On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 29 15 .659 --
Tigers 24 18 .571 4.0
Orioles 24 19 .558 4.5
Yankees 22 20 .524 6.0
Brewers 20 22 .476 8.0
Red Sox 20 24 .455 9.0
Indians 16 29 .356 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 19 .568 --
Royals 25 19 .568 0.0
Athletics 22 22 .500 3.0
White Sox 20 21 .488 3.5
Twins 21 23 .477 4.0
Mariners 20 24 .455 5.0
Rangers 16 29 .356 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 26 15 .634 --
Cubs 26 17 .605 1.0
Expos 27 18 .600 1.0
Cardinals 22 21 .512 5.0
Phillies 16 27 .372 11.0
Pirates 15 28 .349 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 25 18 .581 --
Reds 24 21 .533 2.0
Astros 24 21 .533 2.0
Dodgers 22 23 .489 4.0
Braves 18 25 .419 7.0
Giants 16 27 .372 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Barry Bonnell 3
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Jim Gantner 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Ron Kittle 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
4 George Brett 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Jim Pankovits 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Ron Kittle 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 2
2 Ivan Calderon 1
2 Kelvin Chapman 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.50
1 Mario Soto 1.50
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 Britt Burns 0.88
5 Chris Codiroli 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Karl Best 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 9
1 Mario Soto 9
3 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Britt Burns 7
5 Joe Hesketh 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .376
2 Jose Cruz .340
3 Mike Davis .333
3 Willie McGee .333
5 Lou Whitaker .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 13
1 Dale Murphy 13
3 Tom Brunansky 12
3 Mike Davis 12
5 Dave Kingman 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 38
2 Jack Clark 36
2 Tom Herr 36
2 Dale Murphy 36
5 Cal Ripken 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 29
2 Gary Pettis 22
3 Lonnie Smith 19
4 Dave Collins 17
4 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.68
2 Orel Hershiser 1.70
3 Mike Krukow 1.72
4 Joe Hesketh 1.74
5 Dwight Gooden 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 9
2 Joaquin Andujar 8
2 Rick Mahler 8
2 Dan Petry 8
5 Mario Soto 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Dwight Gooden 75
3 Jose DeLeon 70
4 Mario Soto 69
5 Fernando Valenzuela 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 14
2 Rich Gossage 13
3 Lee Smith 12
4 Willie Hernandez 10
4 3 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .447
2 Terry Kennedy .444
3 Darrell Evans .391
4 Willie Randolph .383
5 Willie McGee .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Ron Cey 5
4 Jesse Barfield 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 19
2 Darrell Evans 14
2 Don Mattingly 14
2 Willie McGee 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 9
2 Brett Butler 8
2 Willie McGee 8
4 Lonnie Smith 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
5 Jack Morris 0.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Jay Howell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 22
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
4 Mike Scott 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .376
2 Rickey Henderson .373
3 Terry Kennedy .354
4 Ron Oester .353
5 George Vukovich .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Dave Kingman 8
1 Dave Parker 8
4 Jesse Barfield 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 30
2 Dave Parker 29
3 Jack Clark 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Brett Butler 14
2 Willie McGee 14
4 Gary Pettis 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.23
2 Joe Hesketh 1.26
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.58
4 Orel Hershiser 1.59
5 Dave Stieb 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Andy Hawkins 5
3 Buddy Black 4
3 Mike Boddicker 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Orel Hershiser 40
4 Britt Burns 39
5 Floyd Bannister 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Lee Smith 8
5 Donnie Moore 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .341
2 Don Mattingly .341
3 Tony Gwynn .340
4 Dave Winfield .329
5 Harold Baines .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 46
2 Tom Brunansky 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Dave Kingman 32
4 Dwayne Murphy 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 127
2 Don Mattingly 124
3 Jim Rice 118
4 Kent Hrbek 109
5 Dale Murphy 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Dave Collins 64
3 Lonnie Smith 61
4 Rickey Henderson 60
5 Juan Samuel 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.08
2 Dwight Gooden 2.15
3 Dave Dravecky 2.57
4 Rick Rhoden 2.71
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
2 Mike Boddicker 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Mark Langston 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 278
2 Fernando Valenzuela 229
3 Rick Sutcliffe 219
4 Mark Langston 210
5 Jose DeLeon 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 42
3 Lee Smith 37
4 Bill Caudill 36
5 Willie Hernandez 35