On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 8 .652 --
Blue Jays 15 10 .600 1.0
Tigers 13 9 .591 1.5
Red Sox 12 13 .480 4.0
Yankees 10 12 .455 4.5
Indians 10 14 .417 5.5
Brewers 10 14 .417 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 9 .654 --
Twins 13 11 .542 3.0
Royals 11 12 .478 4.5
White Sox 10 11 .476 4.5
Mariners 12 14 .462 5.0
Athletics 11 15 .423 6.0
Rangers 8 15 .348 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 7 .682 --
Mets 14 8 .636 1.0
Expos 15 9 .625 1.0
Cardinals 10 13 .435 5.5
Phillies 10 13 .435 5.5
Pirates 8 14 .364 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 12 11 .522 --
Dodgers 13 12 .520 0.0
Astros 12 12 .500 0.5
Braves 11 12 .478 1.0
Reds 11 13 .458 1.5
Giants 8 15 .348 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 5
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 Bill Madlock 3
2 Pete Rose 3
2 Pat Tabler 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 4
2 Ivan Calderon 3
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Terry Harper 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 2
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 Von Hayes 1
2 Tom Herr 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 1.17
2 Dwight Gooden 0.90
3 Dave LaPoint 0.75
4 Juan Berenguer 0.71
5 Jim Clancy 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Mark Langston 7
3 Mike Boddicker 6
3 Dave LaPoint 6
3 Jerry Reuss 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .379
2 Julio Franco .361
3 Bruce Bochte .357
3 Tom Herr .357
5 Jose Cruz .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 23
2 Cal Ripken 23
4 Kirby Puckett 20
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Gary Pettis 13
3 Dave Collins 12
4 Lonnie Smith 11
5 Juan Samuel 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.87
2 Tom Browning 1.29
3 Geoff Zahn 1.48
4 Dwight Gooden 1.57
5 Mike Krukow 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Andy Hawkins 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 43
1 Fernando Valenzuela 43
3 Oil Can Boyd 42
3 Jose DeLeon 42
3 Mario Soto 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Jay Howell 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
1 Dave Righetti 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .426
2 Cal Ripken .423
3 Kirby Puckett .413
4 Mel Hall .410
5 Von Hayes .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Mike Easler 5
3 Steve Balboni 4
3 Mike Davis 4
3 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 17
2 Kirby Puckett 16
3 Andre Dawson 15
3 Cal Ripken 15
5 Dale Murphy 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Gary Pettis 8
3 Juan Samuel 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.35
2 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
3 Al Holland 0.69
4 Cecilio Guante 0.71
5 Mike Witt 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 John Butcher 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 26
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Mike Krukow 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Tom Waddell 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .347
2 Dan Gladden .336
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Dave Winfield .334
5 Wade Boggs .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 41
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Jim Rice 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 127
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Dale Murphy 120
4 Don Mattingly 118
5 Dave Kingman 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 66
3 Juan Samuel 65
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 Alan Wiggins 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.34
2 Dwight Gooden 2.40
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.63
4 Rick Rhoden 2.74
5 Alejandro Pena 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 23
2 Doyle Alexander 20
2 Joaquin Andujar 20
2 Rick Mahler 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Fernando Valenzuela 245
3 Rick Sutcliffe 216
4 Mark Langston 209
5 Nolan Ryan 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 36
3 Dave Righetti 36
5 2 tied 34