1986 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1986 St. Louis Cardinals
St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
  • St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record79–82 (.491)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)Dal Maxvill
Manager(s)Whitey Herzog
Local televisionKSDK
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Cardinal Cable Network
(Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
Local radioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
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The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 105th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 95th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79-82 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League East division.

Offseason[]

  • December 6, 1985: Gary Rajsich was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chunichi Dragons.[1]
  • December 10, 1985: Joaquín Andújar was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Heath and Tim Conroy.[2]
  • December 10, 1985: Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Cardinals from the New York Mets in the 1985 rule 5 draft.[3]
  • December 15, 1985: Jerry White was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[4]
  • January 13, 1986: Vic Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[5]
  • January 14, 1986: Bret Barberie was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
  • March 21, 1986: Alan Knicely was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[7]
  • March 31, 1986: Tom Nieto was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Fred Manrique.[8]

Regular season[]

Pitcher Todd Worrell won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, with a 2.08 ERA and 36 saves. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, with Vince Coleman winning the previous season, and the second time in team history that the Cardinals had two consecutive NL Rookie of the Year winners (Wally Moon in 1954 and Bill Virdon in 1955). Shortstop Ozzie Smith and outfielder Willie McGee won Gold Gloves this year.

The Cardinals played 116 games (of 161) in which they failed to hit a home run, the most of any team since the 1952 Washington Senators.[9]

Season standings[]

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NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 108 54 0.667 — 55–26 53–28
Philadelphia Phillies 86 75 0.534 21½ 49–31 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 79 82 0.491 28½ 42–39 37–43
Montreal Expos 78 83 0.484 29½ 36–44 42–39
Chicago Cubs 70 90 0.438 37 42–38 28–52
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 98 0.395 44 31–50 33–48

Record vs. opponents[]

1986 National League Records
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 9–3 6–12 5–13 10–8 4–7 4–8 4–8 5–7 12–6 7–11 6–6
Chicago 3–9 — 5–7 4–8 6–6 8–10 6–12 9–8 7–11 6–6 6–6 10–7
Cincinnati 12–6 7–5 — 4–14 10–8 7–5 4–8 7–5 10–2 9–9 9–9 7–5
Houston 13–5 8–4 14–4 — 10–8 8–4 5–7 6–6 6–6 10–8 9–9 7–5
Los Angeles 8–10 6–6 8–10 8–10 — 5–7 3–9 5–7 8–4 6–12 8–10 8–4
Montreal 7–4 10–8 5–7 4–8 5–7 — 8–10 8–10 11–7 4–8 5–7 9–9
New York 8–4 12–6 8–4 7–5 9–3 10–8 — 8–10 17–1 10–2 7–5 12–6
Philadelphia 8-4 8–9 5–7 6–6 7–5 10–8 10–8 — 11–7 6–6 9–3 6–12
Pittsburgh 7–5 11–7 2–10 6–6 4–8 7–11 1–17 7–11 — 8–4 4–8 7–11
San Diego 6–12 6–6 9–9 8–10 12–6 8–4 2–10 6–6 4–8 — 8–10 5–7
San Francisco 11–7 6–6 9–9 9–9 10–8 7–5 5–7 3–9 8–4 10–8 — 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 7–10 5–7 5–7 4–8 9–9 6–12 12–6 11–7 7–5 7–5 —


Opening Day starters[]

Notable transactions[]

  • April 1, 1986: Brian Harper was released by the Cardinals.[11]
  • April 11, 1986: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[12]
  • June 12, 1986: Jerry White was released by the Cardinals.[4]
  • July 19, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[13]
  • July 24, 1986: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[14]
  • August 10, 1986: Mike Heath was traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Ken Hill and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Mike Laga to the Cardinals on September 2.[15]
  • August 27, 1986: Ray Burris was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[12]

Roster[]

1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager
  • 24 Whitey Herzog

Coaches

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
SS Ozzie Smith 153 514 144 .280 0 54
CF Willie McGee 124 497 127 .256 7 48

Other batters[]

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
Clint Hurdle 78 154 30 .195 3 15
Mike Heath 65 190 39 .205 4 25
Alan Knicely 34 82 16 .195 1 6
Jim Lindeman 19 55 14 .255 1 6
Jerry White 25 24 3 .125 1 3
Fred Manrique 13 17 3 .176 1 1

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Tim Conroy 25 115.1 5 11 5.23 79

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Rick Ownbey 17 42.2 1 3 3.80 25

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Greg Bargar 22 0 2 0 5.60 12

Awards and honors[]

  • Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 107[16]
  • Willie McGee, Outfield, National League Gold Glove
  • Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove
  • Todd Worrell, National League Rookie of the Year

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Jim Fregosi and Dave Bialas
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Jim Riggleman
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Dave Bialas, Marty Mason and Mike Jorgensen
A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Gaylen Pitts
A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Mark DeJohn
A-Short Season Erie Cardinals New York–Penn League Joe Rigoli
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Dan Radison

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Petersburg[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Gary Rajsich page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Joaquin Andujar page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b Jerry White page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Tom Nieto page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ "Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, from 1952 to 2021, requiring Home Runs = 0, sorted by most games". Stathead. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  10. ^ 1986 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
  11. ^ Brian Harper page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ a b Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ César Cedeño page at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
  15. ^ Ken Hill page at Baseball Reference
  16. ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
  17. ^ 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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