The 1986

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season was the franchise's 26th season and ended with the Angels losing the

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in dramatic fashion. The regular season ended with the Angels finishing 1st in the

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with a record of 92-70, earning the franchise's third division title. After jumping to a 3-1 series lead over the

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in the best-of-seven ALCS, the Angels blew a 3-run lead in the 9th inning of Game 5 that included giving up a two- out, two-

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to Boston's

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(in other words, the Angels were 1 strike away from the World Series). The Angels went on to lose Game 5 in

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, and eventually lost the next two games and the series. After 1986, the Angels went into a lengthy playoff drought, not returning to the postseason until their championship season of 2002 (though they did come close in

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). They would not win a division title again until

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Offseason

*November 19, 1985:

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was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. * December 5, 1985:

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was signed as a free agent by the Angels. * December 20, 1985:

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was released by the Angels. *December 20, 1985: Geoff Zahn was released by the California Angels.

Regular season

* May 4, 1986:

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hit the 537th home run of his career off

pitcher

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, passing

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on the all-time home run list. * June 18, 1986:

won the 300th game of his career. Sutton became the 19th pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games. * September 18, 1986: Reggie Jackson had 3 home runs and 7 RBIs in one game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*June 2, 1986: Alan Mills was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 10, 1986.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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Bold = Angels team member

Postseason Game log

, - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note" G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALCS

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

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