Standings
1986
Division
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 66 | .590 | - | 4-6 | L4 | 794 | 696 | +98 | 90-71 | 51-30 | 44-36 | 42-34 | |
| 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.5 | 7-3 | W4 | 797 | 738 | +59 | 87-75 | 41-39 | 49-33 | 42-34 | |
| 87 | 75 | .537 | 8.5 | 7-3 | W5 | 798 | 714 | +84 | 89-73 | 49-32 | 38-43 | 37-39 | |
| 86 | 76 | .531 | 9.5 | 3-7 | L3 | 809 | 733 | +76 | 88-74 | 42-39 | 44-37 | 44-32 | |
| 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.5 | 7-3 | W4 | 831 | 841 | -10 | 80-82 | 45-35 | 39-43 | 27-49 | |
| 77 | 84 | .478 | 18.0 | 7-3 | W3 | 667 | 734 | -67 | 73-88 | 41-39 | 36-45 | 42-46 | |
| 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.5 | 2-8 | L4 | 708 | 760 | -52 | 76-86 | 37-42 | 36-47 | 33-56 | |
AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 92 | 70 | .568 | - | 3-7 | L1 | 786 | 684 | +102 | 91-71 | 50-32 | 42-38 | 41-32 | |
| 87 | 75 | .537 | 5.0 | 7-3 | W1 | 771 | 743 | +28 | 84-78 | 51-30 | 36-45 | 30-43 | |
| 76 | 86 | .469 | 16.0 | 6-4 | L1 | 654 | 673 | -19 | 79-83 | 45-36 | 31-50 | 39-47 | |
| 76 | 86 | .469 | 16.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 731 | 760 | -29 | 78-84 | 47-36 | 29-50 | 34-52 | |
| 72 | 90 | .444 | 20.0 | 6-4 | L3 | 644 | 699 | -55 | 75-87 | 41-40 | 31-50 | 36-50 | |
| 71 | 91 | .438 | 21.0 | 6-4 | W3 | 741 | 839 | -98 | 72-90 | 43-38 | 28-53 | 33-53 | |
| 67 | 95 | .414 | 25.0 | 1-9 | L9 | 718 | 835 | -117 | 70-92 | 41-41 | 26-54 | 32-54 | |
NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 108 | 54 | .667 | - | 9-1 | W5 | 783 | 578 | +205 | 103-59 | 55-26 | 53-28 | 30-24 | |
| 86 | 75 | .534 | 21.5 | 6-4 | W2 | 739 | 713 | +26 | 83-78 | 49-31 | 37-44 | 30-24 | |
| 79 | 82 | .491 | 28.5 | 4-6 | L4 | 601 | 611 | -10 | 79-82 | 42-39 | 37-43 | 35-37 | |
| 78 | 83 | .484 | 29.5 | 3-7 | L2 | 637 | 688 | -51 | 75-86 | 36-44 | 42-39 | 30-42 | |
| 70 | 90 | .438 | 37.0 | 6-4 | W2 | 680 | 781 | -101 | 70-90 | 42-38 | 28-52 | 30-41 | |
| 64 | 98 | .395 | 44.0 | 2-8 | L3 | 663 | 700 | -37 | 77-85 | 31-50 | 33-48 | 20-52 | |
NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 96 | 66 | .593 | - | 8-2 | W5 | 654 | 569 | +85 | 91-71 | 52-29 | 44-37 | 34-26 | |
| 86 | 76 | .531 | 10.0 | 8-2 | L1 | 732 | 717 | +15 | 83-79 | 43-38 | 43-38 | 24-36 | |
| 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 | 6-4 | W1 | 698 | 618 | +80 | 90-72 | 46-35 | 37-44 | 26-34 | |
| 74 | 88 | .457 | 22.0 | 4-6 | W1 | 656 | 723 | -67 | 74-88 | 43-38 | 31-50 | 33-45 | |
| 73 | 89 | .451 | 23.0 | 2-8 | L1 | 638 | 679 | -41 | 76-86 | 46-35 | 27-54 | 32-46 | |
| 72 | 89 | .447 | 23.5 | 2-8 | L5 | 615 | 719 | -104 | 69-92 | 41-40 | 31-49 | 26-52 |
Clinch Indicators
- yClinched Division
August 26
Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Cleveland Indians 6
Tie games do not count towards standings calculations.