On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 77 46 .626 --
Yankees 72 49 .595 4.0
Tigers 66 56 .541 10.5
Orioles 64 56 .533 11.5
Red Sox 58 63 .479 18.0
Brewers 55 63 .466 19.5
Indians 41 79 .342 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 53 .569 --
Royals 67 53 .558 1.5
Athletics 63 60 .512 7.0
White Sox 58 62 .483 10.5
Mariners 57 66 .463 13.0
Twins 55 66 .455 14.0
Rangers 45 76 .372 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 46 .617 --
Mets 74 48 .607 1.0
Expos 68 55 .553 7.5
Cubs 60 60 .500 14.0
Phillies 56 65 .463 18.5
Pirates 37 81 .314 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 48 .600 --
Padres 67 56 .545 6.5
Reds 63 57 .525 9.0
Astros 56 64 .467 16.0
Braves 50 70 .417 22.0
Giants 47 74 .388 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Knight 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Vince Coleman 3
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 George Bell 1
2 George Brett 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Lemon 5
2 George Brett 4
3 Tom Foley 3
3 Ray Knight 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Dave Collins 1
3 Mike Davis 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Storm Davis 1.60
2 Mario Soto 1.50
3 Dave Stieb 1.40
4 Bryn Smith 1.17
5 Bret Saberhagen 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Storm Davis 8
2 Bret Saberhagen 7
2 Bryn Smith 7
2 Dave Stieb 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .362
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 George Brett .357
4 Rickey Henderson .342
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Carlton Fisk 32
3 Pedro Guerrero 30
4 Darrell Evans 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 102
2 Eddie Murray 93
3 Dale Murphy 90
4 Dave Winfield 88
5 Dave Parker 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 86
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Tim Raines 49
4 Lonnie Smith 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 John Tudor 2.06
3 Dave Dravecky 2.16
4 Dave Stieb 2.34
5 Orel Hershiser 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
2 Dwight Gooden 19
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Andy Hawkins 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 208
2 Nolan Ryan 178
2 Mario Soto 178
4 Fernando Valenzuela 163
5 Bert Blyleven 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 32
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Willie Hernandez 26
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .521
2 Donnie Hill .426
3 Tim Raines .417
4 Wade Boggs .404
5 Ed Romero .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 7
2 Brian Downing 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
4 Mike Pagliarulo 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 23
2 Brian Downing 20
3 Lance Parrish 16
4 Darrell Porter 15
4 Ryne Sandberg 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Gary Pettis 6
4 Ryne Sandberg 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.00
2 John Franco 0.54
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.71
4 Terry Leach 0.73
5 Ron Darling 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Teddy Higuera 3
1 Dave Righetti 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 33
2 Dwight Gooden 29
3 Mike Krukow 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 Danny Jackson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Lee Smith 5
3 Brian Fisher 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .436
2 Donnie Hill .416
3 Wade Boggs .402
4 Brian Downing .394
5 George Brett .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 31
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Brian Downing 28
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
3 Lance Parrish 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Alan Wiggins 14
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Tim Raines 12
4 Lonnie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
2 John Tudor 1.49
3 Stew Cliburn 1.53
4 Dave Dravecky 1.73
5 Mike Scott 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 6
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 51
2 Sid Fernandez 45
2 Mario Soto 45
4 Danny Jackson 39
4 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Willie Hernandez 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 George Brett .348
3 Willie McGee .345
4 Lee Lacy .330
5 Pedro Guerrero .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 135
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Eddie Murray 114
4 Dave Winfield 113
5 3 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 86
2 Rickey Henderson 73
3 Tim Raines 72
4 Lonnie Smith 60
5 Willie McGee 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Joe Hesketh 2.43
4 Orel Hershiser 2.46
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 282
2 Mario Soto 218
3 Fernando Valenzuela 212
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Righetti 32