1986 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1986 Pittsburgh Pirates Barry Bonds Rookie Season
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1887) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
1986 information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Syd Thrift
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV John Sanders Alan Cutler Steve Blass Pirates Cable Network Steve Blass Mike Lange
Local radio	KDKA Jim Rooker Lanny Frattare
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In his rookie season, Barry Bonds led the Pirates with 36 Stolen Bases and finished second on the club with 16 Home Runs.

Offseason

• October 4, 1985: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• December 10, 1985: Bobby Bonilla was drafted from the Pirates by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

Regular season

• May 30, 1986: The Pirates recalled Barry Bonds from the Triple A Hawaii Islanders. At the time of the callup, Bonds was hitting .311, with 7 Home Runs, 37 RBIs and 16 stolen bases at Triple A.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	108	54	.667	--
Philadelphia Phillies	86	75	.534	21.5
St. Louis Cardinals	79	82	.491	28.5
Montreal Expos	78	83	.484	29.5
Chicago Cubs	70	90	.438	37
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	98	.395	44

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• July 23, 1986: Lee Mazzilli was released by the Pirates.
• July 23, 1986: José DeLeón was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Bobby Bonilla.
• September 30, 1986: Jeff Zaske was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Randy Kramer.

Draft Picks

• June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Stan Belinda was drafted by the Pirates in the 10th round. Player signed June 5, 1986.
  • Archi Cianfrocco was drafted by the Pirates in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.

Roster

1986 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 34 Mike Bielecki 15 Pat Clements 25 José DeLeón 54 Stan Fansler 47 Cecilio Guante 50 Barry Jones 51 Bob Kipper 46 Ray Krawczyk 49 Larry McWilliams 24,30 Bob Patterson 16 Hipólito Peña 48 Rick Reuschel 29 Rick Rhoden 43 Don Robinson 36 Rich Sauveur 57 John Smiley 17 Bob Walk 41 Jim Winn	Catchers 26 Junior Ortiz  6 Tony Peña  7 Rubén Rodríguez Infielders 38 Rafael Belliard  5 Sid Bream 17 Jerry Dybzinski 27 Sam Khalifa  2 Jim Morrison  3 Johnny Ray 13 Rich Renteria 28 U L Washington	Outfielders 12 Bill Almon 7,24 Barry Bonds 25 Bobby Bonilla  4 Mike Brown 13 Trench Davis 10,59 Mike Diaz 31 Benny Distefano 23 Steve Kemp 16 Lee Mazzilli 11 Joe Orsulak 23,39 R. J. Reynolds	Manager 14 Jim Leyland Coaches 52 Rich Donnelly (bullpen) 19 Mick Kelleher (first base) 32 Gene Lamont (third base) 37 Ron Schueler (pitching) 18 Bill Virdon (hitting)

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
CF	Barry Bonds	113	413	92	.223	16	48

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mike Diaz	97	209	56	.268	12	36
Bobby Bonilla	63	192	46	.240	1	17
Lee Mazzilli	61	93	21	.226	1	8
Rick Renteria	10	12	3	.250	0	1
Rubén Rodríguez	2	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Stan Fansler	5	24	0	3	3.75	13

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
José DeLeón	9	16.1	1	3	8.27	11

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hipólito Peña	10	0	3	1	8.64	6

Awards and honors

• Barry Bonds, Led all rookies in home runs (16)

1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tony Pena, C, Reserve
• Rick Rhoden, P, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Tommy Sandt
AA	Nashua Pirates	Eastern League	Dennis Rogers
A	Prince William Pirates	Carolina League	Rocky Bridges
A	Macon Pirates	South Atlantic League	Mike Quade
Short-Season A	Watertown Pirates	New York-Penn League	Ed Ott
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

• 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.