| 1986 Cleveland Indians | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Owners | Estate of F.J. "Steve" O'Neill, Richard Jacobs | |
| General managers | Joe Klein | |
| Managers | Pat Corrales | |
| Television | WUAB | |
| Radio | WWWE | |
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Offseason
- December 10, 1985: George Vukovich was purchased from the Indians by the Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).[1]
 - January 7, 1986: Roy Smith and Ramón Romero were traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Schrom and Bryan Oelkers.[2]
 - January 14, 1986: Troy Neel was drafted by the Indians in the 9th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 5, 1986.[3]
 - January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased by the Indians from the San Francisco Giants.[4]
 - February 8, 1986: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[5]
 - February 10, 1986: Butch Benton was released by the Indians.[6]
 - February 25, 1986: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[7]
 
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
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| Boston Red Sox | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | — | 51–30 | 44–36 | 
| New York Yankees | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 5½ | 41–39 | 49–33 | 
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8½ | 49–32 | 38–43 | 
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 9½ | 42–39 | 44–37 | 
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 11½ | 45–35 | 39–43 | 
| Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 18 | 41–39 | 36–45 | 
| Baltimore Orioles | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 22½ | 37–42 | 36–47 | 
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 
Notable transactions
- March 28, 1986: Dave Von Ohlen was released by the Indians.[8]
 - April 1, 1986: Jerry Willard was released by the Indians.[9]
 - June 2, 1986: Greg Swindell was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 31, 1986.[10]
 - June 17, 1986: Jim Kern was released by the Indians.[7]
 - June 20, 1986: Neal Heaton was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for John Butcher.[11]
 
Opening Day Lineup
| Opening Day Starters | ||
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| # | Name | Position | 
| 2 | Brett Butler | CF | 
| 30 | Joe Carter | RF | 
| 14 | Julio Franco | SS | 
| 29 | Andre Thornton | DH | 
| 26 | Brook Jacoby | 3B | 
| 10 | Pat Tabler | 1B | 
| 4 | Tony Bernazard | 2B | 
| 27 | Mel Hall | LF | 
| 6 | Andy Allanson | C | 
| 18 | Ken Schrom | P | 
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | 
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| Andy Allanson | 101 | 293 | 30 | 66 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | .225 | 10 | 
| Chris Bando | 92 | 254 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ,268 | 0 | 
| Jay Bell | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .357 | 0 | 
| Tony Bernazard | 146 | 562 | 88 | 169 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 73 | .301 | 17 | 
| Brett Butler | 161 | 587 | 92 | 163 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 51 | .278 | 32 | 
| Joe Carter | 162 | 663 | 108 | 200 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 121 | .302 | 29 | 
| Carmelo Castillo | 85 | 205 | 34 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 32 | .278 | 2 | 
| Dave Clark | 18 | 58 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .276 | 1 | 
| Julio Franco | 149 | 599 | 80 | 183 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 74 | .306 | 10 | 
| Mel Hall | 140 | 442 | 68 | 131 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 77 | .296 | 6 | 
| Brook Jacoby | 158 | 583 | 83 | 168 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 80 | .288 | 2 | 
| Fran Mullins | 28 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .175 | 0 | 
| Otis Nixon | 105 | 95 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .263 | 23 | 
| Dan Rohn | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 
| Cory Snyder | 103 | 416 | 58 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 69 | .272 | 2 | 
| Pat Tabler | 130 | 473 | 61 | 154 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 48 | .326 | 3 | 
| Andre Thornton | 120 | 401 | 49 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 66 | .229 | 4 | 
| Eddie Williams | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 162 | 5702 | 831 | 1620 | 270 | 45 | 157 | 775 | .284 | 141 | 
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K | 
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| Scott Bailes | 10 | 10 | 4.95 | 62 | 10 | 7 | 112.2 | 70 | 62 | 43 | 60 | 
| John Butcher | 1 | 5 | 6.93 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 50.2 | 43 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 
| Ernie Camacho | 2 | 4 | 4.08 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 57.1 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 
| Tom Candiotti | 16 | 12 | 3.57 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 252.1 | 112 | 100 | 106 | 167 | 
| Jamie Easterly | 0 | 2 | 7.64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 
| Neal Heaton | 3 | 6 | 4.24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 74.1 | 42 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 
| Doug Jones | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 
| Jim Kern | 1 | 1 | 7.90 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 
| Phil Niekro | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 210.1 | 126 | 101 | 95 | 81 | 
| Dickie Noles | 3 | 2 | 5.10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 
| Bryan Oelkers | 3 | 3 | 4.70 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 69.0 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 
| Reggie Ritter | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 
| Jose Roman | 1 | 2 | 6.55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22.0 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 
| Ken Schrom | 14 | 7 | 4.54 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 206.0 | 118 | 104 | 49 | 87 | 
| Don Schulze | 4 | 4 | 5.00 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 84.2 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 
| Greg Swindell | 5 | 2 | 4.23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 61.2 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 46 | 
| Frank Wills | 4 | 4 | 4.91 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 40.1 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 
| Rich Yett | 5 | 3 | 5.15 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 76.2 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 
| Team Totals | 84 | 78 | 4.58 | 162 | 162 | 34 | 1447.2 | 841 | 736 | 605 | 744 | 
Game log
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April: 11-8 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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May: 12-16 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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June: 15-11 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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July: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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August: 12-19 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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September: 15-12 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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October: 4-0 (Home: 0-0, Road: 0-0) 
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Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo[13]
Notes
- ↑ George Vukovich at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Roy Smith at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Troy Neel at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Fran Mullins at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Dickie Noles at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Butch Benton at Baseball-Reference
 - 1 2 Jim Kern at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Dave Von Ohlen at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Jerry Willard at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Greg Swindell at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ John Butcher at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ 1986 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
 - ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
 
References
- 1986 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference
 - 1986 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
 
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