The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70–90.
Offseason November 9, 1985: Ced Landrum was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Ced Landrum at Baseball Reference December 11, 1985: Dave Owen was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Manny Trillo.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference December 20, 1985: Derek Botelho was released by the Chicago Cubs. January 13, 1986: Larry Whitford (minors) and Rich Rembielak (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Martin.Mike Martin at Baseball Reference January 14, 1986: Jerome Walton was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 12, 1986.Jerome Walton at Baseball Reference January 15, 1986: Steve Christmas was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Steve Christmas at Baseball Reference January 17, 1986: Gary Jones (minors) and John Cox (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Phil Stephenson and Bob Bathe (minors).Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference February 1, 1986: Matt Keough was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Matt Keough at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Jody Davis Brian Dayett Bob Dernier Shawon Dunston Leon Durham Keith Moreland Ryne Sandberg Rick Sutcliffe Manny Trillo
Notable transactions May 2, 1986: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Terry Francona at Baseball Reference June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs. July 15, 1986: Steve Lake was released by the Cubs.Steve Lake at Baseball Reference
Roster 1986 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
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 C 148 528 132 .250 21 74 1B Leon Durham 141 484 127 .262 20 65 2B Ryne Sandberg 154 627 178 .284 14 76 SS Shawon Dunston 150 581 145 .250 17 68 3B Ron Cey 97 256 70 .273 13 36 LF Gary Matthews 123 370 96 .259 21 46 CF Bob Dernier 108 324 73 .225 4 18 RF Keith Moreland 156 586 159 .271 12 79
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 Jerry Mumphrey 111 309 94 .304 5 32 Davey Lopes 59 157 47 .299 6 22 Chris Speier 95 155 44 .284 6 23 81 152 45 .296 1 19 86 124 31 .250 2 8 Thad Bosley 87 120 33 .275 1 9 Dave Martinez 53 108 15 .139 1 7 Chico Walker 28 101 28 .277 1 7 Rafael Palmeiro 22 73 18 .247 3 12 Brian Dayett 24 67 18 .269 4 11 10 19 8 .421 0 4 8 13 1 .077 0 0 3 9 1 .111 0 2
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 Dennis Eckersley 33 201.0 6 11 4.57 137 Rick Sutcliffe 28 176.2 5 14 4.64 122 Scott Sanderson 37 169.2 9 11 4.19 124 Steve Trout 37 161.0 5 7 4.75 69 Jamie Moyer 16 87.1 7 4 5.05 45 Greg Maddux 6 31.0 2 4 5.52 20 Drew Hall 5 23.2 1 2 4.56 21
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 Ed Lynch 23 99.2 7 5 3.79 57 32 84.0 6 2 3.86 47
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 66 9 9 31 3.09 93 Ray Fontenot 42 3 5 2 3.86 24 Dave Gumpert 38 2 0 2 4.37 45 Jay Baller 36 2 4 5 5.37 42 35 2 4 0 5.40 41 Frank DiPino 30 2 4 0 5.18 43 Matt Keough 19 2 2 0 4.97 19 Ron Davis 17 0 2 0 7.65 10 Dick Ruthven 6 0 0 0 5.06 3
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-SalemJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
1986 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference