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Sports season
The 1986 Major League Baseball season saw the New York Mets win their second World Series title, their first since 1969.
Awards and honors [ ]
Further information: 1986 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Most Valuable Player
Roger Clemens , Boston Red Sox (AL)
Mike Schmidt , Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
Cy Young Award
Roger Clemens , Boston Red Sox (AL)
Mike Scott , Houston Astros (NL)
Rookie of the Year
José Canseco , Oakland Athletics (AL)
Todd Worrell , St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
Dave Righetti , New York Yankees (AL)
Todd Worrell , St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
Manager of the Year Award
Gold Glove Award
Statistical leaders [ ]
Statistic
American League
National League
AVG
Wade Boggs BOS
.357
Tim Raines MTL
.334
HR
Jesse Barfield TOR
40
Mike Schmidt PHI
37
RBI
Joe Carter CLE
121
Mike Schmidt PHI
119
Wins
Roger Clemens BOS
24
Fernando Valenzuela LA
21
ERA
Roger Clemens BOS
2.48
Mike Scott HOU
2.22
SO
Mark Langston SEA
245
Mike Scott HOU
306
SV
Dave Righetti NYY
46
Todd Worrell STL
36
SB
Rickey Henderson NYY
87
Vince Coleman STL
107
Standings [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Managers [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Team
Manager
Notes
Atlanta Braves
Chuck Tanner
Chicago Cubs
Jim Frey , John Vukovich , Gene Michael
Cincinnati Reds
Pete Rose
Houston Astros
Hal Lanier
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos
Buck Rodgers
New York Mets
Davey Johnson
Won World Series
Philadelphia Phillies
John Felske
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Leyland
St. Louis Cardinals
Whitey Herzog
San Diego Padres
Steve Boros
San Francisco Giants
Roger Craig
Home Field Attendance & Payroll [ ]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Est. Payroll
%±
Los Angeles Dodgers [1]
73
-23.2%
3,023,208
-7.4%
37,324
$15,213,776
38.7%
New York Mets [2]
108
10.2%
2,767,601
0.2%
34,168
$15,393,714
42.1%
California Angels [3]
92
2.2%
2,655,872
3.4%
32,389
$14,427,258
0.0%
St. Louis Cardinals [4]
79
-21.8%
2,471,974
-6.3%
30,518
$9,875,010
-16.4%
Toronto Blue Jays [5]
86
-13.1%
2,455,477
-0.5%
30,315
$12,801,047
37.2%
Kansas City Royals [6]
76
-16.5%
2,320,794
7.3%
28,652
$13,043,698
23.5%
New York Yankees [7]
90
-7.2%
2,268,030
2.4%
28,350
$18,494,253
29.9%
Boston Red Sox [8]
95
17.3%
2,147,641
20.2%
26,514
$14,402,239
32.2%
Baltimore Orioles [9]
73
-12.0%
1,973,176
-7.5%
24,977
$13,001,258
7.6%
Philadelphia Phillies [10]
86
14.7%
1,933,335
5.6%
24,167
$11,590,166
8.9%
Detroit Tigers [11]
87
3.6%
1,899,437
-16.9%
23,450
$12,335,714
19.2%
Chicago Cubs [12]
70
-9.1%
1,859,102
-14.0%
23,239
$17,208,165
35.5%
San Diego Padres [13]
74
-10.8%
1,805,716
-18.3%
22,293
$11,380,693
1.7%
Houston Astros [14]
96
15.7%
1,734,276
46.4%
21,411
$9,873,276
-1.2%
Cincinnati Reds [15]
86
-3.4%
1,692,432
-7.8%
20,894
$11,906,388
42.4%
Texas Rangers [16]
87
40.3%
1,692,002
52.1%
20,889
$6,743,119
-12.2%
San Francisco Giants [17]
83
33.9%
1,528,748
86.7%
18,873
$8,947,000
8.8%
Cleveland Indians [18]
84
40.0%
1,471,805
124.6%
18,170
$7,809,500
19.2%
Chicago White Sox [19]
72
-15.3%
1,424,313
-14.7%
17,584
$10,418,819
5.8%
Atlanta Braves [20]
72
9.1%
1,387,181
2.7%
17,126
$17,102,786
15.5%
Oakland Athletics [21]
76
-1.3%
1,314,646
-1.5%
15,839
$9,779,421
8.0%
Milwaukee Brewers [22]
77
8.5%
1,265,041
-7.0%
15,813
$9,943,642
-11.9%
Minnesota Twins [23]
71
-7.8%
1,255,453
-24.0%
15,499
$9,498,167
64.8%
Montreal Expos [24]
78
-7.1%
1,128,981
-24.9%
14,112
$11,103,600
17.2%
Seattle Mariners [25]
67
-9.5%
1,029,045
-8.8%
12,549
$5,958,309
29.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates [26]
64
12.3%
1,000,917
36.0%
12,357
$10,938,500
18.0%
Television coverage [ ]
Network
Day of week
Announcers
ABC
Monday nights Sunday afternoons
Al Michaels , Jim Palmer , Tim McCarver , Keith Jackson , Don Drysdale
NBC
Saturday afternoons
Vin Scully , Joe Garagiola , Bob Costas , Tony Kubek
Events [ ]
Deaths [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ Crossman, Matt. "Parallel Pain" . sportsonearth.com . Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014 .
^ Cafardo, Nick (April 30, 1986). "Kall him Dr. Klemens" . Nashua Telegraph . (New Hampshire). Patriot Ledger Sports Service. p. 17.
^ Golden, Ed (April 30, 1986). "Clemens fans 20 Mariners" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D1.
^ "Boston's Clemens makes history" . The Bulletin . (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1986. p. D2.
^ Gammons, Peter (May 12, 1986). "Striking out toward Cooperstown" . Sports Illustrated . p. 26.
^ "ESPN Classic - Clemens' 20 Ks in 1986 set MLB record" .
^ Jaffe, Chris. "Wednesday, June 06, 2012 50th anniversary: LaRussa goes pro" . HardballTimes.com . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
External links [ ]
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See also
World Series
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