The 1986

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finished the season in fifth place in the Western Division of the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

* April 10, 1986:

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was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.Cesar Cedeno page at Baseball Reference
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was released by the Dodgers. * July 31, 1986:

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was purchased by the Dodgers from the

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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''

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''

1986 Awards

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reserve **

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reserve *

Gold Glove Award The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in bo ...

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters cons ...

* TSN National League All-Star **

* NL Player of the Month **

(September 1986) *

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(Apr. 28 – May 4) **

(May 19–25) **

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(July 14–20) **

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(July 28 – Aug. 3)

Farm system

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

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. 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

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. Hansen played in the Majors from 1990–2007, 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.

References

External links

1986 Los Angeles Dodgers uniformLos Angeles Dodgers official web siteBaseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page
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