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The 1986 Major League Baseball season saw the New York Mets win their second World Series title, their first since 1969.
Pitcher of the Month
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Home field attendance and payroll
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Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
Est. payroll
%±
Los Angeles Dodgers [ 1] 73
−23.2%
3,023,208
−7.4%
37,324
$15,213,776
38.7%
New York Mets [ 2] 108
10.2%
2,767,601
0.2%
34,168
$15,393,714
42.1%
California Angels [ 3] 92
2.2%
2,655,872
3.4%
32,389
$14,427,258
0.0%
St. Louis Cardinals [ 4] 79
−21.8%
2,471,974
−6.3%
30,518
$9,875,010
−16.4%
Toronto Blue Jays [ 5] 86
−13.1%
2,455,477
−0.5%
30,315
$12,801,047
37.2%
Kansas City Royals [ 6] 76
−16.5%
2,320,794
7.3%
28,652
$13,043,698
23.5%
New York Yankees [ 7] 90
−7.2%
2,268,030
2.4%
28,350
$18,494,253
29.9%
Boston Red Sox [ 8] 95
17.3%
2,147,641
20.2%
26,514
$14,402,239
32.2%
Baltimore Orioles [ 9] 73
−12.0%
1,973,176
−7.5%
24,977
$13,001,258
7.6%
Philadelphia Phillies [ 10] 86
14.7%
1,933,335
5.6%
24,167
$11,590,166
8.9%
Detroit Tigers [ 11] 87
3.6%
1,899,437
−16.9%
23,450
$12,335,714
19.2%
Chicago Cubs [ 12] 70
−9.1%
1,859,102
−14.0%
23,239
$17,208,165
35.5%
San Diego Padres [ 13] 74
−10.8%
1,805,716
−18.3%
22,293
$11,380,693
1.7%
Houston Astros [ 14] 96
15.7%
1,734,276
46.4%
21,411
$9,873,276
−1.2%
Cincinnati Reds [ 15] 86
−3.4%
1,692,432
−7.8%
20,894
$11,906,388
42.4%
Texas Rangers [ 16] 87
40.3%
1,692,002
52.1%
20,889
$6,743,119
−12.2%
San Francisco Giants [ 17] 83
33.9%
1,528,748
86.7%
18,873
$8,947,000
8.8%
Cleveland Indians [ 18] 84
40.0%
1,471,805
124.6%
18,170
$7,809,500
19.2%
Chicago White Sox [ 19] 72
−15.3%
1,424,313
−14.7%
17,584
$10,418,819
5.8%
Atlanta Braves [ 20] 72
9.1%
1,387,181
2.7%
17,126
$17,102,786
15.5%
Oakland Athletics [ 21] 76
−1.3%
1,314,646
−1.5%
15,839
$9,779,421
8.0%
Milwaukee Brewers [ 22] 77
8.5%
1,265,041
−7.0%
15,813
$9,943,642
−11.9%
Minnesota Twins [ 23] 71
−7.8%
1,255,453
−24.0%
15,499
$9,498,167
64.8%
Montreal Expos [ 24] 78
−7.1%
1,128,981
−24.9%
14,112
$11,103,600
17.2%
Seattle Mariners [ 25] 67
−9.5%
1,029,045
−8.8%
12,549
$5,958,309
29.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 26] 64
12.3%
1,000,917
36.0%
12,357
$10,938,500
18.0%
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