1986 Chicago Cubs

70-90 • .438 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1986 Chicago Cubs went 70-90 (.438) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 680 runs, allowed 781, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Jody Davis (21 HR, 74 RBI) and Scott Sanderson (9-11, 4.19 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
90 Losses
.438 Win %
5th Rank
680 R 781 RA
Diff -101

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680 Runs Scored
781 Runs Allowed
-101 Run Diff
1,859K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% above the 1986 league average (.253)
OBP .318 1% below the 1986 league average (.321)
SLG .397 5% above the 1986 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.49 21% worse than the 1986 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 680 1% above the 1986 league average (675 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,859,102
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Avg per Game 23,238

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Jerry Mumphrey 0.304 2 Davey Lopes 0.299 3 Manny Trillo 0.296 4 Ryne Sandberg 0.284 5 Chris Speier 0.284

Home Runs

1 Jody Davis 21 2 Gary Matthews 21 3 Leon Durham 20 4 Shawon Dunston 17 5 Ryne Sandberg 14

RBI

1 Keith Moreland 79 2 Ryne Sandberg 76 3 Jody Davis 74 4 Shawon Dunston 68 5 Leon Durham 65
1986 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryne Sandberg 154 627 68 178 28 5 14 76 46 79 34 0.284
Keith Moreland 156 586 72 159 30 0 12 79 53 48 3 0.271
Shawon Dunston 150 581 66 145 37 3 17 68 21 114 13 0.250
Jody Davis 148 528 61 132 27 2 21 74 41 110 0 0.250
Leon Durham 141 484 66 127 18 7 20 65 67 98 8 0.262
Gary Matthews 123 370 49 96 16 1 21 46 60 59 3 0.259
Bob Dernier 108 324 32 73 14 1 4 18 22 41 27 0.225
Jerry Mumphrey 111 309 37 94 11 2 5 32 26 45 2 0.304
Ron Cey 97 256 42 70 21 0 13 36 44 66 0 0.273
Davey Lopes 59 157 38 47 8 2 6 22 31 16 17 0.299
Chris Speier 95 155 21 44 8 0 6 23 15 32 2 0.284
Manny Trillo 81 152 22 45 10 0 1 19 16 21 0 0.296
Terry Francona 86 124 13 31 3 0 2 8 6 8 0 0.250
Thad Bosley 87 120 15 33 4 1 1 9 18 24 3 0.275
Dave Martinez 53 108 13 15 1 1 1 7 6 22 4 0.139
Chico Walker 28 101 21 28 3 2 1 7 10 20 15 0.277
Rafael Palmeiro 22 73 9 18 4 0 3 12 4 6 1 0.247
Dennis Eckersley 33 69 7 11 3 0 2 10 1 34 0 0.159
Brian Dayett 24 67 7 18 4 0 4 11 6 10 0 0.269
Rick Sutcliffe 29 53 3 11 2 0 1 4 2 13 0 0.208
Scott Sanderson 38 51 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 23 0 0.059
Steve Trout 37 43 5 9 1 0 0 3 1 15 0 0.209
Ed Lynch 23 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0.033
Jamie Moyer 16 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.091
Steve Lake 10 19 4 8 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.421
Guy Hoffman 33 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.067
Mike Martin 8 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.077
Greg Maddux 6 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.333
Steve Christmas 3 9 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.111
Drew Hall 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Ray Fontenot 42 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Jay Baller 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Gumpert 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Matt Keough 19 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Lee Smith 66 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
George Frazier 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ron Davis 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Frank DiPino 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Ruthven 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Lee Smith 3.09 2 Ed Lynch 3.79 3 Ray Fontenot 3.86 4 Guy Hoffman 3.86 5 Scott Sanderson 4.19

Wins

1 Scott Sanderson 9 2 Lee Smith 9 3 Ed Lynch 7 4 Jamie Moyer 7 5 Dennis Eckersley 6

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Eckersley 137 2 Scott Sanderson 124 3 Rick Sutcliffe 122 4 Lee Smith 93 5 Steve Trout 69
1986 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Eckersley 6 11 4.57 33 32 0 201.0 226 102 43 137
Rick Sutcliffe 5 14 4.64 28 27 0 176.2 166 91 96 122
Scott Sanderson 9 11 4.19 37 28 1 169.2 165 79 37 124
Steve Trout 5 7 4.75 37 25 0 161.0 184 85 78 69
Ed Lynch 7 5 3.79 23 13 0 99.2 105 42 23 57
Lee Smith 9 9 3.09 66 0 31 90.1 69 31 42 93
Jamie Moyer 7 4 5.05 16 16 0 87.1 107 49 42 45
Guy Hoffman 6 2 3.86 32 8 0 84.0 92 36 29 47
Dave Gumpert 2 0 4.37 38 0 2 59.2 60 29 28 45
Ray Fontenot 3 5 3.86 42 0 2 56.0 57 24 21 24
Jay Baller 2 4 5.37 36 0 5 53.2 58 32 28 42
George Frazier 2 4 5.40 35 0 0 51.2 63 31 34 41
Frank DiPino 2 4 5.18 30 0 0 40.0 47 23 14 43
Greg Maddux 2 4 5.52 6 5 0 31.0 44 19 11 20
Matt Keough 2 2 4.97 19 2 0 29.0 36 16 12 19
Drew Hall 1 2 4.56 5 4 1 23.2 24 12 10 21
Ron Davis 0 2 7.65 17 0 0 20.0 31 17 3 10
Dick Ruthven 0 0 5.06 6 0 0 10.2 12 6 6 3

👥 Roster (39)

Jay Baller Thad Bosley Ron Cey Steve Christmas Jody Davis Ron Davis Brian Dayett Bob Dernier Frank DiPino Shawon Dunston Leon Durham Dennis Eckersley +27 more

39 players

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The 1986 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1986 Chicago Cubs won 70 games and lost 90, ending up 5th in the NL East. The run column shows 680 for and 781 against. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .256, 1% better than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 4.49 was 21% worse than the league average of 3.72. League clubs averaged 675 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 1% more.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,859,102 in attendance, about 23,238 a game. Jody Davis topped the Chicago Cubs with 21 home runs. Keith Moreland drove in a team-high 79 runs. On the mound, Lee Smith won 9 games to lead the staff. Dennis Eckersley struck out 137, the most on the club. Lee Smith closed out 31 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1986 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1986 Chicago Cubs finished 70-90 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Jody Davis led the 1986 Chicago Cubs with 21 home runs.
What was the 1986 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1986 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.49.
Did the 1986 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1986 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1986 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jody Davis (21 HR, 74 RBI) and Scott Sanderson (9-11, 4.19 ERA).
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