1986 Chicago Cubs season

Major League Baseball team season

1986 Chicago Cubs

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Wrigley Field
City| Chicago
Record| 70–90 (.438)
Divisional place| 5th
Owners| Tribune Company
General managers| Dallas Green
Managers| Jim Frey, John Vukovich, Gene Michael
Television| WGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)
Radio| WGN
(Dewayne Staats, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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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

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* November 9, 1985: Ced Landrum was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[1]
* December 11, 1985: Dave Owen was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Manny Trillo.[2]
* December 20, 1985: Derek Botelho was released by the Chicago Cubs.[3]
* January 13, 1986: Larry Whitford (minors) and Rich Rembielak (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Martin.[4]
* 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.[5]
* January 15, 1986: Steve Christmas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[6]
* 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).[7]
* February 1, 1986: Matt Keough was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[8]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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NL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Mets | 108 | 54  | .667  | —  | 55‍–‍26  | 53‍–‍28
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 75  | .534  | 21½  | 49‍–‍31  | 37‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 82  | .491  | 28½  | 42‍–‍39  | 37‍–‍43
Montreal Expos | 78 | 83  | .484  | 29½  | 36‍–‍44  | 42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs | 70 | 90  | .438  | 37  | 42‍–‍38  | 28‍–‍52
Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 98  | .395  | 44  | 31‍–‍50  | 33‍–‍48

### Record vs. opponents

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1986 National League record

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

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | HOU  | LAD  | MTL  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 9–3 | 6–12 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6
Chicago | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–7
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5
Houston | 13–5 | 8–4 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–5
Los Angeles | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–4
Montreal | 7–4 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9
New York | 8–4 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 17–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6
Philadelphia | 8-4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–12
Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 1–17 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11
San Diego | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7
San Francisco | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 5–7
St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | —

### Opening Day starters

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* Jody Davis
* Brian Dayett
* Bob Dernier
* Shawon Dunston
* Leon Durham
* Keith Moreland
* Ryne Sandberg
* Rick Sutcliffe
* Manny Trillo[9]

### Notable transactions

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* May 2, 1986: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[10]
* June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs.[8]
* July 15, 1986: Steve Lake was released by the Cubs.[11]

## Roster

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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

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | Jody Davis | 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

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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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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 | 8 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0
Steve Christmas | 3 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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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

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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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Ed Lynch | 23 | 99.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.79 | 57
Guy Hoffman | 32 | 84.0 | 6 | 2 | 3.86 | 47

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Lee Smith | 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 | 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

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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-Salem[12]

## References

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1. ^ Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "Derek Botelho Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
4. ^ Mike Martin at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Jerome Walton at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Steve Christmas at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
8. ^ a b Matt Keough at Baseball Reference
9. ^ "1986 Chicago Cubs Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
10. ^ Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Steve Lake at Baseball Reference
12. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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1986 MLB season by team

| AL East|

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

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1986 MLB draft
* 1986 All-Star Game
* 1986 World Series

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Chicago Cubs

* Established in 1874
* Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans
* Based in Chicago, Illinois

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Culture|

* Tinker to Evers to Chance
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Rivalries|

* Chicago White Sox
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* St. Louis Cardinals

Key personnel|

* Owner: Joe Ricketts family
* Chairman: Tom Ricketts
* President of Baseball Operations: Jed Hoyer
* General Manager: Carter Hawkins
* Manager: Craig Counsell

World Series
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* 1907
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* 2016

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* 1876
* 1880
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* 1935
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* 1984
* 1989

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Central (6)|

* 2003
* 2007
* 2008
* 2016
* 2017
* 2020

Wild Card (3)|

* 1998
* 2015
* 2018

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Broadcasting|

| Television|

* Marquee Sports Network

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Radio|

* Radio network
* WSCR

Broadcasters|

| Television|

* Jon Sciambi
* Jim Deshaies
* Alex Cohen

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Radio|

* Pat Hughes
* Ron Coomer
* Zach Zaidman

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