On This Day

Tuesday, April 30, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 13 7 .650 --
Orioles 12 7 .632 0.5
Tigers 11 7 .611 1.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 4.0
Brewers 8 11 .421 4.5
Indians 7 13 .350 6.0
Yankees 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 7 .667 --
Royals 11 8 .579 2.0
Twins 11 9 .550 2.5
White Sox 9 8 .529 3.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 5.0
Mariners 9 12 .429 5.0
Rangers 7 12 .368 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 12 6 .667 --
Mets 12 6 .667 0.0
Expos 12 8 .600 1.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 4.5
Phillies 8 11 .421 4.5
Pirates 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 10 9 .526 --
Dodgers 11 10 .524 0.0
Reds 10 10 .500 0.5
Astros 10 10 .500 0.5
Braves 9 10 .474 1.0
Giants 7 12 .368 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Hayes 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 Mike Easler 1
1 Kent Hrbek 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
1 Glenn Wilson 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Codiroli 2.50
2 Dwight Gooden 1.33
3 Bret Saberhagen 0.67
4 Joe Niekro 0.57
5 Bruce Hurst 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 8
2 Chris Codiroli 5
2 Jamie Easterly 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .403
2 Tom Herr .391
3 Denny Walling .382
4 Dale Murphy .380
5 Von Hayes .366

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 29
2 Mike Davis 23
3 Tony Armas 18
4 Tom Brunansky 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
1 Dave Collins 12
3 Gary Pettis 10
3 Lonnie Smith 10
5 Juan Samuel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.21
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Mike Krukow 0.53
4 Dwight Gooden 1.38
5 Bob Stanley 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
2 Joaquin Andujar 4
2 Andy Hawkins 4
2 Dan Petry 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 36
2 Jose DeLeon 35
2 Fernando Valenzuela 35
4 Dwight Gooden 34
4 Jack Morris 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Bill Caudill 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Walling .432
2 Tony Bernazard .400
2 Von Hayes .400
2 Tom Herr .400
5 Andre Dawson .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 6
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 16
1 Kirby Puckett 16
3 Doug DeCinces 15
4 Glenn Wilson 14
5 Steve Balboni 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Lonnie Smith 10
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Dave Collins 8
5 Juan Samuel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.00
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.35
4 Mike Krukow 0.36
5 Tom Browning 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 John Butcher 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Jose DeLeon 26
2 Fernando Valenzuela 26
4 Mike Krukow 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Jay Howell 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Gladden .342
2 Don Mattingly .339
3 Tony Gwynn .333
3 Dave Winfield .333
5 Harold Baines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 40
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 117
4 Don Mattingly 116
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 68
3 Juan Samuel 64
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 Lonnie Smith 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.36
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.51
4 Mike Boddicker 2.68
5 Alejandro Pena 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 23
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
3 Mario Soto 20
3 Rick Sutcliffe 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 284
2 Fernando Valenzuela 247
3 Rick Sutcliffe 217
4 Mark Langston 205
5 3 tied 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 41
3 Bill Caudill 36
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Dave Righetti 34