On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 64 38 .627 --
Yankees 55 44 .556 7.5
Tigers 53 46 .535 9.5
Red Sox 52 47 .525 10.5
Orioles 51 48 .515 11.5
Brewers 44 54 .449 18.0
Indians 32 68 .320 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 43 .570 --
Royals 54 45 .545 2.5
Athletics 52 48 .520 5.0
White Sox 49 47 .510 6.0
Mariners 48 53 .475 9.5
Twins 46 53 .465 10.5
Rangers 39 62 .386 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 38 .612 --
Mets 59 41 .590 2.0
Expos 56 46 .549 6.0
Cubs 52 47 .525 8.5
Phillies 45 54 .455 15.5
Pirates 32 66 .327 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 41 .586 --
Padres 54 47 .535 5.0
Reds 52 46 .531 5.5
Astros 46 55 .455 13.0
Braves 44 55 .444 14.0
Giants 40 62 .392 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Presley 4
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 4
1 Alex Trevino 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Jesse Barfield 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Willie Upshaw 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Tunnell 1.67
2 Danny Jackson 1.00
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
4 Walt Terrell 0.89
5 Jim Beattie 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 10
1 Lee Tunnell 10
3 Walt Terrell 8
4 Shane Rawley 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Rickey Henderson .352
3 Wade Boggs .348
4 Willie McGee .344
5 Pedro Guerrero .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 27
1 Dale Murphy 27
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
3 Jim Presley 23
3 Gorman Thomas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 79
2 Dale Murphy 78
2 Eddie Murray 78
4 Jack Clark 76
5 2 tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 72
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Willie McGee 39
4 Davey Lopes 38
4 Tim Raines 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.65
2 Dave Stieb 1.96
3 Dave Dravecky 2.14
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.14
5 John Tudor 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 16
3 Rick Mahler 15
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 173
2 Mario Soto 149
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Fernando Valenzuela 138
5 Bert Blyleven 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 25
2 Dan Quisenberry 24
3 Lee Smith 23
4 Rich Gossage 21
4 Willie Hernandez 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .469
1 Ben Oglivie .469
3 Jim Presley .455
4 Willie Upshaw .447
5 Wayne Tolleson .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 9
2 Steve Balboni 7
3 Glenn Davis 6
3 Oddibe McDowell 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 20
2 Gorman Thomas 18
3 Glenn Davis 16
3 Darryl Strawberry 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Kirk Gibson 7
3 Willie Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.76
2 Joe Hesketh 0.77
3 Orel Hershiser 0.78
4 Kevin Gross 0.90
5 Bryn Smith 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Doyle Alexander 25
3 Britt Burns 22
3 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Ron Davis 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .460
2 George Brett .432
3 Ben Oglivie .417
4 Bob Kearney .411
5 Keith Hernandez .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Carlton Fisk 9
2 Bob Horner 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Lonnie Smith 13
4 Rickey Henderson 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Aguilera 0.89
2 John Tudor 1.09
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
4 Bob Welch 1.56
5 Dwight Gooden 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Ron Romanick 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Bruce Hurst 43
2 Frank Tanana 43
4 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Dwight Gooden 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Lee Smith 7
3 Ron Davis 6
3 Jeff Lahti 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 Pedro Guerrero .335
3 George Brett .333
4 Lee Lacy .330
5 Willie McGee .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 33
5 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 126
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Parker 113
4 Jim Rice 110
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 77
2 Vince Coleman 72
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Willie McGee 58
4 2 others tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.85
2 Joe Hesketh 2.14
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.38
4 John Tudor 2.44
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 287
2 Fernando Valenzuela 221
3 Nolan Ryan 216
4 Mario Soto 215
5 Bert Blyleven 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Jeff Reardon 34
3 Lee Smith 34
5 Dave Righetti 33