1986 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1986 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Charles Bronfman Murray Cook Buck Rodgers CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)The Sports Network(Ken Singleton, Tommy Hutton)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) 4th 78–83 The 1986 Montreal Expos season was the 18th season in franchise history, finishing in fourth in the National League East with a 78–83 record and 29½ games behind the eventual World Series champion New York Mets. Offseason October 24, 1985: Bill Laskey was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for George Riley and Alonzo Powell.George Riley at Baseball-Reference November 7, 1985: Mel Rojas was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.Mel Rojas at Baseball-Reference November 8, 1985: Razor Shines was released by the Expos.Razor Shines at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1985: Roy Johnson was drafted from the Expos by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 minor league draft.Roy Johnson at Baseball-Reference December 16, 1985: Steve Baker was traded by the Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Nelson Norman.Nelson Norman at Baseball-Reference December 19, 1985: Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello.Bill Gullickson at Baseball-Reference December 27, 1985: Curt Brown was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference January 13, 1986: Mike Fuentes was traded by the Expos to the Oakland Athletics for Tom Romano.Mike Fuentes at Baseball-Reference February 25, 1986: Bob Owchinko was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml Bob Owchinko Stats March 26, 1986: Jack O'Connor was released by the Expos.Jack O'Connor at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1986: Norm Charlton and a player to be named later were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Wayne Krenchicki. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the Reds on April 2.Wayne Krenchicki at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1986: Fred Manrique was traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Nieto.Tom Nieto at Baseball-Reference Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 10th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981. Regular season July 6, 1986: In an 11–8 loss to the Expos, Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves hit four home runs in one game. Horner became the second player in the 20th century (Gil Hodges was the first in 1950) to hit four home runs in one game in his home park.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 He became the first player since Ed Delahanty to hit four home runs in a losing game. Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Opening Day starters Hubie Brooks Andre Dawson Vance Law Tom Nieto Tim Raines Jason Thompson Jay Tibbs Tim Wallach Mitch Websterhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1986&t=MON 1986 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 1, 1986: Terry Francona was released by the Expos.Terry Francona at Baseball-Reference April 5, 1986: Doug Frobel was traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Joe Graves (minors) and Rodger Cole (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtml Doug Frobel Stats June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft Kent Bottenfield was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round. Player signed June 5, 1986.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botteke01.shtml Kent Bottenfield Stats Mike Blowers was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round. Player signed June 13, 1986.Mike Blowers at Baseball-Reference June 10, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml Johnnie LeMaster Stats June 16, 1986: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Dennis Martínez and a player to be named later. The Orioles completed their part of the deal by sending John Stefero to the Expos on December 8. The Expos completed the deal by sending Rene Gonzales to the Orioles on December 16.Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference July 9, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was released by the Montreal Expos. July 24, 1986: Dan Schatzeder and Skeeter Barnes were traded by the Expos to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen.Dan Schatzeder at Baseball-Reference July 25, 1986: Razor Shines was signed as a free agent by the Expos. Roster 1986 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 52 Curt Brown 44 Tim Burke 38 Joe Hesketh 32 Dennis Martínez 22 Bob McClure 27 Andy McGaffigan 43 Bob Owchinko 49 Jeff Parrett 41 Jeff Reardon 46 George Riley 42 Bert Roberge 43 Dan Schatzeder 48 Bob Sebra 28 Bryn Smith 51 Randy St. Claire 39 Jay Tibbs 24 Dave Tomlin 50 Sergio Valdez 33 Floyd Youmans Catchers 11 Dann Bilardello 20 Mike Fitzgerald 47 Randy Hunt 34 Tom Nieto 55 Wilfredo Tejada Infielders  7 Hubie Brooks  9 Casey Candaele 16 Tom Foley 12 Andrés Galarraga 19 Rene Gonzales  6 Wallace Johnson 15 Wayne Krenchicki  2 Vance Law 14 Bill Moore  4 Al Newman 17 Luis Rivera 24 Scott Thompson 29 Tim Wallach Outfielders 10 Andre Dawson 30 Tim Raines 23 Mitch Webster  3 Herm Winningham  5 Jim Wohlford 25 George Wright Manager 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching) 26 Ron Hansen (First base) 18 Joe Kerrigan (Bullpen) 35 Rick Renick (Third base)  1 Bobby Winkles (Hitting) Player stats = Indicates team 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Mike Fitzgerald Mike Fitzgerald (catcher) 73 209 59 .282 6 37 1B Andrés Galarraga 105 321 87 .271 10 42 2B Vance Law 112 360 81 .225 5 44 3B Tim Wallach 134 480 112 .233 18 71 SS Hubie Brooks 80 306 104 .340 14 58 LF Tim Raines 151 580 194 .334 9 62 CF Mitch Webster 151 576 167 .290 8 49 RF Andre Dawson 130 496 141 .284 20 78 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 Wayne Krenchicki 101 221 53 .240 2 23 Tom Foley Tom Foley (infielder) 64 202 52 .257 1 18 Dann Bilardello 79 191 37 .194 4 17 Al Newman 95 185 37 .200 1 8 Herm Winningham 90 185 40 .216 4 11 Luis Rivera 55 166 34 .205 0 13 Wallace Johnson 61 127 36 .283 1 10 George Wright 56 117 22 .188 0 5 Casey Candaele 30 104 24 .231 0 6 Jim Wohlford 70 94 25 .266 1 11 Tom Nieto 30 65 13 .200 1 7 Jason Thompson Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954) 30 51 10 .196 0 4 Randy Hunt 21 48 10 .208 2 5 Rene Gonzales 11 26 3 .115 0 0 Wilfredo Tejada 10 25 6 .240 0 2 Bill Moore 6 12 2 .167 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 Floyd Youmans 33 219.0 13 12 3.53 202 Jay Tibbs 35 190.1 7 9 3.97 117 Bryn Smith 30 187.1 10 8 3.94 105 Dennis Martínez 19 98.0 3 6 4.59 63 Bob Sebra 17 91.1 5 5 3.55 66 Joe Hesketh 15 82.2 6 5 5.01 67 Sergio Valdez 5 25.0 0 4 6.84 20 Bob Owchinko 3 15.0 1 0 3.60 6 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 Andy McGaffigan 48 142.2 10 5 2.65 104 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 Jeff Reardon 62 7 9 35 3.94 67 Tim Burke 68 9 7 4 2.93 82 Bob McClure 52 2 5 6 3.02 42 Dan Schatzeder 30 3 2 1 3.20 33 Bert Roberge 21 0 4 1 6.28 20 Jeff Parrett 12 0 1 0 4.87 21 Randy St.Claire 11 2 0 1 2.37 21 George Riley George Riley (baseball) 10 0 0 0 4.15 5 Dave Tomlin 7 0 0 0 5.23 6 Curt Brown Curt Brown (baseball) 6 0 1 0 3.00 4 Vern Law 3 0 0 0 2.25 0 Awards and honors 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Joe Sparks AA Jacksonville Expos Southern League Tommy Thompson A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Felipe Alou A Burlington Expos Midwest League J. R. Miner A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Gene Glynn Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Mike EasomLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: IndianapolisJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1986 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference 1986 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1986 in Montreal Category:1986 in sports in Quebec