On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 9 .640 --
Tigers 15 9 .625 0.5
Blue Jays 16 11 .593 1.0
Red Sox 14 13 .519 3.0
Brewers 11 15 .423 5.5
Yankees 10 14 .417 5.5
Indians 10 16 .385 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 11 .607 --
Twins 15 11 .577 1.0
White Sox 12 11 .522 2.5
Royals 12 13 .480 3.5
Mariners 13 15 .464 4.0
Athletics 12 16 .429 5.0
Rangers 8 17 .320 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 8 .680 --
Mets 16 8 .667 0.5
Expos 16 10 .615 1.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 6.5
Phillies 10 15 .400 7.0
Pirates 8 17 .320 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 14 12 .538 --
Dodgers 15 13 .536 0.0
Reds 13 13 .500 1.0
Astros 13 13 .500 1.0
Braves 11 14 .440 2.5
Giants 10 16 .385 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Ray 4
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alejandro Sanchez 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 George Bell 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 5
1 Ken Griffey 5
3 Lynn Jones 4
4 Alvin Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Chili Davis 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Hesketh 2.40
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.50
3 Nolan Ryan 1.43
4 Britt Burns 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Hesketh 12
1 Rick Sutcliffe 12
3 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Mike Moore 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Filson 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .365
1 Dale Murphy .365
3 Bruce Bochte .351
4 Kirby Puckett .350
5 Lou Whitaker .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
3 Tony Armas 8
4 George Bell 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 24
3 Tony Armas 23
3 Cal Ripken 23
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Gary Pettis 16
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 Ken Dixon 1.52
4 Mike Krukow 1.53
5 Dwight Gooden 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Andy Hawkins 6
3 Dan Petry 5
3 Mario Soto 5
3 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 51
2 Oil Can Boyd 48
2 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Mario Soto 48
5 Rick Sutcliffe 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Dave Righetti 7
3 Lee Smith 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .412
2 Cal Ripken .408
3 Ozzie Virgil .395
4 George Bell .385
5 Von Hayes .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 George Bell 4
2 Mike Davis 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 15
2 Andre Dawson 14
3 Cal Ripken 13
3 Tim Teufel 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Gary Pettis 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
2 Jimmy Key 0.60
3 Mark Davis 0.71
4 Mike Witt 0.78
5 Joe Hesketh 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Ken Dixon 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Oil Can Boyd 30
3 Ron Darling 25
3 Joe Hesketh 25
5 Rick Sutcliffe 24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .339
2 Dan Gladden .335
3 Dave Winfield .334
4 Tony Gwynn .332
5 Harold Baines .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Jim Rice 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 132
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Don Mattingly 116
3 Dale Murphy 116
5 Kent Hrbek 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 73
2 Dave Collins 66
2 Juan Samuel 66
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.11
2 Orel Hershiser 2.36
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.65
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Rick Sutcliffe 21
2 Frank Viola 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Rick Sutcliffe 228
4 Mark Langston 209
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

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