On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 10 .643 --
Blue Jays 19 11 .633 0.0
Tigers 16 11 .593 1.5
Red Sox 15 15 .500 4.0
Yankees 12 15 .444 5.5
Indians 12 17 .414 6.5
Brewers 12 17 .414 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 19 12 .613 --
Twins 16 13 .552 2.0
White Sox 14 12 .538 2.5
Royals 13 15 .464 4.5
Athletics 14 17 .452 5.0
Mariners 13 18 .419 6.0
Rangers 9 19 .321 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 19 8 .704 --
Expos 19 10 .655 1.0
Cubs 18 11 .621 2.0
Cardinals 14 16 .467 6.5
Phillies 10 18 .357 9.5
Pirates 9 20 .310 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 17 13 .567 --
Dodgers 17 15 .531 1.0
Astros 15 14 .517 1.5
Reds 14 15 .483 2.5
Giants 12 18 .400 5.0
Braves 11 17 .393 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kent Hrbek 4
2 George Bell 3
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Jim Gott 2
1 Pat Sheridan 2
4 Mark Bailey 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bush 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Davey Lopes 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
2 Pat Sheridan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.38
2 Bobby Castillo 1.00
3 Frank Viola 0.86
4 David Palmer 0.75
4 Don Sutton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 11
2 Roger Clemens 9
3 Bobby Castillo 6
3 David Palmer 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Calhoun 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Bochte .367
2 Tom Herr .362
3 Dale Murphy .352
4 Steve Garvey .349
5 Jose Cruz .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 10
1 Mike Davis 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
4 Jim Presley 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Tony Armas 25
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Mike Davis 24
3 Tom Herr 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Gary Pettis 20
3 Dave Collins 14
4 Bob Dernier 12
4 Lonnie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.20
2 Dwight Gooden 1.31
3 Tom Browning 1.50
4 Mike Krukow 1.53
5 Jimmy Key 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Andy Hawkins 6
2 Frank Viola 6
4 Joaquin Andujar 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 56
2 Jose DeLeon 55
3 Fernando Valenzuela 51
4 Mario Soto 50
5 Roger Clemens 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Jay Howell 9
3 Donnie Moore 8
3 Jeff Reardon 8
3 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Henderson .471
2 Gary Gaetti .419
3 Cal Ripken .408
4 Brook Jacoby .400
5 George Brett .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
4 Mike Easler 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 16
1 Dave Parker 16
3 Jason Thompson 14
4 Gary Gaetti 13
4 Kent Hrbek 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 12
2 Vince Coleman 11
3 Willie McGee 7
3 Juan Samuel 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Hesketh 0.54
2 Jimmy Key 0.64
3 Al Holland 0.69
4 Don Aase 0.71
5 Walt Terrell 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 30
1 Dwight Gooden 30
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Fernando Valenzuela 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Donnie Moore 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .337
2 Tony Gwynn .337
3 Harold Baines .336
4 Don Mattingly .335
5 Dan Gladden .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 45
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tom Brunansky 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 133
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Dale Murphy 113
4 Don Mattingly 110
5 Kent Hrbek 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 73
2 Dave Collins 68
3 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Juan Samuel 64
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.11
2 Orel Hershiser 2.28
3 Alejandro Pena 2.65
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.68
5 John Candelaria 2.69

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 281
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Rick Sutcliffe 225
4 Mark Langston 209
5 Jose DeLeon 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Dave Righetti 37
4 Bill Caudill 36
4 Lee Smith 36