On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 36 17 .679 --
Orioles 29 23 .558 6.5
Tigers 28 24 .538 7.5
Yankees 27 24 .529 8.0
Red Sox 27 25 .519 8.5
Brewers 25 25 .500 9.5
Indians 19 35 .352 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 28 24 .538 --
Angels 28 25 .528 0.5
White Sox 26 24 .520 1.0
Athletics 25 27 .481 3.0
Mariners 24 30 .444 5.0
Twins 23 29 .442 5.0
Rangers 20 33 .377 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 19 .627 --
Mets 30 20 .600 1.5
Expos 32 22 .593 1.5
Cardinals 28 24 .538 4.5
Phillies 18 34 .346 14.5
Pirates 17 34 .333 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 31 22 .585 --
Reds 29 24 .547 2.0
Astros 28 25 .528 3.0
Dodgers 27 27 .500 4.5
Braves 21 30 .412 9.0
Giants 20 32 .385 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 5
2 Lou Whitaker 4
3 Brett Butler 3
3 Mike Davis 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Tabler 6
2 Kirk Gibson 5
3 Chris Speier 4
4 Phil Bradley 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Spike Owen 2
1 Gary Redus 2
1 Jeff Stone 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.75
2 John Tudor 1.25
3 Bruce Kison 0.80
4 Randy O'Neal 0.67
5 Britt Burns 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 8
2 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Ray Burris 5
3 Charlie Hough 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Bob James 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .378
2 Willie McGee .351
3 Phil Bradley .340
4 Jose Cruz .329
5 Cecil Cooper .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 14
1 Carlton Fisk 14
3 Tom Brunansky 13
3 Mike Davis 13
3 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 50
2 Jack Clark 45
3 Don Mattingly 44
4 Eddie Murray 41
5 3 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 39
2 Gary Pettis 25
3 Willie McGee 22
4 Lonnie Smith 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.72
2 Steve Trout 1.79
3 Joe Hesketh 1.85
4 Dave LaPoint 1.88
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 10
1 Andy Hawkins 10
3 Rick Mahler 9
4 Dwight Gooden 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 101
2 Nolan Ryan 87
3 Jose DeLeon 80
3 Jack Morris 80
5 Fernando Valenzuela 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 17
2 Rich Gossage 13
2 Lee Smith 13
4 Jay Howell 12
4 Bob James 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Gedman .462
2 Eddie Murray .457
3 Jim Gantner .442
4 Tony Pena .422
5 Willie McGee .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Ron Kittle 6
4 Brook Jacoby 5
4 Larry Parrish 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 19
2 Eddie Murray 18
3 Cecil Cooper 14
3 Carlton Fisk 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Gary Redus 11
3 Davey Lopes 8
3 Steve Sax 8
5 Willie McGee 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
1 Mickey Mahler 0.00
3 Burt Hooton 0.56
3 Phil Niekro 0.56
5 Jeff Reardon 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 35
2 Jack Morris 23
3 Bert Blyleven 20
4 David Palmer 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Bob James 5
3 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Dave Smith 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .392
2 Terry Kennedy .384
3 Jim Gantner .383
4 Eddie Murray .374
5 Willie McGee .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 9
1 Darrell Evans 9
1 Carlton Fisk 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 Kirk Gibson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 34
2 Don Mattingly 27
2 Eddie Murray 27
4 Jack Clark 26
5 Damaso Garcia 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Willie McGee 16
3 Gary Redus 14
4 Brett Butler 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger McDowell 0.33
2 Scott Sanderson 1.40
3 Jack Morris 1.51
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.55
4 Nate Snell 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Chris Codiroli 4
2 Joe Cowley 4
2 Danny Cox 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 58
2 Jack Morris 40
3 Floyd Bannister 39
3 Nolan Ryan 39
5 David Palmer 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 9
1 Jeff Reardon 9
3 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 Dave Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .340
2 Jose Cruz .340
3 Phil Bradley .332
4 Willie McGee .329
5 Don Mattingly .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Tom Brunansky 39
3 Dale Murphy 36
4 Dave Kingman 34
5 Steve Balboni 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 125
2 Tony Armas 120
3 Jim Rice 114
4 Kent Hrbek 108
5 Dave Kingman 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 65
3 Rickey Henderson 59
4 Juan Samuel 58
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.13
2 Orel Hershiser 2.13
3 Rick Sutcliffe 2.48
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.81
5 Scott Sanderson 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 23
2 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Frank Viola 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 290
2 Fernando Valenzuela 234
3 Rick Sutcliffe 217
4 Jose DeLeon 201
5 2 tied 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Willie Hernandez 36
3 Lee Smith 36
5 Dave Righetti 35