The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the

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franchise, the 111th in the

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and the 71st at

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. The Cubs finished fifth in the

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with a record of 70–90.

Offseason

* November 9, 1985:

Ced Landrum Cedric Bernard Landrum (born September 3, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in parts of two seasons in the majors, 1991 for the Chicago Cubs and 1993 for the New York Mets. He was also the hitting coach for th ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs. * December 11, 1985: Dave Owen was traded by the Cubs to the

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for

Manny Trillo Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo (born December 25, 1950), also nicknamed "Indio", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (–), Chicago Cubs (–, –), Phil ...

. * December 20, 1985: Derek Botelho was released by the Chicago Cubs. * January 13, 1986: Larry Whitford (minors) and Rich Rembielak (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the

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for Mike Martin. * January 14, 1986:

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was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 12, 1986. * January 15, 1986:

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was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. * January 17, 1986: Gary Jones (minors) and John Cox (minors) were traded by the Cubs to the

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for

Phil Stephenson Phillip Raymond Stephenson (born September 19, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played all or parts of four seasons in the majors, from until . Amateur career While playing for the Shockers of Wichita State Universit ...

and Bob Bathe (minors). * February 1, 1986:

Matt Keough Matthew Lon Keough ( ; July 3, 1955 – May 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983), New York Yankees (1983 ...

was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Matt Keough
at ''Baseball Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

*Jody Davis *Brian Dayett *Bob Dernier *Shawon Dunston *Leon Durham *Keith Moreland *Ryne Sandberg *Rick Sutcliffe *Manny Trillo

Notable transactions

* May 2, 1986:

Terry Francona Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is an American baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Cleveland Guardians in Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, he was the manager of the Boston Red Sox fo ...

was signed as a free agent by the Cubs. * June 14, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Cubs. * July 15, 1986:

Steve Lake Steven Michael Lake (born March 14, 1957) is an American former professional baseball backup catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies, Lake batted and threw r ...

was released by the Cubs.

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''

Farm system

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References

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