On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 8 .667 --
Blue Jays 16 10 .615 1.0
Tigers 14 9 .609 1.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 4.0
Brewers 11 14 .440 5.5
Yankees 10 13 .435 5.5
Indians 10 15 .400 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 10 .630 --
Twins 14 11 .560 2.0
White Sox 11 11 .500 3.5
Royals 11 13 .458 4.5
Mariners 12 15 .444 5.0
Athletics 11 16 .407 6.0
Rangers 8 16 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 8 .667 --
Mets 15 8 .652 0.5
Expos 15 10 .600 1.5
Cardinals 11 14 .440 5.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 6.0
Pirates 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 12 .520 --
Padres 13 12 .520 0.0
Dodgers 14 13 .519 0.0
Reds 12 13 .480 1.0
Braves 11 13 .458 1.5
Giants 10 15 .400 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Kirk Gibson 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
1 Terry Kennedy 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.00
1 Moose Haas 1.00
3 Ron Darling 0.82
4 Roger Clemens 0.78
5 Steve Bedrosian 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 10
2 Ron Darling 9
3 Roger Clemens 7
3 Moose Haas 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .370
2 Kirby Puckett .365
3 Julio Franco .360
4 Jose Cruz .359
5 Tom Herr .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Mike Davis 9
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Jim Presley 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 23
2 Cal Ripken 23
4 Tony Armas 21
5 Kirby Puckett 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Gary Pettis 14
3 Dave Collins 12
4 Lonnie Smith 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.87
2 Tom Browning 1.29
3 Geoff Zahn 1.48
4 Ken Dixon 1.52
5 Dwight Gooden 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Andy Hawkins 5
2 Mario Soto 5
2 Frank Viola 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 51
2 Mario Soto 48
3 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 Oil Can Boyd 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Jay Howell 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
1 Dave Righetti 7
1 Lee Smith 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .429
2 Mel Hall .424
3 Mark Salas .417
4 Cal Ripken .408
5 Kirby Puckett .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 5
2 Mike Davis 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Kent Hrbek 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 15
2 Andre Dawson 14
3 Don Baylor 13
3 Kent Hrbek 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Juan Samuel 9
3 Gary Pettis 8
3 Lonnie Smith 8
5 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
2 Jimmy Key 0.64
3 Cecilio Guante 0.67
4 Al Holland 0.69
5 Mark Davis 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
1 Frank Viola 4
3 Mike Boddicker 3
3 Ken Dixon 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 26
3 Ron Darling 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Lee Smith 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .343
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Dan Gladden .333
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Harold Baines .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 40
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 130
2 Jim Rice 124
3 Don Mattingly 118
3 Dale Murphy 118
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 74
2 Dave Collins 66
2 Juan Samuel 66
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.11
2 Orel Hershiser 2.34
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.65
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Rick Sutcliffe 216
4 Mark Langston 209
5 Jose DeLeon 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 36
3 Dave Righetti 36
5 Lee Smith 35