On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 54 37 .593 --
Yankees 51 37 .580 1.5
Tigers 49 39 .557 3.5
Orioles 45 43 .511 7.5
Red Sox 46 44 .511 7.5
Brewers 38 49 .437 14.0
Indians 28 61 .315 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 36 .600 --
Athletics 48 42 .533 6.0
White Sox 45 42 .517 7.5
Royals 46 43 .517 7.5
Mariners 44 46 .489 10.0
Twins 41 47 .466 12.0
Rangers 34 57 .374 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 36 .591 --
Mets 52 37 .584 0.5
Expos 52 39 .571 1.5
Cubs 47 42 .528 5.5
Phillies 39 50 .438 13.5
Pirates 29 59 .330 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 37 .580 --
Padres 52 39 .571 0.5
Reds 45 43 .511 6.0
Astros 43 48 .473 9.5
Braves 40 49 .449 11.5
Giants 34 57 .374 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Schroeder 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Steve Buechele 3
2 Carmelo Castillo 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 7
2 Juan Samuel 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Al Cowens 4
3 Don Mattingly 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Gary Redus 2
2 Luis Salazar 2
4 Wally Backman 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.75
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
4 Bill Gullickson 1.00
5 Mike Witt 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 7
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
1 Mike Witt 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Steve Ontiveros 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Rickey Henderson .356
3 Wade Boggs .341
4 Willie McGee .339
5 Lee Lacy .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 25
2 Dale Murphy 23
3 Pedro Guerrero 21
3 Dave Kingman 21
3 Jim Presley 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 74
2 Dale Murphy 70
3 Tom Herr 69
4 Jack Clark 65
5 2 tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 64
2 Rickey Henderson 42
3 Willie McGee 37
4 Davey Lopes 33
4 Gary Redus 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 Dave Stieb 2.06
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.17
4 Dave Dravecky 2.21
5 Scott Sanderson 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Dwight Gooden 14
3 Ron Guidry 13
3 LaMarr Hoyt 13
3 Rick Mahler 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 157
2 Nolan Ryan 132
3 Mario Soto 129
4 Fernando Valenzuela 128
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 23
2 Lee Smith 21
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Willie Hernandez 19
4 2 others tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Graig Nettles .484
2 Mike Young .459
3 Rance Mulliniks .455
4 Keith Hernandez .450
5 George Brett .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 7
2 Bob Horner 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Ruppert Jones 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 17
1 Don Mattingly 17
3 Darryl Strawberry 14
4 Bob Horner 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Tim Raines 9
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Willie McGee 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
2 Steve Ontiveros 0.64
3 Tim Birtsas 0.69
4 LaMarr Hoyt 0.75
5 Zane Smith 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Darling 3
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 21
2 Dwight Gooden 20
2 Bret Saberhagen 20
2 Tom Seaver 20
2 Bryn Smith 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .454
2 Lee Lacy .416
3 Pedro Guerrero .406
4 Wade Boggs .396
5 Rickey Henderson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 9
1 Bob Horner 9
3 Ruppert Jones 8
4 Pedro Guerrero 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 27
2 George Brett 26
3 Harold Baines 23
3 Dale Murphy 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Gary Redus 15
4 Juan Samuel 13
5 Willie Wilson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Ontiveros 0.64
2 Cecilio Guante 0.71
3 Rick Aguilera 0.82
4 John Tudor 1.12
5 Zane Smith 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
2 LaMarr Hoyt 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 Ron Robinson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 42
2 Mike Witt 41
3 Mario Soto 40
4 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Bruce Hurst 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 8
2 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Ron Davis 6
3 Willie Hernandez 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Lee Lacy .339
3 George Brett .330
4 Don Mattingly .328
5 Rickey Henderson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Tom Brunansky 37
2 Carlton Fisk 37
4 George Bell 34
5 Tony Armas 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 127
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Jim Rice 109
4 Dave Parker 106
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Vince Coleman 64
3 Rickey Henderson 63
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Juan Samuel 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.82
2 Joe Hesketh 2.22
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.46
4 Scott Sanderson 2.50
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Joaquin Andujar 22
3 Rick Mahler 20
4 Mike Boddicker 19
4 Oil Can Boyd 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 290
2 Fernando Valenzuela 230
3 Nolan Ryan 214
4 Rick Sutcliffe 203
5 Mario Soto 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 38
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Lee Smith 34