1986 Montreal Expos season

1986 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1986)
Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Murray Cook
Manager(s)	Buck Rodgers
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Tommy Hutton) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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Offseason

October 24, 1985: Bill Laskey was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for George Riley and Alonzo Powell.^[1]
November 7, 1985: Mel Rojas was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.^[2]
November 8, 1985: Razor Shines was released by the Expos.^[3]
December 11, 1985: Roy Johnson was drafted from the Expos by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 minor league draft.^[4]
December 16, 1985: Steve Baker was traded by the Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Nelson Norman.^[5]
December 19, 1985: Bill Gullickson and Sal Butera were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Tibbs, Andy McGaffigan, John Stuper, and Dann Bilardello.^[6]
December 27, 1985: Curt Brown was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[7]
January 13, 1986: Mike Fuentes was traded by the Expos to the Oakland Athletics for Tom Romano.^[8]
February 25, 1986: Bob Owchinko was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.^[9]
March 26, 1986: Jack O'Connor was released by the Expos.^[10]
March 31, 1986: Norm Charlton and a player to be named later were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Wayne Krenchicki. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tim Barker (minors) to the Reds on April 2.^[11]
March 31, 1986: Fred Manrique was traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Nieto.^[12]

Regular season

July 6, 1986: In an 11-8 loss to the Expos, Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves hit four home runs in one game. Horner became the second player in the 20th century (Gil Hodges was the first in 1950) to hit four home runs in one game in his home park.^[13] He became the first player since Ed Delahanty to hit four home runs in a losing game.^[13]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	108	54	0.667	—	55–26	53–28
Philadelphia Phillies	86	75	0.534	21½	49–31	37–44
St. Louis Cardinals	79	82	0.491	28½	42–39	37–43
Montreal Expos	78	83	0.484	29½	36–44	42–39
Chicago Cubs	70	90	0.438	37	42–38	28–52
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	98	0.395	44	31–50	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1986 National League Records 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

Notable transactions

April 1, 1986: Terry Francona was released by the Expos.^[15]
April 5, 1986: Doug Frobel was traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Joe Graves (minors) and Rodger Cole (minors).^[16]
June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
- Kent Bottenfield was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round. Player signed June 5, 1986.^[17]
- Mike Blowers was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round. Player signed June 13, 1986.^[18]
June 10, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.^[19]
June 16, 1986: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Dennis Martínez and a player to be named later. The Orioles completed their part of the deal by sending John Stefero to the Expos on December 8. The Expos completed the deal by sending Rene Gonzales to the Orioles on December 16.^[20]
July 9, 1986: Johnnie LeMaster was released by the Montreal Expos.^[19]
July 24, 1986: Dan Schatzeder and Skeeter Barnes were traded by the Expos to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen.^[21]
July 25, 1986: Razor Shines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[3]

Roster

1986 Montreal Expos

Roster

Pitchers

52 Curt Brown

44 Tim Burke

38 Joe Hesketh

32 Dennis Martínez

22 Bob McClure

27 Andy McGaffigan

43 Bob Owchinko

49 Jeff Parrett

41 Jeff Reardon

46 George Riley

42 Bert Roberge

43 Dan Schatzeder

48 Bob Sebra

28 Bryn Smith

51 Randy St. Claire

39 Jay Tibbs

24 Dave Tomlin

50 Sergio Valdez

33 Floyd Youmans

Catchers

11 Dann Bilardello

20 Mike Fitzgerald

47 Randy Hunt

34 Tom Nieto

55 Wilfredo Tejada

Infielders

7 Hubie Brooks

9 Casey Candaele

16 Tom Foley

12 Andrés Galarraga

19 Rene Gonzales

6 Wallace Johnson

15 Wayne Krenchicki

2 Vance Law

14 Bill Moore

4 Al Newman

17 Luis Rivera

24 Scott Thompson

29 Tim Wallach

Outfielders

10 Andre Dawson

30 Tim Raines

23 Mitch Webster

3 Herm Winningham

5 Jim Wohlford

25 George Wright

Manager

37 Buck Rodgers

Coaches

36 Larry Bearnarth

26 Ron Hansen

18 Joe Kerrigan

35 Rick Renick (3rd Base)

1 Bobby Winkles

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Fitzgerald, MikeMike Fitzgerald	73	209	59	.282	6	37
2B	Law, VanceVance Law	112	360	81	.225	5	44
3B	Wallach, TimTim Wallach	155	569	148	.260	22	81
SS	Brooks, HubieHubie Brooks	80	306	104	.340	14	58
LF	Raines, TimTim Raines	150	575	184	.320	11	41
CF	Webster, MitchMitch Webster	151	576	167	.290	8	49
RF	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	130	496	141	.284	20	78

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
Krenchicki, WayneWayne Krenchicki	101	221	53	.240	2	23
Foley, TomTom Foley	64	202	52	.257	1	18
Bilardello, DannDann Bilardello	79	191	37	.194	4	17
Nieto, TomTom Nieto	30	65	13	.200	1	7
Thompson, JasonJason Thompson	30	51	10	.196	0	4
Gonzales, ReneRene Gonzales	11	26	3	.115	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
Tibbs, JayJay Tibbs	35	190.1	7	9	3.97	117
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	19	98	3	6	4.59	63
Valdez, SergioSergio Valdez	5	25	0	4	6.84	20

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
McGaffigan, AndyAndy McGaffigan	48	142.2	10	5	2.65	104

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
Schatzeder, DanDan Schatzeder	30	3	2	1	3.20	33
Roberge, BertBert Roberge	21	0	4	1	6.28	20
Riley, GeorgeGeorge Riley	10	0	0	0	4.15	5
Brown, CurtCurt Brown	6	0	1	0	3.00	4

Awards and honors

1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Joe Sparks
AA	Jacksonville Expos	Southern League	Tommy Thompson
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Felipe Alou
A	Burlington Expos	Midwest League	J. R. Miner
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Gene Glynn
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Mike Easom

References

↑ George Riley at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mel Rojas at Baseball-Reference
1 2 Razor Shines at Baseball-Reference
↑ Roy Johnson at Baseball-Reference
↑ Nelson Norman at Baseball-Reference
↑ Bill Gullickson at Baseball-Reference
↑ Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mike Fuentes at Baseball-Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml
↑ Jack O'Connor at Baseball-Reference
↑ Wayne Krenchicki at Baseball-Reference
↑ Tom Nieto at Baseball-Reference
1 2 Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1986&t=MON
↑ Terry Francona at Baseball-Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botteke01.shtml
↑ Mike Blowers at Baseball-Reference
1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemasjo01.shtml
↑ Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference
↑ Dan Schatzeder at Baseball-Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

1986 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference
1986 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com

1986 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1986 MLB draft 1986 All-Star Game 1986 World Series

Montreal Expos

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