1986 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 1986
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Veterans Stadium
y4 = 1971
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Bill Giles
general managers =Tony Siegle
managers =John Felske
television = WTAF
PRISM
radio = WCAU
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)|

Mike Schmidt became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award three times. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Offseason

*December 6, 1985: Jerry Koosman was released by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koosmje01.shtml Jerry Koosman page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 17, 1985: Alan Knicely was released by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Jerry Koosman page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Under second-year manager John Felske, the Phillies stayed just below the .500 mark for roughly 2/3s of the season, until a charge after the All-Star break pushed the club past the St. Louis Cardinals and Montreal Expos into second place in the NL East. Unfortunately, the Mets finished with a major-league best 108-54 record, and finished 21 1/2 games ahead of the Phils.

The Phillies were the only team in the National League to post a winning record against the World Series champs, going 10-8 with a 7-2 mark at Veterans Stadium.

Hall-of-Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt won the NL MVP for the third and final time in his career with a league-high 37 home runs with 119 RBI and a .290 average.

The club scored a season-high 19 runs in a 19-1 throttling of the Chicago Cubs at the Vet on June 23.

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 19, 1986: Tom Gorman was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gormato03.shtml Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference] ]
*May 9, 1986: Dave Stewart was released by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stewada01.shtml Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 2, 1986: Chuck Knoblauch was drafted by the Phillies in the 18th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knoblch01.shtml Chuck Knoblauch page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 24, 1986: Steve Carlton was released by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carltst01.shtml Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 24, 1986: Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen were traded by the Phillies to the Montreal Expos for Dan Schatzeder and Skeeter Barnes. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schatda01.shtml Dan Schatzeder page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and honors

*Garry Maddox, Roberto Clemente Award
*Mike Schmidt, National League MVP

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1986.shtml 1986 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference]