1986 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

Awards and honors

• Barry Bonds, Led all rookies in home runs

• Tony Peña, C, Reserve
• Rick Rhoden, P, Reserve

  Transactions

• December 10, 1985 – Bobby Bonilla drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1985 rule 5 draft.
• December 10, 1985 – Bip Roberts drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1985 rule 5 draft.
• December 15, 1985 – Purchased Matias Carrillo from Poza Rica.
• January 14, 1986 – Drafted Moisés Alou in the 1st round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed May 23, 1986.
• January 14, 1986 – Drafted Archi Cianfrocco in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• February 13, 1986 – Signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.
• April 1, 1986 – Traded Chris Green to the California Angels. Received Kevin Davis.
• April 3, 1986 – Traded Marvell Wynne to the San Diego Padres. Received Bob Patterson.
• April 4, 1986 – Released Johnnie LeMaster.
• April 4, 1986 – Released Sixto Lezcano.
• April 4, 1986 – Traded Jason Thompson to the Montreal Expos. Received players to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Ben Abner and Ronnie Giddens to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
• April 24, 1986 – Signed U.L. Washington as a free agent.
• May 1, 1986 – Released Ravelo Manzanillo.
• May 8, 1986 – Released Steve Kemp.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Jeff King in the 1st round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1986.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Mike Walker in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Scott Ruskin in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Archi Cianfrocco in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Tom Goodwin in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Tony Longmire in the 8th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Stan Belinda in the 10th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Keith Shepherd in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 1986.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Tommy Shields in the 15th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Jeff Banister in the 25th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Rick Reed in the 26th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed July 2, 1986.
• June 2, 1986 – Drafted Mike Mordecai in the 33rd round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
• July 13, 1986 – Signed Willie Smith as an amateur free agent.
• July 23, 1986 – Released Lee Mazzilli.
• July 23, 1986 – Traded José DeLeón to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bobby Bonilla.
• July 30, 1986 – Signed Julio Peguero as an amateur free agent.
• September 30, 1986 – Traded Jeff Zaske to the Texas Rangers. Received Randy Kramer.
• October 11, 1986 – Signed Mike York as a free agent.
• October 15, 1986 – Trench Davis granted Free Agency.

  Farm system