On This Day

Tuesday, July 23, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 57 37 .606 --
Yankees 52 39 .571 3.5
Tigers 49 42 .538 6.5
Red Sox 49 44 .527 7.5
Orioles 46 45 .505 9.5
Brewers 40 50 .444 15.0
Indians 29 63 .315 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 55 38 .591 --
White Sox 47 43 .522 6.5
Royals 48 44 .522 6.5
Athletics 48 45 .516 7.0
Mariners 44 49 .473 11.0
Twins 43 48 .473 11.0
Rangers 37 57 .394 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 55 36 .604 --
Mets 53 39 .576 2.5
Expos 53 41 .564 3.5
Cubs 49 43 .533 6.5
Phillies 41 51 .446 14.5
Pirates 31 60 .341 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 39 .571 --
Padres 52 42 .553 1.5
Reds 48 43 .527 4.0
Astros 44 50 .468 9.5
Braves 41 51 .446 11.5
Giants 35 59 .372 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oddibe McDowell 5
2 Ryne Sandberg 4
2 Dickie Thon 4
4 Chris Brown 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Davis 2
1 Bo Diaz 2
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 Brian Downing 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 4
1 Bo Diaz 4
1 George Vukovich 4
4 Oddibe McDowell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.38
2 Frank Tanana 1.22
3 Britt Burns 1.10
4 Tom Browning 1.00
4 Orel Hershiser 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 11
1 Britt Burns 11
1 Bruce Hurst 11
1 Frank Tanana 11
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Dave Rozema 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .351
2 George Brett .351
3 Wade Boggs .344
4 Willie McGee .340
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 26
2 Dale Murphy 25
3 Jim Presley 22
4 Pedro Guerrero 21
4 Dave Kingman 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 74
1 Dale Murphy 74
3 Tom Herr 72
4 Dave Parker 67
5 Jack Clark 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 66
2 Rickey Henderson 43
3 Willie McGee 37
4 Davey Lopes 36
5 Tim Raines 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 Dave Stieb 2.06
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.17
4 Scott Sanderson 2.26
5 Dave Dravecky 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 16
2 Dwight Gooden 14
2 Rick Mahler 14
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 LaMarr Hoyt 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 157
2 Mario Soto 133
3 Nolan Ryan 132
4 Fernando Valenzuela 128
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 24
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Rich Gossage 20
3 Dan Quisenberry 20
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Graig Nettles .452
2 Rich Gedman .444
3 Bob Horner .426
4 Keith Hernandez .419
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
4 George Brett 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 16
1 Don Mattingly 16
3 Bill Buckner 14
3 Darryl Strawberry 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 Herm Winningham 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Tim Birtsas 0.69
2 Steve Ontiveros 0.69
4 Rick Aguilera 1.06
5 Bill Gullickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Danny Cox 3
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 27
2 Mario Soto 25
3 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Buddy Black 20
4 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Jeff Lahti 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .418
2 Lee Lacy .396
3 Wade Boggs .390
4 Ryne Sandberg .389
5 Pedro Guerrero .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Ruppert Jones 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 27
2 Dale Murphy 26
3 George Brett 23
4 Harold Baines 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Gary Redus 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecilio Guante 0.68
2 Steve Ontiveros 0.71
3 Rick Aguilera 0.96
4 John Tudor 1.12
5 Zane Smith 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Bruce Hurst 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 46
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Mike Witt 41
4 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Britt Burns 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Lee Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .349
2 Lee Lacy .337
3 Pedro Guerrero .328
4 Don Mattingly .327
5 Willie McGee .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 34
5 Kirk Gibson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 127
2 Dale Murphy 119
3 Dave Parker 108
4 Jim Rice 106
5 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 78
2 Vince Coleman 66
3 Dave Collins 62
3 Rickey Henderson 62
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.85
2 Joe Hesketh 2.25
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.42
4 Orel Hershiser 2.49
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Mike Boddicker 19
4 Oil Can Boyd 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 225
3 Nolan Ryan 214
4 Rick Sutcliffe 207
5 Mario Soto 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Lee Smith 35
5 Jeff Reardon 34