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1986 Major League Baseball season

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League
  
Major League Baseball

AL champions
  
Boston Red Sox

Sport
  
Baseball

AL runners-up
  
California Angels

Duration
  
April 7, 1986 – October 21, 1986

Season MVP
  
AL: Roger Clemens (BOS)NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)

The 1986 Major League Baseball season.

Contents

Awards and honors

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
  • Cy Young Award
  • Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • Mike Scott, Houston Astros (NL)
  • Rookie of the Year
  • José Canseco, Oakland Athletics (AL)
  • Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
  • Dave Righetti, New York Yankees (AL)
  • Todd Worrell, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • Manager of the Year Award
  • John McNamara, Boston Red Sox (AL)
  • Hal Lanier, Houston Astros (NL)

    • Postseason

  • World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4–3); Ray Knight, MVP
  • American League Championship Series: Marty Barrett, MVP
  • National League Championship Series: Mike Scott, MVP
  • All-Star Game, July 15 at Astrodome: American League, 3–2; Roger Clemens, MVP

    • Events

  • April 7 – On Opening Day at Tiger Stadium, Boston Red Sox player Dwight Evans achieves a major league first by hitting a home run off Jack Morris on the first pitch of the season.
  • April 29 – Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters in one game, the first time any pitcher had struck out 20 batters in a nine-inning game.
  • June 6 – San Diego Padres manager Steve Boros is ejected before the first pitch, after showing the umpire video footage of a disputed play from the night before.

    • References

    1986 Major League Baseball season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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