On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 77 47 .621 --
Yankees 73 49 .598 3.0
Tigers 66 57 .537 10.5
Orioles 64 57 .529 11.5
Red Sox 58 63 .479 17.5
Brewers 55 65 .458 20.0
Indians 43 79 .352 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 53 .573 --
Royals 67 54 .554 2.5
Athletics 64 60 .516 7.0
White Sox 59 62 .488 10.5
Mariners 57 67 .460 14.0
Twins 55 66 .455 14.5
Rangers 46 76 .377 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 46 .620 --
Mets 75 48 .610 1.0
Expos 69 55 .556 7.5
Cubs 60 61 .496 15.0
Phillies 57 65 .467 18.5
Pirates 39 81 .325 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 49 .595 --
Padres 67 57 .540 6.5
Reds 64 57 .529 8.0
Astros 56 66 .459 16.5
Braves 50 71 .413 22.0
Giants 47 75 .385 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Brown 5
1 Joe Orsulak 5
3 Otis Nixon 4
3 Ernie Riles 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Harper 2
1 Lee Lacy 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 George Bell 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete O'Brien 4
1 Dan Pasqua 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
4 Luis Aguayo 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 Joe Orsulak 2
3 Joe Carter 1
3 Denny Gonzalez 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Whitson 1.20
2 Floyd Bannister 1.00
2 Danny Darwin 1.00
4 Tim Birtsas 0.71
5 Dwight Gooden 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Danny Darwin 7
3 Jeff Calhoun 6
3 Ed Whitson 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 John Franco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 George Brett .358
4 Rickey Henderson .345
5 Tom Herr .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 104
2 Eddie Murray 93
3 Dale Murphy 90
4 Dave Winfield 88
5 Tom Herr 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 86
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Tim Raines 50
4 Lonnie Smith 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
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
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Andy Hawkins 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 212
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 .452
2 Tim Raines .424
3 Wade Boggs .423
4 Tom Herr .396
5 Alvin Davis .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 7
2 Brian Downing 6
3 George Bell 5
3 George Brett 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 23
2 Brian Downing 20
3 Ryne Sandberg 16
4 George Bell 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.00
2 John Franco 0.51
3 Rick Rhoden 0.53
4 Terry Leach 0.73
5 Ron Darling 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Tom Filer 3
2 Dave Righetti 3
2 Bret Saberhagen 3
2 Curt Wardle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 33
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Mike Krukow 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Lee Smith 5
4 John Franco 4
4 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .450
2 Wade Boggs .411
3 Brian Downing .396
4 Donnie Hill .394
5 George Brett .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 12
2 Mike Young 11
3 Steve Balboni 10
3 Lance Parrish 10
3 Darryl Strawberry 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 31
2 Don Mattingly 29
2 Dave Winfield 29
4 Brian Downing 28
4 Lance Parrish 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
2 Stew Cliburn 1.38
3 John Tudor 1.49
4 John Franco 1.67
5 Dave Dravecky 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
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 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Tom Henke 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 George Brett .349
3 Willie McGee .345
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Lee Lacy .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 33
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 135
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Winfield 113
4 Eddie Murray 111
5 Cal Ripken 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 86
2 Rickey Henderson 73
3 Tim Raines 72
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Willie McGee 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Joe Hesketh 2.41
4 Orel Hershiser 2.46
5 Dave Dravecky 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 286
2 Mario Soto 218
3 Fernando Valenzuela 212
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Righetti 32