1986 New York Yankees season

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1986 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
Location
1986 Information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
Manager(s) Lou Piniella
Local television WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Jim Kaat)
SportsChannel New York
(Mel Allen, Mickey Mantle)
Local radio WABC (AM)
(Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Billy Martin, Bobby Murcer, Spencer Ross)

The New York Yankees' 1986 season was the 84th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 90-72, finishing 5.5 games behind of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

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[edit] Offseason

  • December 6, 1985: Bill Sample was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Miguel Sosa (minors).
  • December 12, 1985: Ron Hassey was traded by the New York Yankees with Joe Cowley to the Chicago White Sox for Britt Burns, Glen Braxton (minors), and Mike Soper (minors). [1]
  • February 13, 1986: Ron Hassey was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Chris Alvarez (minors), Eric Schmidt (minors), and Matt Winters to the New York Yankees for Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glen Braxton (minors), and cash. [2]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • June 2, 1986: Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1986. [3]
  • 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. [4]
  • July 4, 1986: Ozzie Canseco was released by the New York Yankees. [5]
  • July 9, 1986: Ed Whitson was traded by the New York Yankees to the San Diego Padres for Tim Stoddard.
  • July 30, 1986: Ron Hassey was traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later and Carlos Martinez to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Kittle, Wayne Tolleson, and Joel Skinner. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. [6]

[edit] Season Standings

AL East W L Pct. GB
Boston Red Sox 95 66 .590 --
New York Yankees 90 72 .556 5½
Detroit Tigers 87 75 .537 8½
Toronto Blue Jays 86 76 .531 9½
Cleveland Indians 84 78 .519 11½
Milwaukee Brewers 77 84 .478 18
Baltimore Orioles 73 89 .451 22½

[edit] Roster

1986 New York Yankees roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Transactions

[edit] 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 24 May 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.[8] (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."

[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
Don Mattingly 162 677 238 .352 31 113
Willie Randolph 141 492 136 .276 5 50
Dave Winfield 154 565 148 .262 24 104

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ron Guidry 30 192.3 9 12 3.98 140
Joe Niekro 25 125.7 9 10 4.87 59
Doug Drabek 27 131.7 7 8 4.10 76
Bob Tewksbury 23 130.3 9 5 3.31 49
Tommy John 13 70.7 5 3 2.93 28

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[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

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

[edit] Awards and Honors

  • 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, Yankees Single Season Record, Hits in a Season (238)
  • Don Mattingly, Yankees Single Season Record, Doubles in a Season (53)

All-Star Game

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hassero01.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hassero01.shtml
  3. ^ Andy Stankiewicz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Ken Griffey Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Ozzie Canseco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hassero01.shtml
  7. ^ Tommy John Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ SNL Transcript, 24 May 1986.
  9. ^ 1986 New York Yankees Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com

[edit] External links

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1986 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto
AL West
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NL West
1986 All-Star Game • 1986 World Series


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