1986 Baltimore Orioles season

1986 Baltimore Orioles

League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Memorial Stadium
City| Baltimore, Maryland
Record| 73–89 (.451)
Divisional place| 7th
Owners| Edward Bennett Williams
General managers| Hank Peters
Managers| Earl Weaver
Television| WMAR-TV
(Chuck Thompson, Brooks Robinson)
Home Team Sports
(Rex Barney, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein, Tom Davis)
Radio| WFBR
(Jon Miller, Tom Marr)
| <- 1985 | Seasons | 1987 ->

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The 1986 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses. On August 5, the Orioles were in second place with a record of 59–47, just 2.5 games out of first place, but the Orioles would lose 42 of their final 56 games to finish in last place in the AL East.

## Offseason[edit]

* October 9, 1985: Joe Nolan was released by the Orioles.[1]
* December 12, 1985: Gary Roenicke and a player to be named later were traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Rex Hudler and Rich Bordi. The Orioles completed the deal by sending Leo Hernández to the Yankees on December 16.[2]
* January 14, 1986: Rafael Bournigal was drafted by the Orioles in the 10th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[3]
* January 23, 1986: Dan Ford was released by the Orioles.[4]
* February 20, 1986: Luis DeLeón was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[5]
* March 23, 1986: Mike Kinnunen was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[6]
* March 31, 1986: Ben Bianchi (minors), Steve Padia (minors), and a player to be named later were traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Hart. The Orioles completed the deal by sending Jeff Hubbard (minors) to the Twins on April 23.[7]

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

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AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Boston Red Sox | 95 | 66  | 0.590  | —  | 51–30  | 44–36
New York Yankees | 90 | 72  | 0.556  | 5½  | 41–39  | 49–33
Detroit Tigers | 87 | 75  | 0.537  | 8½  | 49–32  | 38–43
Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76  | 0.531  | 9½  | 42–39  | 44–37
Cleveland Indians | 84 | 78  | 0.519  | 11½  | 45–35  | 39–43
Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 84  | 0.478  | 18  | 41–39  | 36–45
Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 89  | 0.451  | 22½  | 37–42  | 36–47

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1986 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CAL  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | KC  | MIL  | MIN  | NYY  | OAK  | SEA  | TEX  | TOR
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5
Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6
California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6
Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1
Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9
Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6
Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8
New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6
Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4
Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6
Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7
Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | —

### Opening Day starters[edit]

* Rick Dempsey
* Mike Flanagan
* Jackie Gutiérrez
* Lee Lacy
* Fred Lynn
* Eddie Murray
* Cal Ripken
* John Shelby
* Alan Wiggins
* Mike Young[8]

### Notable transactions[edit]

* June 2, 1986: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Orioles in the 14th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.[9]
* June 16, 1986: Dennis Martínez and a player to be named later were traded by the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Orioles completed 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.[10]

### Roster[edit]

1986 Baltimore Orioles

Roster
Pitchers

* 41 Don Aase
* 57 Tony Arnold
* 45 Eric Bell
* 52 Mike Boddicker
* 42 Rich Bordi
* 34 Storm Davis
* 39 Ken Dixon
* 46 Mike Flanagan
* 54 John Habyan
* 47 Brad Havens
* 13 Odell Jones
* 48 Mike Kinnunen
* 30 Dennis Martínez
* 23 Tippy Martinez
* 16 Scott McGregor
* 36 Nate Snell
* 32 Bill Swaggerty

|  | Catchers

* 24 Rick Dempsey
* 25 Carl Nichols
* 26 Al Pardo
* 21 John Stefero

Infielders

* 3 Juan Bonilla
* 25 Tom Dodd
* 11 Jackie Gutiérrez
* 1 Rex Hudler
* 30 Ricky Jones
* 33 Eddie Murray
* 17 Tom O'Malley
* 30 Kelly Paris
* 6 Floyd Rayford
* 8 Cal Ripken Jr.
* 28 Jim Traber
* 2 Alan Wiggins

|  | Outfielders

* 12 Juan Beníquez
* 9 Jim Dwyer
* 38 Ken Gerhart
* 27 Lee Lacy
* 19 Fred Lynn
* 18 Larry Sheets
* 37 John Shelby
* 43 Mike Young

|  | Manager

* 4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

* 10 Terry Crowley (Hitting)
* 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen)
* 7 Cal Ripken, Sr. (Third Base)
* 20 Frank Robinson (Bench)
* 42 Ken Rowe (Pitching)
* 40 Jimmy Williams (First Base)

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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

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C | Rick Dempsey | 122 | 327 | 68 | .208 | 13 | 29
1B | Eddie Murray | 137 | 495 | 151 | .305 | 17 | 84
2B | Alan Wiggins | 71 | 239 | 60 | .251 | 0 | 11
SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 162 | 627 | 177 | .282 | 25 | 81
3B | Floyd Rayford | 81 | 210 | 37 | .176 | 8 | 19
LF | Mike Young | 117 | 369 | 93 | .252 | 9 | 42
CF | Fred Lynn | 112 | 397 | 114 | .287 | 23 | 67
RF | Lee Lacy | 130 | 491 | 141 | .287 | 11 | 47
DH | Larry Sheets | 112 | 338 | 92 | .272 | 18 | 60

#### Other batters[edit]

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

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John Shelby | 135 | 404 | 92 | .228 | 11 | 49
Juan Beníquez | 113 | 343 | 103 | .300 | 6 | 36
Juan Bonilla | 102 | 284 | 69 | .243 | 1 | 18
Jim Traber | 65 | 212 | 54 | .255 | 13 | 44
Tom O'Malley | 56 | 181 | 46 | .254 | 1 | 18
Jim Dwyer | 94 | 160 | 39 | .244 | 8 | 31
Jackie Gutiérrez | 61 | 145 | 27 | .186 | 0 | 4
John Stefero | 52 | 120 | 28 | .233 | 2 | 13
Ken Gerhart | 20 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 1 | 7
Al Pardo | 16 | 51 | 7 | .137 | 1 | 3
Ricky Jones | 16 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 4
Tom Dodd | 8 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 1 | 2
Kelly Paris | 5 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0
Carl Nichols | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Rex Hudler | 14 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Mike Boddicker | 33 | 218.1 | 14 | 12 | 4.70 | 175
Scott McGregor | 34 | 203.0 | 11 | 15 | 4.52 | 95
Ken Dixon | 35 | 202.1 | 11 | 13 | 4.58 | 170
Mike Flanagan | 29 | 172.0 | 7 | 11 | 4.24 | 96
Storm Davis | 25 | 154.0 | 9 | 12 | 3.62 | 96
John Habyan | 6 | 26.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.44 | 14
Eric Bell | 4 | 23.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.01 | 18

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Don Aase | 66 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 2.98 | 67
Rich Bordi | 52 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4.46 | 83
Brad Havens | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.56 | 57
Nate Snell | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 29
Odell Jones | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 | 32
Tippy Martinez | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.63 | 11
Tony Arnold | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.55 | 7
Mike Kinnunen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 1
Dennis Martínez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2
Bill Swaggerty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | John Hart
AA | Charlotte O's | Southern League | Greg Biagini
A | Hagerstown Suns | Carolina League | Bob Molinaro
A-Short Season | Newark Orioles | New York–Penn League | Art Mazmanian
Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Glenn Gulliver

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Joe Nolan page at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Rex Hudler page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Dan Ford page at Baseball-Reference
5. ^ Luis DeLeón page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Mike Kinnunen page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Mike Hart page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ "1986 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac".
9. ^ Gordon Dillard page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Dennis Martínez page on Baseball Reference
11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

* 1986 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
* 1986 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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1986 MLB season by team

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* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
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* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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