The 1986 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 104th season in Major League Baseball, their 29th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 27th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 13 games behind the Houston Astros.

Offseason October 24, 1985: George Riley and Alonzo Powell were traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Bill Laskey.George Riley at Baseball Reference December 11, 1985: Manny Trillo was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Owen.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference December 17, 1985: Vida Blue was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Vida Blue at Baseball Reference December 18, 1985: Rob Deer was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors).Rob Deer at Baseball Reference January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased from the Giants by the Cleveland Indians.Fran Mullins at Baseball Reference February 3, 1986: Rick Waits was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Rick Waits at Baseball Reference March 26, 1986: Steve Stanicek was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob DeWolf (minors).Steve Stanicek at Baseball Reference

Regular season April 8, 1986: In his first major league at bat, Will Clark debuted with a home run— in his first at-bat and on his first swing off of future Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan.Will Clark MLB | Baseballbiography.com Clark became the 11th player in history to hit a home run on his first swing in the Major Leagues. August 5, 1986: Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page September 21, 1986: Robby Thompson went 5 for 5 in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.

On August 20, 1986, Phillies pitcher Don Carman took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Giants at Candlestick Park. Giants catcher Bob Brenly hit a long drive into the gap in left-center field. Phillies center fielder Milt Thompson was positioned to make a running catch but the ball hit the base of his glove and was ruled a hit. Brenly was credited with a double. Carman lost the perfect game but the Phillies won in ten innings.

Opening Day starters Bob Brenly Chris Brown Will Clark Chili Davis Dan Gladden Mike Krukow Jeffrey Leonard Robby Thompson José Uribe

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft Matt Williams was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (3rd pick).Matt Williams at Baseball Reference Kirt Manwaring was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round. Player signed June 4, 1986.Kirt Manwaring at Baseball Reference Jim Pena was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round. July 4, 1986: Steve Carlton was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Steve Carlton at Baseball Reference August 7, 1986: Steve Carlton was released by the Giants.

Major League debuts Batters: Mike Aldrete (May 28) Will Clark (Apr 8) Randy Kutcher (Jun 19) Phil Ouellette (Sep 10) Robby Thompson (Apr 8) Pitchers: Randy Bockus (Sep 10) Kelly Downs (Jul 29) Chuck Hensley (May 10) Terry Mulholland (Jun 8)

Roster 1986 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

(Hitting) (Pitching)

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 C 149 472 116 .246 16 62 1B 111 408 117 .287 11 41 2B 149 549 149 .271 7 47 3B 116 416 132 .317 7 49 SS 157 453 101 .223 3 43 LF 89 341 95 .279 6 42 CF 102 351 97 .276 4 29 RF 153 526 146 .278 13 70

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 133 405 102 .252 18 85 89 268 60 .224 5 25 Mike Aldrete 84 216 54 .250 2 25 Randy Kutcher 71 186 44 .237 7 16 Joel Youngblood 97 184 47 .255 5 28 Luis Quiñones 71 106 19 .179 0 11 Harry Spilman 58 94 27 .287 2 22 Mike Woodard 48 79 20 .253 1 5 10 23 4 .174 0 0 Brad Gulden 17 22 2 .091 0 1 Rick Lancellotti 15 18 4 .222 2 6 Dan Driessen 15 16 3 .188 0 0 Brad Wellman 12 13 2 .154 0 1 3 1 0 .000 0 0

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 34 245.0 20 9 3.05 178 Mike LaCoss 37 204.1 10 13 3.57 86 28 156.2 10 10 3.27 100 Kelly Downs 14 88.1 4 4 2.75 64 Roger Mason 11 60.0 3 4 4.80 43 6 30.0 1 3 5.10 18

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 53 173.2 13 9 3.11 125 Terry Mulholland 15 54.2 1 7 4.94 27 Jim Gott 9 13.0 0 0 7.62 9 Mark Grant 4 10.0 0 1 3.60 5

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 Jeff Robinson 64 6 3 8 3.36 90 Mark Davis 67 5 7 4 2.99 90 Greg Minton 48 4 4 5 3.93 34 36 3 1 1 1.20 33 20 1 1 1 4.28 8 Chuck Hensley 11 0 0 1 2.45 6 Randy Bockus 5 0 0 0 2.57 4

Awards and honors Mike Krukow, P, Willie Mac Award Candy Maldonado – Led National League in Pinch Hitting (.425 Batting average, 17 for 40, 4 Home Runs, 20 RBI)

All-Star Game Chris Brown, outfield, reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1986 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1986 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac