1986 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1986 National League West Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 86–76 (.531) 2nd Marge Schott Bill Bergesch Pete Rose WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Physioc) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) The 1986 Cincinnati Reds season was the 117th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 17th and 16th full season at Riverfront Stadium. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros. Eric Davis hit 27 home runs and stole 80 bases this season. The New York Yankees' Rickey Henderson also had over 20 home runs and 80 steals in 1986, he and Davis are the only two major leaguers to accomplish this feat. Offseason December 19, 1985: Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera.Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference January 16, 1986: Derek Botelho was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml Derek Botelho Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 January 20, 1986: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference Regular season On August 5, 1986, Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/carltst01.php Steve Carlton The Baseball Page July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080620020804/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/carltst01.php June 20, 2008 dead August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions March 31, 1986: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Norm Charlton and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the Reds on April 2.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference April 4, 1986: Chris Welsh was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/welshch01.shtml Chris Welsh Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 Draft picks June 2, 1986: Reggie Jefferson was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference Roster 1986 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers 32 Tom Browning 40 John Denny 31 John Franco 34 Bill Gullickson 43 Bill Landrum 46 Rob Murphy 48 Ted Power 49 Joe Price 33 Ron Robinson 37 Mike Smith 36 Mario Soto 38 Scott Terry 45 Chris Welsh 42 Carl Willis Catchers 22 Sal Butera  6 Bo Díaz 23 Dave Van Gorder Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 13 Dave Concepción 12 Nick Esasky 15 Barry Larkin 16 Ron Oester 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 17 Wade Rowdon 10 Tom Runnells 11 Kurt Stillwell Outfielders 28 Kal Daniels 44 Eric Davis 29,57 Tracy Jones 20 Eddie Milner 39 Dave Parker  9 Max Venable Other batters 21 Paul O'Neill Manager 14 Pete Rose Coaches  2 Scott Breeden  7 Billy DeMars 19 Tommy Helms  4 Bruce Kimm  3 George Scherger 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 Bo Diaz 134 474 129 .272 10 56 1B Pete Rose 72 237 52 .219 0 25 2B Ron Oester 153 523 135 .258 8 44 SS Kurt Stillwell 104 279 64 .229 0 26 3B Buddy Bell 155 568 158 .278 20 75 LF Eric Davis 132 415 115 .277 27 71 CF Eddie Milner 145 424 110 .259 15 47 RF Dave Parker 162 637 174 .273 31 116 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 Nick Esasky 102 330 76 .230 12 41 Dave Concepción 90 311 81 .260 3 30 Tony Pérez 77 200 51 .255 2 29 Kal Daniels 74 181 58 .320 6 23 Barry Larkin 41 159 45 .283 3 19 Max Venable 108 147 31 .211 2 15 Sal Butera 56 113 27 .239 2 16 Tracy Jones 46 86 30 .349 2 10 Wade Rowdon 38 80 20 .250 0 10 Tom Runnells 12 11 1 .091 0 0 Dave Van Gorder 9 10 0 .000 0 0 Paul O'Neill 3 2 0 .000 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 Bill Gullickson 37 244.2 15 12 3.38 121 Tom Browning 39 243.1 14 13 3.81 147 John Denny 27 171.1 11 10 4.20 115 Chris Welsh 24 139.1 6 9 4.78 40 Mario Soto 19 105.0 5 10 4.71 67 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 Ted Power 56 129.0 10 6 3.70 95 Mike Smith 2 3.1 0 0 13.50 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO John Franco 74 6 6 29 2.94 84 Ron Robinson 70 10 3 14 3.24 117 Rob Murphy 34 6 0 1 0.72 36 Carl Willis 29 1 3 0 4.47 24 Scott Terry 28 1 2 0 6.14 32 Joe Price 25 1 2 0 5.40 30 Bill Landrum 10 0 0 0 6.75 14 Sal Butera 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Zephyrs American Association Jack Lind AA Vermont Reds Eastern League Jay Ward A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Marc Bombard A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Gene Dusan and Paul Kirsch Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Jeff Cox LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: VermontJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1986 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference External links Cincinnati Reds 1986 Schedule at MLB.com Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds Season, 1986 Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose