On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 69 40 .633 --
Yankees 60 47 .561 8.0
Tigers 57 50 .533 11.0
Red Sox 56 51 .523 12.0
Orioles 53 53 .500 14.5
Brewers 48 57 .457 19.0
Indians 35 72 .327 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 46 .570 --
Royals 58 48 .547 2.5
Athletics 58 49 .542 3.0
White Sox 53 52 .505 7.0
Mariners 49 58 .458 12.0
Twins 48 57 .457 12.0
Rangers 41 66 .383 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 64 42 .604 --
Cardinals 63 42 .600 0.5
Expos 60 48 .556 5.0
Cubs 54 52 .509 10.0
Phillies 50 56 .472 14.0
Pirates 33 72 .314 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 44 .585 --
Reds 57 49 .538 5.0
Padres 58 51 .532 5.5
Astros 50 59 .459 13.5
Braves 48 58 .453 14.0
Giants 41 67 .380 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Dilone 5
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Jose Cruz 4
2 Bill Doran 4
2 Tim Flannery 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Buechele 3
1 Alvin Davis 3
1 Bill Doran 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 3
2 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 Alan Wiggins 2
4 Vince Coleman 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Bedrosian 1.00
2 Charles Hudson 0.88
2 Dave LaPoint 0.88
4 Eric Show 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Hudson 7
1 Dave LaPoint 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Charlie Hough 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Steve Ontiveros 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 George Brett .352
3 Rickey Henderson .349
4 Willie McGee .342
5 Pedro Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 29
2 Pedro Guerrero 28
3 Dale Murphy 27
4 Darrell Evans 26
5 3 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 76
2 Rickey Henderson 51
3 Davey Lopes 41
3 Willie McGee 41
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.57
2 John Tudor 2.11
3 Dave Dravecky 2.24
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.26
5 Dave Stieb 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 18
2 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 Nolan Ryan 161
3 Mario Soto 158
4 Fernando Valenzuela 143
5 Jack Morris 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 29
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 David Green .439
2 Jose Cruz .426
3 Wally Backman .423
4 Wade Boggs .420
5 Ben Oglivie .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 8
2 Darrell Evans 7
2 Don Mattingly 7
2 Gorman Thomas 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 17
1 Pedro Guerrero 17
3 Hal McRae 16
4 Steve Balboni 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Lonnie Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 Kevin Gross 0.00
3 Shane Rawley 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 John Tudor 3
1 Bob Welch 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 25
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 John Tudor 19
4 Charles Hudson 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .417
2 Keith Hernandez .413
3 Ben Oglivie .403
4 Ozzie Guillen .400
5 David Green .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
2 Don Mattingly 10
4 Darrell Evans 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 32
2 Don Mattingly 31
3 Darryl Strawberry 27
4 Glenn Davis 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.86
2 John Tudor 1.28
3 Bob Welch 1.46
4 Mike Scott 1.71
5 Bill Gullickson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 44
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Bruce Hurst 39
4 John Tudor 38
5 3 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Jeff Lahti 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
5 Jay Howell 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 George Brett .344
3 Pedro Guerrero .337
4 Don Mattingly .333
5 Lee Lacy .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
3 Carlton Fisk 36
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Dave Parker 117
3 Dale Murphy 112
4 Dave Winfield 111
5 Eddie Murray 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 76
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Rickey Henderson 70
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 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 John Tudor 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 284
2 Nolan Ryan 222
3 Fernando Valenzuela 216
4 Mario Soto 212
5 Bert Blyleven 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 33
4 Dave Righetti 32
5 Lee Smith 31