On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 53 32 .624 --
Tigers 47 35 .573 4.5
Yankees 46 36 .561 5.5
Orioles 43 39 .524 8.5
Red Sox 43 41 .512 9.5
Brewers 36 45 .444 15.0
Indians 27 56 .325 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 35 .583 --
Athletics 44 40 .524 5.0
Royals 42 41 .506 6.5
White Sox 40 41 .494 7.5
Mariners 41 43 .488 8.0
Twins 38 44 .463 10.0
Rangers 32 53 .376 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 50 32 .610 --
Mets 47 36 .566 3.5
Expos 48 37 .565 3.5
Cubs 44 39 .530 6.5
Phillies 37 46 .446 13.5
Pirates 28 54 .341 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 48 37 .565 --
Dodgers 46 36 .561 0.5
Reds 42 40 .512 4.5
Astros 43 42 .506 5.0
Braves 36 47 .434 11.0
Giants 31 54 .365 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Doran 5
2 Lee Lacy 4
2 Joe Orsulak 4
4 Wade Boggs 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 George Brett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
2 Steve Lyons 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Willie McGee 3
3 Joe Orsulak 2
4 Kevin Bass 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Zane Smith 1.14
2 Nolan Ryan 1.10
3 Sid Fernandez 1.00
3 Ron Robinson 1.00
5 Joe Hesketh 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Al Nipper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Zane Smith 8
3 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Sid Fernandez 7
3 Joe Hesketh 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Ted Power 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Rickey Henderson .357
3 Willie McGee .349
4 Wade Boggs .336
5 Tom Herr .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 22
2 Pedro Guerrero 21
2 Dave Kingman 21
2 Dale Murphy 21
5 Tom Brunansky 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 66
2 Don Mattingly 65
3 Jack Clark 61
3 Dale Murphy 61
5 Glenn Wilson 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 62
2 Rickey Henderson 41
3 Willie McGee 36
4 Davey Lopes 33
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 Dave Stieb 1.84
3 Dave Dravecky 2.11
4 Scott Sanderson 2.26
5 John Tudor 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Dwight Gooden 12
2 Rick Mahler 12
4 Ron Guidry 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 142
2 Nolan Ryan 130
3 Mario Soto 114
4 Fernando Valenzuela 113
5 2 tied 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 22
2 Lee Smith 19
3 Willie Hernandez 18
3 Jay Howell 18
5 2 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .549
2 Ruppert Jones .459
3 Lee Lacy .444
4 Joe Orsulak .429
5 Ozzie Smith .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruppert Jones 6
2 George Bell 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Mike Fitzgerald 5
2 George Foster 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete O'Brien 18
2 George Brett 17
3 George Bell 16
4 Don Mattingly 15
5 Kevin McReynolds 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Willie McGee 8
2 Juan Samuel 8
2 Lonnie Smith 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Smith 0.00
2 Bruce Hurst 0.39
3 John Franco 0.67
4 Dave Stieb 0.72
5 John Tudor 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Robinson 4
1 John Tudor 4
3 Joaquin Andujar 3
3 Kevin Gross 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Bruce Hurst 23
3 Mike Witt 21
4 Mike Smithson 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Jay Howell 4
4 Ken Howell 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .483
2 Wade Boggs .396
3 Rickey Henderson .393
4 Lee Lacy .389
5 Pedro Guerrero .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 12
2 Carlton Fisk 8
2 Bob Horner 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 26
2 Pete O'Brien 24
3 Reggie Jackson 23
4 George Bell 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.64
2 John Tudor 0.90
3 Dave Dravecky 0.96
4 Cecilio Guante 1.00
5 Dave Stieb 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 7
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 Ron Robinson 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Mike Witt 40
3 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Sid Fernandez 38
5 Dwight Gooden 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 8
2 Willie Hernandez 7
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Ed Nunez 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .340
2 Don Mattingly .332
3 Lee Lacy .330
4 George Brett .330
5 Willie McGee .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
3 Tony Armas 35
3 Carlton Fisk 35
5 George Bell 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 122
2 Dale Murphy 109
3 Dave Winfield 108
4 Kirk Gibson 104
4 Jim Rice 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 75
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Vince Coleman 62
3 Dave Collins 62
5 Juan Samuel 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.02
2 Joe Hesketh 2.34
3 Orel Hershiser 2.36
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.50
5 Dave Stieb 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 22
2 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Mike Boddicker 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 285
2 Fernando Valenzuela 225
3 Nolan Ryan 224
4 Rick Sutcliffe 213
5 Mario Soto 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Lee Smith 34