1986 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1986 Pittsburgh Pirates
Barry Bonds Rookie Season
Major league affiliations
Location
1986 Information
Owner(s) Pittsburgh Associates
General Manager(s) Syd Thrift
Manager(s) Jim Leyland
Local television KDKA-TV
Steve Blass, John Sanders, Alan Cutler
Local radio KDKA
Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare

Barry Bonds led the Pirates with 36 Stolen Bases and finished second on the club with 16 Home Runs.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

December 10, 1985: Bobby Bonilla was drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1985 rule 5 draft. [1]

[edit] Regular season

  • May 30, 1986 - The Pirates recalled Barry Bonds from Triple A Hawaii. At the time of the callup, Bonds was hitting .311, with 7 Home Runs, 37 RBIs and 16 stolen bases at Triple A.


[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB
New York Mets 108 54 .667 --
Philadelphia Phillies 86 75 .534 21.5
St. Louis Cardinals 79 82 .491 28.5
Montreal Expos 78 83 .484 29.5
Chicago Cubs 70 90 .438 37
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 98 .395 44

[edit] Notable transactions

  • July 23, 1986: Lee Mazzilli was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • July 23, 1986: Bobby Bonilla was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose DeLeon. [2]

[edit] Roster

1986 Pittsburgh Pirates roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Batting

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
Barry Bonds 113 413 92 .223 16 48

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Award Winners

  • Barry Bonds, Led all Rookies in Home Runs (16)

1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References