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1986 Milwaukee Brewers season

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Owner(s)
  
Bud Selig

General manager(s)
  
Harry Dalton

Manager(s)
  
George Bamberger, Tom Trebelhorn

Local television
  
WVTV (Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon)

Local radio
  
WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)

The Milwaukee Brewers' 1986 season involved the Brewers' finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 77 wins and 84 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 14, 1985: Rick Waits was released by the Brewers.
  • November 25, 1985: Pete Ladd was released by the Brewers.
  • December 11, 1985: Ed Romero was traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Clear.
  • December 18, 1985: Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Rob Deer.
  • December 22, 1985: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent with the Brewers.
  • March 5, 1986: Ted Simmons was traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors).
  • March 26, 1986: Rob DeWolf (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Steve Stanicek.
  • March 30, 1986: Moose Haas was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Charlie O'Brien, Steve Kiefer, Mike Fulmer (minors), and Pete Kendrick (minors).
  • Regular season

    Teddy Higuera would win 20 games in 1986 and would be the last 20 game winner in the 20th century for the Brewers.

    Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1986: Ray Burris was released by the Brewers.
  • August 15, 1986: Danny Darwin was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Don August and Mark Knudson.
  • Draft Picks

  • June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
  • Gary Sheffield was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 26, 1986.
  • Tim McIntosh was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round.
  • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: El Paso, Stockton

    References

    1986 Milwaukee Brewers season Wikipedia