On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 73 45 .619 --
Yankees 68 48 .586 4.0
Tigers 63 54 .538 9.5
Orioles 61 54 .530 10.5
Red Sox 57 59 .491 15.0
Brewers 53 62 .461 18.5
Indians 39 78 .333 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 50 .576 --
Royals 64 51 .557 2.5
Athletics 62 56 .525 6.0
White Sox 57 57 .500 9.0
Mariners 55 63 .466 13.0
Twins 53 64 .453 14.5
Rangers 42 74 .362 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 71 45 .612 --
Cardinals 70 45 .609 0.5
Expos 67 51 .568 5.0
Cubs 56 59 .487 14.5
Phillies 54 62 .466 17.0
Pirates 35 79 .307 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 46 .600 --
Reds 61 54 .530 8.0
Padres 62 55 .530 8.0
Astros 54 62 .466 15.5
Braves 50 65 .435 19.0
Giants 45 71 .388 24.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Floyd Rayford 3
1 Ed Romero 3
3 Wally Backman 2
3 George Bell 2
3 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 4
2 Dwight Evans 3
3 George Bell 2
3 Jim Dwyer 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Jackie Gutierrez 1
3 Rickey Henderson 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Darwin 8.00
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.40
3 Ken Dixon 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.71
5 Bryn Smith 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 8
1 Ken Dixon 8
3 Bret Saberhagen 7
4 Jack Morris 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Roger McDowell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 George Brett .352
4 Rickey Henderson .352
5 Don Mattingly .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Carlton Fisk 32
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 27
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 98
2 Eddie Murray 90
3 Dale Murphy 88
4 Dave Parker 85
5 Dave Winfield 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Tim Raines 48
4 Davey Lopes 42
4 Willie McGee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.82
2 John Tudor 2.13
3 Dave Dravecky 2.17
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25
5 Orel Hershiser 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Rick Mahler 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 192
2 Nolan Ryan 172
3 Mario Soto 168
4 Fernando Valenzuela 155
5 Bert Blyleven 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 31
2 Dan Quisenberry 28
3 Willie Hernandez 25
4 Lee Smith 24
5 Jay Howell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .500
2 Donnie Hill .462
3 Don Mattingly .442
4 Tom Herr .429
5 Ed Romero .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 7
2 Ron Kittle 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
4 Don Mattingly 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 19
2 Dave Winfield 18
3 Andre Dawson 17
4 Brian Downing 15
5 Lance Parrish 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stew Cliburn 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.50
3 John Franco 0.60
4 Jerry Reuss 0.79
5 Bryn Smith 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 24
2 Bret Saberhagen 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
3 Danny Jackson 20
3 Mike Krukow 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Willie Hernandez 4
1 Bob James 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .427
2 Donnie Hill .404
3 Wade Boggs .400
4 Don Mattingly .397
5 Brian Downing .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Gorman Thomas 11
1 Mike Young 11
4 Steve Balboni 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Mike Young 30
3 Eddie Murray 29
3 Ben Oglivie 29
5 Don Mattingly 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Vince Coleman 18
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stew Cliburn 0.96
2 Jay Tibbs 1.04
3 Bob Welch 1.07
4 Orel Hershiser 1.24
5 Kevin Gross 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 6
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 John Tudor 5
2 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 49
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 John Tudor 41
4 Dwight Gooden 39
4 Mario Soto 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Willie Hernandez 6
4 Ron Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .343
4 Lee Lacy .339
5 Don Mattingly .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Steve Balboni 34
3 Pedro Guerrero 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 134
2 Dale Murphy 117
3 Eddie Murray 113
3 Dave Winfield 113
5 Dave Parker 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Rickey Henderson 72
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.71
2 John Tudor 2.36
3 Joe Hesketh 2.36
4 Orel Hershiser 2.40
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 275
2 Nolan Ryan 217
3 Mario Soto 213
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 33
4 Dave Righetti 32
5 2 tied 31