1986 New York Yankees season

1986 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
General manager(s) Clyde King
Manager(s) Lou Piniella
Local television WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Jim Kaat, Billy Martin)
SportsChannel NY
(Mel Allen, Mickey Mantle, others from WPIX)
Local radio WABC (AM)
(Bill White, Phil Rizzuto, Spencer Ross, Bobby Murcer)
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The New York Yankees' 1986 season was the 84th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 90-72, finishing in second-place, 5.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

  • November 7, 1985: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[1]
  • December 6, 1985: Billy Sample was traded by the Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Miguel Sosa (minors).[2]
  • December 12, 1985: Ron Hassey and Joe Cowley were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Britt Burns, Glen Braxton (minors), and Mike Soper (minors).[3]
  • December 12, 1985: Rex Hudler was traded by the New York Yankees with Rich Bordi to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Gary Roenicke. The Baltimore Orioles sent Leo Hernández (December 16, 1985) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.[4]
  • December 14, 1985: Roger Maris, the Yankees record holder for most Home Runs in one season died after a battle with lymphomatic cancer.[5]
  • February 13, 1986: Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glen Braxton (minors), and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Hassey, Matt Winters, Chris Alvarez (minors) and Eric Schmidt (minors).[3]
  • March 28, 1986: Don Baylor was traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Easler.[6]

Regular season

  • Don Mattingly became the sixth player in Major League history to have at least 230 hits, 100 RBIs, and 30 home runs in a season. He holds the distinction of being the first American Leaguer to reach that milestone.
  • Don Mattingly became the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig to have three consecutive seasons of 200 hits.
  • Dave Winfield became the first Yankee since Joe DiMaggio to achieve five straight 100 RBI seasons. DiMaggio did it from 1936 to 1942.
  • Willie Randolph became the all-time Yankee leader for games played at second base. The previous record holder was Tony Lazzeri. Lazzeri held the record with 1,446 games.
  • Mark McGwire made his Major League debut on August 22, 1986, in a game versus the New York Yankees. He had three at-bats and no hits.[7]

Notable transactions

Season standings

1986 was the first time since 1904 that the Yankees finished second in the standings to the Red Sox.[14]

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9566 0.590 — 51–30 44–36
New York Yankees 9072 0.556 5½ 41–39 49–33
Detroit Tigers 8775 0.537 8½ 49–32 38–43
Toronto Blue Jays 8676 0.531 9½ 42–39 44–37
Cleveland Indians 8478 0.519 11½ 45–35 39–43
Milwaukee Brewers 7784 0.478 18 41–39 36–45
Baltimore Orioles 7389 0.451 22½ 37–42 36–47

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —4–96–69–34–91–126–66–78–45–85–76–65–78–5
Boston 9–4—5–77–510–37–66–66–610–25–87–58–48–47–6
California 6–67–5—7–66–67–58–55–77–67–510–38–58–56–6
Chicago 3–95–76–7—5–76–67–65–76–76–67–68–52–116–6
Cleveland 9–43–106–67–5—4–98–48–56–65–810–29–36–63–10–1
Detroit 12–16–75–76–69–4—5–78–57–56–76–66–67–54–9
Kansas City 6–66–65–86–74–87–5—6–66–74–88–55–88–55–7
Milwaukee 7–66–67–57–55–85–86–6—4–88–55–76–64–87–6
Minnesota 4–82–106–77–66–65–77–68–4—4–86–76–76–74–8
New York 8–58–55–76–68–57–68–45–88–4—5–78–47–57–6
Oakland 7–55–73–106–72–106–65–87–57–67–5—10–33–108–4
Seattle 6–64–85–85–83–96–68–56–67–64–83–10—4–96–6
Texas 7–54–85–811–26–65–75–88–47–65–710–39–4—5–7
Toronto 5–86–76–66–610–3–19–47–56–78–46–74–86–67–5—

Roster

1986 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Billy Martin

Billy Martin's number 1 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1986.

On August 10, 1986, the Yankees retired Martin's uniform number 1 and dedicated a plaque in his honor for Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. The plaque contains the words, There has never been a greater competitor than Billy. Martin told the crowd, "I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest."

On May 24, 1986, on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, co-host Martin was "fired" by executive producer Lorne Michaels for being "drunk" in a skit, slurring his lines. During the goodnights, Martin "sets fire" to the dressing room in retaliation.[15] (Only three cast members would be re-hired the next season.) In 1988, on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, comedian Dennis Miller opened the sports with, "In Calgary tonight, Katarina Witt won the gold medal in figure skating, prompting Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to fire manager Billy Martin."

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
CButch Wynegar6119440.206729
1BDon Mattingly162677238.35231113
2BWillie Randolph141492136.276550
3BMike Pagliarulo149504120.2382871
SSWayne Tolleson6021561.284014
LFDan Pasqua10228082.2931645
CFRickey Henderson153608160.2632874
RFDave Winfield154565148.26224104
DHMike Easler146490148.3021478

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ken Griffey, Sr.5919860.303926
Ron Hassey6419157.298629
Joel Skinner5416643.259117
Bobby Meacham5616136.224010
Gary Roenicke6913636.265318
Claudell Washington5413532.237616
Dale Berra4210825.231213
Mike Fischlin7110221.20603
Henry Cotto358017.21316
Ron Kittle308019.238412
Paul Zuvella21484.08302
Bryan Little14418.19500
Juan Espino27376.16205
Phil Lombardi203610.27826
Leo Hernández7225.22714
Iván DeJesús740.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dennis Rasmussen312021863.88131
Ron Guidry30192.39123.98140
Joe Niekro25125.79104.8759
Doug Drabek27131.7784.1076
Bob Tewksbury23130.3953.3149
Tommy John1370.7532.9328
Scott Nielsen1056.0444.0220

[16]

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Tim Stoddard2449.34103.8334
Ed Whitson1437.05207.5427
Alfonso Pulido1030.71114.7013
John Montefusco412.30002.193
Mike Armstrong78.70109.358
Brad Arnsberg28.00003.383

Relief pitchers

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Dave Righetti74106.788462.4583
Brian Fisher6296.79564.9367
Bob Shirley39105.30435.0464
Rod Scurry3139.31223.6636
Al Holland2540.71005.0937

Awards and Records

  • Rickey Henderson – American League Leader Stolen Bases (87)
  • Rickey Henderson – American League Leader Runs Scored (130)
  • Don Mattingly – American League Leader Hits (238)
  • Don Mattingly, Silver Slugger Award
  • Don Mattingly, Yankees Single Season Record, Hits in a Season (238)
  • Don Mattingly, Yankees Single Season Record, Doubles in a Season (53)
  • Dave Righetti, Major League Record (since broken), Most Saves in One Season by a Relief Pitcher(46)[17]
  • Dave Righetti, Major League Record, Most Saves in One Season by a Left-handed Pitcher(46)[18]

All-Star Game

  • Rickey Henderson, Starting Lineup, Outfield
  • Dave Winfield, Starting Lineup, Outfield[19]
  • Don Mattingly, Reserve, First Baseman
  • Dave Righetti, Reserve, Pitcher

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Barry Foote
AA Albany-Colonie Yankees Eastern League Jim Saul
A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Bucky Dent
A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Buck Showalter
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Fred Ferreira

[20]

References

  1. ↑ Bob Geren at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Billy Sample at Baseball Reference
  3. 1 2 3 Ron Hassey at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudlere01.shtml
  5. ↑ Numbelievable!, p.41, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
  6. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/baylodo01.shtml
  7. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml
  8. ↑ Tommy John Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ↑ Andy Stankiewicz at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Kevin Maas at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Ken Griffey at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ Ozzie Canseco at Baseball Reference
  13. ↑ Ed Whitson at Baseball Reference
  14. ↑ Vaccaro, Mike (2005). Emperors and idiots: The hundred year rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, from the very beginning to the end of the curse. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-51354-2.
  15. ↑ SNL Transcript, 24 May 1986.
  16. ↑ 1986 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster Archived March 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Baseball-Reference.com
  17. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.290, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  18. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.289, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  19. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS198607150.shtml
  20. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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