1986 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1986 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 104th season for the Phillies. Under second-year manager John Felske , the Phillies stayed just below the .500 mark for roughly two-thirds of the season, until a charge after the All-Star break pushed the club past the St. Louis Cardinals and Montreal Expos into second place in the National League East .[ 1]
Background
The eventual World Series champions rival New York Mets finished with a Major League best 108–54 record, and finished 211 ⁄2 games ahead of the Phillies. The Mets and the Phillies were the only teams in the National League East to post winning records.[ 1] Mike Schmidt became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award three times.[ 2]
Offseason
December 6, 1985: Jerry Koosman was released by the Phillies.[ 3]
December 22, 1985: Tim Corcoran was released by the Phillies.[ 4]
January 16, 1986: Ronn Reynolds was traded by the New York Mets with Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rodger Cole and Ronnie Gideon.[ 5]
March 17, 1986: Alan Knicely was released by the Phillies.[ 6]
Regular season
Veterans Stadium on Phillies Opening Night, April 11, 1986.
On August 20, 1986, pitcher Don Carman took a perfect game into the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park . Giants catcher Bob Brenly hit a long drive into the gap in left-center field. Phillies center fielder Milt Thompson was positioned to make a running catch but the ball hit the base of his glove and was ruled a hit.[ 7] Carman pitched nine innings, gave up one hit, and was the winner when the Phillies scored in the top of the tenth on a Juan Samuel solo homer to win the game 1 to 0.[ 8]
The Phillies were the only team in the National League to post a winning record against the World Series champs, going 10–8 with a 7–2 mark at Veterans Stadium . The high point of the season for the Phillies was the three-game sweep of the Mets in mid-September.[ 1]
On September 12, up by twenty-two games, the Mets needed to win one game to clinch the division and came to Philadelphia for a weekend series. The Phillies won all three games, finishing the weekend by beating the Mets 6–0 behind a six-hit shutout by Kevin Gross , who also tripled home two runs. The sweep still left the Phillies down nineteen games but was both especially satisfying given the significant number of Mets fans who had traveled to Veterans Stadium for the weekend hoping to see the Mets clinch,[ 1] [ 9] [ 10] and necessary because they were swept in a three-game series in Chicago preceding this series and did not want to see a visiting team's division-title celebration at Veterans Stadium.[ 11] [ 12] Had the Mets won one of the three games, it would have been the first time that a division title was won at Veterans Stadium.[ 11]
During the series, Mets fans at Veterans Stadium became unruly and damaged seats in the upper deck.[ 9] One Mets fan was arrested after striking at two Philadelphia police officers.[ 9]
The club scored a season-high nineteen runs in a 19–1 throttling of the Chicago Cubs at the Vet on June 23.
Hall-of-Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt won the NL MVP for the third and final time in his career with a league-high thirty-seven home runs with 119 RBI and a .290 average.[ 2] The Phillies distant second-place finish made Schmidt the first major-league MVP to have played on a team that finished at least twenty games out of first place.[ 13]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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
—
Notable transactions
1986 Game Log
Legend
Phillies win
Phillies loss
Postponement
Bold
Phillies team member
1986 Game Log[ 19] Overall Record: 86–75
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 7
@ Reds
4–7
Mario Soto (1–0)
Steve Carlton (0–1)
Ron Robinson (1)
54,960
0–1
2
April 9
@ Reds
5–3 (11)
Steve Bedrosian (1–0)
Ted Power (0–1)
None
11,411
1–1
3
April 11
Mets
7–9
Bob Ojeda (1–0)
Kevin Gross (0–1)
Jesse Orosco (1)
36,190
1–2
4
April 12
Mets
9–8 (14)
Charles Hudson (1–0)
Randy Niemann (0–1)
None
22,737
2–2
5
April 13
Mets
4–2
Shane Rawley (1–0)
Rick Aguilera (0–1)
None
27,691
3–2
6
April 14
Pirates
1–3 (10)
Cecilio Guante (1–0)
Steve Bedrosian (1–1)
Jim Winn (1)
16,200
3–3
–
April 15
Pirates
Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 15 as a traditional double-header
–
April 16
Pirates
Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 as a traditional double-header
7
April 18
@ Mets
2–5
Ron Darling (1–0)
Steve Carlton (0–2)
Jesse Orosco (2)
26,906
3–4
8
April 19
@ Mets
2–3
Dwight Gooden (2–0)
Shane Rawley (1–1)
None
38,333
3–5
9
April 20
@ Mets
0–8
Sid Fernandez (1–0)
Kevin Gross (0–2)
None
41,848
3–6
10
April 22
@ Expos
2–8
Andy McGaffigan (1–0)
Charles Hudson (1–1)
Tim Burke (2)
4,276
3–7
11
April 23
@ Expos
5–4
Steve Carlton (1–2)
Joe Hesketh (0–3)
Steve Bedrosian (1)
6,293
4–7
12
April 24
@ Pirates
4–2
Shane Rawley (2–1)
Rick Rhoden (2–1)
None
14,622
5–7
13
April 25
@ Pirates
6–3
Kevin Gross (1–2)
Rick Reuschel (2–2)
Steve Bedrosian (2)
11,847
6–7
14
April 26
@ Pirates
6–5
Charles Hudson (2–1)
Larry McWilliams (0–2)
Steve Bedrosian (3)
16,373
7–7
15
April 27
@ Pirates
5–13
Mike Bielecki (1–0)
Steve Carlton (1–3)
Bob Walk (1)
17,218
7–8
16
April 29
Astros
12–4
Shane Rawley (3–1)
Nolan Ryan (3–3)
None
16,313
8–8
17
April 30
Astros
0–1
Mike Scott (3–2)
Kevin Gross (1–3)
Dave Smith (7)
17,134
8–9
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
18
May 2
Braves
1–7
David Palmer (2–1)
Steve Carlton (1–4)
None
20,237
8–10
19
May 3
Braves
4–10
Rick Mahler (2–4)
Shane Rawley (3–2)
None
20,511
8–11
20
May 4
Braves
5–1
Kevin Gross (2–3)
Joe Johnson (3–2)
None
37,352
9–11
21
May 5
Expos
4–6
Dan Schatzeder (1–0)
Kent Tekulve (0–1)
Jeff Reardon (3)
15,425
9–12
22
May 6
Expos
0–8
Andy McGaffigan (2–0)
Steve Carlton (1–5)
None
16,528
9–13
23
May 7
Expos
2–8
Floyd Youmans (1–3)
Shane Rawley (3–3)
Tim Burke (3)
15,840
9–14
24
May 9
@ Braves
7–6
Kevin Gross (3–3)
Joe Johnson (3–3)
Steve Bedrosian (4)
11,817
10–14
25
May 10
@ Braves
1–3
Zane Smith (3–2)
Charles Hudson (2–2)
Paul Assenmacher (2)
25,958
10–15
26
May 11
@ Braves
2–1
Steve Bedrosian (2–1)
Craig McMurtry (1–2)
None
15,689
11–15
27
May 12
@ Astros
5–1
Shane Rawley (4–3)
Jim Deshaies (0–1)
None
8,354
12–15
28
May 13
@ Astros
2–3 (11)
Julio Solano (2–0)
Dave Rucker (0–1)
None
7,087
12–16
29
May 14
Reds
8–6
Don Carman (1–0)
John Franco (0–1)
Steve Bedrosian (5)
21,877
13–16
30
May 15
Reds
5–6
Ron Robinson (3–0)
Steve Bedrosian (2–2)
None
20,767
13–17
31
May 16
@ Giants
3–0
Steve Carlton (2–5)
Roger Mason (2–3)
Kent Tekulve (1)
16,560
14–17
32
May 17
@ Giants
7–12
Mike Krukow (5–3)
Shane Rawley (4–4)
Greg Minton (4)
14,260
14–18
33
May 18
@ Giants
1–4
Scott Garrelts (4–3)
Freddie Toliver (0–1)
Jeff Robinson (4)
31,186
14–19
34
May 20
@ Padres
3–4
Eric Show (3–2)
Kevin Gross (3–4)
Rich Gossage (8)
13,997
14–20
35
May 21
@ Padres
2–7
Dave Dravecky (4–3)
Charles Hudson (2–3)
None
12,674
14–21
36
May 22
@ Padres
2–6
Andy Hawkins (3–3)
Steve Carlton (2–6)
Craig Lefferts (1)
21,173
14–22
37
May 23
@ Dodgers
8–2
Shane Rawley (5–4)
Jerry Reuss (2–3)
None
39,354
15–22
38
May 24
@ Dodgers
0–6
Fernando Valenzuela (7–2)
Freddie Toliver (0–2)
None
47,725
15–23
39
May 25
@ Dodgers
2–5
Orel Hershiser (5–3)
Kevin Gross (3–5)
None
40,424
15–24
40
May 27
Giants
6–2
Steve Carlton (3–6)
Jeff Robinson (2–1)
None
16,023
16–24
41
May 28
Giants
4–0
Shane Rawley (6–4)
Scott Garrelts (4–5)
None
17,003
17–24
42
May 29
Giants
5–4
Don Carman (2–0)
Greg Minton (2–3)
None
17,785
18–24
43
May 30
Padres
2–0
Kevin Gross (4–5)
Eric Show (3–3)
None
10,608
19–24
44
May 31
Padres
1–0
Charles Hudson (3–3)
Dave Dravecky (5–4)
Steve Bedrosian (6)
21,211
20–24
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
45
June 1
Padres
16–5
Steve Carlton (4–6)
Andy Hawkins (3–4)
None
35,144
21–24
46
June 2
Dodgers
13–2
Shane Rawley (7–4)
Jerry Reuss (2–5)
None
21,476
22–24
47
June 3
Dodgers
4–11
Fernando Valenzuela (8–3)
Mike Maddux (0–1)
None
24,373
22–25
48
June 4
Dodgers
8–7
Kevin Gross (5–5)
Orel Hershiser (5–4)
Steve Bedrosian (7)
26,983
23–25
49
June 5
@ Expos
7–3
Charles Hudson (4–3)
Jay Tibbs (3–2)
None
10,845
24–25
50
June 6
@ Expos
9–10 (10)
Tim Burke (3–1)
Dave Rucker (0–2)
None
18,325
24–26
51
June 7
@ Expos
3–1
Shane Rawley (8–4)
Andy McGaffigan (3–2)
None
20,486
25–26
52
June 8
@ Expos
0–12
Floyd Youmans (5–5)
Mike Maddux (0–2)
None
20,743
25–27
53
June 9
@ Mets
3–2 (10)
Don Carman (3–0)
Doug Sisk (0–1)
Steve Bedrosian (8)
26,050
26–27
54
June 10
@ Mets
4–8 (11)
Roger McDowell (6–0)
Randy Lerch (0–1)
None
27,472
26–28
55
June 11
@ Mets
3–5
Ron Darling (7–2)
Steve Carlton (4–7)
Jesse Orosco (11)
27,830
26–29
56
June 13
Expos
2–1
Shane Rawley (9–4)
Tim Burke (4–2)
None
24,491
27–29
57
June 14
Expos
7–6
Randy Lerch (1–1)
Bert Roberge (0–2)
Steve Bedrosian (9)
25,769
28–29
58
June 15
Expos
0–2
Andy McGaffigan (4–2)
Charles Hudson (4–4)
Jeff Reardon (15)
30,242
28–30
59
June 16
@ Cubs
5–7
Jamie Moyer (1–0)
Steve Carlton (4–8)
Lee Smith (9)
20,614
28–31
60
June 17
@ Cubs
11–8
Kent Tekulve (1–1)
Ray Fontenot (2–2)
None
27,114
29–31
61
June 18
@ Cubs
4–5 (10)
Lee Smith (4–4)
Steve Bedrosian (2–3)
None
38,093
29–32
62
June 19
Cardinals
5–3
Kevin Gross (6–5)
Ray Burris (3–3)
Don Carman (1)
22,376
30–32
63
June 20
Cardinals
2–9
Bob Forsch (6–4)
Charles Hudson (4–5)
None
25,292
30–33
64
June 21
Cardinals
6–8
Todd Worrell (4–7)
Don Carman (3–1)
Ken Dayley (3)
38,601
30–34
65
June 22
Cardinals
4–7
Greg Mathews (4–1)
Mike Maddux (0–3)
Todd Worrell (13)
32,570
30–35
66
June 23
Cubs
19–1
Shane Rawley (10–4)
Jamie Moyer (1–1)
None
21,899
31–35
67
June 24
Cubs
7–6 (10)
Steve Bedrosian (3–3)
Lee Smith (4–5)
None
24,757
32–35
68
June 25
Cubs
7–10
Guy Hoffman (3–2)
Charles Hudson (4–6)
Lee Smith (11)
22,085
32–36
69
June 27
@ Cardinals
2–1 (17)
Kent Tekulve (2–1)
Rick Ownbey (1–2)
Tom Hume (1)
37,903
33–36
70
June 28
@ Cardinals
7–4 (10)
Steve Bedrosian (4–3)
Pat Perry (1–2)
Tom Hume (2)
43,513
34–36
71
June 29
@ Cardinals
8–7
Steve Bedrosian (5–3)
Todd Worrell (5–8)
None
42,959
35–36
72
June 30
@ Pirates
2–3
Bob Walk (3–4)
Charles Hudson (4–7)
Cecilio Guante (4)
5,881
35–37
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
73
July 1
@ Pirates
5–4 (12)
Tom Hume (1–0)
Larry McWilliams (1–5)
None
8,118
36–37
74
July 2
@ Pirates
3–4
Rick Rhoden (9–4)
Don Carman (3–2)
None
6,782
36–38
75
July 3
Reds
7–3
Bruce Ruffin (1–0)
John Denny (5–8)
Tom Hume (3)
61,475
37–38
76
July 4
Reds
1–4
Tom Browning (6–7)
Kevin Gross (6–6)
Ron Robinson (6)
20,490
37–39
77
July 5
Reds
2–7
Chris Welsh (3–2)
Charles Hudson (4–8)
None
23,620
37–40
78
July 6
Reds
12–5
Tom Hume (2–0)
Joe Price (1–2)
Kent Tekulve (2)
28,420
38–40
79
July 7
Braves
7–3
Shane Rawley (11–4)
David Palmer (5–7)
Steve Bedrosian (10)
18,768
39–40
80
July 8
Braves
8–2
Bruce Ruffin (2–0)
Rick Mahler (10–7)
None
22,202
40–40
81
July 9
Braves
3–7
Doyle Alexander (6–4)
Kevin Gross (6–7)
Gene Garber (10)
27,371
40–41
82
July 10
@ Astros
4–11
Mark Knudson (1–3)
Charles Hudson (4–9)
None
18,289
40–42
83
July 11
@ Astros
4–1
Don Carman (4–2)
Mike Scott (9–6)
Steve Bedrosian (11)
18,047
41–42
84
July 12
@ Astros
3–4
Nolan Ryan (6–6)
Shane Rawley (11–5)
Dave Smith (17)
17,491
41–43
85
July 13
@ Astros
5–4 (11)
Steve Bedrosian (6–3)
Dave Smith (1–6)
None
20,597
42–43
–
July 15
1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Astrodome in Houston
86
July 17
@ Reds
6–7 (11)
Ted Power (4–5)
Tom Gorman (0–1)
None
24,488
42–44
87
July 18
@ Reds
5–6
Tom Browning (9–7)
Bruce Ruffin (2–1)
John Franco (15)
24,072
42–45
88
July 19
@ Reds
2–5
Bill Gullickson (7–6)
Shane Rawley (11–6)
Ron Robinson (8)
20,994
42–46
89
July 20
@ Reds
9–3
Charles Hudson (5–9)
John Denny (6–9)
None
26,190
43–46
90
July 21
@ Braves
3–1
Kent Tekulve (3–1)
Jeff Dedmon (3–5)
Steve Bedrosian (12)
12,731
44–46
91
July 22
@ Braves
5–4 (11)
Steve Bedrosian (7–3)
Craig McMurtry (1–6)
Tom Hume (4)
14,249
45–46
92
July 23
@ Braves
4–2
Bruce Ruffin (3–1)
Doyle Alexander (6–6)
None
11,770
46–46
93
July 24
Astros
3–9
Mike Scott (10–6)
Shane Rawley (11–7)
None
31,094
46–47
94
July 25
Astros
4–2
Charles Hudson (6–9)
Jim Deshaies (5–3)
Steve Bedrosian (13)
23,387
47–47
95
July 26
Astros
3–2
Don Carman (5–2)
Mark Knudson (1–4)
Dan Schatzeder (2)
34,075
48–47
96
July 27
Astros
2–3
Nolan Ryan (7–7)
Kevin Gross (6–8)
Aurelio López (4)
33,192
48–48
97
July 28
Cardinals
1–3
Danny Cox (5–8)
Bruce Ruffin (3–2)
None
21,553
48–49
98
July 29
Cardinals
12–7
Tom Hume (3–0)
Tim Conroy (3–6)
None
21,970
49–49
99
July 30
Cardinals
3–6
Bob Forsch (10–6)
Charles Hudson (6–10)
Todd Worrell (21)
24,324
49–50
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
100
August 1
Cubs
4–3 (11)
Kent Tekulve (4–1)
Frank DiPino (1–6)
None
25,892
50–50
101
August 2
Cubs
12–2
Kevin Gross (7–8)
Scott Sanderson (5–8)
None
22,062
51–50
102
August 3
Cubs
6–2
Steve Bedrosian (8–3)
Frank DiPino (1–7)
None
27,330
52–50
103
August 4
@ Cardinals
2–3
Todd Worrell (7–8)
Dan Schatzeder (3–3)
None
27,059
52–51
104
August 5
@ Cardinals
4–7
Bob Forsch (11–6)
Mike Maddux (0–4)
None
24,870
52–52
105
August 6
@ Cardinals
1–2
Greg Mathews (7–3)
Don Carman (5–3)
Todd Worrell (22)
32,714
52–53
106
August 7
@ Cardinals
5–6
John Tudor (11–5)
Kevin Gross (7–9)
Todd Worrell (23)
23,171
52–54
107
August 8
@ Cubs
1–2
Steve Trout (5–5)
Bruce Ruffin (3–3)
Lee Smith (21)
27,811
52–55
108
August 9
@ Cubs
4–2
Charles Hudson (7–10)
Dennis Eckersley (6–7)
Steve Bedrosian (14)
33,003
53–55
109
August 10
@ Cubs
0–4
Ed Lynch (3–1)
Mike Maddux (0–5)
None
30,009
53–56
110
August 11
Mets
4–8
Dwight Gooden (12–4)
Don Carman (5–4)
None
43,133
53–57
111
August 12
Mets
3–1
Kevin Gross (8–9)
Rick Aguilera (6–4)
None
36,442
54–57
112
August 13
Mets
8–4
Bruce Ruffin (4–3)
Bob Ojeda (12–4)
None
39,041
55–57
113
August 14
Pirates
8–7
Kent Tekulve (5–1)
Barry Jones (1–2)
None
20,643
56–57
114
August 15 (1)
Pirates
5–6
Cecilio Guante (5–2)
Dan Schatzeder (3–4)
Don Robinson (8)
see 2nd game
56–58
115
August 15 (2)
Pirates
3–2
Mike Maddux (1–5)
Jim Winn (2–5)
Steve Bedrosian (15)
27,724
57–58
116
August 16 (1)
Pirates
1–6
Rick Rhoden (13–7)
Kevin Gross (8–10)
None
see 2nd game
57–59
117
August 16 (2)
Pirates
6–0
Tom Hume (4–0)
Larry McWilliams (2–9)
Kent Tekulve (3)
31,349
58–59
118
August 17
Pirates
5–1 (5)
Bruce Ruffin (5–3)
Rick Reuschel (7–14)
None
34,298
59–59
119
August 19
@ Giants
6–5
Kent Tekulve (6–1)
Scott Garrelts (10–9)
Steve Bedrosian (16)
10,316
60–59
120
August 20
@ Giants
1–0 (10)
Don Carman (6–4)
Mike Krukow (12–7)
Steve Bedrosian (17)
10,723
61–59
121
August 21
@ Giants
6–7
Mark Davis (4–4)
Kent Tekulve (6–2)
Scott Garrelts (5)
7,959
61–60
122
August 22
@ Padres
4–1
Bruce Ruffin (6–3)
Ed Whitson (6–8)
None
16,296
62–60
123
August 23
@ Padres
3–4 (12)
Lance McCullers (6–6)
Kent Tekulve (6–3)
None
25,884
62–61
124
August 24
@ Padres
6–5
Kent Tekulve (7–3)
Rich Gossage (5–6)
Steve Bedrosian (18)
13,409
63–61
125
August 25
@ Dodgers
1–3
Fernando Valenzuela (16–9)
Don Carman (6–5)
None
35,553
63–62
126
August 26
@ Dodgers
6–4
Kevin Gross (9–10)
Ed Vande Berg (1–5)
None
30,979
64–62
127
August 27
@ Dodgers
2–1
Bruce Ruffin (7–3)
Bob Welch (6–10)
Steve Bedrosian (19)
23,543
65–62
128
August 29
Giants
6–4
Mike Maddux (2–5)
Mike Krukow (13–8)
Steve Bedrosian (20)
21,572
66–62
129
August 30
Giants
5–3
Don Carman (7–5)
Mike LaCoss (9–10)
Steve Bedrosian (21)
23,022
67–62
130
August 31
Giants
4–3
Kent Tekulve (8–3)
Vida Blue (9–9)
Steve Bedrosian (22)
24,082
68–62
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
131
September 1
Padres
5–4
Kent Tekulve (9–3)
Craig Lefferts (7–6)
None
25,385
69–62
132
September 2
Padres
2–6
Dave LaPoint (4–7)
Jeff Bittiger (0–1)
None
15,553
69–63
133
September 3
Padres
5–6
Bob Stoddard (1–0)
Steve Bedrosian (8–4)
Lance McCullers (3)
15,066
69–64
134
September 5
Dodgers
4–0
Don Carman (8–5)
Orel Hershiser (12–11)
Steve Bedrosian (23)
15,245
70–64
135
September 6
Dodgers
2–3
Fernando Valenzuela (18–9)
Kevin Gross (9–11)
None
22,394
70–65
136
September 7
Dodgers
2–1
Kent Tekulve (10–3)
Ken Howell (5–10)
None
25,706
71–65
137
September 8
@ Cubs
4–7
Ed Lynch (5–4)
Mike Maddux (2–6)
Lee Smith (26)
6,857
71–66
138
September 9
@ Cubs
6–8 (10)
Lee Smith (9–9)
Steve Bedrosian (8–5)
None
8,785
71–67
139
September 10
@ Cubs
7–8
Guy Hoffman (5–2)
Kent Tekulve (10–4)
Lee Smith (27)
9,029
71–68
140
September 12
Mets
6–3
Bruce Ruffin (8–3)
Dwight Gooden (14–6)
Steve Bedrosian (24)
43,070
72–68
141
September 13
Mets
6–5
Dan Schatzeder (4–4)
Roger McDowell (13–8)
Steve Bedrosian (25)
47,108
73–68
142
September 14
Mets
6–0
Kevin Gross (10–11)
Sid Fernandez (15–5)
None
38,652
74–68
143
September 15
Pirates
5–0
Don Carman (9–5)
Rick Rhoden (15–9)
None
14,089
75–68
144
September 16
Pirates
9–5
Kent Tekulve (11–4)
Mike Bielecki (6–11)
None
14,315
76–68
145
September 17
Cardinals
5–8
Bob Forsch (14–8)
Bruce Ruffin (8–4)
Todd Worrell (34)
15,737
76–69
146
September 18
Cardinals
4–3
Mike Maddux (3–6)
Greg Mathews (10–7)
Steve Bedrosian (26)
12,847
77–69
147
September 19
@ Mets
4–3
Kevin Gross (11–11)
Sid Fernandez (15–6)
Steve Bedrosian (27)
35,023
78–69
148
September 20
@ Mets
5–9
Ron Darling (14–5)
Tom Hume (4–1)
None
39,104
78–70
149
September 21
@ Mets
7–1
Marvin Freeman (1–0)
John Mitchell (0–1)
None
42,631
79–70
150
September 22
@ Pirates
8–4
Jeff Bittiger (1–1)
Bob Kipper (5–8)
None
3,934
80–70
151
September 23
@ Pirates
5–6
Barry Jones (3–4)
Steve Bedrosian (8–6)
None
3,631
80–71
152
September 24
@ Cardinals
1–7
Danny Cox (11–12)
Kevin Gross (11–12)
None
21,272
80–72
153
September 25
@ Cardinals
4–5
Ray Soff (4–0)
Dan Schatzeder (4–5)
Todd Worrell (35)
15,595
80–73
154
September 26
@ Expos
5–0
Marvin Freeman (2–0)
Sergio Valdez (0–4)
Kent Tekulve (4)
6,133
81–73
155
September 27
@ Expos
1–0
Don Carman (10–5)
Floyd Youmans (13–11)
Steve Bedrosian (28)
6,493
82–73
156
September 28
@ Expos
5–2
Kevin Gross (12–12)
Dennis Martínez (3–6)
Steve Bedrosian (29)
10,064
83–73
157
September 29
Cubs
3–8
Greg Maddux (2–4)
Mike Maddux (3–7)
None
14,355
83–74
158
September 30
Cubs
9–2
Bruce Ruffin (9–4)
Drew Hall (1–2)
None
13,377
84–74
Roster
1986 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Don Carman
50
134.1
10
5
3.22
98
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Farm system
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Notes
^ a b c d Pascarelli, Peter (October 6, 1986). "Bad Start, Promising Ending". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1.
^ a b Rogers, Thomas (November 20, 1986). "Schmidt Joins an Elite Club". The New York Times . p. D27.
^ Jerry Koosman at Baseball-Reference
^ Tim Corcoran at Baseball-Reference
^ "Ronn Reynolds Stats" .
^ Alan Knicely at Baseball-Reference
^ Robbins, Michael (2004). Ninety Feet from Fame: Close Calls with Baseball Immortality . New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 244.
^ "Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants Box Score, August 20, 1986" .
^ a b c Terry, Robert J.; Lieber, David (September 15, 1986). "30 Vet Seats Smashed by Mets Fans". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. B8.
^ Brehm, Mike (December 30, 2011). "Flyers, Rangers have contentious history". USA Today . p. E4. In 1986, the New York Mets were running away with the National League East race and needed one win in Philadelphia in mid-September to clinch. Mets fans seemed to take up half of Veterans Stadium, but Philadelphia swept the three games. Though the Mets won the division by 21 games, that was Phillies fans' World Series.
^ a b Pascarelli, Peter (September 12, 1986). "Mets Set to Clinch Vs. Phils". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1. The Mets' magic number is down to 2...It would be the first division championship ever clinched at the Vet, and the Phillies would love to prevent it from happening. However, after losing three straight in Chicago...the Phils have to sweep the series...to prevent the Mets from clinching in Philadelphia...'To keep them from clinching at the Vet, we needed to do something in Chicago, and we didn't,' said reliever Kent Tekulve, who lost the third game at Wrigley Field.
^ Pascarelli, Peter (September 11, 1986). "Cubs Hand Phils 3rd Loss in a Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1. The Phils now must shut the Mets down in three straight games to avoid watching a division-title celebration on their own turf.
^ Pascarelli, Peter (November 20, 1986). "Schmidt is National League MVP". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. A1.
^ Tom Gorman at Baseball-Reference
^ Dave Stewart at Baseball-Reference
^ Chuck Knoblauch at Baseball-Reference
^ Steve Carlton at Baseball-Reference
^ Dan Schatzeder at Baseball-Reference
^ "1986 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits" . Baseball-Reference.com.
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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