On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 47 31 .603 --
Tigers 43 32 .573 2.5
Yankees 40 35 .533 5.5
Orioles 39 36 .520 6.5
Red Sox 39 38 .506 7.5
Brewers 35 39 .473 10.0
Indians 24 52 .316 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 44 33 .571 --
Athletics 41 36 .532 3.0
Royals 39 37 .513 4.5
Mariners 39 38 .506 5.0
White Sox 37 37 .500 5.5
Twins 35 40 .467 8.0
Rangers 30 48 .385 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 45 30 .600 --
Expos 45 33 .577 1.5
Cubs 41 35 .539 4.5
Mets 41 35 .539 4.5
Phillies 34 42 .447 11.5
Pirates 25 50 .333 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 46 32 .590 --
Dodgers 40 35 .533 4.5
Reds 39 36 .520 5.5
Astros 39 39 .500 7.0
Braves 34 42 .447 11.0
Giants 29 49 .372 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 5
1 Terry Harper 5
3 Wally Backman 4
3 Hubie Brooks 4
3 Keith Hernandez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitch Webster 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Harper 4
1 Dave Henderson 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 Bob Brenly 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Pendleton 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.33
2 Burt Hooton 0.88
3 Britt Burns 0.83
4 Dennis Lamp 0.75
5 Dennis Martinez 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Burt Hooton 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Mario Soto 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Nate Snell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .352
2 Willie McGee .352
3 George Brett .343
4 Tom Herr .341
5 Wade Boggs .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Pedro Guerrero 19
2 Dave Kingman 19
4 Tom Brunansky 18
4 Carlton Fisk 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 62
2 Dale Murphy 58
3 Jack Clark 57
4 Don Mattingly 55
4 2 others tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Rickey Henderson 36
3 Willie McGee 31
4 Davey Lopes 30
4 Gary Pettis 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.75
2 Dave Stieb 1.94
3 Dave Dravecky 2.02
4 Joe Hesketh 2.12
5 Scott Sanderson 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 14
2 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Andy Hawkins 11
2 Rick Mahler 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 137
2 Nolan Ryan 116
3 Fernando Valenzuela 111
4 Mario Soto 108
5 Jose DeLeon 106

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 George Brett .460
2 Wade Boggs .400
3 Ryne Sandberg .397
4 Lee Lacy .392
5 Garry Templeton .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 14
2 Harold Baines 12
2 Al Cowens 12
2 Reggie Jackson 12
2 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Gary Redus 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Bill Doran 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.50
2 Frank Wills 0.61
3 Cecilio Guante 0.63
3 Steve Ontiveros 0.63
5 Joe Hesketh 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Mike Moore 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Randy O'Neal 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Mike Witt 24
3 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Bert Blyleven 20
4 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 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .411
2 Rickey Henderson .377
3 Willie McGee .376
4 Wade Boggs .375
5 Garry Templeton .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 14
2 Kirk Gibson 9
3 Bob Horner 7
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 27
2 Pedro Guerrero 24
3 Kirk Gibson 23
4 Bob Horner 22
5 6 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 19
3 Gary Redus 15
4 Davey Lopes 14
5 Juan Samuel 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.33
2 John Tudor 0.88
3 Dave Stieb 1.12
4 Dave Dravecky 1.42
4 Jay Howell 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Jay Howell 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 48
2 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Sid Fernandez 39
3 Mario Soto 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 7
1 Ed Nunez 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Jay Howell 6
4 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .339
2 Willie McGee .332
3 Tony Gwynn .328
4 Phil Bradley .328
5 Don Mattingly .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 38
1 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tony Armas 37
4 Carlton Fisk 33
4 Kirk Gibson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 115
2 Jim Rice 113
3 Dale Murphy 108
4 Dave Parker 104
4 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Dave Collins 64
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Juan Samuel 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.04
2 Orel Hershiser 2.11
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.56
4 Dave Stieb 2.60
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
1 Rick Sutcliffe 21
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 288
2 Fernando Valenzuela 227
3 Rick Sutcliffe 213
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 Dave Stieb 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 35
3 Lee Smith 35
5 Willie Hernandez 34