1986 in baseball
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The following are the events of the year 1986 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.
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Events
- January 8 - Willie McCovey is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, and becomes the 16th player elected in his first year of eligibility. Billy Williams falls four votes shy of the 319 needed for election.
- March 10 - Ernie Lombardi, the National League MVP in 1938, and Bobby Doerr, a nine-time American League All-Star, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
- July 15 - At the Houston Astrodome, the American League wins the All-Star Game, 3–2, for its second triumph in the last 15 years. AL starter Roger Clemens pitches three perfect innings to win the Game's MVP Award.
- September 3 - Billy Hatcher's home run in the top of the 18th inning gave the Houston Astros an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The two teams played 14 innings the day before and used a major league record 53 players in the game.
- September 22 - Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first Mexican pitcher to win 20 games in the majors, beating the Houston Astros, 9-2, while allowing just two hits.
- October 15 - In the longest game in post-season history (until the 2005 National League Division Series), the Mets beat the Astros 7–6 in 16 innings to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1973. New York scores three runs in the top of the 9th to force extra innings. The Mets score three more runs in the top of the 16th and Houston answers with two of its own before Jesse Orosco fans Kevin Bass to end the game.
- October 27 - At Shea Stadium, the New York Mets win Game Seven of the World Series over the Boston Red Sox, 8–5. Third baseman Ray Knight is named the Series MVP.
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Roger Clemens (AL)
- Mike Schmidt (NL)
- Cy Young
- Roger Clemens (AL)
- Mike Scott (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- José Canseco (AL)
- Todd Worrell (NL)
- Manager of the Year
- John McNamara (AL)
- Hal Lanier (NL)
Births
- April 8 - Félix Hernández, pitcher
Deaths
- January 13 - Mike Garcia, 62, a pitcher who helped the Cleveland Indians set the American League record for victories in winning the pennant in 1954, and a member of one of the top pitching staffs ever assembled, The Indians’ Big Four, along with Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and Early Wynn.
- February 17 - Red Ruffing, 81, whose pitching and pinch-hitting helped the New York Yankees win seven pennants and six World Series championships.
- April 28 - Pat Seerey, 63, an outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox from 1943 through 1948, and one of few major league players to hit four home runs in a single game.
- May 4 - Paul Richards, 77, a major league player, manager and executive.
- July 2 - Peanuts Lowrey, 68, an All-Star outfielder, who spent most of his 13-year major league career with the Chicago Cubs.
- July 9 - Red Lucas, 83, a pitcher who won 157 games in a 15-year career and one of the most effective pinch-hitters in major league history.
- July 25 - Ted Lyons, 85, a Hall of Fame pitcher, who played with the Chicago White Sox for 21 years and collected 260 victories.
- September 29 - Hank Greenberg, 75, a Hall of Fame member, who played four World Series with the Detroit Tigers, won two MVP awards, and led the American League in home runs five times and RBI four times.
- October 3 - Vince DiMaggio, 74, the oldest of the baseball-playing DiMaggio brothers, Joe and Dom, who played 10 seasons in the National League as an outfielder with the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants.
- October 12 - Norm Cash, 51, a first baseman for the Detroit Tigers for 15 years and the American League batting champion in 1961.
- December 12 - Johnny Wyrostek, 67, an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds for the biggest portion of his career (1948-1952) who was an All-Star in 1950 and 1951.
