On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 69 41 .627 --
Yankees 61 47 .565 7.0
Tigers 58 50 .537 10.0
Red Sox 56 52 .519 12.0
Orioles 54 53 .505 13.5
Brewers 49 57 .462 18.0
Indians 35 73 .324 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 62 46 .574 --
Royals 59 48 .551 2.5
Athletics 59 49 .546 3.0
White Sox 53 53 .500 8.0
Mariners 49 59 .454 13.0
Twins 48 58 .453 13.0
Rangers 41 67 .380 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 42 .607 --
Mets 65 42 .607 0.0
Expos 61 48 .560 5.0
Cubs 54 53 .505 11.0
Phillies 50 58 .463 15.5
Pirates 33 73 .311 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 63 44 .589 --
Reds 57 50 .533 6.0
Padres 58 51 .532 6.0
Astros 50 59 .459 14.0
Braves 48 59 .449 15.0
Giants 42 67 .385 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McGee 7
2 Rick Dempsey 4
2 Larry Herndon 4
2 Tom Herr 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
3 Randy Bush 1
3 Al Cowens 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McGee 5
2 Ruppert Jones 4
2 Dale Murphy 4
4 Andre Dawson 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.14
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 Kirk McCaskill 0.83
4 Tim Birtsas 0.70
4 Vida Blue 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 9
2 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Tim Birtsas 7
3 Vida Blue 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Bert Roberge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .355
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Willie McGee .351
4 Rickey Henderson .348
5 Pedro Guerrero .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 29
1 Dale Murphy 29
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 26
5 3 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 90
2 Eddie Murray 85
3 Dale Murphy 82
4 Jack Clark 80
4 Dave Parker 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Rickey Henderson 51
3 Davey Lopes 41
3 Willie McGee 41
3 Tim Raines 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 2.11
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.15
4 Dave Dravecky 2.24
5 Dave Stieb 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 18
1 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Rick Mahler 16
4 Ron Guidry 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 188
2 Nolan Ryan 161
3 Mario Soto 158
4 Fernando Valenzuela 151
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 Willie McGee .463
2 Donnie Hill .447
3 Don Mattingly .441
4 Steve Garvey .438
5 Jose Cruz .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Darrell Evans 6
3 Don Mattingly 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 17
2 Glenn Davis 15
2 Darrell Evans 15
2 Pedro Guerrero 15
2 Keith Hernandez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
1 Alan Wiggins 8
3 Wally Backman 6
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.00
2 Shane Rawley 1.13
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.15
4 John Tudor 1.37
5 Bob Welch 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 John Tudor 3
1 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 John Tudor 19
4 Teddy Higuera 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .417
2 Keith Hernandez .398
3 Ben Oglivie .392
4 Don Mattingly .387
5 Donnie Hill .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Steve Balboni 10
2 Don Mattingly 10
4 Darrell Evans 9
4 Darryl Strawberry 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 29
2 Don Mattingly 28
2 Eddie Murray 28
2 Darryl Strawberry 28
5 Dave Winfield 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tim Raines 14
3 Kirk Gibson 11
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 John Tudor 1.28
3 Bob Welch 1.46
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.48
5 Shane Rawley 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Tim Birtsas 5
3 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Bruce Hurst 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Jeff Lahti 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Ron Davis 6
4 Dave Righetti 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .336
4 Don Mattingly .335
5 Pedro Guerrero .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
3 Carlton Fisk 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Eddie Murray 112
3 Dave Parker 112
3 Dave Winfield 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 77
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.48
2 John Tudor 2.32
3 Joe Hesketh 2.34
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.43
5 Orel Hershiser 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 26
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 John Tudor 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 293
2 Fernando Valenzuela 224
3 Nolan Ryan 222
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