On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 67 38 .638 --
Yankees 56 46 .549 9.5
Tigers 55 46 .545 10.0
Red Sox 54 49 .524 12.0
Orioles 52 50 .510 13.5
Brewers 44 56 .440 20.5
Indians 34 69 .330 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 59 44 .573 --
Royals 55 46 .545 3.0
Athletics 54 49 .524 5.0
White Sox 51 49 .510 6.5
Mariners 49 54 .476 10.0
Twins 46 55 .455 12.0
Rangers 39 64 .379 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 40 .604 --
Mets 60 42 .588 1.5
Expos 58 46 .558 4.5
Cubs 54 48 .529 7.5
Phillies 47 55 .461 14.5
Pirates 32 69 .317 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 42 .588 --
Reds 54 48 .529 6.0
Padres 55 49 .529 6.0
Astros 48 56 .462 13.0
Braves 45 57 .441 15.0
Giants 41 63 .394 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 4
1 Willie McGee 4
3 Wally Backman 3
3 Ron Darling 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 5
2 Chris Brown 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Lance Parrish 3
3 Dan Pasqua 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.40
2 Bob Welch 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.80
4 Curt Wardle 0.56
5 Danny Darwin 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carman 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Mario Soto 7
3 Ron Darling 5
3 Curt Wardle 5
3 Bob Welch 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .353
2 Wade Boggs .349
3 George Brett .347
4 Willie McGee .345
5 Pedro Guerrero .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 28
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Pedro Guerrero 26
4 Gorman Thomas 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 85
2 Eddie Murray 80
3 Jack Clark 79
4 Dale Murphy 78
5 Tom Herr 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 74
2 Rickey Henderson 50
3 Davey Lopes 41
3 Willie McGee 41
5 Gary Redus 39

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 Joe Hesketh 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 16
3 Rick Mahler 15
4 Andy Hawkins 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 173
2 Mario Soto 156
3 Nolan Ryan 154
4 Fernando Valenzuela 138
5 Bert Blyleven 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 24
3 Lee Smith 23
4 Rich Gossage 21
4 2 others tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .486
2 Willie Upshaw .447
3 Pedro Guerrero .422
4 Wayne Tolleson .412
5 Jim Presley .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Steve Balboni 6
2 Glenn Davis 6
2 Don Mattingly 6
2 Oddibe McDowell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 19
1 Eddie Murray 19
3 Gorman Thomas 18
4 Bob Horner 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Davey Lopes 8
3 Gary Redus 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Gross 0.64
2 Bill Gullickson 0.76
3 Joe Hesketh 0.86
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.14
5 Orel Hershiser 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 3
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
1 John Tudor 27
3 Frank Tanana 26
4 Sid Fernandez 25
5 Nolan Ryan 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 Ron Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .437
2 Pedro Guerrero .429
3 Rance Mulliniks .415
4 Keith Hernandez .404
5 David Green .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Carlton Fisk 10
3 Bob Horner 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 31
2 Bob Horner 30
2 Eddie Murray 30
4 Keith Hernandez 28
5 Carlton Fisk 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Alan Wiggins 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Aguilera 0.89
2 Bob Welch 1.28
3 John Tudor 1.46
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.51
5 Dwight Gooden 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 6
2 John Franco 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Ron Romanick 5
2 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 54
2 Frank Tanana 44
3 Britt Burns 43
4 Bert Blyleven 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Jeff Lahti 6
2 Lee Smith 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Pedro Guerrero .335
3 Willie McGee .333
4 George Brett .328
5 Rickey Henderson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Tom Brunansky 34
5 George Bell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 129
2 Dave Parker 114
3 Dale Murphy 113
4 Jim Rice 112
5 Eddie Murray 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Rickey Henderson 69
4 Willie McGee 60
5 Lonnie Smith 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.63
2 Joe Hesketh 2.06
3 John Tudor 2.37
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.38
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 284
2 Nolan Ryan 224
3 Mario Soto 222
4 Fernando Valenzuela 221
5 Bert Blyleven 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Bruce Sutter 35
4 Dave Righetti 33
4 Lee Smith 33