1986 Atlanta Braves season

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1986 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
Location
1986 Information
Owner(s) Ted Turner
General Manager(s) Bobby Cox
Manager(s) Chuck Tanner
Local television WTBS
Superstation WTBS
Local radio WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling)
See also: Atlanta Braves

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • December 6, 1985: Bill Sample was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Miguel Sosa (minors).
  • March 5, 1986: Ted Simmons was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors). [1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • April 1, 1986: Pascual Perez was released by the Atlanta Braves. [2]
  • June 30, 1986: Ken Griffey, Sr. was traded by the New York Yankees with Andre Robertson to the Atlanta Braves for Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella. [3]

[edit] Roster

1986 Atlanta Braves roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Billy Sample 92 200 57 6 14 .285

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO


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1986 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
NL East
NL West
1986 All-Star Game • 1986 World Series


[edit] References

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Atlanta Braves
Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
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Braves-Mets rivalry
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44
Key Personnel
Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox
World Series
Championships (3)
1914 • 1957 • 1995
National League
Championships (17)
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