On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 72 42 .632 --
Yankees 64 48 .571 7.0
Tigers 60 53 .531 11.5
Orioles 58 54 .518 13.0
Red Sox 57 55 .509 14.0
Brewers 51 60 .459 19.5
Indians 38 75 .336 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 49 .570 --
Royals 61 50 .550 2.5
Athletics 61 53 .535 4.0
White Sox 55 56 .495 8.5
Mariners 53 62 .461 12.5
Twins 52 61 .460 12.5
Rangers 42 71 .372 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 43 .616 --
Mets 69 43 .616 0.0
Expos 65 49 .570 5.0
Cubs 55 57 .491 14.0
Phillies 52 61 .460 17.5
Pirates 33 78 .297 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 44 .607 --
Reds 59 53 .527 9.0
Padres 60 54 .526 9.0
Astros 53 60 .469 15.5
Braves 49 63 .438 19.0
Giants 43 70 .381 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Herr 5
1 Willie McGee 5
3 Nelson Simmons 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Simmons 2
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Kent Hrbek 4
2 Cal Ripken 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy McGaffigan 1.60
2 Storm Davis 0.78
3 Rick Reuschel 0.67
3 Mike Scott 0.67
5 Danny Cox 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Butcher 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 John Franco 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy McGaffigan 8
2 John Butcher 7
2 Storm Davis 7
4 Teddy Higuera 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Joe Price 1
1 Jerry Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 George Brett .357
4 Rickey Henderson .351
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 32
2 Dale Murphy 31
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 27
5 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 94
2 Eddie Murray 88
3 Dale Murphy 85
4 Dave Parker 84
5 Cal Ripken 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 54
3 Tim Raines 46
4 Davey Lopes 42
4 Willie McGee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.82
2 John Tudor 2.07
3 Dave Dravecky 2.17
4 Dave Stieb 2.23
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Rick Mahler 16
4 Ron Guidry 15
4 John Tudor 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 192
2 Nolan Ryan 165
3 Mario Soto 162
4 Fernando Valenzuela 155
5 2 tied 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 30
2 Dan Quisenberry 27
3 Willie Hernandez 24
3 Lee Smith 24
5 Jay Howell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .519
2 Willie McGee .473
3 Wally Backman .462
4 Donnie Hill .457
5 Brian Downing .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 8
2 Mike Young 7
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 Carlton Fisk 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 18
2 Mike Young 16
3 Don Mattingly 15
4 Hubie Brooks 14
4 7 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Tim Raines 8
2 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Rickey Henderson 7
5 Julio Franco 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.33
3 Stew Cliburn 0.51
4 Jerry Reuss 0.54
5 Dan Quisenberry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stew Cliburn 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 John Tudor 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy McGaffigan 26
2 John Tudor 22
3 Mike Moore 21
4 Dwight Gooden 19
4 Nolan Ryan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Niedenfuer 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Dave Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .423
2 Wade Boggs .419
3 Ozzie Guillen .405
4 Donnie Hill .405
5 Pedro Guerrero .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Gorman Thomas 11
3 Steve Balboni 10
3 Mike Young 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Bill Buckner 26
2 Keith Hernandez 26
2 Ben Oglivie 26
2 Darryl Strawberry 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
1 Tim Raines 18
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Kirk Gibson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.24
2 Orel Hershiser 1.25
3 John Tudor 1.49
4 Kevin Gross 1.60
5 Dan Quisenberry 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 6
2 Tom Filer 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 42
2 John Tudor 40
3 Britt Burns 39
3 Dwight Gooden 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Dave Righetti 6
4 Ron Davis 5
4 9 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .342
4 Don Mattingly .338
5 Pedro Guerrero .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
4 Mike Schmidt 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Eddie Murray 112
5 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Rickey Henderson 73
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.66
2 Joe Hesketh 2.29
3 John Tudor 2.31
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.42
5 Orel Hershiser 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 24
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 John Tudor 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 287
2 Fernando Valenzuela 217
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Mario Soto 211
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Dave Righetti 33
3 Bruce Sutter 33
5 Lee Smith 32