On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 72 43 .626 --
Yankees 65 48 .575 6.0
Tigers 61 53 .535 10.5
Orioles 59 54 .522 12.0
Red Sox 57 56 .504 14.0
Brewers 52 60 .464 18.5
Indians 38 76 .333 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 49 .574 --
Royals 62 50 .554 2.5
Athletics 61 54 .530 5.0
White Sox 55 57 .491 9.5
Mariners 54 62 .466 12.5
Twins 52 62 .456 13.5
Rangers 42 72 .368 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 43 .619 --
Mets 69 44 .611 1.0
Expos 65 50 .565 6.0
Cubs 56 57 .496 14.0
Phillies 52 62 .456 18.5
Pirates 34 78 .304 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 44 .611 --
Padres 61 54 .530 9.0
Reds 59 54 .522 10.0
Astros 54 60 .474 15.5
Braves 49 64 .434 20.0
Giants 43 71 .377 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mariano Duncan 4
1 Lynn Jones 4
3 Greg Gross 3
3 Donnie Hill 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Gedman 2
2 Mark Bailey 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Mike Young 3
4 Bob Bailor 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Steve Lyons 2
3 Doug DeCinces 1
3 Bob Dernier 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.60
2 Ray Burris 0.78
3 Mario Soto 0.75
4 Joel Davis 0.71
4 Ken Schrom 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 8
2 Ray Burris 7
2 Charlie Leibrandt 7
2 Rick Rhoden 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Ed Nunez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 George Brett .356
4 Rickey Henderson .349
5 Don Mattingly .330

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 95
2 Eddie Murray 89
3 Dale Murphy 86
4 Dave Parker 84
5 2 tied 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 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 192
2 Mario Soto 168
3 Nolan Ryan 165
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 .491
2 Willie McGee .491
3 Donnie Hill .480
4 Wally Backman .429
4 2 others tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 8
1 Mike Young 8
3 Ron Kittle 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 17
2 Ben Oglivie 16
3 Bill Buckner 15
3 Don Mattingly 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 8
1 Alan Wiggins 8
3 Vince Coleman 7
4 Julio Franco 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.33
3 Stew Cliburn 0.55
4 Dan Quisenberry 0.67
5 Luis Sanchez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stew Cliburn 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 John Tudor 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 22
2 Mike Moore 21
3 Greg Harris 20
4 Dwight Gooden 19
4 2 others tied 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 Donnie Hill .420
3 Ozzie Guillen .410
4 Wade Boggs .404
5 Pedro Guerrero .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Ben Oglivie 28
2 Mike Young 28
4 Bill Buckner 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
1 Tim Raines 18
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Ryne Sandberg 12

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 48
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 .360
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .342
4 Pedro Guerrero .337
5 Don Mattingly .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Eddie Murray 113
5 Dave Winfield 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Tim Raines 75
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 Mario Soto 217
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 33
4 Dave Righetti 32
4 Lee Smith 32