1986 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1986
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = Bobby Cox
managers =Chuck Tanner
television = WTBS
Superstation WTBS
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, John Sterling)|

The 1986 season was the 116th in franchise history and their 21st in Atlanta.

Offseason

* December 6, 1985: Bill Sample was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Miguel Sosa (minors).
*March 5, 1986: Ted Simmons was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simmote01.shtml Ted Simmons Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

On July 6, 1986, in an 11-8 loss to the Montreal Expos, Bob Horner hit four home runs in one game. Horner became the second player in the 20th Century (Gil Hodges was the first in 1950) to hit four home runs in one game in his home park. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0] He became the first player since Ed Delahanty to hit four home runs in a losing game. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 1, 1986: Pascual Perez was released by the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezpa01.shtml Pascual Perez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 2, 1986: Ben McDonald was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdonbe01.shtml Ben McDonald Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 30, 1986: Ken Griffey, Sr. was traded by the New York Yankees with Andre Robertson to the Atlanta Braves for Claudell Washington and Paul Zuvella. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Roy Majtyka, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Jim Beauchamp, manager)
* Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Buddy Bailey, manager)
* Class A: Sumter Braves (South Atlantic League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Rookie: Pulaski Braves (Appalachian League; Grady Little, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Pedro González, manager)
* Rookie: Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League; Rod Gilbreath, manager] )

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1986.shtml 1986 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1986&t=ATL Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac]