On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 60 37 .619 --
Yankees 52 41 .559 6.0
Tigers 51 43 .543 7.5
Red Sox 52 44 .542 7.5
Orioles 48 46 .511 10.5
Brewers 40 53 .430 18.0
Indians 30 64 .319 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 40 .583 --
Royals 50 44 .532 5.0
Athletics 50 46 .521 6.0
White Sox 48 45 .516 6.5
Twins 44 50 .468 11.0
Mariners 44 52 .458 12.0
Rangers 38 58 .396 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 36 .617 --
Mets 54 40 .574 4.0
Expos 55 42 .567 4.5
Cubs 50 45 .526 8.5
Phillies 42 53 .442 16.5
Pirates 31 63 .330 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 55 39 .585 --
Padres 52 45 .536 4.5
Reds 50 44 .532 5.0
Astros 44 52 .458 12.0
Braves 43 52 .453 12.5
Giants 37 60 .381 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Oester 5
2 Mike Scioscia 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Marty Barrett 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Chris Brown 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 Greg Brock 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 2.50
2 Mario Soto 1.60
3 Dave Dravecky 0.86
4 Mike Smithson 0.80
5 Lee Tunnell 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bob Buchanan 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 8
2 Dave Dravecky 6
3 Jim Clancy 5
4 Ron Davis 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .354
2 George Brett .351
3 Wade Boggs .343
4 Willie McGee .333
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 26
2 Dale Murphy 25
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
4 Dave Kingman 22
4 Jim Presley 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 76
1 Dale Murphy 76
3 Tom Herr 73
3 Eddie Murray 73
5 Jack Clark 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Rickey Henderson 45
3 Tim Raines 38
4 Willie McGee 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 Dave Stieb 1.95
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.18
4 John Tudor 2.24
5 Dave Dravecky 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 15
2 Rick Mahler 15
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 LaMarr Hoyt 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 163
2 Mario Soto 141
3 Nolan Ryan 139
4 Fernando Valenzuela 134
5 Bert Blyleven 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 25
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Dan Quisenberry 21
4 Rich Gossage 20
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Horner .468
2 Keith Hernandez .447
3 Rich Gedman .436
4 Ozzie Guillen .429
5 Willie Wilson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Frank White 5
4 Greg Brock 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 19
2 Greg Brock 15
2 Bill Buckner 15
2 Dale Murphy 15
2 Eddie Murray 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
4 Gary Redus 6
4 Herm Winningham 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.76
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.05
3 Joe Hesketh 1.26
4 Tim Birtsas 1.33
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 4
2 Tim Birtsas 3
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Britt Burns 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Jeff Lahti 4
4 Don Aase 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .421
2 Pedro Guerrero .410
3 Lee Lacy .410
4 Ryne Sandberg .402
5 Wade Boggs .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 9
1 Bob Horner 9
3 Dale Murphy 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 28
1 Don Mattingly 28
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Eddie Murray 27
5 Ryne Sandberg 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Gary Redus 14
4 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.12
2 Rick Aguilera 1.29
3 Zane Smith 1.42
4 Bob Welch 1.52
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 45
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Britt Burns 39
4 Bert Blyleven 38
5 Nolan Ryan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
1 Ted Power 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 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 .335
4 George Brett .330
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 128
2 Dale Murphy 119
3 Dave Parker 109
4 Jim Rice 108
5 3 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 81
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Dave Collins 59
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.89
2 Joe Hesketh 2.25
3 Orel Hershiser 2.42
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.43
5 Scott Sanderson 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 24
1 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Rick Mahler 22
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 Mike Boddicker 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 285
2 Fernando Valenzuela 223
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Mario Soto 212
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

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