The Boston Red Sox were 95-66 in 1986. They finished 1st in the AL East. They lost in the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets, 4 games to 3.
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Willson Contreras hits 3-run homer, Red Sox outlast Giants 6-4 in Rafael Devers' return to Fenway
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Rafael Devers returns to Fenway, but not interested in revisiting icy end to Red Sox tenure
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Nolan Arenado's broken-bat bloop in 10th sparks Diamondbacks to 7-6 win over Red Sox
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Rutschman hits 1st homer for Red Sox as Boston beats the Diamondbacks 9-4
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Red Sox overwhelm Diamondbacks 11-1 as all 9 starters drive in a run
1986 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,498 | 794 | 1,488 | 320 | 21 | 144 | 752 | 595 | 66 | 707 | 41 | 34 | .271 | .346 | .415 |
Team Rank | 15th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 24th | 14th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 26th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 7th |
1986 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 95 | 66 | 3.93 | 1,033 | 5 | 41 | 1429.2 | 1,469 | 625 | 696 | 167 | 474 | 26 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | 6th | 12th | 9th | 25th | 20th | 10th | 9th | 20th | 1st | 8th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 55 | .577 | ||
71 | 58 | .550 | 3.5 | |
66 | 64 | .508 | 9.0 | |
61 | 70 | .466 | 14.5 | |
58 | 71 | .450 | 16.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 49 | .623 | ||
74 | 55 | .574 | 6.5 | |
66 | 64 | .508 | 15.0 | |
63 | 67 | .485 | 18.0 | |
61 | 68 | .473 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
78 | 51 | .605 | ||
69 | 60 | .535 | 9.0 | |
68 | 61 | .527 | 10.0 | |
52 | 76 | .406 | 25.5 | |
50 | 78 | .391 | 27.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 52 | .594 | ||
73 | 56 | .566 | 3.5 | |
69 | 59 | .539 | 7.0 | |
64 | 67 | .489 | 13.5 | |
62 | 67 | .481 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
67 | 61 | .523 | ||
63 | 66 | .488 | 4.5 | |
63 | 66 | .488 | 4.5 | |
61 | 67 | .477 | 6.0 | |
56 | 74 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 64 | .504 | ||
64 | 65 | .496 | 1.0 | |
61 | 68 | .473 | 4.0 | |
51 | 78 | .395 | 14.0 | |
49 | 80 | .380 | 16.0 |
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