On This Day

Saturday, May 4, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 14 8 .636 --
Blue Jays 15 9 .625 0.0
Tigers 12 9 .571 1.5
Red Sox 12 12 .500 3.0
Indians 10 13 .435 4.5
Brewers 10 13 .435 4.5
Yankees 9 12 .429 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 9 .640 --
Twins 13 10 .565 2.0
White Sox 10 10 .500 3.5
Royals 11 11 .500 3.5
Mariners 11 14 .440 5.0
Athletics 10 15 .400 6.0
Rangers 7 15 .318 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 7 .667 --
Expos 15 8 .652 0.0
Mets 13 8 .619 1.0
Cardinals 10 12 .455 4.5
Phillies 10 12 .455 4.5
Pirates 7 14 .333 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 12 10 .545 --
Dodgers 13 11 .542 0.0
Reds 11 12 .478 1.5
Astros 11 12 .478 1.5
Braves 10 12 .455 2.0
Giants 7 15 .318 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aguayo 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aguayo 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Nick Esasky 4
3 Luis Aguayo 3
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walt Terrell 1.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.80
3 Bryn Smith 0.70
4 Frank Tanana 0.62
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Kurt Kepshire 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Bryn Smith 7
3 John Denny 6
4 Mark Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Bob Ojeda 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .381
2 Julio Franco .367
3 Tom Herr .363
4 Bruce Bochte .358
4 Denny Walling .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 23
3 Kirby Puckett 20
4 Phil Bradley 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Dave Collins 12
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Browning 0.38
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.87
3 Dwight Gooden 1.38
4 Geoff Zahn 1.48
5 Steve Trout 1.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 43
2 Oil Can Boyd 42
2 Jose DeLeon 42
2 Mario Soto 42
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 Jay Howell 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Von Hayes .434
2 Cecil Cooper .389
2 Dave Parker .389
4 Kirby Puckett .387
5 Andre Dawson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Mike Easler 6
3 Mike Davis 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 17
2 Andre Dawson 16
3 Glenn Wilson 15
4 Dale Murphy 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Juan Samuel 7
4 Gary Pettis 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.35
2 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
3 Cecilio Guante 0.66
4 Al Holland 0.69
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Butcher 3
1 Steve Crawford 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 28
2 Mario Soto 27
3 Fernando Valenzuela 26
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Mike Krukow 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .344
2 Dan Gladden .337
3 Tony Gwynn .335
4 Dave Winfield .333
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 2 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 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 67
3 Juan Samuel 64
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.34
2 Dwight Gooden 2.39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.63
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 245
3 Rick Sutcliffe 216
4 Mark Langston 202
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 2 tied 34