1986 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1986 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Estate of F.J. "Steve" O'Neill, Richard Jacobs Joe Klein Pat Corrales WUAB WWWE The 1986 Cleveland Indians season was the 86th for the franchise. On November 13, 1986, the O'Neill estate would sell the team to Richard Jacobs, who would run the team with his brother David for the next decade.Kevin OBrien The Plain Dealer 2009-06-06 Richard Jacobs, Cleveland builder and Indians team owner, remembered https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2009/06/richard_jacobs_cleveland_build.html 2024-08-19 cleveland en Offseason December 10, 1985: George Vukovich was purchased from the Indians by the Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).George Vukovich at Baseball-Reference January 7, 1986: Roy Smith and Ramón Romero were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers.Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference January 14, 1986: Troy Neel was drafted by the Indians in the 9th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 5, 1986.Troy Neel at Baseball-Reference January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased by the Indians from the San Francisco Giants.Fran Mullins at Baseball-Reference February 8, 1986: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dickie Noles at Baseball-Reference February 10, 1986: Butch Benton was released by the Indians.Butch Benton at Baseball-Reference February 25, 1986: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Jim Kern at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions March 28, 1986: Dave Von Ohlen was released by the Indians.Dave Von Ohlen at Baseball-Reference April 1, 1986: Jerry Willard was released by the Indians.Jerry Willard at Baseball-Reference June 2, 1986: Greg Swindell was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 31, 1986.Greg Swindell at Baseball-Reference June 17, 1986: Jim Kern was released by the Indians. June 20, 1986: Neal Heaton was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for John Butcher.John Butcher at Baseball-Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position2 Brett Butler CF30 Joe Carter RF14 Julio Franco SS29 Andre Thornton DH26 Brook Jacoby 3B10 Pat Tabler 1B4 Tony Bernazard 2B27 Mel Hall LF6 Andy Allanson C18 Ken Schrom P 1986 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1986 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 43 Scott Bailes 38 John Butcher 13 Ernie Camacho 49 Tom Candiotti 36 Jamie Easterly 44 Neal Heaton 46 Doug Jones 46 Jim Kern 35 Phil Niekro 48 Dickie Noles 33 Bryan Oelkers 53 Reggie Ritter 34 José Román 18 Ken Schrom 37 Don Schulze 21 Greg Swindell 44 Frank Wills 42 Rich Yett Catchers  6 Andy Allanson 23 Chris Bando Infielders 16 Jay Bell  4 Tony Bernazard 14 Julio Franco 26 Brook Jacoby 22 Fran Mullins 15 Dan Rohn 10 Pat Tabler 29 Andre Thornton Outfielders  2 Brett Butler 30 Joe Carter  8 Carmen Castillo 12 Dave Clark 27 Mel Hall 20 Otis Nixon 28 Cory Snyder 24 Eddie Williams Manager  7 Pat Corrales Coaches  1 Jack Aker (Pitching) 25 Bobby Bonds (Hitting/First Base) 32 Doc Edwards (Bullpen) 45 Johnny Goryl (Third Base) 47 Fred Koenig Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Andy Allanson 101 293 30 66 7 3 1 29 .225 10 Chris Bando 92 254 28 68 9 0 2 26 ,268 0 Jay Bell 5 14 3 5 2 0 1 4 .357 0 Tony Bernazard 146 562 88 169 28 4 17 73 .301 17 Brett Butler Brett Butler (baseball) 161 587 92 163 17 14 4 51 .278 32 Joe Carter 162 663 108 200 36 9 29 121 .302 29 Carmelo Castillo 85 205 34 57 9 0 8 32 .278 2 Dave Clark Dave Clark (baseball) 18 58 10 16 1 0 3 9 .276 1 Julio Franco 149 599 80 183 30 5 10 74 .306 10 Mel Hall 140 442 68 131 29 2 18 77 .296 6 Brook Jacoby 158 583 83 168 30 4 17 80 .288 2 Fran Mullins 28 40 3 7 4 0 0 5 .175 0 Otis Nixon 105 95 33 25 4 1 0 8 .263 23 Dan Rohn 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 .200 0 Cory Snyder 103 416 58 113 21 1 24 69 .272 2 Pat Tabler 130 473 61 154 29 2 6 48 .326 3 Andre Thornton 120 401 49 92 14 0 17 66 .229 4 Eddie Williams Eddie Williams (baseball) 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 Team totals 162 5702 831 1620 270 45 157 775 .284 141 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Scott Bailes 10 10 4.95 62 10 7 112.2 123 70 62 43 60 John Butcher John Butcher (baseball) 1 5 6.93 13 8 0 50.2 86 43 39 13 16 Ernie Camacho 2 4 4.08 51 0 20 57.1 60 26 26 31 36 Tom Candiotti 16 12 3.57 36 34 0 252.1 234 112 100 106 167 Jamie Easterly 0 2 7.64 13 0 0 17.2 27 16 15 12 9 Neal Heaton 3 6 4.24 12 12 0 74.1 73 42 35 34 24 Doug Jones Doug Jones (baseball) 1 0 2.50 11 0 1 18.0 18 5 5 6 12 Jim Kern 1 1 7.90 16 0 0 27.1 34 28 24 23 11 Phil Niekro 11 11 4.32 34 32 0 210.1 241 126 101 95 81 Dickie Noles 3 2 5.10 32 0 0 54.2 56 33 31 30 32 Bryan Oelkers 3 3 4.70 35 4 1 69.0 70 38 36 40 33 Reggie Ritter 0 0 6.30 5 0 0 10.0 14 10 7 4 6 Jose Roman Jose Roman (baseball) 1 2 6.55 6 5 0 22.0 23 20 16 17 9 Ken Schrom 14 7 4.54 34 33 0 206.0 217 118 104 49 87 Don Schulze 4 4 5.00 19 13 0 84.2 88 48 47 34 33 Greg Swindell 5 2 4.23 9 9 0 61.2 57 35 29 15 46 Frank Wills Frank Wills (baseball) 4 4 4.91 26 0 4 40.1 43 23 22 16 32 Rich Yett 5 3 5.15 39 3 1 76.2 84 48 45 37 50 Team totals 84 78 4.58 162 162 34 1447.2 1548 841 736 605 744 Game log Legend Indians Win Indians Loss Game postponed background:#00285D;color:white; 1986 Game Log y background:#023456;color:white; April: 11-8 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 7 || @ Orioles || 6-4 || Schrom (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || Camacho (1) || 52,292 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 9 || @ Orioles || 4-3 || Aase (1–0) || Bailes (0–1) || || 13,039 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 10 || @ Orioles || 5-1 || Dixon (1–0) || Kern (0–1) || Bordi (1) || 12,933 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11 || Tigers || 7-2 || Terrell (1–0) || Niekro (0–1) || || 32,441 || 1–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 12 || Tigers || 6-2 || Schrom (2–0) || Morris (1-1) || Camacho (2) || 17,426 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 13 || Tigers || 8-2 || Bailes (1-1) || Tanana (0–1) || || 10,463 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 15 || Yankees || 6-2 || Niekro (1–0) || Candiotti (0–1) || Fisher (1) || 3,223 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 16 || Yankees || colspan=6| Postponed |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 17 || Yankees || 6-4 || Niekro (1-1) || Tewksbury (1-1) || Bailes (1) || 5,602 || 4-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 18 || @ Tigers || 6-1 || Tanana (1-1) || Schrom (2–1) || || 20,703 || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 19 || @ Tigers || 8-6 || Bailes (2–1) || Petry (1–2) || Camacho (3) || 19,216 || 5-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 20 || @ Tigers || colspan=6| Postponed |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 21 || Orioles || 7-0 || Candiotti (1-1) || Flanagan (1–2) || || 3,012 || 6–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 22 || Orioles || 5-2 || Dixon (2–0) || Niekro (1–2) || Aase (4) || 3,004 || 6-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 23 || Orioles || 5-1 || Schrom (3–1) || McGregor (1–2) || Bailes (2) || 3,788 || 7–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 2-1 || Guidry (3–0) || Heaton (0–1) || || 17,299 || 7-7 |- y background:#023456;color:white; May: 12-16 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record y background:#023456;color:white; June: 15-11 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record y background:#023456;color:white; July: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record y background:#023456;color:white; August: 12-19 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record y background:#023456;color:white; September: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record y background:#023456;color:white; October: 4-0 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Maine Guides International League Jim Napier AA Waterbury Indians Eastern League Orlando Gómez A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Steve Swisher A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Glenn AdamsLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WaterlooJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 1986 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference 1986 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians