 || Indians || 9–5 || Schrom (12–6) || Clancy (14–8) || Wills (2) || 33,535 || 74–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 3 || Indians || 3–1 || Stieb (5–10) || Candiotti (13–10) || Henke (20) || 31,532 || 75–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 5 || @ White Sox || 5–0 || Dotson (10–13) || Johnson (4–2) || || 11,650 || 75–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 6 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Key (12–9) || Bannister (9–11) || || 22,014 || 76–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 7 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Nelson (6–6) || Clancy (14–9) || Thigpen (5) || 13,553 || 76–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 9 || Yankees || 3–1 || Guidry (7–10) || Eichhorn (12–5) || Righetti (36) || 35,353 || 76–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || September 10 || Yankees || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 11 || Yankees || 3–1 || Drabek (5–7) || Key (12–10) || Righetti (37) || || 76–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 11 || Yankees || 7–5 || Fisher (9–5) || Henke (9–4) || Righetti (38) || 33,292 || 76–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 12 || @ Brewers || 4–1 || Johnson (2–1) || Clancy (14–10) || Clear (13) || 7,255 || 76–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Johnson (5–2) || Vuckovich (1–2) || Eichhorn (9) || 10,472 || 77–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 14 || @ Brewers || 5–0 || Higuera (19–9) || Stieb (5–11) || || 8,706 || 77–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 15 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Cerutti (9–3) || Wegman (4–12) || Henke (21) || 5,742 || 78–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 16 || Tigers || 6–4 || Key (13–10) || Terrell (12–12) || Henke (22) || 31,128 || 79–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 17 || Tigers || 8–6 || Morris (18–8) || Clancy (14–11) || Hernández (22) || 30,116 || 79–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 19 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Stieb (6–11) || Seaver (7–13) || Henke (23) || 40,494 || 80–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 20 || Red Sox || 5–2 || Johnson (6–2) || Nipper (9–11) || Eichhorn (10) || 43,713 || 81–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 21 || Red Sox || 3–2 || Clemens (24–4) || Key (13–11) || Schiraldi (9) || 44,197 || 81–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 22 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Morris (19–8) || Clancy (14–12) || || 14,979 || 81–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 23 || @ Tigers || 6–3 || Eichhorn (13–5) || Hernández (8–7) || Henke (24) || 14,364 || 82–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 24 || @ Tigers || 8–2 || Stieb (7–11) || Petry (5–9) || || 15,069 || 83–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 25 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Johnson (7–2) || Tanana (11–9) || Henke (25) || 16,591 || 84–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 1–0 (12) || Eichhorn (14–5) || Schiraldi (4–2) || Henke (26) || 33,657 || 85–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 27 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Hurst (13–7) || Clancy (14–13) || || 33,358 || 85–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 28 || @ Red Sox || 12–3 || Boyd (16–10) || Ward (0–1) || || 32,929 || 85–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 29 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Rasmussen (17–6) || Cerutti (9–4) || || 15,770 || 85–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 30 || @ Yankees || 5–2 || Nielsen (3–4) || Stieb (7–12) || Righetti (43) || 15,166 || 85–73 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || October 1 || @ Yankees || 3–0 || Key (14–11) || Guidry (9–12) || Henke (27) || 17,876 || 86–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || Brewers || 4–1 || Wegman (5–12) || Clancy (14–14) || Plesac (14) || 26,619 || 86–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || October 4 || Brewers || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 5 || Brewers || 2–1 || Leary (12–12) || Henke (9–5) || Clear (15) || || 86–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 163 || October 5 || Brewers || 4–3 || Nieves (11–12) || Eichhorn (14–6) || Clear (16) || 34,176 || 86–76 |-

Player stats

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C131395106.2681656
1B155573144.251960
2B122424119.281646
3B11734890.2591145
SS163687213.3101065
LF159641198.30931108
CF152589149.2532186
RF158589170.28940108
DH10733684.2501555

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
13732785.260344
11024676.309539
8116029.181212
8714328.196515
348313.157413
357816.20517
656914.20324
12235.21704
351.20000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
36232.014113.57141
34219.114143.94126
37205.07124.74127
17111.0544.4665
1688.0723.8939

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
34145.19414.1589
2360.02404.3532
22.001013.501

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
6391.195273.35118
69157.0146101.72166
4073.02625.0530
4036.12426.1932
1421.20117.0613
1012.20109.249
711.11106.355
65.100010.134
33.200017.185
21.00000.000

Award winners

  • Jesse Barfield, American League Home Run Champion, 40 Home Runs
  • Jesse Barfield, Gold Glove Award
  • Jesse Barfield, Silver Slugger Award
  • George Bell, Silver Slugger Award
  • Mark Eichhorn, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award
  • Tony Fernández, American League Leader in At-Bats, 687
  • Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award

All-Star Game

  • Jesse Barfield, outfield
  • Lloyd Moseby, outfield
  • Tony Fernández, shortstop

Farm system

References

References

  1. "1986 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  2. "1986 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml Doug Linton] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192230/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars. bluejays.com: History]
  5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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