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86-76, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 809 runs, Allowed 733 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Manager: Jimy Williams (86-76)
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,455,477 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106
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1985 / 1987 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1985
Ron Musselman granted Free Agency.
November 12, 1985
Jeff Burroughs granted Free Agency.
Steve Nicosia granted Free Agency.
Al Oliver granted Free Agency.
November 14, 1985
Traded players to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Cliff Johnson. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Matt Williams (August 29, 1985), Jeff Mays (minors) (August 29, 1985) and Greg Ferlenda (minors) (November 14, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 10, 1985
Drafted Jose DeJesus from the Kansas City Royals in the 1985 rule 5 draft.
January 3, 1986
Signed Luis Sojo as an amateur free agent.
January 6, 1986
Signed Jose Escobar as a free agent.
January 14, 1986
Drafted Mark Whiten in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January). Player signed April 28, 1986.
Drafted Wade Taylor in the 9th round of the 1986 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
March 14, 1986
Signed Cesar Cedeno as a free agent.
March 31, 1986
Signed Ron Musselman as a free agent.
April 3, 1986 (Standings)
Released Cesar Cedeno.
Returned Jose DeJesus (earlier draft pick) to the Kansas City Royals.
April 8, 1986 (Standings)
Signed Joe Beckwith as a free agent.
June 2, 1986 (Standings)
Drafted John Briscoe in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Steve Cummings in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Xavier Hernandez in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1986.
Drafted Pat Hentgen in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1986.
Drafted Cris Carpenter in the 7th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Randy Knorr in the 10th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1986.
Drafted Willie Blair in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.
Drafted Carlos Diaz in the 14th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Jimmy Rogers in the 16th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Tom Quinlan in the 27th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed September 23, 1986.
Drafted Darren Hall in the 28th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1986.
Drafted Doug Linton in the 43rd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed September 5, 1986.
July 6, 1986 (Standings)
Traded Doyle Alexander to the Atlanta Braves. Received Duane Ward.
Traded Jim Acker to the Atlanta Braves. Received Joe Johnson.
July 31, 1986 (Standings)
Sold Joe Beckwith to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
September 1, 1986 (Standings)
Purchased Mickey Mahler from the Texas Rangers.
October 8, 1986 (Standings)
Released Mickey Mahler.
October 20, 1986
Released Dennis Lamp.
November 12, 1986
Jim Clancy granted Free Agency.
Cliff Johnson granted Free Agency.
Buck Martinez granted Free Agency.
Ernie Whitt granted Free Agency.
December 8, 1986
Stan Clarke drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1986 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Jose Nunez from the Kansas City Royals in the 1986 rule 5 draft.
Cliff Young drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1986 rule 5 draft.
December 9, 1986
Gibson Alba selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1986 minor league draft.
1987
Ron Musselman sent to ??? in an unknown transaction.
January 6, 1987
Signed Jim Clancy as a free agent.
January 8, 1987
Signed Ernie Whitt as a free agent.
January 12, 1987
Signed Steve Fireovid as a free agent.
February 2, 1987
Traded Damaso Garcia and Luis Leal to the Atlanta Braves. Received Craig McMurtry.
March 26, 1987
Released Ron Shepherd.
