1986 Atlanta Braves season
1986 Atlanta Braves season
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1986 Atlanta Braves | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 72–89 (.447) |
| Divisional place | 6th |
| Other 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) |
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The 1986 Atlanta Braves season was the 116th in franchise history and their 21st in Atlanta.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Notable transactions
2.4 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References
Offseason[edit]
- November 13, 1985: Randy Johnson was released by the Braves.[1]
- December 6, 1985: Miguel Sosa (minors) was traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Billy Sample.[2]
- March 5, 1986: Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors) were traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ted Simmons.[3]
Regular season[edit]
The Braves shutout Montreal Expos, 6-0 in their season opener but were 7-12 at the end of April, 6 1/2 games out of first. Atlanta won 17 of their first 25 games in the month of May, improving their record to 24–20 May 27. They were tied for second and were 1 1/2 games out of first.
On June 24 the Braves dropped into fourth place with a 34-36 record. They were in fourth place, 4 1/2 games out of first. Atlanta won seven of their next eight games to surge back into contention on July 3. Atlanta was 41-37 and in third place, 1 1/2 games out of first. The Braves promptly lost 20 of their next 25 games and fell into the cellar, 46-57, 12 1/2 games out of first. After a 12-5 run put them within 10 1/2 games of the lead, the Braves fizzled and faded down the stretch, losing their last five games to finish in last place with a 72-89 record, 23 1/2 games out of first.
The strong play of the Braves in the first half of the season was partly attributed to "The Bomb Squad", a group of six veterans who provided clutch hitting of the bench. The members of "The Bomb Squad" were: Ted Simmons, Chris Chambliss, Omar Moreno, Billy Sample, Bruce Benedict, and Andres Thomas.[4] The name for the group was coined during spring training by Simmons in an effort to create unity among the bench players (Simmons, Moreno, and Sample were in their first season with the Braves).
- July 6, 1986: In an 11-8 loss to the Montreal Expos, Bob Horner hit four home runs in one game. Horner became the second player in the 20th Century (Gil Hodges was the first in 1950) to hit four home runs in one game in his home park.[5] He became the first player since Ed Delahanty to hit four home runs in a losing game.[5]
Season standings[edit]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 52–29 | 44–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 43–38 | 43–38 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 13 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 22 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 23 | 46–35 | 27–54 |
Atlanta Braves | 72 | 89 | 0.447 | 23½ | 41–40 | 31–49 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1986 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 9–3 | 6–12 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Houston | 13–5 | 8–4 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 7–4 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 17–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8-4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 1–17 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 1, 1986: Pascual Pérez was released by the Braves.[6]
- June 2, 1986: Ben McDonald was drafted by the Braves in the 27th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[7]
- June 30, 1986: Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella were traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Ken Griffey, Sr. and Andre Robertson.[8]
- July 6, 1986: Duane Ward was traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Doyle Alexander.[9]
Roster[edit]
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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| Manager
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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| C | Ozzie Virgil | 114 | 359 | 80 | .223 | 15 | 48 |
| 1B | Bob Horner | 141 | 517 | 141 | .273 | 27 | 87 |
| 2B | Glenn Hubbard | 143 | 408 | 94 | .230 | 4 | 36 |
| 3B | Ken Oberkfell | 151 | 503 | 136 | .270 | 5 | 48 |
| SS | Andrés Thomas | 102 | 323 | 81 | .251 | 6 | 32 |
| LF | Ken Griffey | 80 | 292 | 90 | .308 | 12 | 32 |
| CF | Dale Murphy | 160 | 614 | 163 | .265 | 29 | 83 |
| RF | Omar Moreno | 118 | 359 | 84 | .234 | 4 | 27 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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| Billy Sample | 92 | 200 | 57 | .285 | 6 | 14 |
| Claudell Washington | 40 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 5 | 14 |
| Ted Simmons | 76 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 4 | 25 |
| Paul Runge | 7 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| David Palmer | 35 | 209.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.65 | 170 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Richmond Braves | International League | Roy Majtyka |
AA | Greenville Braves | Southern League | Jim Beauchamp |
A | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Buddy Bailey |
A | Sumter Braves | South Atlantic League | Brian Snitker |
Rookie | Pulaski Braves | Appalachian League | Grady Little |
Rookie | GCL Braves | Gulf Coast League | Pedro González |
Rookie | Idaho Falls Braves | Pioneer League | Rod Gilbreath |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Richmond, Pulaski[10]
Notes[edit]
^ Randy Johnson at Baseball-Reference
^ Billy Sample at Baseball-Reference
^ Ted Simmons at Baseball-Reference
^ "Atlanta`s `Bomb Squad` No Flop." Sun-Sentinel, June 10, 1986. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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^ Pascual Pérez at Baseball-Reference
^ Ben McDonald at Baseball-Reference
^ Ken Griffey at Baseball-Reference
^ Doyle Alexander at Baseball-Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References[edit]
- 1986 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
- Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac
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