On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 53 33 .616 --
Tigers 47 36 .566 4.5
Yankees 47 36 .566 4.5
Orioles 44 39 .530 7.5
Red Sox 44 41 .518 8.5
Brewers 37 45 .451 14.0
Indians 28 56 .333 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 50 35 .588 --
Athletics 44 41 .518 6.0
Royals 42 42 .500 7.5
White Sox 40 42 .488 8.5
Mariners 41 44 .482 9.0
Twins 39 44 .470 10.0
Rangers 32 54 .372 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 50 33 .602 --
Mets 48 36 .571 2.5
Expos 48 38 .558 3.5
Cubs 44 40 .524 6.5
Phillies 37 47 .440 13.5
Pirates 29 54 .349 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 49 37 .570 --
Dodgers 47 36 .566 0.5
Reds 43 40 .518 4.5
Astros 43 43 .500 6.0
Braves 37 47 .440 11.0
Giants 31 55 .360 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vance Law 4
2 Alan Ashby 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Al Cowens 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Brock 2
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Dan Pasqua 2
4 Alan Ashby 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
3 Greg Brock 4
4 Rick Dempsey 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 3
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
2 Steve Bedrosian 0.83
2 Mike Moore 0.83
4 Bruce Kison 0.78
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Butcher 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 7
2 Teddy Higuera 6
2 Ramon Romero 6
4 Steve Bedrosian 5
4 Mike Moore 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .357
2 Rickey Henderson .355
3 Willie McGee .344
4 Wade Boggs .338
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 23
2 Dale Murphy 22
3 Pedro Guerrero 21
3 Dave Kingman 21
5 Tom Brunansky 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 68
2 Tom Herr 66
2 Dale Murphy 66
4 Jack Clark 61
5 3 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 62
2 Rickey Henderson 41
3 Willie McGee 36
4 Davey Lopes 33
5 4 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 LaMarr Hoyt 12
2 Rick Mahler 12
5 2 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 Rich Gossage 18
3 Willie Hernandez 18
3 Jay Howell 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .527
2 Lee Lacy .431
3 Ruppert Jones .425
4 Don Mattingly .419
5 Steve Sax .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Ruppert Jones 6
3 George Bell 5
3 Mike Fitzgerald 5
3 Dale Murphy 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 18
1 Pete O'Brien 18
3 George Brett 17
3 Dale Murphy 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Willie McGee 8
3 Juan Samuel 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Burke 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
3 Bruce Hurst 0.39
4 John Candelaria 0.69
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
1 John Tudor 4
3 Joaquin Andujar 3
3 Ron Darling 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 23
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Frank Tanana 21
3 Mike Witt 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .473
2 Wade Boggs .411
3 Rickey Henderson .396
4 Lee Lacy .384
5 Pedro Guerrero .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 12
2 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 24
1 Dale Murphy 24
3 Reggie Jackson 23
3 Pete O'Brien 23
3 Glenn Wilson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Rickey Henderson 20
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Gary Redus 13
4 Juan Samuel 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.69
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 LaMarr Hoyt 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 2 others tied 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 Ron Davis 6
3 Jay Howell 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .341
2 Don Mattingly .335
3 Lee Lacy .329
4 George Brett .329
5 Willie McGee .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 38
2 Tom Brunansky 37
3 Carlton Fisk 36
4 Tony Armas 35
5 George Bell 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 125
2 Dale Murphy 114
3 Dave Winfield 108
4 Kirk Gibson 105
4 Jim Rice 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.02
2 Joe Hesketh 2.34
3 Orel Hershiser 2.43
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