Standings
1986
Division
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 61 | .599 | - | 5-5 | L2 | 754 | 654 | +100 | 86-66 | 47-25 | 44-36 | 40-30 | |
| 85 | 69 | .552 | 7.0 | 7-3 | W4 | 795 | 696 | +99 | 87-68 | 42-36 | 43-33 | 43-28 | |
| 83 | 70 | .542 | 8.5 | 6-4 | L1 | 753 | 724 | +29 | 79-74 | 38-37 | 45-33 | 35-32 | |
| 81 | 73 | .526 | 11.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 768 | 687 | +81 | 85-69 | 49-32 | 32-41 | 36-38 | |
| 78 | 76 | .506 | 14.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 772 | 802 | -30 | 75-80 | 42-35 | 36-41 | 27-49 | |
| 72 | 81 | .471 | 19.5 | 4-6 | W4 | 640 | 716 | -76 | 69-84 | 39-36 | 33-45 | 38-44 | |
| 71 | 83 | .461 | 21.0 | 3-7 | L6 | 671 | 706 | -35 | 73-81 | 37-39 | 34-44 | 32-51 | |
AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 90 | 63 | .588 | - | 7-3 | W2 | 758 | 648 | +110 | 87-66 | 50-30 | 40-33 | 40-27 | |
| 80 | 73 | .523 | 10.0 | 7-3 | L2 | 724 | 710 | +14 | 78-75 | 46-28 | 34-45 | 25-42 | |
| 72 | 81 | .471 | 18.0 | 5-5 | W4 | 690 | 716 | -26 | 74-79 | 46-34 | 26-47 | 33-50 | |
| 71 | 82 | .464 | 19.0 | 3-7 | W2 | 621 | 637 | -16 | 75-78 | 42-33 | 29-49 | 37-46 | |
| 67 | 87 | .435 | 23.5 | 4-6 | L1 | 689 | 789 | -100 | 68-86 | 41-39 | 26-48 | 32-49 | |
| 66 | 86 | .434 | 23.5 | 3-7 | L5 | 608 | 656 | -48 | 71-81 | 36-39 | 30-47 | 36-50 | |
| 65 | 87 | .428 | 24.5 | 4-6 | L2 | 688 | 790 | -102 | 66-86 | 38-36 | 27-51 | 31-52 | |
NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 101 | 53 | .656 | - | 7-3 | W2 | 741 | 565 | +176 | 96-58 | 52-26 | 49-27 | 42-30 | |
| 81 | 73 | .526 | 20.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 709 | 690 | +19 | 79-75 | 46-29 | 35-44 | 36-36 | |
| 77 | 77 | .500 | 24.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 577 | 577 | +0 | 77-77 | 40-36 | 37-41 | 35-37 | |
| 76 | 77 | .497 | 24.5 | 4-6 | L1 | 617 | 656 | -39 | 72-81 | 35-40 | 41-37 | 37-45 | |
| 66 | 88 | .429 | 35.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 648 | 754 | -106 | 66-88 | 40-38 | 26-50 | 36-46 | |
| 62 | 92 | .403 | 39.0 | 4-6 | L2 | 645 | 663 | -18 | 75-79 | 31-48 | 31-44 | 25-57 | |
NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 89 | 65 | .578 | - | 7-3 | L1 | 623 | 557 | +66 | 85-69 | 49-29 | 40-36 | 39-30 | |
| 80 | 74 | .519 | 9.0 | 6-4 | W4 | 683 | 681 | +2 | 77-77 | 41-37 | 39-37 | 31-41 | |
| 78 | 76 | .506 | 11.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 657 | 592 | +65 | 84-70 | 43-33 | 35-43 | 30-39 | |
| 71 | 82 | .464 | 17.5 | 5-5 | W1 | 593 | 681 | -88 | 67-86 | 40-36 | 31-46 | 31-51 | |
| 71 | 83 | .461 | 18.0 | 4-6 | L1 | 623 | 673 | -50 | 72-82 | 41-35 | 30-48 | 37-48 | |
| 71 | 83 | .461 | 18.0 | 3-7 | L2 | 604 | 631 | -27 | 74-80 | 45-33 | 26-50 | 39-46 |
Clinch Indicators
- yClinched Division
August 26
Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Cleveland Indians 6
Tie games do not count towards standings calculations.