On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 26 14 .650 --
Orioles 23 16 .590 2.5
Tigers 22 16 .579 3.0
Yankees 20 18 .526 5.0
Red Sox 18 22 .450 8.0
Brewers 16 21 .432 8.5
Indians 15 25 .375 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 17 .575 --
Royals 21 18 .538 1.5
Twins 21 19 .525 2.0
White Sox 19 18 .514 2.5
Athletics 19 21 .475 4.0
Mariners 18 22 .450 5.0
Rangers 13 27 .325 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 23 14 .622 --
Cubs 23 15 .605 0.5
Expos 23 17 .575 1.5
Cardinals 19 20 .487 5.0
Phillies 15 24 .385 9.0
Pirates 13 25 .342 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 23 15 .605 --
Reds 22 18 .550 2.0
Astros 22 18 .550 2.0
Dodgers 20 21 .488 4.5
Braves 16 23 .410 7.5
Giants 15 24 .385 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mookie Wilson 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Ivan Calderon 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
3 Dave Van Gorder 3
3 Ernie Whitt 3
3 Dave Winfield 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Frobel 2
2 Onix Concepcion 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Hesketh 1.25
2 Dave Dravecky 0.88
2 Charlie Hough 0.88
4 Orel Hershiser 0.86
5 Ray Burris 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 9
2 Dave Dravecky 7
2 Charlie Hough 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
5 Orel Hershiser 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .371
2 Tom Brunansky .345
3 Dave Parker .342
4 Jose Cruz .342
5 Von Hayes .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
1 Don Mattingly 34
1 Dale Murphy 34
4 Tom Brunansky 33
5 Mike Davis 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 28
2 Gary Pettis 22
3 Dave Collins 17
4 Willie McGee 15
4 Lonnie Smith 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 1.48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.64
3 Dwight Gooden 1.69
4 Joe Hesketh 1.80
5 Dave LaPoint 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 70
2 Nolan Ryan 68
3 Dwight Gooden 66
4 Roger Clemens 60
4 2 others tied 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 12
2 Jay Howell 10
2 Jeff Reardon 10
2 Lee Smith 10
5 3 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Damaso Garcia .473
2 Terry Kennedy .432
3 Mike Davis .429
4 Kirk Gibson .415
5 Jack Clark .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 6
1 Tom Brunansky 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 17
2 Jack Clark 15
2 Dave Parker 15
4 Tom Brunansky 14
4 Tom Herr 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 9
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Damaso Garcia 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
3 Scott Sanderson 0.52
4 Sid Fernandez 0.69
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Dan Petry 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 25
2 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Floyd Bannister 22
4 Steve Bedrosian 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bob James 4
2 Ted Power 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .383
2 Tom Herr .379
3 Ron Oester .358
4 Von Hayes .357
5 Dave Parker .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Fred Lynn 7
3 Dave Parker 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 29
2 Dave Parker 27
3 Kent Hrbek 26
4 Jack Clark 25
5 Don Baylor 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 23
2 Willie McGee 15
2 Gary Pettis 15
4 Brett Butler 12
4 Rickey Henderson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charles Hudson 1.08
2 Joe Hesketh 1.47
3 Jimmy Key 1.47
4 Orel Hershiser 1.59
5 Dave LaPoint 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Andy Hawkins 5
1 Dan Petry 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Roger Clemens 43
2 Dwight Gooden 43
4 Jose DeLeon 42
5 Ron Darling 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Donnie Moore 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Lee Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .345
2 Tony Gwynn .338
3 Jose Cruz .334
4 Harold Baines .330
5 Dave Winfield .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 47
2 Tom Brunansky 38
2 Dale Murphy 38
4 Lance Parrish 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 129
2 Don Mattingly 123
3 Jim Rice 116
4 Kent Hrbek 112
4 Dale Murphy 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 66
3 Rickey Henderson 65
4 Juan Samuel 59
5 Lonnie Smith 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.07
2 Orel Hershiser 2.14
3 Rick Rhoden 2.70
4 Mark Thurmond 2.73
5 Dave Dravecky 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Fernando Valenzuela 227
3 Rick Sutcliffe 223
4 Mark Langston 211
5 Jose DeLeon 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Dave Righetti 35
4 Lee Smith 35