1986 Texas Rangers season

Offseason

• November 9, 1985: Chris Welsh was released by the Rangers.
• November 25, 1985: Wayne Tolleson and Dave Schmidt were traded by the Rangers to the Chicago White Sox for Ed Correa, Scott Fletcher and a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the trade by sending José Mota to the Rangers on December 11.
• December 20, 1985: Ellis Valentine was released by the Rangers.
• December 20, 1985: Dickie Noles was released by the Rangers.

  Regular season

• September 13, 1986: Rubén Sierra became the youngest player in history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in one game. This was accomplished against the Minnesota Twins.
• Ed Correa set a club record for most wins by a rookie pitcher.
• In his rookie year, Pete Incaviglia tied the club record for most home runs in a season.

  Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1986: John Barfield was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.
• June 2, 1986: Wayne Rosenthal was drafted by the Rangers in the 24th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.
• September 30, 1986: Randy Kramer was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jeff Zaske.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system