1986 Cincinnati Reds season

1986 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Bill Bergesch
Manager(s)	Pete Rose
Local television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Physioc)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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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

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Houston Astros	96	66	--	.593
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	10.0	.531
San Francisco Giants	83	79	13.0	.512
San Diego Padres	74	88	22.0	.457
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	23.0	.451
Atlanta Braves	72	89	23.5	.447

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

1986 Cincinnati Reds roster

Roster

Pitchers

32 Tom Browning

40 John Denny

31 John Franco

34 Bill Gullickson

43 Bill Landrum

46 Rob Murphy

48 Ted Power

49 Joe Price

33 Ron Robinson

37 Mike Smith

36 Mario Soto

38 Scott Terry

45 Chris Welsh

42 Carl Willis

Catchers

22 Sal Butera

6 Bo Díaz

23 Dave Van Gorder

Infielders

25 Buddy Bell

13 Dave Concepción

12 Nick Esasky

15 Barry Larkin

16 Ron Oester

24 Tony Pérez

14 Pete Rose

17 Wade Rowdon

10 Tom Runnells

11 Kurt Stillwell

Outfielders

28 Kal Daniels

44 Eric Davis

29,57 Tracy Jones

20 Eddie Milner

39 Dave Parker

9 Max Venable

Other batters

21 Paul O'Neill

Manager

14 Pete Rose

Coaches

2 Scott Breeden

7 Billy DeMars

19 Tommy Helms

4 Bruce Kimm

3 George Scherger

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
RF	Dave Parker	162	637	174	.273	31	116

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Pete Rose	72	237	52	.219	0	25

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tom Browning	39	243.1	14	13	3.81	147

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Zephyrs	American Association	Jack Lind
AA	Vermont Reds	Eastern League	Jay Ward
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Marc Bombard
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Gene Dusan and Paul Kirsch
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Sam Mejias
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Jeff Cox

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont^[9]

References

↑ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
↑ "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
↑ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
↑ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
↑ Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
↑ "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
↑ Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
↑ 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

1986 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1986 Major League Baseball Draft 1986 All-Star Game 1986 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
General Manager: Walt Jocketty
Manager: Bryan Price

Championships (5)

National League
pennants (9)

Other titles

American Association pennants: 1882
National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Media

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