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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After placing scheduled starter Max Scherzer on injured list, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 3-0
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Blue Jays back Cease with 3 homers in 6-1 victory over Red Sox at Fenway
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Wyatt Langford homers on 1st pitch and Rangers beat Red Sox 6-4 in front of Scotland's Tartan Army
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Rafaela powers Red Sox to 10-1 rout of Rangers as Gray shines on mound
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
40 | 34 | .541 | 6.5 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 8.0 | |
37 | 38 | .493 | 10.0 | |
33 | 41 | .446 | 13.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 26 | .634 | ||
40 | 32 | .556 | 5.5 | |
39 | 36 | .520 | 8.0 | |
38 | 37 | .507 | 9.0 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 11.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
48 | 27 | .640 | ||
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
38 | 36 | .514 | 9.5 | |
31 | 43 | .419 | 16.5 | |
28 | 47 | .373 | 20.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
41 | 30 | .577 | 3.5 | |
36 | 38 | .486 | 10.0 | |
35 | 40 | .467 | 11.5 | |
29 | 42 | .408 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 34 | .528 | ||
39 | 35 | .527 | ||
35 | 40 | .467 | 4.5 | |
30 | 44 | .405 | 9.0 | |
30 | 45 | .400 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 37 | .507 | ||
36 | 38 | .486 | 1.5 | |
35 | 38 | .479 | 2.0 | |
35 | 41 | .461 | 3.5 | |
30 | 45 | .400 | 8.0 |


