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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Rangers reach .500 again and tie for AL West lead with 7-3 victory over Red Sox
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Jacob deGrom strikes out 8 to lead Rangers over Red Sox 4-2 in series between playoff contenders
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Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten is likely done for the season
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Payton Tolle starts with immaculate inning, Roman Anthony gets key hit as Red Sox beat Royals 4-1
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Boston's Payton Tolle pitches immaculate inning to open game against Kansas City
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 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 64 | .582 | ||
84 | 68 | .553 | 4.5 | |
76 | 77 | .497 | 13.0 | |
71 | 82 | .464 | 18.0 | |
69 | 83 | .454 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
95 | 57 | .625 | ||
85 | 68 | .556 | 10.5 | |
75 | 77 | .493 | 20.0 | |
75 | 78 | .490 | 20.5 | |
71 | 81 | .467 | 24.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
92 | 60 | .605 | ||
83 | 69 | .546 | 9.0 | |
80 | 73 | .523 | 12.5 | |
64 | 89 | .418 | 28.5 | |
56 | 96 | .368 | 36.0 |


