1986 American Association season

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The 1986 American Association season was the 79th in the league's history, and ended with the Indianapolis Indians winning their first league championship in four years.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold .

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians	80	62	.563	--	Joe Sparks	Montreal Expos
Buffalo Bisons	71	71	.500	9	Jim Marshall	Chicago White Sox
Nashville Sounds	68	74	.479	12	Leon Roberts	Detroit Tigers
Louisville Redbirds	64	78	.451	16	Jim Fregosi/Dyar Miller/Dave Bialas	St. Louis Cardinals

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Denver Zephyrs	76	66	.535	--	Jack Lind	Cincinnati Reds
Iowa Cubs	74	68	.421	2	Larry Cox	Chicago Cubs
Omaha Royals	72	70	.507	4	John Boles/Frank Funk	Kansas City Royals
Oklahoma City 89ers	63	79	.444	13	Dave Oliver	Texas Rangers

Championship Finals

Indianapolis vs. Denver Date Away Home September 3 Indianapolis 9 Denver 1 September 4 Indianapolis 5 Denver 9 September 5 Indianapolis 1 Denver 3 September 6 Denver 2 Indianapolis 5 September 7 Denver 2 Indianapolis 7 September 8 Denver 5 Indianapolis 3 September 9 Denver 4 Indianapolis 5 Indianapolis wins series 4-3

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Bruce Fields, Nashville, .368
• Runs Scored Bob Brower, Oklahoma City, 130
• Hits Brower; Chico Walker, Iowa, 158
• Doubles Steve Hammond, Iowa, 45
• Triples Rondin Johnson, Omaha, 14
• Home Runs Lloyd McClendon, Denver, 24
• Runs Batted In Jim Lindeman, Louisville, 96
• Stolen Bases Walker; Dwight Taylor, Omaha, 67

Pitching

• Wins Pete Filson, Buffalo, 14
• Earned Run Average Filson, 2.27
• Complete Games Joe Magrane, Louisville; Alan Hargesheimer, Omaha, 8
• Shutouts Ten tied with 2
• Strikeouts Jack Lazorko, Nashville, 119
• Saves John Pacella, Nashville, 17

All-Star Team

• First Base Joe DeSa, Buffalo
• Second Base Casey Candaele, Indianapolis
• Shortstop Barry Larkin, Denver
• Third Base German Rivera, Nashville
• Outfield Chico Walker, Iowa; Bob Brower, Oklahoma City; Bruce Fields, Nashville; Daryl Boston, Buffalo; Kevin Seitzer, Omaha
• Catcher Mike Stanley, Oklahoma City; Terry McGriff, Denver
• Designated Hitter Lloyd McClendon, Denver
• Right-Handed Pitcher Alan Hargesheimer, Omaha
• Left-Handed Pitcher Pete Filson, Buffalo

References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1987 Baseball Guide

1987 Baseball America Statistics Report

External Links

1986 AA - The Baseball Cube