1986 Cincinnati Reds season

The Cincinnati Reds' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.

Offseason

• December 19, 1985: Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera.^[1]
• January 16, 1986: Derek Botelho was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
• January 20, 1986: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]

Regular season

• On August 5, 1986, Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.^[4]
• August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.^[5]

Season standings

Notable transactions

• March 31, 1986: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Norm Charlton and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the reds on April 2.^[6]
• April 4, 1986: Chris Welsh was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[7]

Draft picks

• June 2, 1986: Reggie Jefferson was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.^[8]

Roster

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

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont^[9]

References

1. ^ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml
3. ^ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
5. ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
6. ^ Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/welshch01.shtml
8. ^ Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 1986 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference