⭐ Division Winner

1986 Houston Astros

96-66 • .593 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1986 Houston Astros went 96-66 (.593) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 569, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Glenn Davis (31 HR, 101 RBI) and Mike Scott (18-10, 2.22 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

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
1st Rank
654 R 569 RA
Diff +85

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654 Runs Scored
569 Runs Allowed
+85 Run Diff
1,734K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1986 league average (.253)
OBP .322 equal to the 1986 league average (.321)
SLG .380 equal to the 1986 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.15 15% better than the 1986 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 654 3% below the 1986 league average (675 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,734,266
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Avg per Game 21,410

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Denny Walling 0.312 2 Kevin Bass 0.311 3 Ty Gainey 0.300 4 Jim Pankovits 0.283 5 Jose Cruz 0.278

Home Runs

1 Glenn Davis 31 2 Kevin Bass 20 3 Denny Walling 13 4 Jose Cruz 10 5 Phil Garner 9

RBI

1 Glenn Davis 101 2 Kevin Bass 79 3 Jose Cruz 72 4 Denny Walling 58 5 Phil Garner 41
1986 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kevin Bass 157 591 83 184 33 5 20 79 38 72 22 0.311
Glenn Davis 158 574 91 152 32 3 31 101 64 72 3 0.265
Bill Doran 145 550 92 152 29 3 6 37 81 57 42 0.276
Jose Cruz 141 479 48 133 22 4 10 72 55 86 3 0.278
Billy Hatcher 127 419 55 108 15 4 6 36 22 52 38 0.258
Denny Walling 130 382 54 119 23 1 13 58 36 31 1 0.312
Alan Ashby 120 315 24 81 15 0 7 38 39 56 1 0.257
Phil Garner 107 313 43 83 14 3 9 41 30 45 12 0.265
Craig Reynolds 114 313 32 78 7 3 6 41 12 31 3 0.249
Dickie Thon 106 278 24 69 13 1 3 21 29 49 6 0.248
Terry Puhl 81 172 17 42 10 0 3 14 15 24 3 0.244
Mark Bailey 57 153 9 27 5 0 4 15 28 45 1 0.176
Jim Pankovits 70 113 12 32 6 1 1 7 11 25 1 0.283
Davey Lopes 37 98 11 23 2 1 1 13 12 9 8 0.235
Mike Scott 38 95 7 12 2 0 0 3 2 48 0 0.126
Bob Knepper 42 91 2 9 2 1 0 1 0 44 0 0.099
Tony Walker 84 90 19 20 7 0 2 10 11 15 11 0.222
John Mizerock 44 81 9 15 1 1 1 6 24 16 0 0.185
Nolan Ryan 30 59 1 6 0 0 0 5 1 22 0 0.102
Ty Gainey 26 50 6 15 3 1 1 6 6 19 3 0.300
Jim Deshaies 26 43 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 31 0 0.047
Bert Peña 15 29 3 6 1 0 0 2 5 5 1 0.207
Dan Driessen 17 24 5 7 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0.292
Eric Bullock 6 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0.048
Danny Darwin 12 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.062
Robbie Wine 9 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.250
Matt Keough 10 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.364
Mark Knudson 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Charlie Kerfeld 61 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.111
Aurelio Lopez 45 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Mike Madden 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Larry Andersen 38 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Manny Hernandez 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Louie Meadows 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333
Julio Solano 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Frank DiPino 31 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dave Smith 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Funk 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Calhoun 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rafael Montalvo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Mike Scott 2.22 2 Danny Darwin 2.32 3 Charlie Kerfeld 2.59 4 Dave Smith 2.73 5 Larry Andersen 2.78

Wins

1 Mike Scott 18 2 Bob Knepper 17 3 Jim Deshaies 12 4 Nolan Ryan 12 5 Charlie Kerfeld 11

Strikeouts

1 Mike Scott 306 2 Nolan Ryan 194 3 Bob Knepper 143 4 Jim Deshaies 128 5 Charlie Kerfeld 77
1986 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Scott 18 10 2.22 37 37 0 275.1 182 68 72 306
Bob Knepper 17 12 3.14 40 38 0 258.0 232 90 62 143
Nolan Ryan 12 8 3.34 30 30 0 178.0 119 66 82 194
Jim Deshaies 12 5 3.25 26 26 0 144.0 124 52 59 128
Charlie Kerfeld 11 2 2.59 61 0 7 93.2 71 27 42 77
Aurelio Lopez 3 3 3.46 45 0 7 78.0 64 30 25 44
Larry Andersen 2 1 2.78 38 0 1 64.2 64 20 23 33
Dave Smith 4 7 2.73 54 0 33 56.0 39 17 22 46
Danny Darwin 5 2 2.32 12 8 0 54.1 50 14 9 40
Mark Knudson 1 5 4.22 9 7 0 42.2 48 20 15 20
Frank DiPino 1 3 3.57 31 0 3 40.1 27 16 16 27
Mike Madden 1 2 4.08 13 6 0 39.2 47 18 22 30
Matt Keough 3 2 3.09 10 5 0 35.0 22 12 18 25
Julio Solano 3 1 7.59 16 1 0 32.0 39 27 22 21
Manny Hernandez 2 3 3.90 9 4 0 27.2 33 12 12 9
Jeff Calhoun 1 0 3.71 20 0 0 26.2 28 11 12 14
Tom Funk 0 0 6.48 8 0 0 8.1 10 6 6 2
Rafael Montalvo 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 0
Craig Reynolds 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to NYN 4-2

👥 Roster (40)

Larry Andersen Alan Ashby Mark Bailey Kevin Bass Eric Bullock Jeff Calhoun Jose Cruz Danny Darwin Glenn Davis Jim Deshaies Frank DiPino Bill Doran +28 more

40 players

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The 1986 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1986 Houston Astros reads 96 wins and 66 losses, good for 1st in the NL West. In 1986 the franchise took the division title. Runs came in at 654 scored against 569 allowed (+85). At the plate the Houston Astros hit .255, 1% better than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 3.15 was 15% better than the league average of 3.72.

The 654 runs scored compare with a league average of 675 per club, 3% fewer. Astrodome was home in 1986, drawing a total attendance of 1,734,266. The home run leader was Glenn Davis, who hit 31. Mike Scott was the top winner, with 18 victories. The saves leader was Dave Smith with 33. In the NL Championship Series, the Houston Astros lost to NYN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Houston Astros

What was the 1986 Houston Astros record?
The 1986 Houston Astros finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Did the 1986 Houston Astros make the playoffs?
The 1986 Houston Astros finished first in their division.
Who led the 1986 Houston Astros in home runs?
Glenn Davis led the 1986 Houston Astros with 31 home runs.
What was the 1986 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1986 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.15.
Did the 1986 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Houston Astros play?
The 1986 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
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