On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 69 39 .639 --
Yankees 59 47 .557 9.0
Tigers 57 49 .538 11.0
Red Sox 56 50 .528 12.0
Orioles 53 52 .505 14.5
Brewers 47 57 .452 20.0
Indians 34 72 .321 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 45 .575 --
Royals 57 48 .543 3.5
Athletics 57 49 .538 4.0
White Sox 53 51 .510 7.0
Mariners 49 57 .462 12.0
Twins 47 57 .452 13.0
Rangers 40 66 .377 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 63 42 .600 --
Cardinals 62 42 .596 0.5
Expos 59 48 .551 5.0
Cubs 54 51 .514 9.0
Phillies 50 55 .476 13.0
Pirates 33 71 .317 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 44 .581 --
Reds 57 48 .543 4.0
Padres 56 51 .523 6.0
Astros 50 57 .467 12.0
Braves 47 58 .448 14.0
Giants 41 66 .383 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Keith Hernandez 5
2 Ron Kittle 5
4 Tony Bernazard 4
4 8 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Ron Kittle 2
1 Don Mattingly 2
1 Dave Winfield 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Tony Fernandez 5
2 Ben Oglivie 5
4 Wade Boggs 4
4 Brett Butler 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
1 Gary Ward 2
4 Marty Barrett 1
4 30 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 3.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.00
3 Chris Codiroli 0.83
4 Steve Farr 0.71
5 Bert Blyleven 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 9
2 John Tudor 6
3 Jaime Cocanower 5
3 Chris Codiroli 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Carman 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 George Brett .350
3 Rickey Henderson .349
4 Willie McGee .345
5 Pedro Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 29
2 Pedro Guerrero 27
2 Dale Murphy 27
4 Darrell Evans 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 90
2 Eddie Murray 82
3 Jack Clark 80
3 Dave Parker 80
5 Dale Murphy 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 75
2 Rickey Henderson 50
3 Davey Lopes 41
3 Willie McGee 41
5 Gary Redus 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.57
2 John Tudor 2.11
3 Dave Dravecky 2.15
4 Dave Stieb 2.24
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
1 Dwight Gooden 17
3 Rick Mahler 16
4 Ron Guidry 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 179
2 Mario Soto 158
3 Nolan Ryan 154
4 Fernando Valenzuela 143
5 Bert Blyleven 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 28
2 Dan Quisenberry 25
3 Jay Howell 23
3 Lee Smith 23
5 Willie Hernandez 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .429
2 Wally Backman .423
3 Keith Hernandez .419
4 Don Mattingly .418
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 7
1 Darrell Evans 7
1 Don Mattingly 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 18
2 Glenn Davis 16
2 Bob Horner 16
4 Pedro Guerrero 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Gary Redus 7
2 Lonnie Smith 7
2 Alan Wiggins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Gross 0.00
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 Dave Dravecky 1.13
4 John Tudor 1.37
5 2 tied 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 John Tudor 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 25
2 Dwight Gooden 22
3 John Tudor 19
4 Danny Jackson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Scott Garrelts 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .416
2 Wade Boggs .408
3 Willie Upshaw .403
4 Rance Mulliniks .400
4 Ben Oglivie .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Don Mattingly 10
3 Steve Balboni 9
3 Darrell Evans 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 32
1 Don Mattingly 32
3 Eddie Murray 29
4 Glenn Davis 26
4 Darryl Strawberry 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Tim Raines 13
4 Wally Backman 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.08
2 John Tudor 1.28
3 Bob Welch 1.56
4 Mike Scott 1.75
5 Bill Gullickson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 John Tudor 5
2 Bob Welch 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 50
2 Dwight Gooden 42
3 Britt Burns 41
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 John Tudor 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Jeff Lahti 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 George Brett .342
3 Pedro Guerrero .337
4 Don Mattingly .333
5 Willie McGee .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Carlton Fisk 36
2 Pedro Guerrero 36
4 Steve Balboni 33
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Dave Parker 117
3 Dale Murphy 112
4 Dave Winfield 110
5 Eddie Murray 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 75
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Rickey Henderson 69
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.43
2 John Tudor 2.32
3 Joe Hesketh 2.34
4 Orel Hershiser 2.44
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 John Tudor 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 284
2 Nolan Ryan 220
3 Mario Soto 217
4 Fernando Valenzuela 216
5 Bert Blyleven 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Dave Righetti 32
3 Bruce Sutter 32
5 Lee Smith 31