On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 79 48 .622 --
Yankees 73 51 .589 4.5
Tigers 67 58 .536 11.0
Orioles 65 58 .528 12.0
Red Sox 58 66 .468 19.5
Brewers 57 67 .460 20.5
Indians 46 80 .365 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 54 .571 --
Royals 69 55 .556 2.0
Athletics 66 60 .524 6.0
White Sox 62 62 .500 9.0
Mariners 58 68 .460 14.0
Twins 56 68 .452 15.0
Rangers 46 79 .368 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 47 .621 --
Mets 75 50 .600 2.5
Expos 69 57 .548 9.0
Cubs 61 63 .492 16.0
Phillies 58 66 .468 19.0
Pirates 39 84 .317 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 49 .602 --
Padres 68 58 .540 7.5
Reds 65 59 .524 9.5
Astros 58 67 .464 17.0
Braves 53 71 .427 21.5
Giants 49 75 .395 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Bailey 3
1 Randy Bush 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Franco 4
2 Bryan Little 3
2 Darryl Motley 3
2 Ernie Whitt 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Glenn Hubbard 1
1 Rudy Law 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.33
1 Dave Stieb 1.33
3 Len Barker 0.83
4 Dave Stewart 0.62
5 Mike Smithson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Dave Stieb 8
3 Len Barker 5
3 Dave Stewart 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Heathcock 1
1 Craig McMurtry 1
1 Jerry Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .363
2 George Brett .356
3 Wade Boggs .354
4 Rickey Henderson .337
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Carlton Fisk 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 30
4 Darrell Evans 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 104
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Dale Murphy 92
4 Dave Winfield 88
5 3 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 57
3 Tim Raines 50
4 Davey Lopes 43
4 Lonnie Smith 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 John Tudor 2.12
3 Dave Dravecky 2.16
4 Dave Stieb 2.35
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 212
2 Nolan Ryan 186
3 Mario Soto 181
4 Fernando Valenzuela 171
5 Bert Blyleven 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 32
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Willie Hernandez 27
5 3 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .432
2 Tim Raines .426
3 Ron Cey .408
4 Kent Hrbek .404
5 Keith Moreland .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
2 George Brett 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Mike Pagliarulo 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 16
1 George Bell 16
1 Eddie Murray 16
1 Mike Young 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Joe Orsulak 6
4 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.48
2 Jose Rijo 0.71
3 Steve Ontiveros 0.73
4 Ron Darling 0.86
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Charlie Leibrandt 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Dwight Gooden 24
4 Dave Stieb 22
5 Danny Darwin 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Willie Hernandez 4
1 Lee Smith 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .451
2 Don Mattingly .410
3 Brian Downing .404
4 Wade Boggs .386
5 Donnie Hill .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
2 Lance Parrish 10
2 Mike Young 10
4 Steve Balboni 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 30
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Brian Downing 28
4 Don Mattingly 27
4 Lance Parrish 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Tim Raines 12
2 Ryne Sandberg 12
5 Alan Wiggins 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.30
2 Stew Cliburn 0.88
3 Mark Thurmond 0.98
4 Floyd Youmans 1.37
5 John Tudor 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 Curt Wardle 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Sid Fernandez 44
4 Danny Jackson 40
4 Mario Soto 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Willie Hernandez 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Willie McGee .352
3 George Brett .348
4 Pedro Guerrero .333
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 George Bell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 128
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Eddie Murray 114
4 Dave Winfield 110
5 Dave Parker 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 68
4 Lonnie Smith 58
5 Willie McGee 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.70
2 John Tudor 2.25
3 Joe Hesketh 2.41
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.43
5 Orel Hershiser 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 274
2 Mario Soto 221
3 Fernando Valenzuela 213
4 Nolan Ryan 212
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 33
5 Dave Righetti 32