On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 79 48 .622 --
Yankees 74 51 .592 4.0
Tigers 68 58 .540 10.5
Orioles 66 58 .532 11.5
Red Sox 59 66 .472 19.0
Brewers 57 67 .460 20.5
Indians 46 81 .362 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 55 .567 --
Royals 69 55 .556 1.5
Athletics 66 61 .520 6.0
White Sox 63 62 .504 8.0
Mariners 58 69 .457 14.0
Twins 56 68 .452 14.5
Rangers 46 80 .365 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 47 .621 --
Mets 75 51 .595 3.0
Expos 70 57 .551 8.5
Cubs 61 64 .488 16.5
Phillies 59 66 .472 18.5
Pirates 39 85 .315 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 50 .597 --
Padres 68 59 .535 7.5
Reds 66 59 .528 8.5
Astros 58 67 .464 16.5
Braves 54 71 .432 20.5
Giants 50 75 .400 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Buddy Bell 5
1 Chili Davis 5
1 Leon Durham 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Mike Davis 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.38
2 Mike Boddicker 1.29
3 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Dan Petry 1.00
5 Jose Rijo 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 11
2 Mike Boddicker 9
3 Orel Hershiser 7
3 Dan Petry 7
5 Jose Rijo 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .363
2 George Brett .356
3 Wade Boggs .354
4 Rickey Henderson .340
5 Don Mattingly .329

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 90
5 4 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 58
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Davey Lopes 43
4 Lonnie Smith 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 John Tudor 2.12
3 Orel Hershiser 2.29
4 Dave Dravecky 2.34
5 Dave Stieb 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Rick Mahler 17
4 Ron Guidry 16
4 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 33
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 Tim Raines .444
2 Willie McGee .432
3 Ron Cey .429
3 Mike Scioscia .429
5 Kent Hrbek .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
1 Juan Samuel 6
3 Harold Baines 5
3 George Brett 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 18
2 George Bell 16
2 Eddie Murray 16
2 Mike Young 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Joe Orsulak 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.48
2 Ron Darling 0.64
3 Brian Fisher 0.73
3 Bob James 0.73
5 Steve Ontiveros 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Charlie Leibrandt 3
2 Dennis Martinez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Floyd Bannister 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Lee Smith 4
4 John Franco 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .451
2 Don Mattingly .390
3 Brian Downing .388
4 Wade Boggs .385
5 George Brett .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 32
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Harold Baines 28
3 Brian Downing 28
3 Lance Parrish 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 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 Browning 5
1 Tom Filer 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Curt Wardle 5
5 10 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 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Tom Henke 7
2 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Willie McGee .353
3 George Brett .348
4 Pedro Guerrero .335
5 Tom Herr .331

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 109

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 2.21
3 Joe Hesketh 2.41
4 Orel Hershiser 2.43
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.43

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 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 37
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 33
5 Dave Righetti 32