70-90 | Missed Playoffs |
Record | Outcome |
The Chicago Cubs finished the regular season with a 70-90 record. They went 42-38 at home and 28-52 on the road.
The 1986 Chicago Cubs played in the East Division of the National League.
During the regular season, the 1986 Chicago Cubs went 40-48 against their NL East opponents.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Cardinals | 10-7 | 58.8% | +30 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 9-8 | 52.9% | -24 |
Montreal Expos | 8-10 | 44.4% | -8 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 7-11 | 38.9% | -27 |
New York Mets | 6-12 | 33.3% | -29 |
Among qualifying months, the 1986 Chicago Cubs had their best month in July, when they went 15-11 and had a 57.7% win percentage. Their worst month was August, when they went 11-20 and had a 35.5% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
---|---|---|---|
April | 7-12 | 36.8% | -21 |
May | 12-15 | 44.4% | -16 |
June | 10-17 | 37.0% | -17 |
July | 15-11 | 57.7% | +8 |
August | 11-20 | 35.5% | -45 |
September | 13-15 | 46.4% | -18 |
October | 2-0 | 100% | +8 |
No, the Cubs didn't make the Postseason in 1986.
The Chicago Cubs finished the regular season with a run differential of -101. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cubs could have been expected to have about 69.9 wins, or a 70-90 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1986 Chicago Cubs went 31-31.
During the regular season, the 1986 Chicago Cubs went 8-14 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1986 Chicago Cubs was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Chicago Cubs had during the 1986 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Tue, Apr 8, 1986 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Fri, Apr 11, 1986 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 5 - 4 | ||
Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
Sun, Apr 13, 1986 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 0 - 8 | ||
Tue, Apr 15, 1986 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Thu, Apr 17, 1986 | @ Montreal Expos | Win 7 - 6 | (13) | |
Fri, Apr 18, 1986 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Sat, Apr 19, 1986 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 8 - 14 | ||
Sun, Apr 20, 1986 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 8 - 10 | (17) | |
Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Wed, Apr 23, 1986 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 6 - 0 | ||
Thu, Apr 24, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 7 - 5 | ||
Fri, Apr 25, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 2 - 4 | (11) | |
Sat, Apr 26, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Sun, Apr 27, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 12 - 10 | ||
Mon, Apr 28, 1986 | @ San Diego Padres | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Tue, Apr 29, 1986 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Wed, Apr 30, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Thu, May 1, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Fri, May 2, 1986 | @ San Francisco Giants | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sat, May 3, 1986 | @ San Francisco Giants | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sun, May 4, 1986 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) | |
Sun, May 4, 1986 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Tue, May 6, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 7 - 6 | ||
Wed, May 7, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
Thu, May 8, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Fri, May 9, 1986 | vs San Diego Padres | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
Sat, May 10, 1986 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sun, May 11, 1986 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 9 - 5 | ||
Tue, May 13, 1986 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Wed, May 14, 1986 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 3 - 11 | ||
Fri, May 16, 1986 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 6 - 9 | ||
Sat, May 17, 1986 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Sun, May 18, 1986 | @ Houston Astros | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Tue, May 20, 1986 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Wed, May 21, 1986 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 8 - 9 | (13) | |
Thu, May 22, 1986 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Fri, May 23, 1986 | vs Houston Astros | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Sat, May 24, 1986 | vs Houston Astros | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Sun, May 25, 1986 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 3 | (11) | |
Mon, May 26, 1986 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 9 - 6 | ||
Tue, May 27, 1986 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Wed, May 28, 1986 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 5 - 0 | ||
Fri, May 30, 1986 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Sat, May 31, 1986 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
Sun, Jun 1, 1986 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 7 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jun 2, 1986 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 8 - 6 | ||
Tue, Jun 3, 1986 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
Wed, Jun 4, 1986 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Thu, Jun 5, 1986 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Fri, Jun 6, 1986 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 9 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jun 7, 1986 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Sun, Jun 8, 1986 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 14 - 2 | ||
Mon, Jun 9, 1986 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 5 - 6 | (11) | |
Tue, Jun 10, 1986 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Wed, Jun 11, 1986 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
Fri, Jun 13, 1986 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 0 - 1 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 13, 1986 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 3 - 2 | (11) | |
Sat, Jun 14, 1986 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
Sun, Jun 15, 1986 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 4 - 3 | (11) | |
Mon, Jun 16, 1986 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 7 - 5 | ||
Tue, Jun 17, 1986 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 8 - 11 | ||
Wed, Jun 18, 1986 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 5 - 4 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 20, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Loss 3 - 10 | ||
Sat, Jun 21, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Win 8 - 6 | ||
Sun, Jun 22, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Mon, Jun 23, 1986 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 1 - 19 | ||
Tue, Jun 24, 1986 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 6 - 7 | (10) | |
Wed, Jun 25, 1986 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Win 10 - 7 | ||
Sat, Jun 28, 1986 | vs New York Mets | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
Sun, Jun 29, 1986 | vs New York Mets | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
Mon, Jun 30, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Tue, Jul 1, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 1 - 0 | ||
Wed, Jul 2, 1986 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 5 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 3, 1986 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
Fri, Jul 4, 1986 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sat, Jul 5, 1986 | @ San Diego Padres | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jul 6, 1986 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Tue, Jul 8, 1986 | @ San Francisco Giants | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Wed, Jul 9, 1986 | @ San Francisco Giants | Win 4 - 3 | (10) | |
Thu, Jul 10, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 4 - 11 | ||
Fri, Jul 11, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 6 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jul 12, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Sun, Jul 13, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 17, 1986 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Fri, Jul 18, 1986 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Sat, Jul 19, 1986 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 11 - 6 | ||
Sun, Jul 20, 1986 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Mon, Jul 21, 1986 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Tue, Jul 22, 1986 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 6 - 4 | ||
Wed, Jul 23, 1986 | vs San Diego Padres | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Fri, Jul 25, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 8 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jul 26, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 9 - 4 | ||
Sun, Jul 27, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 11 - 13 | ||
Mon, Jul 28, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Loss 2 - 9 | ||
Tue, Jul 29, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jul 29, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Wed, Jul 30, 1986 | @ New York Mets | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Fri, Aug 1, 1986 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Sat, Aug 2, 1986 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 12 | ||
Sun, Aug 3, 1986 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
Mon, Aug 4, 1986 | vs New York Mets | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Tue, Aug 5, 1986 | vs New York Mets | Win 8 - 5 | ||
Wed, Aug 6, 1986 | vs New York Mets | Loss 6 - 7 | (12) |