On This Day

Friday, May 3, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 14 7 .667 --
Blue Jays 15 8 .652 0.0
Tigers 11 9 .550 2.5
Red Sox 11 12 .478 4.0
Brewers 10 12 .455 4.5
Indians 9 13 .409 5.5
Yankees 8 12 .400 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 15 9 .625 --
Twins 12 10 .545 2.0
White Sox 10 9 .526 2.5
Royals 11 10 .524 2.5
Athletics 10 14 .417 5.0
Mariners 10 14 .417 5.0
Rangers 7 14 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 7 .650 --
Mets 13 7 .650 0.0
Expos 14 8 .636 0.0
Cardinals 9 12 .429 4.5
Phillies 9 12 .429 4.5
Pirates 7 13 .350 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 12 9 .571 --
Dodgers 12 11 .522 1.0
Astros 11 11 .500 1.5
Braves 10 11 .476 2.0
Reds 10 12 .455 2.5
Giants 7 14 .333 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 2
1 Dave Parker 2
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Heep 5
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Mike Easler 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Herm Winningham 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Wally Backman 1
3 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.29
1 Joe Hesketh 1.29
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.20
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 John Tudor 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 12
2 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Joe Hesketh 9
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .388
2 Denny Walling .377
3 Julio Franco .373
4 Tom Herr .364
5 Von Hayes .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Mike Davis 9
3 Jim Presley 7
3 Gorman Thomas 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 23
3 Phil Bradley 19
3 Kirby Puckett 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
2 Dave Collins 12
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.21
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Ken Dixon 1.25
4 Bob Stanley 1.35
5 Dwight Gooden 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 6
2 Andy Hawkins 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 42
1 Jose DeLeon 42
1 Mario Soto 42
4 Nolan Ryan 38
5 Fernando Valenzuela 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bill Caudill 6
2 Jay Howell 6
2 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Dave Righetti 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Walling .435
2 Von Hayes .429
3 Andre Dawson .404
4 Tom Herr .396
5 Cecil Cooper .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 6
2 Mike Davis 5
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 18
2 Kirby Puckett 16
3 Glenn Wilson 15
4 Andre Dawson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Lonnie Smith 10
3 Gary Pettis 7
3 Juan Samuel 7
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.35
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.53
3 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
4 Cecilio Guante 0.66
5 Jeff Reardon 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 John Butcher 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 28
2 Mario Soto 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Mike Krukow 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Bill Caudill 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Tom Waddell 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .344
2 Dan Gladden .338
3 Dave Winfield .334
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Wade Boggs .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 41
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Mike Schmidt 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 129
2 Jim Rice 123
3 Dale Murphy 120
4 Don Mattingly 117
5 Dave Kingman 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 67
3 Juan Samuel 64
4 Rickey Henderson 62
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.34
2 Dwight Gooden 2.39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.74
5 Rick Rhoden 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Frank Viola 21
3 Doyle Alexander 20
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Rick Sutcliffe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 274
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Rick Sutcliffe 216
4 Mark Langston 205
5 2 tied 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 36
4 Dave Righetti 35
5 Willie Hernandez 34