1986 Cleveland Indians

84-78 • .519 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1986 Cleveland Indians went 84-78 (.519) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 831 runs, allowed 841, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Carter (29 HR, 121 RBI) and Tom Candiotti (16-12, 3.57 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
5th Rank
831 R 841 RA
Diff -10

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⚡ Quick Stats

831 Runs Scored
841 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
1,470K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 9% above the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .337 2% above the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .429 5% above the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.58 10% worse than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 831 11% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,470,977
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Avg per Game 18,160

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Pat Tabler 0.326 2 Julio Franco 0.306 3 Joe Carter 0.302 4 Tony Bernazard 0.301 5 Mel Hall 0.296

Home Runs

1 Joe Carter 29 2 Cory Snyder 24 3 Mel Hall 18 4 Tony Bernazard 17 5 Brook Jacoby 17

RBI

1 Joe Carter 121 2 Brook Jacoby 80 3 Mel Hall 77 4 Julio Franco 74 5 Tony Bernazard 73
1986 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Carter 162 663 108 200 36 9 29 121 32 95 29 0.302
Julio Franco 149 599 80 183 30 5 10 74 32 66 10 0.306
Brett Butler 161 587 92 163 17 14 4 51 70 65 32 0.278
Brook Jacoby 158 583 83 168 30 4 17 80 56 137 2 0.288
Tony Bernazard 146 562 88 169 28 4 17 73 53 77 17 0.301
Pat Tabler 130 473 61 154 29 2 6 48 29 75 3 0.326
Mel Hall 140 442 68 131 29 2 18 77 33 65 6 0.296
Cory Snyder 103 416 58 113 21 1 24 69 16 123 2 0.272
Andre Thornton 120 401 49 92 14 0 17 66 65 67 4 0.229
Andy Allanson 101 293 30 66 7 3 1 29 14 36 10 0.225
Chris Bando 92 254 28 68 9 0 2 26 22 49 0 0.268
Carmelo Castillo 85 205 34 57 9 0 8 32 9 48 2 0.278
Otis Nixon 105 95 33 25 4 1 0 8 13 12 23 0.263
Dave Clark 18 58 10 16 1 0 3 9 7 11 1 0.276
Fran Mullins 28 40 3 7 4 0 0 5 2 11 0 0.175
Jay Bell 5 14 3 5 2 0 1 4 2 3 0 0.357
Dan Rohn 6 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.200
Eddie Williams 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Scott Bailes 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Butcher 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Easterly 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Heaton 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Niekro 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dickie Noles 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Oelkers 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Ritter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Roman 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Schrom 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Schulze 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Yett 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Tom Candiotti 3.57 2 Ernie Camacho 4.08 3 Greg Swindell 4.23 4 Neal Heaton 4.24 5 Phil Niekro 4.32

Wins

1 Tom Candiotti 16 2 Ken Schrom 14 3 Phil Niekro 11 4 Scott Bailes 10 5 Greg Swindell 5

Strikeouts

1 Tom Candiotti 167 2 Ken Schrom 87 3 Phil Niekro 81 4 Scott Bailes 60 5 Rich Yett 50
1986 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Candiotti 16 12 3.57 36 34 0 252.1 234 100 106 167
Phil Niekro 11 11 4.32 34 32 0 210.1 241 101 95 81
Ken Schrom 14 7 4.54 34 33 0 206.0 217 104 49 87
Scott Bailes 10 10 4.95 62 10 7 112.2 123 62 43 60
Don Schulze 4 4 5.00 19 13 0 84.2 88 47 34 33
Rich Yett 5 3 5.15 39 3 1 78.2 84 45 37 50
Neal Heaton 3 6 4.24 12 12 0 74.1 73 35 34 24
Bryan Oelkers 3 3 4.70 35 4 1 69.0 70 36 40 33
Greg Swindell 5 2 4.23 9 9 0 61.2 57 29 15 46
Ernie Camacho 2 4 4.08 51 0 20 57.1 60 26 31 36
Dickie Noles 3 2 5.10 32 0 0 54.2 56 31 30 32
John Butcher 1 5 6.93 13 8 0 50.2 86 39 13 16
Frank Wills 4 4 4.91 26 0 4 40.1 43 22 16 32
Jim Kern 1 1 7.90 16 0 0 27.1 34 24 23 11
Jose Roman 1 2 6.55 6 5 0 22.0 23 16 17 9
Doug Jones 1 0 2.50 11 0 1 18.0 18 5 6 12
Jamie Easterly 0 2 7.64 13 0 0 17.2 27 15 12 9
Reggie Ritter 0 0 6.30 5 0 0 10.0 14 7 4 6

👥 Roster (36)

Andy Allanson Scott Bailes Chris Bando Jay Bell Tony Bernazard John Butcher Brett Butler Ernie Camacho Tom Candiotti Joe Carter Carmelo Castillo Dave Clark +24 more

36 players

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The 1986 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1986 Cleveland Indians won 84 games and lost 78, ending up 5th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 831 runs and allowed 841, a run differential of -10. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .284, 9% better than the league's .261. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 4.58 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.18. Measured against the 746-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 1,470,977 for the year. Joe Carter topped the Cleveland Indians with 29 home runs. Tom Candiotti was the top winner, with 16 victories. Ernie Camacho saved 20 games. The 1986 roster runs to 36 players. The 1985 season and the 1987 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1986 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1986 Cleveland Indians finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Joe Carter led the 1986 Cleveland Indians with 29 home runs.
What was the 1986 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1986 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.58.
Did the 1986 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1986 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Carter (29 HR, 121 RBI) and Tom Candiotti (16-12, 3.57 ERA).
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