1986 New York Yankees

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90-72 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1986 New York Yankees

What was the record of the 1986 New York Yankees?

The New York Yankees finished the regular season with a 90-72 record. They went 41-39 at home and 49-33 on the road.

What division did the 1986 New York Yankees play in?

The 1986 New York Yankees played in the East Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1986 New York Yankees?

During the regular season, the 1986 New York Yankees went 43-35 against their AL East opponents.

What was the 1986 New York Yankees record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
Boston Red Sox 8-5 61.5% +23
Cleveland Indians 8-5 61.5% +18
Baltimore Orioles 8-5 61.5% +2
Detroit Tigers 7-6 53.8% +2
Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 53.8% -11
Milwaukee Brewers 5-8 38.5% -11

What was the 1986 New York Yankees record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1986 New York Yankees had their best month in April, when they went 14-6 and had a 70% win percentage. Their worst month was June, when they went 12-16 and had a 42.9% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 14-6 70% +25
May 16-12 57.1% +12
June 12-16 42.9% -18
July 14-12 53.8% +22
August 14-15 48.3% -19
September 16-10 61.5% +24
October 4-1 80% +13

Did the 1986 New York Yankees make the Postseason?

No, the Yankees didn't make the Postseason in 1986.

What was the run differential for the 1986 New York Yankees?

The New York Yankees finished the regular season with a run differential of +59. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Yankees could have been expected to have about 86.7 wins, or a 87-75 record in the regular season.

How did the 1986 New York Yankees perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1986 New York Yankees went 26-24.

How did the 1986 New York Yankees perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1986 New York Yankees went 9-5 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1986 New York Yankees?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1986 New York Yankees was a 6 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1986 New York Yankees?

The longest losing streak that the New York Yankees had during the 1986 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.

1986 New York Yankees Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Tue, Apr 8, 1986 vs Kansas City Royals Win 4 - 2
Wed, Apr 9, 1986 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 4 - 7
Thu, Apr 10, 1986 vs Kansas City Royals Win 6 - 5 (10)
Fri, Apr 11, 1986 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 3 - 2
Sat, Apr 12, 1986 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 7 - 3
Sun, Apr 13, 1986 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 3 - 2
Tue, Apr 15, 1986 @ Cleveland Indians Win 6 - 2
Thu, Apr 17, 1986 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 4 - 6
Fri, Apr 18, 1986 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 5 - 6
Sat, Apr 19, 1986 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 3 - 4 (11)
Sun, Apr 20, 1986 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 5 - 4 (10)
Mon, Apr 21, 1986 @ Kansas City Royals Win 8 - 4
Tue, Apr 22, 1986 @ Kansas City Royals Win 5 - 1
Wed, Apr 23, 1986 @ Kansas City Royals Win 2 - 1
Thu, Apr 24, 1986 vs Cleveland Indians Win 2 - 1
Fri, Apr 25, 1986 vs Cleveland Indians Win 10 - 3
Sat, Apr 26, 1986 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 3
Sun, Apr 27, 1986 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 7 - 9
Tue, Apr 29, 1986 vs Minnesota Twins Win 14 - 11
Wed, Apr 30, 1986 vs Minnesota Twins Win 3 - 2
Thu, May 1, 1986 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 4 - 7
Fri, May 2, 1986 vs Texas Rangers Loss 0 - 7
Sat, May 3, 1986 vs Texas Rangers Win 9 - 4
Sun, May 4, 1986 vs Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 4
Mon, May 5, 1986 @ Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 1
Tue, May 6, 1986 @ Chicago White Sox Win 10 - 6
Wed, May 7, 1986 @ Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 1
Sat, May 10, 1986 @ Texas Rangers Win 4 - 3
Sun, May 11, 1986 @ Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 6
Sun, May 11, 1986 @ Texas Rangers Loss 1 - 9
Mon, May 12, 1986 @ Minnesota Twins Win 9 - 8
Tue, May 13, 1986 @ Minnesota Twins Win 6 - 4
Wed, May 14, 1986 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 3
Thu, May 15, 1986 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 8
Fri, May 16, 1986 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 3 - 7
Sat, May 17, 1986 vs Seattle Mariners Win 11 - 6
Sun, May 18, 1986 vs Seattle Mariners Win 11 - 3
Tue, May 20, 1986 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 1 - 2
Wed, May 21, 1986 vs Oakland Athletics Win 10 - 4
Thu, May 22, 1986 vs Oakland Athletics Win 4 - 3 (11)
Fri, May 23, 1986 vs California Angels Win 10 - 5
Sat, May 24, 1986 vs California Angels Win 7 - 6
Sun, May 25, 1986 vs California Angels Win 8 - 5
Mon, May 26, 1986 vs California Angels Loss 7 - 8
Wed, May 28, 1986 @ Seattle Mariners Win 6 - 5
Thu, May 29, 1986 @ Seattle Mariners Win 2 - 0
Fri, May 30, 1986 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 3 - 6
Sat, May 31, 1986 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 3 - 4
Sun, Jun 1, 1986 @ Oakland Athletics Win 7 - 1
Mon, Jun 2, 1986 @ California Angels Loss 7 - 8
Tue, Jun 3, 1986 @ California Angels Loss 2 - 4
Wed, Jun 4, 1986 @ California Angels Win 11 - 0
Fri, Jun 6, 1986 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 2 - 5
Sat, Jun 7, 1986 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 5 - 7
Sun, Jun 8, 1986 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 9 - 18
Mon, Jun 9, 1986 @ Detroit Tigers Win 9 - 7 (11)
Tue, Jun 10, 1986 @ Detroit Tigers Win 6 - 3
Wed, Jun 11, 1986 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 9
Thu, Jun 12, 1986 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 7 - 5
Fri, Jun 13, 1986 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 3 - 1
Sat, Jun 14, 1986 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 4 - 2
Sun, Jun 15, 1986 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 4
Mon, Jun 16, 1986 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 1 - 10
Tue, Jun 17, 1986 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 6 - 7
Wed, Jun 18, 1986 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 2 - 5
Thu, Jun 19, 1986 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 9 - 10 (10)
Fri, Jun 20, 1986 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 10 - 8 (10)
Sat, Jun 21, 1986 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 2 (10)
Sun, Jun 22, 1986 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 1 - 15
Mon, Jun 23, 1986 @ Boston Red Sox Win 11 - 3
Tue, Jun 24, 1986 @ Boston Red Sox Win 8 - 1
Wed, Jun 25, 1986 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 5
Fri, Jun 27, 1986 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 7 - 14
Sat, Jun 28, 1986 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 4 - 7
Sun, Jun 29, 1986 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 3 - 6
Mon, Jun 30, 1986 vs Detroit Tigers Win 3 - 2
Tue, Jul 1, 1986 vs Detroit Tigers Win 5 - 4 (10)
Wed, Jul 2, 1986 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 8
Thu, Jul 3, 1986 vs Detroit Tigers Win 9 - 5
Fri, Jul 4, 1986 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 2
Sat, Jul 5, 1986 @ Chicago White Sox Win 8 - 0
Sun, Jul 6, 1986 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 5
Mon, Jul 7, 1986 @ Texas Rangers Win 14 - 3
Tue, Jul 8, 1986 @ Texas Rangers Loss 1 - 6
Wed, Jul 9, 1986 @ Texas Rangers Win 5 - 4
Thu, Jul 10, 1986 @ Minnesota Twins Win 11 - 1
Fri, Jul 11, 1986 @ Minnesota Twins Win 9 - 3
Sat, Jul 12, 1986 @ Minnesota Twins Win 8 - 0
Sun, Jul 13, 1986 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 0 - 5
Thu, Jul 17, 1986 vs Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 4
Fri, Jul 18, 1986 vs Chicago White Sox Win 8 - 4
Sat, Jul 19, 1986 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 8
Sun, Jul 20, 1986 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 0 - 8
Mon, Jul 21, 1986 vs Texas Rangers Win 8 - 4
Tue, Jul 22, 1986 vs Texas Rangers Win 9 - 1
Wed, Jul 23, 1986 vs Texas Rangers Win 3 - 2 (10)
Fri, Jul 25, 1986 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 5 - 9
Sat, Jul 26, 1986 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 4 - 8
Sun, Jul 27, 1986 vs Minnesota Twins Win 4 - 1
Mon, Jul 28, 1986 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 5
Tue, Jul 29, 1986 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 6
Wed, Jul 30, 1986 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 0 - 5
Fri, Aug 1, 1986 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 3 - 4
Fri, Aug 1, 1986 @ Cleveland Indians Win 5 - 3
Sat, Aug 2, 1986 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 5 - 6 (10)
Sun, Aug 3, 1986 @ Cleveland Indians Win 12 - 8
Mon, Aug 4, 1986 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 5