# 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in fifth place in the National League West.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 43‍–‍38 | 43‍–‍38 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 46‍–‍35 | 37‍–‍44 |
| San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 46‍–‍35 | 27‍–‍54 |
| Atlanta Braves | 72 | 89 | .447 | 23½ | 41‍–‍40 | 31‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1986 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening Day starters

| Name | Position |
| Mariano Duncan | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third baseman |
| Greg Brock | First baseman |
| Mike Marshall | Right fielder |
| Franklin Stubbs | Left fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Steve Sax | Second baseman |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* April 10, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.
* June 5, 1986: César Cedeño was released by the Dodgers.
* July 31, 1986: Joe Beckwith was purchased by the Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

### Roster
## 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 |
| C | Mike Scioscia | 122 | 374 | 94 | .251 | 5 | 26 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 115 | 325 | 76 | .234 | 16 | 52 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 157 | 633 | 210 | .332 | 6 | 56 |
| SS | Mariano Duncan | 109 | 407 | 93 | .229 | 8 | 30 |
| 3B | Bill Madlock | 111 | 379 | 106 | .280 | 10 | 60 |
| LF | Franklin Stubbs | 132 | 420 | 95 | .226 | 23 | 58 |
| CF | Reggie Williams | 128 | 303 | 84 | .277 | 4 | 32 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 103 | 330 | 77 | .233 | 19 | 53 |

#### Other batters

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 |
| Ken Landreaux | 103 | 283 | 74 | .261 | 4 | 29 |
| Enos Cabell | 107 | 277 | 71 | .256 | 2 | 29 |
| Bill Russell | 105 | 216 | 54 | .250 | 0 | 18 |
| Dave Anderson | 92 | 216 | 53 | .245 | 1 | 15 |
| Alex Treviño | 89 | 202 | 53 | .262 | 4 | 26 |
| Len Matuszek | 91 | 199 | 52 | .261 | 9 | 28 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 71 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 5 | 19 |
| José González | 57 | 93 | 20 | .215 | 2 | 6 |
| César Cedeño | 37 | 78 | 18 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
| Ralph Bryant | 27 | 75 | 19 | .253 | 6 | 13 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 31 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 5 | 10 |
| Craig Shipley | 12 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry See | 13 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Whitfield | 19 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Fimple | 13 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Amelung | 8 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 34 | 269.1 | 21 | 11 | 3.14 | 242 |
| Bob Welch | 33 | 235.2 | 7 | 13 | 3.28 | 183 |
| Orel Hershiser | 35 | 231.1 | 14 | 14 | 3.85 | 153 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 32 | 171.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.32 | 100 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jerry Reuss | 19 | 74.0 | 2 | 6 | 5.84 | 29 |
| Alejandro Peña | 24 | 70.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.89 | 46 |
| Dennis Powell | 27 | 65.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.27 | 31 |
| Brian Holton | 12 | 24.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.44 | 24 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ken Howell | 62 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3.87 | 104 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 60 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3.71 | 55 |
| Ed Vande Berg | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.41 | 42 |
| Carlos Diaz | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 18 |
| Joe Beckwith | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 13 |
| Balvino Gálvez | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.92 | 11 |

## 1986 Awards

* 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Steve Sax reserve
** Fernando Valenzuela reserve
* Gold Glove Award
** Fernando Valenzuela
* Silver Slugger Award
** Steve Sax
* TSN National League All-Star
** Steve Sax
** Fernando Valenzuela
* NL Player of the Month
** Steve Sax (September 1986)
* NL Player of the Week
** Fernando Valenzuela (Apr. 28 – May 4)
** Fernando Valenzuela (May 19–25)
** Franklin Stubbs (July 14–20)
** Orel Hershiser (July 28 – Aug. 3)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Terry Collins |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Gary LaRocque |
| High A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Don LeJohn |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Kevin Kennedy |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Joe Alvarez |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 39 players in the June draft and 19 in the January draft. Of those, seven players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The Dodgers first round pick in the June draft was outfielder Michael White from Loudon High School in Loudon, Tennessee. In seven seasons of professional baseball (six of them in the Dodgers system), he hit .277 with 12 homers and 217 RBI.
The most notable pick in the draft was infielder Dave Hansen, selected in the 2nd round out of Rowland High School in California. Hansen played in the Majors from 1990 to 2007, and was one of the more accomplished pinch hitters in league history. He hit .260 with 35 homers and 222 RBI. After his playing career he became a Major League hitting coach.
1986 Draft Picks :
January draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Timothy Anderson
IF
Sacramento City College
Yes
1986–1987
A
2
Brian Flanagan
OF
Citrus College
No
3
Lee Langley
OF
Linn–Benton Community College
Yes
1986–1997
A+
4
Adam Brown
C
Georgia Perimeter College
Yes
1986–1995
AAA
5
Stephen Carmarda
RHP
San Jacinto College
No
6
Darren Lewis
OF
Chabot College
No Athletics-1988
1988–2002
MLB
7
Mike Bundesen
LHP
Mott Community College
No
8
Keith Hayes
C
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
No
9
Brad Freking
LHP
William Rainey Harper College
No
10
Ranfred Johnson
RHP
Los Angeles Harbor College
No Mariners-1987
1987–1989
A
11
Mike Bledsoe
LHP
College of the Sequoias
No
12
Elliott Quinones
OF
Gulf Coast Community College
No Reds-1989
1989–1992
A
13
Mike Ripplinger
OF
Taft College
No
14
Tim Anderson
OF
Georgia Perimeter College
No
15
David Downey
OF
Muscatine Community College
No
16
David Ray
C
Georgia Perimeter College
No
January Secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
James Kating
C
Triton College
Yes
1986–1990
AA
2
Blake Butterfield
RHP
Mt. San Antonio College
No
3
Pedro Borbón
LHP
Ranger College
No White Sox-1988
1988–2006
MLB
June draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Michael White
OF
Loudon High School
Yes
1986–1992
AAA
2
Dave Hansen
SS
Rowland High School
Yes
1986–2005
MLB
3
Mike Munoz
LHP
California Polytechnic State University
Yes
1986–2000
MLB
4
Michaell Pitz
RHP
University of the Pacific
Yes
1986–1991
AA
5
Kevin Campbell
RHP
University of Arkansas
Yes
1986–1995
MLB
6
Michael Siler
RHP
University of Portland
Yes
1986–1987
A
7
Daniel Henley
IF
University of Southern California
Yes
1986–1991
AAA
8
Joe Kesselmark
OF
Pace University
Yes
1986–1990
AAA
9
Henry Goshay
OF
Pacelli High School
Yes
1986–1989
A
10
Kenneth Riensche
RHP
St. Mary's College of California
Yes
1986–1987
Rookie
11
Kenneth King
RHP
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Yes
1986–1988
A
12
Daniel Pena
LHP
University of Texas at Austin
Yes
1986–1988
A
13
Christopher Cerny
LHP
University of New Mexico
Yes
1986–1989
A
14
Danny Montgomery
2B
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Yes
1986–1988
A
15
Theodore Dyson
1B
Arizona State University
No Angels-1987
1987–1988
A
16
Anthony Ciccone
2B
Sonoma State University
Yes
1986
Rookie
17
Eric Mangham
OF
Florida State University
Yes
1986–1994
AAA
18
Clifton Smith
3B
South San Francisco High School
No
19
Billy Brooks
RHP
Georgia Southern University
Yes
1986–1989
AAA
20
Stephen Wood
RHP
St. Mary's College of California
Yes
1986–1987
A
21
Jeffrey Brown
OF
Brigham Young University
Yes
1986–1988
AAA
22
Donald Poteet
3B
Augusta State University
Yes
1986
Rookie
23
John Knapp
3B
University of Iowa
Yes
1986–1990
A+
24
Billy Bartels
RHP
California State University, Fresno
Yes
1986–1988
A
25
Timothy Brown
OF
Monroe Area High School
No
26
Paul Quantrill
RHP
Okemos High School
No Red Sox-1989
1989–2005
MLB
27
Gregory Hornsby
OF
King High School
Yes
1986
Rookie
28
Scott Longaker
RHP
Petaluma High School
No
29
Dave Proctor
RHP
Topeka High School
No Mets-1988
1988–1992
AA
30
Craig Stiveson
RHP
Marin Catholic High School
No
31
Chris Dominque
RHP
Westchester High School
No
32
Gregory Reid
OF
Polytechnic High School
No Athletics-1990
1990–1992
A
June secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Carlos Carrasco
RHP
Gavilan College
Yes
1987–1997
A+
2
Wade Taylor
RHP
Jefferson Davis Community College
No Mariners-1987
1987–2000
MLB
3
Miguel Ferradas
C
Miami Dade College
Yes
1986–1987
A
4
Adrian Adkins
C
Middle Georgia College
No Pirates-1989
1989
Rookie
5
Mike Bundesen
LHP
Mott Community College
No
6
Keith Hayes
C
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
No
7
Andrew Bourne
OF
Citrus College
Yes
1986
Rookie :