1986 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1986 83–79 (.512) 3rd National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco Bob Lurie Al Rosen Roger Craig KTVU(Hank Greenwald, Gary Park)GiantsVision(Joe Morgan, Phil Stone, Duane Kuiper) KNBR(Hank Greenwald, Phil Stone)KIQI(Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez) The 1986 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 104th season in Major League Baseball, their 29th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 27th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 13 games behind the Houston Astros. Offseason October 24, 1985: George Riley and Alonzo Powell were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Bill Laskey.George Riley at Baseball Reference December 11, 1985: Manny Trillo was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Owen.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference December 17, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Vida Blue at Baseball Reference December 18, 1985: Rob Deer was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors).Rob Deer at Baseball Reference January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased from the Giants by the Cleveland Indians.Fran Mullins at Baseball Reference February 3, 1986: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Rick Waits at Baseball Reference March 26, 1986: Steve Stanicek was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob DeWolf (minors).Steve Stanicek at Baseball Reference 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.Will Clark MLB | Baseballbiography.com 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.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 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.Ninety Feet from Fame: Close Calls with Baseball Immortality Robbins Michael 2004 Carroll & Graf Publishers New York 244 Brenly was credited with a double. Carman lost the perfect game but the Phillies won in ten innings.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198608200.shtml Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants Box Score, August 20, 1986 Opening Day starters Bob Brenly Chris Brown Will Clark Chili Davis Dan Gladden Mike Krukow Jeffrey Leonard Robby Thompson José Uribehttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1986&t=SFN 1986 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Notable transactions June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft Matt Williams was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (3rd pick).Matt Williams at Baseball Reference Kirt Manwaring was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round. Player signed June 4, 1986.Kirt Manwaring at Baseball Reference Jim Pena was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/penaji01.shtml Jim Pena Stats July 4, 1986: Steve Carlton was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Steve Carlton at Baseball Reference 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) http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1986/25.shtml The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft Roster 1986 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 40 Juan Berenguer 14 Vida Blue 26 Randy Bockus 32 Steve Carlton 13 Mark Davis 37 Kelly Downs 50 Scott Garrelts 51 Jim Gott 46 Mark Grant 26 Chuck Hensley 39 Mike Krukow 29 Mike LaCoss 19 Bill Laskey 48 Roger Mason 38 Greg Minton 45 Terry Mulholland 49 Jeff Robinson 47 Frank Williams Catchers 15 Bob Brenly 17 Brad Gulden  7 Bob Melvin 12 Phil Ouellette Infielders  1 Mike Aldrete 35 Chris Brown 22 Will Clark 25 Dan Driessen 9,31 Rick Lancellotti  2 Luis Quiñones 16 Harry Spilman  6 Robby Thompson 23 José Uribe 36 Brad Wellman 41 Mike Woodard Outfielders 30 Chili Davis 10,32 Dan Gladden  9 Randy Kutcher 20 Jeffrey Leonard 21 Candy Maldonado  8 Joel Youngblood Other batters 12 Chris Jones Manager 33 Roger Craig Coaches 42 Bill Fahey  5 Bob Lillis  8 Gordon Mackenzie 28 Jose Morales (Hitting) 34 Norm Sherry (Pitching) 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 Bob Brenly 149 472 116 .246 16 62 1B Will Clark 111 408 117 .287 11 41 2B Robby Thompson 149 549 149 .271 7 47 3B Chris Brown Chris Brown (baseball) 116 416 132 .317 7 49 SS José Uribe 157 453 101 .223 3 43 LF Jeffrey Leonard 89 341 95 .279 6 42 CF Dan Gladden 102 351 97 .276 4 29 RF Chili Davis 153 526 146 .278 13 70 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 Candy Maldonado 133 405 102 .252 18 85 Bob Melvin 89 268 60 .224 5 25 Mike Aldrete 84 216 54 .250 2 25 Randy Kutcher 71 186 44 .237 7 16 Joel Youngblood 97 184 47 .255 5 28 Luis Quiñones 71 106 19 .179 0 11 Harry Spilman 58 94 27 .287 2 22 Mike Woodard 48 79 20 .253 1 5 Phil Ouellette 10 23 4 .174 0 0 Brad Gulden 17 22 2 .091 0 1 Rick Lancellotti 15 18 4 .222 2 6 Dan Driessen 15 16 3 .188 0 0 Brad Wellman 12 13 2 .154 0 1 Chris Jones Chris Jones (1980s outfielder) 3 1 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 Mike Krukow 34 245.0 20 9 3.05 178 Mike LaCoss 37 204.1 10 13 3.57 86 Vida Blue 28 156.2 10 10 3.27 100 Kelly Downs 14 88.1 4 4 2.75 64 Roger Mason 11 60.0 3 4 4.80 43 Steve Carlton 6 30.0 1 3 5.10 18 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 Scott Garrelts 53 173.2 13 9 3.11 125 Terry Mulholland 15 54.2 1 7 4.94 27 Jim Gott 9 13.0 0 0 7.62 9 Mark Grant 4 10.0 0 1 3.60 5 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 Robinson 64 6 3 8 3.36 90 Mark Davis 67 5 7 4 2.99 90 Greg Minton 48 4 4 5 3.93 34 Frank Williams Frank Williams (pitcher) 36 3 1 1 1.20 33 Bill Laskey 20 1 1 1 4.28 8 Chuck Hensley 11 0 0 1 2.45 6 Randy Bockus 5 0 0 0 2.57 4 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 Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Firebirds Pacific Coast League Jim Lefebvre AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Wendell Kim A Fresno Giants California League Tim Blackwell A Clinton Giants Midwest League Jack Mull A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Joe StrainJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1986 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1986 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac 100 Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Category:1986 in sports Category:1986 in San Francisco