1986 St. Louis Cardinals season

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	79–82 (.491)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Dal Maxvill
Manager(s)	Whitey Herzog
Local television	KSDK (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph) Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
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The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 105th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 95th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79-82 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League East division.

Offseason

December 6, 1985: Gary Rajsich was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chunichi Dragons.^[1]
December 10, 1985: Joaquín Andújar was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Heath and Tim Conroy.^[2]
December 10, 1985: Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Cardinals from the New York Mets in the 1985 rule 5 draft.^[3]
December 15, 1985: Jerry White was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[4]
January 13, 1986: Vic Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[5]
January 14, 1986: Bret Barberie was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.^[6]
March 21, 1986: Alan Knicely was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[7]
March 31, 1986: Tom Nieto was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Fred Manrique.^[8]

Regular season

Pitcher Todd Worrell won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, with a 2.08 ERA and 36 saves. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, with Vince Coleman winning the previous season, and the second time in team history that the Cardinals had two consecutive NL Rookie of the Year winners (Wally Moon in 1954 and Bill Virdon in 1955). Shortstop Ozzie Smith and outfielder Willie McGee won Gold Gloves this year.

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: Brian Harper was released by the Cardinals.^[10]
April 11, 1986: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[11]
June 12, 1986: Jerry White was released by the Cardinals.^[4]
July 19, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[12]
July 24, 1986: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[13]
August 10, 1986: Mike Heath was traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Ken Hill and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Mike Laga to the Cardinals on September 2.^[14]
August 27, 1986: Ray Burris was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[11]

Roster

1986 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

43 Greg Bargar

36 Joe Boever

35 Ray Burris

39 Tim Conroy

34 Danny Cox

46 Ken Dayley

41 Bill Earley

31 Bob Forsch

49 Ricky Horton

50 Kurt Kepshire

32 Jeff Lahti

53 Greg Mathews

40 Rick Ownbey

37 Pat Perry

47 Ray Soff

30 John Tudor

38 Todd Worrell

Catchers

5 Mike Heath

25 Steve Lake

10 Mike LaValliere

Infielders

22 Jack Clark

28 Tom Herr

13 Clint Hurdle

23 Alan Knicely

35 Mike Laga

12 Tom Lawless

15 Jim Lindeman

5 Fred Manrique

11 Jose Oquendo

9 Terry Pendleton

1 Ozzie Smith

Outfielders

29 Vince Coleman

27 Curt Ford

21 Tito Landrum

51 Willie McGee

33 John Morris

18 Andy Van Slyke

25 Jerry White

Manager

24 Whitey Herzog

Coaches

7 Rich Hacker (First Base)

8 Johnny Lewis (Hitting)

16 Nick Leyva (Third Base)

3 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen)

4 Mike Roarke (Pitching)

2 Red Schoendienst (Bench)

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
SS	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith	153	514	144	.280	0	54
CF	McGee, WillieWillie McGee	124	497	127	.256	7	48

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
Hurdle, ClintClint Hurdle	78	154	30	.195	3	15
Heath, MikeMike Heath	65	190	39	.205	4	25
Knicely, AlanAlan Knicely	34	82	16	.195	1	6
Lindeman, JimJim Lindeman	19	55	14	.255	1	6
White, JerryJerry White	25	24	3	.125	1	3
Manrique, FredFred Manrique	13	17	3	.176	1	1

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
Conroy, TimTim Conroy	25	115.1	5	11	5.23	79

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
Ownbey, RickRick Ownbey	17	42.2	1	3	3.80	25

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
Bargar, GregGreg Bargar	22	0	2	0	5.60	12

Awards and honors

Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 107^[15]
Willie McGee, Outfield, National League Gold Glove
Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove
Todd Worrell, National League Rookie of the Year

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	Jim Fregosi and Dave Bialas
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Jim Riggleman
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Dave Bialas, Marty Mason and Mike Jorgensen
A	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	Gaylen Pitts
A	Savannah Cardinals	South Atlantic League	Mark DeJohn
A-Short Season	Erie Cardinals	New York–Penn League	Joe Rigoli
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Dan Radison

References

↑ Gary Rajsich page at Baseball Reference
↑ Joaquin Andujar page at Baseball Reference
↑ Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Jerry White page at Baseball Reference
↑ Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference
↑ Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tom Nieto page at Baseball Reference
↑ 1986 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
↑ Brian Harper page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference
↑ César Cedeño page at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
↑ Ken Hill page at Baseball Reference
↑ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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

St. Louis Cardinals

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Culture

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Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
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