1986 Toronto Blue Jays season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1986
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Exhibition Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Toronto, Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners = Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
genmanagers = Pat Gillick
managers = Jimy Williams
television = CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Ken Singleton, Fergie Olver)
radio = CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)|The by|1986 Toronto Blue Jays season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Regular season

* Tony Fernández and Jesse Barfield had career years with the Blue Jays. Fernandez led the American League with 683 At Bats in a season and he was the first Blue Jay to get over 200 hits in a season with 213.

* Jesse Barfield led the American League with 40 Home Runs. On May 17, 1986 – Jesse Barfield has six RBIs in one game against the Cleveland Indians.

* Mark Eichhorn also had a breakout year with the Blue Jays. He was second on the team with 10 saves, and he led the team in ERA with 1.72 and strikeouts with 166. He tied with Jim Clancy and Jimmy Key for the team led in wins with 14.

eason standings

Transactions

* January 3, 1986: Luis Sojo was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml]
* January 14, 1986: Mark Whiten was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed April 28, 1986. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 14, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cedence01.shtml Cesar Cedeno Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 3, 1986: César Cedeño was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
*July 6, 1986: Doyle Alexander was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Atlanta Braves for Duane Ward. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Jesse Barfield, American League Home Run Champion, 40 Home Runs
* Jesse Barfield, Gold Glove Award
* Jesse Barfield, Silver Slugger Award
* George Bell, Silver Slugger Award
* Mark Eichhorn, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award
* Tony Fernández, American League Leader in At-Bats, 683

All-Star Game
* Jesse Barfield, Outfield
* Lloyd Moseby, Outfield
* Tony Fernández, Shortstop [ [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History ] ]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1986.shtml 1986 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1986&t=TOR 1986 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]