1986 Milwaukee Brewers season

The Milwaukee Brewers' 1986 season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the American League East with a record of 77 wins and 84 losses.

Offseason

November 14, 1985: Rick Waits was released by the Brewers.^[1]
November 25, 1985: Pete Ladd was released by the Brewers.^[2]
December 11, 1985: Ed Romero was traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Clear.^[3]
December 18, 1985: Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors) were traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Rob Deer.^[4]
December 22, 1985: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent with the Brewers.^[5]
March 5, 1986: Ted Simmons was traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Rick Cerone, David Clay (minors), and Flavio Alfaro (minors).^[6]
March 26, 1986: Rob DeWolf (minors) was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Steve Stanicek.^[7]
March 30, 1986: Moose Haas was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for Charlie O'Brien, Steve Kiefer, Mike Fulmer (minors), and Pete Kendrick (minors).^[8]

Teddy Higuera would win 20 games in 1986 and would be the last 20 game winner in the 20th century for the Brewers.^[9]

April 1, 1986: Ray Burris was released by the Brewers.^[10]
August 15, 1986: Danny Darwin was traded by the Brewers to the Houston Astros for Don August and Mark Knudson.^[5]

June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft
- Gary Sheffield was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 26, 1986.^[11]
- Tim McIntosh was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round.^[12]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

^ Rick Waits at Baseball-Reference
^ Pete Ladd at Baseball-Reference
^ Ed Romero at Baseball-Reference
^ Rob Deer at Baseball-Reference
^ a b Danny Darwin at Baseball-Reference
^ Ted Simmons at Baseball-Reference
^ Steve Stanicek at Baseball-Reference
^ Charlie O'Brien at Baseball-Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference
^ Gary Sheffield at Baseball-Reference
^ Tim McIntosh at Baseball-Reference
^ "1986 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Texas League Champions". Texas League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "California League Champions". California League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.