1986 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs logo.svg 1986 National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 70 90 y 5th Tribune Company Dallas Green Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael WGN-TV/Superstation WGN(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats) WGN(Dewayne Staats, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray) chc CHC The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70–90. Offseason November 9, 1985: Ced Landrum was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference December 11, 1985: Dave Owen was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Manny Trillo.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference December 20, 1985: Derek Botelho was released by the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml Derek Botelho Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 20, 2018 January 13, 1986: Larry Whitford (minors) and Rich Rembielak (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Martin.Mike Martin at Baseball Reference January 14, 1986: Jerome Walton was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 12, 1986.Jerome Walton at Baseball Reference January 15, 1986: Steve Christmas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Steve Christmas at Baseball Reference January 17, 1986: Gary Jones (minors) and John Cox (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Phil Stephenson and Bob Bathe (minors).Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference February 1, 1986: Matt Keough was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Matt Keough at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Opening Day starters Jody Davis Brian Dayett Bob Dernier Shawon Dunston Leon Durham Keith Moreland Ryne Sandberg Rick Sutcliffe Manny Trillohttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1986&t=CHN 1986 Chicago Cubs Roster Baseball Almanac, Inc. 2019-11-25 Notable transactions May 2, 1986: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Terry Francona at Baseball Reference June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs. July 15, 1986: Steve Lake was released by the Cubs.Steve Lake at Baseball Reference Roster 1986 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 48 Jay Baller 39 Ron Davis 33 Frank DiPino 43 Dennis Eckersley 31 Ray Fontenot 39 George Frazier 45 Dave Gumpert 44 Drew Hall 50 Guy Hoffman 33 Matt Keough 37 Ed Lynch 31 Greg Maddux 49 Jamie Moyer 44 Dick Ruthven 21 Scott Sanderson 46 Lee Smith 40 Rick Sutcliffe 34 Steve Trout Catchers 18 Steve Christmas  7 Jody Davis 16,29 Steve Lake 41 Mike Martin Infielders 11 Ron Cey 12 Shawon Dunston 10 Leon Durham 15 Davey Lopes 23 Ryne Sandberg 28 Chris Speier 19 Manny Trillo Outfielders 27 Thad Bosley 24 Brian Dayett 20 Bob Dernier 16 Terry Francona  1 Dave Martinez 36 Gary Matthews  6 Keith Moreland 22 Jerry Mumphrey 15 Rafael Palmeiro 29 Chico Walker Manager  8 Jim Frey  4 Gene Michael  2 John Vukovich Coaches  5 Rubén Amaro  3 Billy Connors  9 Johnny Oates  2 John Vukovich  4 Don Zimmer 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 Jody Davis Jody Davis (baseball) 148 528 132 .250 21 74 1B Leon Durham 141 484 127 .262 20 65 2B Ryne Sandberg 154 627 178 .284 14 76 SS Shawon Dunston 150 581 145 .250 17 68 3B Ron Cey 97 256 70 .273 13 36 LF Gary Matthews 123 370 96 .259 21 46 CF Bob Dernier 108 324 73 .225 4 18 RF Keith Moreland 156 586 159 .271 12 79 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 Jerry Mumphrey 111 309 94 .304 5 32 Davey Lopes 59 157 47 .299 6 22 Chris Speier 95 155 44 .284 6 23 Manny Trillo 81 152 45 .296 1 19 Terry Francona 86 124 31 .250 2 8 Thad Bosley 87 120 33 .275 1 9 Dave Martinez 53 108 15 .139 1 7 Chico Walker 28 101 28 .277 1 7 Rafael Palmeiro 22 73 18 .247 3 12 Brian Dayett 24 67 18 .269 4 11 Steve Lake 10 19 8 .421 0 4 Mike Martin Mike Martin (catcher) 8 13 1 .077 0 0 Steve Christmas 3 9 1 .111 0 2 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 Eckersley 33 201.0 6 11 4.57 137 Rick Sutcliffe 28 176.2 5 14 4.64 122 Scott Sanderson 37 169.2 9 11 4.19 124 Steve Trout 37 161.0 5 7 4.75 69 Jamie Moyer 16 87.1 7 4 5.05 45 Greg Maddux 6 31.0 2 4 5.52 20 Drew Hall 5 23.2 1 2 4.56 21 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 Ed Lynch 23 99.2 7 5 3.79 57 Guy Hoffman Guy Hoffman (baseball) 32 84.0 6 2 3.86 47 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 Lee Smith Lee Smith (baseball) 66 9 9 31 3.09 93 Ray Fontenot 42 3 5 2 3.86 24 Dave Gumpert 38 2 0 2 4.37 45 Jay Baller 36 2 4 5 5.37 42 George Frazier George Frazier (pitcher) 35 2 4 0 5.40 41 Frank DiPino 30 2 4 0 5.18 43 Matt Keough 19 2 2 0 4.97 19 Ron Davis 17 0 2 0 7.65 10 Dick Ruthven 6 0 0 0 5.06 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Larry Cox AA Pittsfield Cubs Eastern League Tom Spencer A Winston-Salem Spirits Carolina League Jim Essian A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Pete Mackanin A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Jay Loviglio Rookie Wytheville Cubs Appalachian League Tony Franklin LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-SalemJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1986 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago