On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 62 37 .626 --
Yankees 53 42 .558 7.0
Tigers 52 44 .542 8.5
Red Sox 52 46 .531 9.5
Orioles 50 46 .521 10.5
Brewers 41 54 .432 19.0
Indians 30 66 .313 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 42 .571 --
Royals 52 44 .542 3.0
Athletics 51 47 .520 5.0
White Sox 48 47 .505 6.5
Mariners 46 52 .469 10.0
Twins 45 51 .469 10.0
Rangers 39 59 .398 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 37 .615 --
Mets 56 41 .577 3.5
Expos 56 43 .566 4.5
Cubs 51 46 .526 8.5
Phillies 44 53 .454 15.5
Pirates 31 65 .323 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 40 .583 --
Padres 53 46 .535 4.5
Reds 51 45 .531 5.0
Astros 45 54 .455 12.5
Braves 43 54 .443 13.5
Giants 39 60 .394 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Presley 4
1 Craig Reynolds 4
3 Mark Bailey 3
3 Chris Brown 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Rich Dauer 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Cliff Johnson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.89
3 Mark Gubicza 0.83
4 Doyle Alexander 0.82
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 9
2 Jerry Koosman 8
2 Mike Krukow 8
2 Rick Reuschel 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .354
2 George Brett .351
3 Wade Boggs .345
4 Willie McGee .337
5 Lee Lacy .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 26
1 Dale Murphy 26
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
4 Darrell Evans 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 77
1 Dale Murphy 77
1 Eddie Murray 77
4 Tom Herr 74
5 Dave Parker 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Rickey Henderson 45
3 Willie McGee 38
3 Tim Raines 38
5 Davey Lopes 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 Dave Stieb 1.95
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.18
4 John Tudor 2.23
5 Joe Hesketh 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 15
2 Rick Mahler 15
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 2 others tied 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 Dan Quisenberry 23
3 Lee Smith 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 2 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Upshaw .452
2 Bob Horner .447
3 Keith Hernandez .432
4 Mike Heath .419
5 Wade Boggs .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Glenn Davis 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 19
1 Eddie Murray 19
3 Darryl Strawberry 15
4 Greg Brock 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Willie Wilson 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 Gary Redus 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.54
2 Joe Hesketh 0.77
3 Orel Hershiser 0.78
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.08
5 Jimmy Key 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 25
2 Britt Burns 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
4 Sid Fernandez 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Jeff Lahti 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .433
2 Pedro Guerrero .413
3 Lee Lacy .398
4 Wade Boggs .389
5 Bob Horner .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Bob Horner 29
3 Dale Murphy 28
4 Keith Hernandez 27
4 Don Mattingly 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Lonnie Smith 14
4 Willie Wilson 13
5 Gary Redus 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
2 John Tudor 1.27
3 Rick Aguilera 1.29
4 Bob Welch 1.52
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 6
1 John Tudor 6
3 Joaquin Andujar 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 50
2 Britt Burns 44
2 Mario Soto 44
4 Frank Tanana 43
5 Bert Blyleven 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 8
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Jeff Lahti 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .347
2 Lee Lacy .337
3 Pedro Guerrero .335
4 George Brett .328
5 Rickey Henderson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
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 120
3 Dave Parker 111
4 Jim Rice 108
5 Eddie Murray 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 80
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Dave Collins 59
4 2 others tied 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.92
2 Joe Hesketh 2.14
3 Orel Hershiser 2.38
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.43
5 John Tudor 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Rick Mahler 22
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 277
2 Fernando Valenzuela 223
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Mario Soto 212
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Jeff Reardon 34
3 Dave Righetti 34
3 Lee Smith 34