Some seasons are remembered for a pennant race. 1986 is remembered for everything. This set brings the complete 1986 professional baseball season to Game Pulse — all 26 teams, every player, and ballpark cards for every venue from Fenway Park to the Astrodome.
What's Included
All 26 team rosters with full player cards (position players and pitchers)
Mid-season movers get a card for each team they played on, plus a combined totals card
Every 1986 ballpark, with ratings derived from period park performance data
New ratings built from the full 1986 regular season and postseason
Card Generation
Every card is generated from actual 1986 season statistics. Batter and pitcher ratings are built from real performance data across the full season, with park factors computed from each stadium's run environment — so Roger Clemens' card reflects the year he went 24-4, and Fenway plays the way it played.
Icons of the Era
1986 belonged to the arms and the kids. Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters in a single game on his way to winning both the MVP and the Cy Young. Mike Scott clinched the NL West with a no-hitter. Wade Boggs hit .357, Mike Schmidt won his third MVP, and Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry powered a 108-win Mets juggernaut. Meanwhile the future was arriving — Jose Canseco took Rookie of the Year, and a young Pittsburgh outfielder named Barry Bonds played his first big-league game. Every one of them is here, driven by their real numbers.
Relive October 1986
No postseason has ever packed in more heartbreak per inning. Dave Henderson's ninth-inning homer with the Angels one strike from the pennant. A 16-inning NLCS Game 6 in the Astrodome. And then the World Series: the Red Sox one strike from their first title since 1918, Mookie Wilson at the plate, and a ground ball headed for Bill Buckner. Replay it batter by batter, manage either side, or run Game 6 a hundred times and find out how often that ball gets through.
A Cards and Dice Baseball Game
Game Pulse is a true cards and dice baseball simulation. Every plate appearance is resolved by player cards and dice rolls — the same tactile, statistically driven experience that tabletop fans have loved for decades, brought to life digitally with full animation, sound, and presentation.
Full Game Pulse Compatibility
The 1986 Season Set works across every Game Pulse mode:
Full season play
Tournament brackets
Board Game Companion mode
Exhibition games and custom matchups
All existing Game Pulse systems apply — AI manager decisions, dice trends analytics, fatigue tracking, player stats, and in-game overlays all use the new 1986 cards seamlessly. Mix and match with other season sets for dream matchups — the '86 Mets against any dynasty you can find, or Clemens' 24-4 season against the 1921 Yankees.
