On This Day

Monday, July 8, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 50 32 .610 --
Tigers 45 34 .570 3.5
Yankees 43 36 .544 5.5
Orioles 41 38 .519 7.5
Red Sox 41 40 .506 8.5
Brewers 36 42 .462 12.0
Indians 26 54 .325 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 47 34 .580 --
Athletics 42 39 .519 5.0
White Sox 40 38 .513 5.5
Royals 41 39 .513 5.5
Mariners 41 40 .506 6.0
Twins 36 43 .456 10.0
Rangers 31 51 .378 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 32 .595 --
Mets 45 35 .563 2.5
Expos 46 36 .561 2.5
Cubs 42 38 .525 5.5
Phillies 36 44 .450 11.5
Pirates 27 52 .342 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 48 34 .585 --
Dodgers 43 36 .544 3.5
Reds 41 38 .519 5.5
Astros 41 41 .500 7.0
Braves 35 45 .438 12.0
Giants 31 51 .378 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 George Bell 3
3 Bruce Benedict 3
3 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Carmelo Castillo 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Kevin McReynolds 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 Glenn Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curt Wilkerson 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 1.40
2 Dave Stieb 0.83
3 Bruce Hurst 0.75
3 Mike Moore 0.75
5 Gene Nelson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Charles Hudson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Hudson 7
1 Bret Saberhagen 7
3 Bruce Hurst 6
3 Mike Moore 6
3 Gene Nelson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .357
2 Willie McGee .350
3 George Brett .350
4 Tom Herr .337
5 Wade Boggs .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 21
1 Dave Kingman 21
1 Dale Murphy 21
4 Pedro Guerrero 20
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 63
2 Dale Murphy 61
3 Glenn Wilson 59
4 Don Mattingly 58
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 56
2 Rickey Henderson 37
3 Davey Lopes 33
3 Willie McGee 33
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.75
2 Dave Stieb 1.84
3 Dave Dravecky 1.99
4 Scott Sanderson 2.15
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Rick Mahler 12
3 Dwight Gooden 11
3 Andy Hawkins 11
3 LaMarr Hoyt 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 137
2 Nolan Ryan 119
3 Fernando Valenzuela 113
4 Jose DeLeon 111
5 Mario Soto 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 22
2 Willie Hernandez 18
2 Lee Smith 18
4 Rich Gossage 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .481
2 Bobby Grich .432
3 Ruppert Jones .425
4 Ryne Sandberg .404
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruppert Jones 6
2 Chris Brown 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
4 George Bell 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 14
2 Ruppert Jones 13
3 Harold Baines 12
3 Darrell Evans 12
3 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Gary Redus 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Juan Samuel 7
3 Lonnie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Hurst 0.39
2 Dave Dravecky 0.60
3 Scott Garrelts 0.64
4 Dave Stieb 0.72
5 Mike Smithson 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Bruce Hurst 3
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 23
2 Mike Witt 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
3 Scott Garrelts 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 6
2 Ed Nunez 5
3 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Willie Hernandez 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .462
2 Rickey Henderson .397
3 Wade Boggs .396
4 Pedro Guerrero .385
5 Chris Brown .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 13
2 Lou Whitaker 9
3 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 31
2 Kirk Gibson 24
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
4 Bob Brenly 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Vince Coleman 17
3 Gary Redus 15
4 Davey Lopes 14
5 Juan Samuel 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.31
2 Bob James 0.70
3 John Tudor 0.90
4 Ron Guidry 1.09
5 Dave Stieb 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 7
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Jay Howell 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 40
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Sid Fernandez 36
3 Dwight Gooden 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 7
1 Ed Nunez 7
1 Ted Power 7
4 Bob James 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .340
2 Willie McGee .332
3 Tony Gwynn .328
4 Don Mattingly .328
5 Phil Bradley .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Tom Brunansky 36
3 Tony Armas 35
4 Carlton Fisk 34
5 Dave Kingman 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 115
2 Dale Murphy 109
3 Dave Parker 105
3 Jim Rice 105
5 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 74
2 Dave Collins 63
3 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Juan Samuel 60
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.01
2 Orel Hershiser 2.34
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.50
4 Dave Stieb 2.53
5 John Tudor 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 22
2 Dwight Gooden 20
2 Rick Sutcliffe 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 280
2 Fernando Valenzuela 225
3 Rick Sutcliffe 217
4 Nolan Ryan 214
5 Dave Stieb 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Lee Smith 34