1986 New York Yankees

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1986 New York Yankees went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 797 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Don Mattingly (31 HR, 113 RBI) and Dennis Rasmussen (18-6, 3.88 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
797 R 738 RA
Diff +59

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797 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
+59 Run Diff
2,268K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 4% above the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .347 5% above the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .430 5% above the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.11 2% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 797 7% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,268,186
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Avg per Game 28,352

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Don Mattingly 0.352 2 Ken Griffey 0.303 3 Mike Easler 0.302 4 Ron Hassey 0.298 5 Dan Pasqua 0.293

Home Runs

1 Don Mattingly 31 2 Rickey Henderson 28 3 Mike Pagliarulo 28 4 Dave Winfield 24 5 Dan Pasqua 16

RBI

1 Don Mattingly 113 2 Dave Winfield 104 3 Mike Easler 78 4 Rickey Henderson 74 5 Mike Pagliarulo 71
1986 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Mattingly 162 677 117 238 53 2 31 113 53 35 0 0.352
Rickey Henderson 153 608 130 160 31 5 28 74 89 81 87 0.263
Dave Winfield 154 565 90 148 31 5 24 104 77 106 6 0.262
Mike Pagliarulo 149 504 71 120 24 3 28 71 54 120 4 0.238
Willie Randolph 141 492 76 136 15 2 5 50 94 49 15 0.276
Mike Easler 146 490 64 148 26 2 14 78 49 87 3 0.302
Dan Pasqua 102 280 44 82 17 0 16 45 47 78 2 0.293
Wayne Tolleson 60 215 22 61 9 2 0 14 14 33 4 0.284
Ken Griffey 59 198 33 60 7 0 9 26 15 24 2 0.303
Butch Wynegar 61 194 19 40 4 1 7 29 30 21 0 0.206
Ron Hassey 64 191 23 57 14 0 6 29 24 16 1 0.298
Joel Skinner 54 166 6 43 4 0 1 17 7 40 0 0.259
Bob Meacham 56 161 19 36 7 1 0 10 17 39 3 0.224
Gary Roenicke 69 136 11 36 5 0 3 18 27 30 1 0.265
Claudell Washington 54 135 19 32 5 0 6 16 7 33 6 0.237
Dale Berra 42 108 10 25 7 0 2 13 9 14 0 0.231
Mike Fischlin 71 102 9 21 2 0 0 3 8 29 0 0.206
Henry Cotto 35 80 11 17 3 0 1 6 2 17 3 0.212
Ron Kittle 30 80 8 19 2 0 4 12 7 23 2 0.237
Paul Zuvella 21 48 2 4 1 0 0 2 5 4 0 0.083
Bryan Little 14 41 3 8 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.195
Juan Espino 27 37 1 6 2 0 0 5 2 9 0 0.162
Phil Lombardi 20 36 6 10 3 0 2 6 4 7 0 0.278
Leo Hernandez 7 22 2 5 2 0 1 4 1 8 0 0.227
Ivan de Jesus 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mike Armstrong 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Arnsberg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Drabek 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Fisher 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Holland 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Montefusco 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Niekro 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Nielsen 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alfonso Pulido 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Rasmussen 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Scurry 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Shirley 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Tewksbury 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Whitson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Dave Righetti 2.45 2 Tommy John 2.93 3 Bob Tewksbury 3.31 4 Rod Scurry 3.66 5 Tim Stoddard 3.83

Wins

1 Dennis Rasmussen 18 2 Brian Fisher 9 3 Ron Guidry 9 4 Joe Niekro 9 5 Bob Tewksbury 9

Strikeouts

1 Ron Guidry 140 2 Dennis Rasmussen 131 3 Dave Righetti 83 4 Doug Drabek 76 5 Brian Fisher 67
1986 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Rasmussen 18 6 3.88 31 31 0 202.0 160 87 74 131
Ron Guidry 9 12 3.98 30 30 0 192.1 202 85 38 140
Doug Drabek 7 8 4.10 27 21 0 131.2 126 60 50 76
Bob Tewksbury 9 5 3.31 23 20 0 130.1 144 48 31 49
Joe Niekro 9 10 4.87 25 25 0 125.2 139 68 63 59
Dave Righetti 8 8 2.45 74 0 46 106.2 88 29 35 83
Bob Shirley 0 4 5.04 39 6 3 105.1 108 59 40 64
Brian Fisher 9 5 4.93 62 0 6 96.2 105 53 37 67
Tommy John 5 3 2.93 13 10 0 70.2 73 23 15 28
Scott Nielsen 4 4 4.02 10 9 0 56.0 66 25 12 20
Tim Stoddard 4 1 3.83 24 0 0 49.1 41 21 23 34
Al Holland 1 0 5.09 25 1 0 40.2 44 23 9 37
Rod Scurry 1 2 3.66 31 0 2 39.1 38 16 22 36
Ed Whitson 5 2 7.54 14 4 0 37.0 54 31 23 27
Alfonso Pulido 1 1 4.70 10 3 1 30.2 38 16 9 13
John Montefusco 0 0 2.19 4 0 0 12.1 9 3 5 3
Mike Armstrong 0 1 9.35 7 1 0 8.2 13 9 5 8
Brad Arnsberg 0 0 3.38 2 1 0 8.0 13 3 1 3

👥 Roster (43)

Mike Armstrong Brad Arnsberg Dale Berra Henry Cotto Doug Drabek Mike Easler Juan Espino Mike Fischlin Brian Fisher Ken Griffey Ron Guidry Ron Hassey +31 more

43 players

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The 1986 New York Yankees in brief

A 90-72 record (.556) put the 1986 New York Yankees 2nd in the AL East. The run column shows 797 for and 738 against. At the plate the New York Yankees hit .271, 4% better than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.18. The 1986 New York Yankees outscored the average club by 7% (797 against 746).

Attendance at Yankee Stadium II totaled 2,268,186 for the year. For power, Don Mattingly led the way with 31 homers. Dennis Rasmussen was the top winner, with 18 victories. Ron Guidry struck out 140, the most on the club. Dave Righetti closed out 46 saves. The 1986 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 New York Yankees

What was the 1986 New York Yankees record?
The 1986 New York Yankees finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1986 New York Yankees in home runs?
Don Mattingly led the 1986 New York Yankees with 31 home runs.
What was the 1986 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1986 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.11.
Did the 1986 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1986 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 New York Yankees play?
The 1986 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1986 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Mattingly (31 HR, 113 RBI) and Dennis Rasmussen (18-6, 3.88 ERA).
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