1986 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1986 American League 90-72 (.556) East Yankee Stadium New York City George Steinbrenner Clyde King Lou Piniella WPIX(Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Jim Kaat, Billy Martin) SportsChannel NY(Mel Allen, Mickey Mantle, others from WPIX) WABC (AM)(Bill White, Phil Rizzuto, Spencer Ross, Bobby Murcer) The 1986 New York Yankees season was the 84th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 90–72, finishing in second-place, 5.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Offseason November 7, 1985: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Bob Geren https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gerenbo01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 6, 1985: Billy Sample was traded by the Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Miguel Sosa (minors).Billy Sample https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/samplbi01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 12, 1985: Ron Hassey and Joe Cowley were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Britt Burns, Glen Braxton (minors), and Mike Soper (minors).Ron Hassey https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hassero01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 12, 1985: Rex Hudler was traded by the Yankees with Rich Bordi to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Gary Roenicke. The Baltimore Orioles sent Leo Hernández (December 16, 1985) to the Yankees to complete the trade.Rex Hudler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hudlere01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 14, 1985: Roger Maris, the Yankees record holder for most home runs in one season died from lymphatic cancer.Ferraro Michael X. Numbelievable Veneziano John Triumph Books 2007 978-1-57-243990-0 Chicago, Illinois 41 February 13, 1986: Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glen Braxton (minors), and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Hassey, Matt Winters, Chris Alvarez (minors) and Eric Schmidt (minors). March 28, 1986: Don Baylor was traded by the Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Easler.Don Baylor https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baylodo01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Don Mattingly became the sixth player in Major League history to have at least 230 hits, 100 RBIs, and 30 home runs in a season. He holds the distinction of being the first American Leaguer to reach that milestone. Don Mattingly became the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig to have three consecutive seasons of 200 hits. Dave Winfield became the first Yankee since Joe DiMaggio to achieve five straight 100 RBI seasons. DiMaggio did it from 1936 to 1942. Willie Randolph became the all-time Yankee leader for games played at second base. The previous record holder was Tony Lazzeri. Lazzeri held the record with 1,446 games. Mark McGwire made his Major League debut on August 22, 1986, in a game versus the Yankees. He had three at-bats and no hits.Mark McGwire https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgwima01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Notable transactions May 2, 1986: Tommy John signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Tommy John https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnto01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Yankees in the 12th round. Player signed June 10, 1986.Andy Stankiewicz https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stankan01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Kevin Maas was drafted by the Yankees in the 22nd round. Player signed July 20, 1986.Kevin Maas https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maaske01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en June 30, 1986: Ken Griffey, Sr. and Andre Robertson were traded by the Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella.Ken Griffey https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en July 4, 1986: Ozzie Canseco was released by the Yankees.Ozzie Canseco https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canseoz01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en July 9, 1986: Ed Whitson was traded by the Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Tim Stoddard.Ed Whitson https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitsed01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en July 30, 1986: Ron Hassey, Carlos Martínez and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Kittle, Wayne Tolleson, and Joel Skinner. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Bill Lindsey to the White Sox on December 24. Season standings This was the first season since 1904 that the Yankees finished second in the standings to the Red Sox.Mike Vaccaro 2005 Emperors and idiots: The hundred year rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, from the very beginning to the end of the curse Doubleday New York 0-385-51354-2 Mike Vaccaro registration https://archive.org/details/emperorsidiotsth00vacc Then, the Yankees were known as the Highlanders and the Red Sox were the Americans. Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1986 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 36 Mike Armstrong 62 Brad Arnsberg 34,62 Doug Drabek 54 Brian Fisher 49 Ron Guidry 36,56 Al Holland 25 Tommy John 26 John Montefusco 31 Joe Niekro 41 Scott Nielsen 47 Alfonso Pulido 45 Dennis Rasmussen 19 Dave Righetti 28 Rod Scurry 29 Bob Shirley 33,43 Tim Stoddard 35 Bob Tewksbury 38 Ed Whitson Catchers 58 Juan Espino 12 Ron Hassey 12 Joel Skinner 27 Butch Wynegar Infielders  2 Dale Berra 26 Iván DeJesús 22 Mike Fischlin 38 Leo Hernández 26 Bryan Little 23 Don Mattingly 20 Bob Meacham 13 Mike Pagliarulo 30 Willie Randolph  2 Wayne Tolleson 26 Paul Zuvella Outfielders 46 Henry Cotto 17 Mike Easler 33 Ken Griffey 24 Rickey Henderson 33 Ron Kittle 50 Phil Lombardi 21 Dan Pasqua 11 Gary Roenicke 18 Claudell Washington 31 Dave Winfield Manager 14 Lou Piniella Coaches 48 Joe Altobelli 41 Sammy Ellis 42 Stump Merrill 40 Gene Michael 44 Jeff Torborg  6 Roy White Billy Martin YankeesRetired1.svg Billy Martin 1 New York Yankees 1986 On August 10, 1986, the Yankees retired Martin's uniform number 1 and dedicated a plaque in his honor for Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. The plaque contains the words, There has never been a greater competitor than Billy. Martin told the crowd, "I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest." On May 24, 1986, on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, co-host Martin was "fired" by executive producer Lorne Michaels for being "drunk" in a skit, slurring his lines. During the goodnights, Martin "sets fire" to the dressing room in retaliation.1986-05-24 SNL Transcripts: Anjelica Huston & Billy Martin: 05/24/86 https://snltranscripts.jt.org/85/85r.phtml 2024-09-10 SNL Transcripts Tonight en-US 2018-10-08 (Only three cast members would be re-hired the next season.) In 1988, on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, comedian Dennis Miller opened the sports with, "In Calgary tonight, Katarina Witt won the gold medal in figure skating, prompting Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to fire manager Billy Martin." Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases Pos Player G AB H R Avg. HR RBI SB C Butch Wynegar 61 194 40 19.206 7 29 0 1B Don Mattingly 162 677 238 117 .352 31 113 0 2B Willie Randolph 141 492 136 76. 276 5 50 15 3B Mike Pagliarulo 149 504 120 71 .238 28 71 4 SS Wayne Tolleson 60 215 61 22 .284 0 14 4 LF Dan Pasqua 102 280 82 44.293 16 45 2 CF Rickey Henderson 153 608 160 130 .263 28 74 87 RF Dave Winfield 154 565 148 90 .262 24 104 6 DH Mike Easler 146 490 148 64 .302 14 78 3 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 Ken Griffey, Sr. 59 198 60 .303 9 26 Ron Hassey 64 191 57 .298 6 29 Joel Skinner 54 166 43 .259 1 17 Bobby Meacham 56 161 36 .224 0 10 Gary Roenicke 69 136 36 .265 3 18 Claudell Washington 54 135 32 .237 6 16 Dale Berra 42 108 25 .231 2 13 Mike Fischlin 71 102 21 .206 0 3 Henry Cotto 35 80 17 .213 1 6 Ron Kittle 30 80 19 .238 4 12 Paul Zuvella 21 48 4 .083 0 2 Bryan Little 14 41 8 .195 0 0 Juan Espino 27 37 6 .162 0 5 Phil Lombardi 20 36 10 .278 2 6 Leo Hernández 7 22 5 .227 1 4 Iván DeJesús 7 4 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 Dennis Rasmussen 31 202.0 18 6 3.88 131 Ron Guidry 30 192.1 9 12 3.98 140 Doug Drabek 27 131.2 7 8 4.10 76 Bob Tewksbury 23 130.1 9 5 3.31 49 Joe Niekro 25 125.2 9 10 4.87 59 Tommy John 13 70.2 5 3 2.93 28 Scott Nielsen 10 56.0 4 4 4.02 201986 New York Yankees Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1986.shtml live https://web.archive.org/web/20090312073457/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1986.shtml 2009-03-12 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Tim Stoddard 24 49.1 4 1 0 3.83 34 Ed Whitson 14 37.0 5 2 0 7.54 27 Alfonso Pulido 10 30.2 1 1 1 4.70 13 John Montefusco 4 12.1 0 0 0 2.19 3 Mike Armstrong 7 8.2 0 1 0 9.35 8 Brad Arnsberg 2 8.0 0 0 0 3.38 3 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Dave Righetti 74 106.2 8 8 46 2.45 83 Brian Fisher 62 96.2 9 5 6 4.93 67 Bob Shirley 39 105.1 0 4 3 5.04 64 Rod Scurry 31 39.1 1 2 2 3.66 36 Al Holland 25 40.2 1 0 0 5.09 37 Awards and records Rickey Henderson – American League Leader Stolen Bases (87) Rickey Henderson – American League Leader Runs Scored (130) Don Mattingly – American League Leader Hits (238) Don Mattingly, Silver Slugger Award Don Mattingly, Yankees Single Season Record, Hits in a Season (238) Don Mattingly, Yankees Single Season Record, Doubles in a Season (53) Dave Righetti, Major League Record (since broken), Most Saves in One Season by a Relief Pitcher(46) Dave Righetti, Major League Record, Most Saves in One Season by a Left-handed Pitcher(46)Nemec David Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Firsts Flatow Scott SIGNET 2008 978-0-45-122363-0 289, 290 All-Star Game Rickey Henderson, starting lineup, outfield Dave Winfield, starting lineup, outfield1986 All-Star Game Box Score, July 15 https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1986-allstar-game.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Don Mattingly, reserve, first baseman Dave Righetti, reserve, pitcher Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Clippers International League Barry Foote AA Albany-Colonie Yankees Eastern League Jim Saul A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Bucky Dent A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Buck Showalter Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Fred FerreiraJohnson Lloyd The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Wolff Miles Baseball America 1997 978-0-96-371897-6 2nd Durham, North Carolina References External links 1986 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1986 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1980s in the Bronx