On This Day

Monday, April 29, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 6 .647 --
Blue Jays 12 7 .632 0.0
Orioles 11 7 .611 0.5
Red Sox 9 10 .474 3.0
Brewers 8 10 .444 3.5
Indians 7 12 .368 5.0
Yankees 6 11 .353 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 13 7 .650 --
White Sox 9 7 .563 2.0
Royals 10 8 .556 2.0
Twins 10 9 .526 2.5
Athletics 9 11 .450 4.0
Mariners 8 12 .400 5.0
Rangers 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 6 .647 --
Mets 11 6 .647 0.0
Expos 12 7 .632 0.0
Cardinals 7 11 .389 4.5
Phillies 7 11 .389 4.5
Pirates 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 10 8 .556 --
Dodgers 11 9 .550 0.0
Reds 10 9 .526 0.5
Astros 10 9 .526 0.5
Braves 8 10 .444 2.0
Giants 7 11 .389 3.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 3
1 Brett Butler 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Dave Henderson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 3
2 Donnie Scott 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 6
2 Donnie Scott 4
3 Al Cowens 3
4 Phil Bradley 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Perconte 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.00
1 Bryn Smith 1.00
3 Buddy Black 0.55
4 Luis Leal 0.50
5 Mike Brown 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Luis Leal 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Buddy Black 6
2 Bryn Smith 6
4 Pat Clements 4
4 Steve Crawford 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Dave Rozema 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .413
2 Dale Murphy .394
3 Bobby Grich .386
4 Denny Walling .385
5 Al Cowens .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
3 Tony Armas 6
3 Tom Brunansky 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
2 Mike Davis 23
3 Tony Armas 18
4 Kirby Puckett 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Dave Collins 11
3 Gary Pettis 10
4 Lonnie Smith 9
5 Juan Samuel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.21
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Mike Krukow 0.53
4 Dickie Noles 1.29
5 Geoff Zahn 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
2 Andy Hawkins 4
2 Dan Petry 4
2 Mario Soto 4
5 20 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 36
2 Jose DeLeon 35
2 Fernando Valenzuela 35
4 Jack Morris 34
5 Oil Can Boyd 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Bill Caudill 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Dave Righetti 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Gladden .341
2 Don Mattingly .336
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Dave Winfield .334
5 Harold Baines .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 41
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Mike Schmidt 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 129
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Dale Murphy 118
4 Don Mattingly 113
5 Dwight Evans 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 67
3 Juan Samuel 64
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.51
4 Alejandro Pena 2.59
5 Mike Boddicker 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Frank Viola 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Dan Petry 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 247
3 Rick Sutcliffe 217
4 Mark Langston 202
5 2 tied 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 41
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Dave Righetti 34