Offseason

* December 10, 1985: George Vukovich was purchased from the Indians by the

Seibu Lions The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Seibu Railway, w ...

(Japan Pacific). * January 7, 1986: Roy Smith and Ramón Romero were traded by the Indians to the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

for

Ken Schrom Kenneth Marvin Schrom (born November 23, 1954) is a former major league baseball pitcher and current minor league executive. Selected in the 17th round of the 1976 MLB amateur draft by the California Angels, Schrom pitched for seven seasons in ...

and

Bryan Oelkers Bryan Alois Oelkers (born March 11, 1961) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri and college at Wichita State. He batted and threw left-handed. He was drafted in the ...

. * January 14, 1986:

Troy Neel Troy Lee Neel (born September 14, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. After a solid start in Major League Baseball (MLB), Neel moved to Japan and compiled strong numbers in six seasons playing in Nippon Professional Baseball ...

was drafted by the Indians in the 9th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 5, 1986. * January 23, 1986: Fran Mullins was purchased by the Indians from the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...

. * February 8, 1986:

Dickie Noles Dickie Ray Noles (born November 19, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles between 1979 and 1990. He bat ...

was signed as a free agent by the Indians. * February 10, 1986:

Butch Benton Alfred Lee "Butch" Benton (born August 24, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed catcher. He was selected sixth overall in the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets. Early years Benton played both football and base ...

was released by the Indians. * February 25, 1986: Jim Kern was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Jim Kern
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* March 28, 1986: Dave Von Ohlen was released by the Indians. * April 1, 1986:

Jerry Willard Gerald Duane Willard (born March 14, 1960) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 to 1994 for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Ex ...

was released by the Indians. * June 2, 1986:

Greg Swindell Forest Gregory Swindell (born January 2, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He had a 17-year career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from to . He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Bost ...

was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 31, 1986. * June 17, 1986: Jim Kern was released by the Indians. * June 20, 1986:

Neal Heaton Neal Heaton (born March 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees from 1982 ...

was traded by the Indians to the Minnesota Twins for John Butcher.

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Game log

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Awards and honors

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WaterlooJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

1986 Cleveland Indians team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
1986 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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