On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 46 30 .605 --
Tigers 42 31 .575 2.5
Yankees 39 34 .534 5.5
Orioles 38 35 .521 6.5
Red Sox 38 37 .507 7.5
Brewers 35 37 .486 9.0
Indians 24 50 .324 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 33 .560 --
Athletics 40 35 .533 2.0
Royals 38 36 .514 3.5
White Sox 36 36 .500 4.5
Mariners 37 38 .493 5.0
Twins 34 39 .466 7.0
Rangers 29 47 .382 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 44 30 .595 --
Expos 44 33 .571 1.5
Cubs 40 34 .541 4.0
Mets 39 35 .527 5.0
Phillies 33 41 .446 11.0
Pirates 25 48 .342 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 45 32 .584 --
Dodgers 40 34 .541 3.5
Reds 39 35 .527 4.5
Astros 39 38 .506 6.0
Braves 34 41 .453 10.0
Giants 28 49 .364 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Lacy 4
1 Willie McGee 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Ernie Riles 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 George Bell 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 6
2 Harold Baines 5
3 Darrell Evans 4
4 Ozzie Guillen 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 2.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.60
3 Frank Tanana 1.00
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.83
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Frank Eufemia 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 8
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Frank Tanana 7
4 Joe Niekro 6
4 John Tudor 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Calhoun 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Roger McDowell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .354
2 Rickey Henderson .351
3 Tom Herr .342
4 George Brett .336
5 Wade Boggs .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Pedro Guerrero 19
2 Dave Kingman 19
4 Carlton Fisk 18
5 3 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 61
2 Jack Clark 57
3 Dale Murphy 55
3 Dave Parker 55
3 Glenn Wilson 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 54
2 Rickey Henderson 36
3 Willie McGee 31
4 Gary Pettis 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.65
2 Dave Stieb 1.93
3 Dave Dravecky 2.02
4 Joe Hesketh 2.12
5 Scott Sanderson 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 13
2 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Andy Hawkins 11
2 Rick Mahler 11
5 LaMarr Hoyt 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 134
2 Nolan Ryan 116
3 Fernando Valenzuela 111
4 Mario Soto 102
5 Jose DeLeon 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 22
2 Rich Gossage 17
2 Jay Howell 17
2 Bob James 17
2 Lee Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .453
2 George Brett .438
3 Lee Lacy .429
4 Wade Boggs .426
5 Rickey Henderson .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 6
2 Kirk Gibson 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Harold Baines 14
2 George Brett 14
2 Pete O'Brien 14
2 Dave Parker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Vince Coleman 12
3 Gary Redus 11
4 Bill Doran 8
5 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.33
2 Dave Stieb 0.53
3 Scott Garrelts 0.66
4 Cecilio Guante 0.67
5 Rick Rhoden 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
1 John Tudor 4
3 Joe Cowley 3
3 Dave Dravecky 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Sid Fernandez 20
3 Mario Soto 20
3 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Nunez 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Ted Power 5
4 Ron Davis 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .398
2 Willie McGee .389
3 Wade Boggs .381
4 Paul Molitor .375
5 George Brett .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 14
2 Kirk Gibson 10
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Larry Parrish 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 27
1 Glenn Wilson 27
3 Kirk Gibson 25
4 Greg Walker 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 21
3 Gary Redus 16
4 Davey Lopes 14
5 Willie McGee 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.34
2 Bert Blyleven 1.02
3 John Tudor 1.13
4 Dave Dravecky 1.40
5 Dwight Gooden 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 7
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 LaMarr Hoyt 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 45
2 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Sid Fernandez 39
4 Bert Blyleven 37
4 Fernando Valenzuela 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 8
2 Ed Nunez 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Jay Howell 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .345
2 Willie McGee .334
3 Phil Bradley .329
4 Jose Cruz .329
5 Tony Gwynn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Tony Armas 38
3 Tom Brunansky 37
4 Carlton Fisk 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 115
2 Jim Rice 111
3 Dale Murphy 107
4 Dave Winfield 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Dave Collins 64
4 Juan Samuel 58
4 Lonnie Smith 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.99
2 Orel Hershiser 2.11
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.58
4 Dave Dravecky 2.62
5 Dave Stieb 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 22
2 Rick Sutcliffe 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Bert Blyleven 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 297
2 Fernando Valenzuela 227
3 Nolan Ryan 219
4 Rick Sutcliffe 213
5 Bert Blyleven 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Lee Smith 35
5 2 tied 34