On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 53 36 .596 --
Yankees 49 37 .570 2.5
Tigers 48 38 .558 3.5
Orioles 45 41 .523 6.5
Red Sox 46 42 .523 6.5
Brewers 37 48 .435 14.0
Indians 28 59 .322 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 36 .591 --
Athletics 47 41 .534 5.0
White Sox 43 42 .506 7.5
Royals 44 43 .506 7.5
Mariners 43 45 .489 9.0
Twins 41 45 .477 10.0
Rangers 33 56 .371 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 34 .605 --
Mets 51 36 .586 1.5
Expos 50 39 .562 3.5
Cubs 45 42 .517 7.5
Phillies 38 49 .437 14.5
Pirates 29 57 .337 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 37 .570 --
Padres 50 39 .562 0.5
Reds 44 42 .512 5.0
Astros 43 46 .483 7.5
Braves 39 48 .448 10.5
Giants 34 55 .382 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reid Nichols 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Ozzie Guillen 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Presley 2
2 Nick Esasky 1
2 Wayne Gross 1
2 Donnie Hill 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 4
2 Reid Nichols 3
3 Bill Buckner 2
3 Jim Dwyer 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meacham 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Carmelo Castillo 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 0.78
2 Doyle Alexander 0.71
2 Joe Hesketh 0.71
4 Charlie Hough 0.70
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Frank Eufemia 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 9
2 Charlie Hough 7
2 Mike Krukow 7
4 Britt Burns 6
4 Rick Reuschel 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .357
2 Rickey Henderson .357
3 Wade Boggs .341
4 Willie McGee .338
5 Tom Herr .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 23
1 Dale Murphy 23
3 Pedro Guerrero 21
3 Dave Kingman 21
5 Jim Presley 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 70
1 Dale Murphy 70
3 Tom Herr 69
4 Jack Clark 63
4 2 others tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 64
2 Rickey Henderson 41
3 Willie McGee 36
4 Davey Lopes 33
5 Juan Samuel 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.68
2 Dave Stieb 1.87
3 Dave Dravecky 2.21
4 Scott Sanderson 2.26
5 John Tudor 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Dwight Gooden 13
2 Rick Mahler 13
4 Ron Guidry 12
4 LaMarr Hoyt 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 153
2 Nolan Ryan 130
3 Mario Soto 129
4 Fernando Valenzuela 121
5 Jose DeLeon 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 23
2 Rich Gossage 19
2 Willie Hernandez 19
2 Jay Howell 19
2 Lee Smith 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ruppert Jones .483
2 Graig Nettles .469
3 George Brett .465
4 Steve Sax .442
5 Lee Lacy .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Ryne Sandberg 5
4 Reggie Jackson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 16
2 Dale Murphy 15
3 Carlton Fisk 14
4 Keith Hernandez 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Alan Wiggins 7
4 Juan Samuel 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 0.00
2 Rick Aguilera 0.50
2 John Tudor 0.50
4 Teddy Higuera 0.53
5 Bob Welch 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Britt Burns 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Willie Hernandez 3
1 Ken Howell 3
1 Jeff Lahti 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .453
2 Lee Lacy .420
3 Rickey Henderson .406
4 Wade Boggs .402
5 Ruppert Jones .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 9
2 Carlton Fisk 8
2 Pedro Guerrero 8
2 Ruppert Jones 8
2 Dale Murphy 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 25
2 Dale Murphy 24
3 Harold Baines 23
3 Pete O'Brien 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 22
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Juan Samuel 14
4 Gary Redus 13
5 Willie McGee 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecilio Guante 0.71
2 Rick Aguilera 0.72
3 John Tudor 0.88
4 Dave Stieb 1.11
5 Dwight Gooden 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 Ron Robinson 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Bruce Hurst 41
4 Dwight Gooden 37
4 Mike Witt 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 8
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Willie Hernandez 6
2 Ed Nunez 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Lee Lacy .337
3 George Brett .330
4 Rickey Henderson .327
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Tom Brunansky 37
3 Carlton Fisk 35
4 George Bell 34
5 Tony Armas 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 123
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Jim Rice 109
4 Dave Parker 107
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 73
2 Vince Coleman 64
3 Rickey Henderson 63
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Juan Samuel 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.83
2 Joe Hesketh 2.22
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.46
4 Orel Hershiser 2.49
5 Dave Stieb 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 286
2 Fernando Valenzuela 223
3 Nolan Ryan 219
4 Mario Soto 209
4 Rick Sutcliffe 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Willie Hernandez 34
5 Jeff Reardon 33