| 1986 Toronto Blue Jays | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |||
| City | Toronto | |||
| Record | 86–76 (.531) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |||
| General managers | Pat Gillick | |||
| Managers | Jimy Williams | |||
| Television | CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier,Tony Kubek,Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Don Chevrier,Tony Kubek,Fergie Olver) | |||
| Radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth,Tom Cheek) | |||
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The1986Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's tenth season ofMajor League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fourth in theAmerican League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1986 season.[1]
| October 15 | Ron Musselman granted free agency. |
| November 12 | Jeff Burroughs granted free agency. Steve Nicosia granted free agency. Al Oliver granted free agency. |
| December 10 | DraftedJosé DeJesús from theKansas City Royals in the 1985 MLBRule 5 draft. |
| January 3 | Signed amateur free agentLuis Sojo to a contract. |
| January 6 | Signed free agentJosé Escobar from thePhiladelphia Phillies to a contract. |
| March 14 | Signed free agentCésar Cedeño from theSt. Louis Cardinals to a contract. |
| March 31 | Signed free agentRon Musselman from theCleveland Indians to a contract. |
| April 3 | ReturnedJosé DeJesús to theKansas City Royals. ReleasedCésar Cedeño. |
Tony Fernández andJesse Barfield had career years with the Blue Jays. Fernandez led the American League with 683 at bats, and he was the first Blue Jay to get over 200 hits in a season with 213. Barfield led the American League with 40 home runs.
Mark Eichhorn also had a breakout year with the Blue Jays. He was second on the team with 10 saves, and he led the team in ERA with 1.72 and strikeouts with 166. He tied withJim Clancy andJimmy Key for the team lead in wins with 14.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 95 | 66 | .590 | — | 51–30 | 44–36 |
| New York Yankees | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5½ | 41–39 | 49–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8½ | 49–32 | 38–43 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9½ | 42–39 | 44–37 |
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11½ | 45–35 | 39–43 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 84 | .478 | 18 | 41–39 | 36–45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22½ | 37–42 | 36–47 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1 |
| Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 |
| Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — |
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1986 regular season.[2]
| April 8 | Signed free agentJoe Beckwith from theKansas City Royals to a contract. |
| July 6 | AcquiredJoe Johnson from theAtlanta Braves forJim Acker. AcquiredDuane Ward from theAtlanta Braves forDoyle Alexander. |
| July 31 | Player rights ofJoe Beckwith sold to theLos Angeles Dodgers. |
| September 1 | PurchasedMickey Mahler from theTexas Rangers. |
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April: 9–11 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–7)
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May: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–10)
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June: 17–11 (Home: 10–8; Away: 7–3)
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July: 15–11 (Home: 5–5; Away: 10–6)
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August: 18–10 (Home: 11–5; Away: 7–5)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–10)
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October: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–3)
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| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Ernie Whitt | 131 | 395 | 106 | .268 | 16 | 56 |
| 1B | Willie Upshaw | 155 | 573 | 144 | .251 | 9 | 60 |
| 2B | Dámaso García | 122 | 424 | 119 | .281 | 6 | 46 |
| 3B | Rance Mulliniks | 117 | 348 | 90 | .259 | 11 | 45 |
| SS | Tony Fernández | 163 | 687 | 213 | .310 | 10 | 65 |
| LF | George Bell | 159 | 641 | 198 | .309 | 31 | 108 |
| CF | Lloyd Moseby | 152 | 589 | 149 | .253 | 21 | 86 |
| RF | Jesse Barfield | 158 | 589 | 170 | .289 | 40 | 108 |
| DH | Cliff Johnson | 107 | 336 | 84 | .250 | 15 | 55 |
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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| Garth Iorg | 137 | 327 | 85 | .260 | 3 | 44 |
| Rick Leach | 110 | 246 | 76 | .309 | 5 | 39 |
| Buck Martinez | 81 | 160 | 29 | .181 | 2 | 12 |
| Kelly Gruber | 87 | 143 | 28 | .196 | 5 | 15 |
| Cecil Fielder | 34 | 83 | 13 | .157 | 4 | 13 |
| Manuel Lee | 35 | 78 | 16 | .205 | 1 | 7 |
| Ron Shepherd | 65 | 69 | 14 | .203 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Hearron | 12 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Jimmy Key | 36 | 232.0 | 14 | 11 | 3.57 | 141 |
| Jim Clancy | 34 | 219.1 | 14 | 14 | 3.94 | 126 |
| Dave Stieb | 37 | 205.0 | 7 | 12 | 4.74 | 127 |
| Doyle Alexander | 17 | 111.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.46 | 65 |
| Joe Johnson | 16 | 88.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.89 | 39 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Cerutti | 34 | 145.1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4.15 | 89 |
| Jim Acker | 23 | 60.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.35 | 32 |
| Duane Ward | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Henke | 63 | 91.1 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 3.35 | 118 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 69 | 157.0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1.72 | 166 |
| Dennis Lamp | 40 | 73.0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5.05 | 30 |
| Bill Caudill | 40 | 36.1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.19 | 32 |
| Don Gordon | 14 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.06 | 13 |
| Stan Clarke | 10 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.24 | 9 |
| Luis Aquino | 7 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 5 |
| Jeff Musselman | 6 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 4 |
| Steve Davis | 3 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 5 |
| Mickey Mahler | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Catharines[5]