1986 Cleveland Indians season

The 1986 Cleveland Indians season was the 86th for the franchise. On November 13, 1986, the O'Neill estate would sell the team to Richard Jacobs, who would run the team with his brother David for the next decade.

Offseason

• December 10, 1985: George Vukovich was purchased from the Indians by the Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).
• January 7, 1986: Roy Smith and Ramón Romero were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers.
• January 14, 1986: Troy Neel was drafted by the Indians in the 9th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 5, 1986.
• January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased by the Indians from the San Francisco Giants.
• February 8, 1986: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
• February 10, 1986: Butch Benton was released by the Indians.
• February 25, 1986: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• March 28, 1986: Dave Von Ohlen was released by the Indians.
• April 1, 1986: Jerry Willard was released by the Indians.
• June 2, 1986: Greg Swindell was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 31, 1986.
• June 17, 1986: Jim Kern was released by the Indians.
• June 20, 1986: Neal Heaton was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for John Butcher.

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 7 || @ Orioles || 6-4 || Schrom (1–0) || Flanagan (0–1) || Camacho (1) || 52,292 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 9 || @ Orioles || 4-3 || Aase (1–0) || Bailes (0–1) || || 13,039 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 10 || @ Orioles || 5-1 || Dixon (1–0) || Kern (0–1) || Bordi (1) || 12,933 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11 || Tigers || 7-2 || Terrell (1–0) || Niekro (0–1) || || 32,441 || 1–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 12 || Tigers || 6-2 || Schrom (2–0) || Morris (1-1) || Camacho (2) || 17,426 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 13 || Tigers || 8-2 || Bailes (1-1) || Tanana (0–1) || || 10,463 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 15 || Yankees || 6-2 || Niekro (1–0) || Candiotti (0–1) || Fisher (1) || 3,223 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 16 || Yankees || colspan=6| Postponed |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 17 || Yankees || 6-4 || Niekro (1-1) || Tewksbury (1-1) || Bailes (1) || 5,602 || 4-4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 18 || @ Tigers || 6-1 || Tanana (1-1) || Schrom (2–1) || || 20,703 || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 19 || @ Tigers || 8-6 || Bailes (2–1) || Petry (1–2) || Camacho (3) || 19,216 || 5-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | — || April 20 || @ Tigers || colspan=6| Postponed |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 21 || Orioles || 7-0 || Candiotti (1-1) || Flanagan (1–2) || || 3,012 || 6–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 22 || Orioles || 5-2 || Dixon (2–0) || Niekro (1–2) || Aase (4) || 3,004 || 6-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 23 || Orioles || 5-1 || Schrom (3–1) || McGregor (1–2) || Bailes (2) || 3,788 || 7–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 2-1 || Guidry (3–0) || Heaton (0–1) || || 17,299 || 7-7 |-

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo</small>

Notes

References

• 1986 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference
• 1986 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com