1986 Cincinnati Reds season

1986 Cincinnati Reds
1986 Cincinnati Reds
Division	Western Division
Ballpark	Riverfront Stadium
City	Cincinnati
Owners	Marge Schott
Managers	Pete Rose
Television	WLWT ; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Steve Physioc)
Radio	WLW; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West, although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.

Offseason

December 19, 1985: Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera.^[1]
January 16, 1986: Derek Botelho was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
January 20, 1986: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]

On August 5, 1986, Steve Carlton struck out Eric Davis for the 4000th strikeout of his career.^[4]
August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.^[5]

1986 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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	—

March 31, 1986: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Norm Charlton and a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the reds on April 2.^[6]
April 4, 1986: Chris Welsh was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[7]

June 2, 1986: Reggie Jefferson was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.^[8]

1986 Cincinnati Reds roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
RF	Dave Parker	162	637	174	.273	31	116

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Pete Rose	72	237	52	.219	0	25

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tom Browning	39	243.1	14	13	3.81	147

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Zephyrs	American Association	Jack Lind
AA	Vermont Reds	Eastern League	Jay Ward
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Marc Bombard
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Gene Dusan and Paul Kirsch
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Sam Mejías
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Jeff Cox

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vermont^[9]

^ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
^ "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
^ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
^ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
^ Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
^ "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
^ Reggie Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007