On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 23 14 .622 --
Orioles 21 15 .583 1.5
Tigers 20 16 .556 2.5
Yankees 19 16 .543 3.0
Red Sox 17 20 .459 6.0
Indians 15 22 .405 8.0
Brewers 14 21 .400 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 15 .605 --
Twins 21 17 .553 2.0
White Sox 19 16 .543 2.5
Royals 19 18 .514 3.5
Athletics 18 19 .486 4.5
Mariners 16 21 .432 6.5
Rangers 11 26 .297 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 23 12 .657 --
Cubs 22 14 .611 1.5
Expos 22 16 .579 2.5
Cardinals 18 19 .486 6.0
Phillies 15 22 .405 9.0
Pirates 12 24 .333 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 21 15 .583 --
Reds 21 17 .553 1.0
Astros 20 18 .526 2.0
Dodgers 18 21 .462 4.5
Braves 16 21 .432 5.5
Giants 14 23 .378 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Barrett 4
1 Damaso Garcia 4
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
1 Bob Horner 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Rickey Henderson 4
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 Bob Horner 3
3 Tim Wallach 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 3
2 Gary Redus 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Kirk McCaskill 1.00
3 Atlee Hammaker 0.80
4 Teddy Higuera 0.75
4 Jack Morris 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Scott 8
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Teddy Higuera 6
2 Jack Morris 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .377
2 Jose Cruz .349
3 Dave Parker .345
4 Tom Brunansky .343
5 Mike Davis .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 12
2 Tony Armas 11
2 Tom Brunansky 11
2 Dale Murphy 11
5 Jim Presley 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Tom Brunansky 32
2 Jack Clark 32
2 Mike Davis 32
5 Cal Ripken 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 28
2 Gary Pettis 22
3 Dave Collins 15
4 Bob Dernier 14
4 Willie McGee 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 1.48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.64
3 Dwight Gooden 1.69
4 Tom Browning 1.70
5 Scott Sanderson 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 8
1 Rick Mahler 8
3 Joaquin Andujar 7
3 Dan Petry 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 66
2 Jose DeLeon 63
3 Nolan Ryan 61
4 Fernando Valenzuela 60
5 Roger Clemens 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Jay Howell 9
2 Donnie Moore 9
2 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Damaso Garcia .500
2 Mike Davis .486
3 Rickey Henderson .438
4 Kirk Gibson .429
5 Willie Randolph .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
4 George Brett 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 15
1 Dave Parker 15
1 Lance Parrish 15
4 Tom Brunansky 14
4 Kent Hrbek 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Gary Pettis 9
3 Dan Gladden 8
3 Willie McGee 8
5 Mookie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Thurmond 0.00
2 Scott Sanderson 0.34
3 Sid Fernandez 0.69
4 Bruce Kison 0.71
5 Greg Minton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Dan Petry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 32
2 Roger Clemens 26
3 Mike Moore 24
4 Dwight Gooden 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 5
1 Ted Power 5
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .402
2 Von Hayes .376
3 Cecil Cooper .365
4 Dave Parker .360
5 Ron Oester .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Mike Davis 7
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 27
2 Kent Hrbek 26
3 Don Mattingly 25
3 Glenn Wilson 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Willie McGee 14
4 Dan Gladden 11
4 Juan Samuel 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.30
2 Charles Hudson 1.38
3 Mike Krukow 1.84
4 Bryn Smith 1.86
5 Ed Lynch 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Rick Mahler 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 47
1 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 Floyd Bannister 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Donnie Moore 7
4 Bob James 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .344
2 Tony Gwynn .335
3 Jose Cruz .334
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Harold Baines .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 46
2 Tom Brunansky 38
2 Dale Murphy 38
4 Lance Parrish 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 132
2 Don Mattingly 118
2 Jim Rice 118
4 Dale Murphy 112
5 Kent Hrbek 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 65
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Juan Samuel 60
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.07
2 Orel Hershiser 2.15
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.74
4 Rick Rhoden 2.74
5 Mark Thurmond 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Doyle Alexander 20
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Fernando Valenzuela 242
3 Rick Sutcliffe 228
4 Mark Langston 211
5 Jose DeLeon 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Dave Righetti 36
5 2 tied 35