• Source: 1986 Texas Rangers season

      • The 1986 Texas Rangers season was the 26th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 15th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 15th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
      Michael Stone was President of the Rangers and promoted Tom Grieve to General Manager.


      Offseason


      November 9, 1985: Chris Welsh was released by the Rangers.
      November 25, 1985: Wayne Tolleson and Dave Schmidt were traded by the Rangers to the Chicago White Sox for Ed Correa, Scott Fletcher and a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the trade by sending José Mota to the Rangers on December 11.
      December 20, 1985: Ellis Valentine was released by the Rangers.
      December 20, 1985: Dickie Noles was released by the Rangers.


      Regular season


      September 13, 1986: Rubén Sierra became the youngest player in history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in one game. This was accomplished against the Minnesota Twins.
      Ed Correa set a club record for most wins by a rookie pitcher.
      In his rookie year, Pete Incaviglia tied the club record for most home runs in a season.


      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Notable transactions

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      June 2, 1986: John Barfield was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.
      June 2, 1986: Wayne Rosenthal was drafted by the Rangers in the 24th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.
      September 30, 1986: Randy Kramer was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jeff Zaske.


      = Roster

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      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

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      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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Farm system




      References



      1986 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
      1986 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
      Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

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