On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 74 45 .622 --
Yankees 69 48 .590 4.0
Tigers 64 54 .542 9.5
Orioles 61 55 .526 11.5
Red Sox 57 60 .487 16.0
Brewers 54 62 .466 18.5
Indians 39 79 .331 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 51 .571 --
Royals 64 52 .552 2.5
Athletics 62 57 .521 6.0
White Sox 58 57 .504 8.0
Mariners 56 63 .471 12.0
Twins 53 65 .449 14.5
Rangers 43 74 .368 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 45 .615 --
Cardinals 70 46 .603 1.5
Expos 67 52 .563 6.0
Cubs 57 59 .491 14.5
Phillies 54 63 .462 18.0
Pirates 36 79 .313 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 46 .603 --
Padres 63 55 .534 8.0
Reds 61 55 .526 9.0
Astros 55 62 .470 15.5
Braves 50 66 .431 20.0
Giants 45 72 .385 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brook Jacoby 4
2 Mark Bailey 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Phil Bradley 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 2
2 Mark Bailey 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Bailey 4
1 Dickie Thon 4
3 Rick Cerone 2
3 Jose Cruz 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Carmelo Castillo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.60
2 Charlie Hough 1.40
3 Bill Gullickson 1.17
4 Buddy Black 1.12
5 Bob Welch 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 16
2 Buddy Black 9
3 Rick Reuschel 8
4 Bill Gullickson 7
4 Charlie Hough 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .362
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 George Brett .352
4 Rickey Henderson .350
5 Don Mattingly .331

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 100
2 Eddie Murray 90
3 Dale Murphy 88
4 Dave Parker 85
4 Dave Winfield 85

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 Dave Dravecky 2.08
3 John Tudor 2.13
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25
5 Orel Hershiser 2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 208
2 Nolan Ryan 172
2 Mario Soto 172
4 Fernando Valenzuela 155
5 Bert Blyleven 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 31
2 Dan Quisenberry 28
3 Willie Hernandez 26
4 Lee Smith 25
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .553
2 Donnie Hill .491
3 Tom Herr .442
4 Don Mattingly .434
5 Brian Downing .423

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 Alan Wiggins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stew Cliburn 0.00
2 Jerry Reuss 0.60
3 John Franco 0.67
4 Tom Niedenfuer 0.69
5 Danny Cox 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Bret Saberhagen 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Sid Fernandez 24
3 Mike Moore 23
4 Bret Saberhagen 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Willie Hernandez 4
1 Bob James 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .436
2 Donnie Hill .415
3 Wade Boggs .397
4 Don Mattingly .393
5 Brian Downing .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 12
2 Mike Young 11
3 Steve Balboni 10
3 Dale Murphy 10
3 Mike Schmidt 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Mike Young 30
3 Eddie Murray 29
4 Ben Oglivie 27
5 Don Mattingly 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tim Raines 16
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Lonnie Smith 12
4 Alan Wiggins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stew Cliburn 0.96
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.04
2 Jay Tibbs 1.04
4 Orel Hershiser 1.24
5 John Tudor 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 6
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 Mike Scott 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 51
2 Sid Fernandez 49
3 Mario Soto 43
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Britt Burns 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Willie Hernandez 7
4 Dave Righetti 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 George Brett .344
3 Willie McGee .342
4 Lee Lacy .335
5 Don Mattingly .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 34
4 Darrell Evans 33
4 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 135
2 Dale Murphy 117
3 Eddie Murray 112
4 Dave Parker 111
4 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Tim Raines 72
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.66
2 John Tudor 2.36
3 Orel Hershiser 2.40
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.42
5 Joe Hesketh 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 291
2 Nolan Ryan 217
2 Mario Soto 217
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Willie Hernandez 32
3 Dave Righetti 32
3 2 others tied 32