1986 Detroit Tigers

87-75 • .537 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1986 Detroit Tigers went 87-75 (.537) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 798 runs, allowed 714, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Darrell Evans (29 HR, 85 RBI) and Jack Morris (21-8, 3.27 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
3rd Rank
798 R 714 RA
Diff +84

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798 Runs Scored
714 Runs Allowed
+84 Run Diff
1,899K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 equal to the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .338 3% above the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .423 4% above the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.02 4% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 798 7% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,899,437
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Avg per Game 23,449

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Grubb 0.333 2 Dwight Lowry 0.307 3 Alan Trammell 0.277 4 Darnell Coles 0.273 5 Tom Brookens 0.270

Home Runs

1 Darrell Evans 29 2 Kirk Gibson 28 3 Lance Parrish 22 4 Alan Trammell 21 5 Darnell Coles 20

RBI

1 Darnell Coles 86 2 Kirk Gibson 86 3 Darrell Evans 85 4 Alan Trammell 75 5 Lou Whitaker 73
1986 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Whitaker 144 584 95 157 26 6 20 73 63 70 13 0.269
Alan Trammell 151 574 107 159 33 7 21 75 59 57 25 0.277
Darnell Coles 142 521 67 142 30 2 20 86 45 84 6 0.273
Darrell Evans 151 507 78 122 15 0 29 85 91 105 3 0.241
Kirk Gibson 119 441 84 118 11 2 28 86 68 107 34 0.268
Dave Collins 124 419 44 113 18 2 1 27 44 49 27 0.270
Chet Lemon 126 403 45 101 21 3 12 53 39 53 2 0.251
Lance Parrish 91 327 53 84 6 1 22 62 38 83 0 0.257
Larry Herndon 106 283 33 70 13 1 8 37 27 40 2 0.247
Tom Brookens 98 281 42 76 11 2 3 25 20 42 11 0.270
Pat Sheridan 98 236 41 56 9 1 6 19 21 57 9 0.237
Johnny Grubb 81 210 32 70 13 1 13 51 28 28 0 0.333
Dwight Lowry 56 150 21 46 4 0 3 18 17 19 0 0.307
Dave Bergman 65 130 14 30 6 1 1 9 21 16 0 0.231
Mike Heath 30 98 11 26 3 0 4 11 4 17 4 0.265
Dave Engle 35 86 6 22 7 0 0 4 7 13 0 0.256
Harry Spilman 24 49 6 12 2 0 3 8 3 8 0 0.245
Mike Laga 15 45 6 9 1 0 3 8 5 13 0 0.200
Bruce Fields 16 43 4 12 1 1 0 6 1 6 1 0.279
Brian Harper 19 36 2 5 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.139
Tim Tolman 16 34 4 6 1 0 0 2 6 4 1 0.176
Doug Baker 13 24 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.125
Matt Nokes 7 24 2 8 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.333
Scotti Madison 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Cary 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Hernandez 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Kelly 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric King 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaPoint 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Lazorko 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy O'Neal 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Pacella 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Scherrer 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Terrell 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Thurmond 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Mark Thurmond 1.92 2 Jack Morris 3.27 3 Chuck Cary 3.41 4 Eric King 3.51 5 Willie Hernandez 3.55

Wins

1 Jack Morris 21 2 Walt Terrell 15 3 Frank Tanana 12 4 Eric King 11 5 Willie Hernandez 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 223 2 Frank Tanana 119 3 Walt Terrell 93 4 Eric King 79 5 Willie Hernandez 77
1986 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 21 8 3.27 35 35 0 267.0 229 97 82 223
Walt Terrell 15 12 4.56 34 33 0 217.1 199 110 98 93
Frank Tanana 12 9 4.16 32 31 0 188.1 196 87 65 119
Eric King 11 4 3.51 33 16 3 138.1 108 54 63 79
Randy O'Neal 3 7 4.33 37 11 2 122.2 121 59 44 68
Dan Petry 5 10 4.66 20 20 0 116.0 122 60 53 56
Willie Hernandez 8 7 3.55 64 0 24 88.2 87 35 21 77
Dave LaPoint 3 6 5.72 16 8 0 67.2 85 43 32 36
Bill Campbell 3 6 3.88 34 0 3 55.2 46 24 21 37
Mark Thurmond 4 1 1.92 25 4 3 51.2 44 11 17 17
Jim Slaton 0 0 4.05 22 0 2 40.0 46 18 11 12
Chuck Cary 1 2 3.41 22 0 0 31.2 33 12 15 21
Bill Scherrer 0 1 7.29 13 0 0 21.0 19 17 22 16
Bryan Kelly 1 2 4.50 6 4 0 20.0 21 10 10 18
John Pacella 0 0 4.09 5 0 1 11.0 10 5 13 5
Jack Lazorko 0 0 4.05 3 0 0 6.2 8 3 4 3

👥 Roster (40)

Doug Baker Dave Bergman Tom Brookens Bill Campbell Chuck Cary Darnell Coles Dave Collins Dave Engle Darrell Evans Bruce Fields Kirk Gibson Johnny Grubb +28 more

40 players

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The 1986 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1986 Detroit Tigers won 87 games and lost 75, ending up 3rd in the AL East. The run column shows 798 for and 714 against. Pitchers allowed 4.02 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.18. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 7% more. Attendance at Tiger Stadium totaled 1,899,437 for the year. For power, Darrell Evans led the way with 29 homers.

Kirk Gibson led in RBI with 86. The hits leader was Alan Trammell with 159. Jack Morris was the top winner, with 21 victories. Willie Hernandez saved 24 games. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club. The 1985 season and the 1987 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1986 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1986 Detroit Tigers finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Darrell Evans led the 1986 Detroit Tigers with 29 home runs.
What was the 1986 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1986 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.02.
Did the 1986 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1986 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darrell Evans (29 HR, 85 RBI) and Jack Morris (21-8, 3.27 ERA).
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