On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 81 48 .628 --
Yankees 75 52 .591 5.0
Tigers 69 59 .539 11.5
Orioles 67 59 .532 12.5
Red Sox 60 68 .469 20.5
Brewers 59 67 .468 20.5
Indians 46 83 .357 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 56 .566 --
Royals 69 57 .548 2.5
Athletics 67 62 .519 6.0
White Sox 63 64 .496 9.0
Mariners 59 70 .457 14.0
Twins 58 69 .457 14.0
Rangers 48 80 .375 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 49 .611 --
Mets 76 52 .594 2.0
Expos 71 57 .555 7.0
Cubs 62 65 .488 15.5
Phillies 61 66 .480 16.5
Pirates 40 86 .317 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 52 .587 --
Padres 68 60 .531 7.0
Reds 67 60 .528 7.5
Astros 60 67 .472 14.5
Braves 55 72 .433 19.5
Giants 51 76 .402 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Kirby Puckett 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Easler 4
1 Ron Hassey 4
1 Juan Samuel 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 1.33
2 Shane Rawley 1.20
3 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 Bob Walk 1.00
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 8
2 Dwight Gooden 7
2 Greg Harris 7
2 Sammy Stewart 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .364
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 George Brett .356
4 Rickey Henderson .334
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Carlton Fisk 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 31
4 Darrell Evans 29
5 Gorman Thomas 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 105
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Dale Murphy 92
4 Dave Winfield 90
5 Tom Herr 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 58
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Lonnie Smith 45
5 Davey Lopes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.81
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 219
2 Nolan Ryan 186
3 Mario Soto 181
4 Fernando Valenzuela 177
5 Bert Blyleven 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 Donnie Moore 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Raines .449
2 Juan Samuel .414
3 Ed Romero .413
4 Kent Hrbek .408
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
1 George Brett 6
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Juan Samuel 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 18
2 George Bell 16
3 George Brett 15
4 Reggie Jackson 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.00
2 Matt Young 0.50
3 Storm Davis 0.53
4 John Franco 0.55
5 Rick Reuschel 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Dave Righetti 3
2 Mike Witt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
1 Dwight Gooden 27
3 Floyd Bannister 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 Fernando Valenzuela 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .436
2 Wade Boggs .398
3 Tim Raines .390
4 Don Mattingly .390
5 Ed Romero .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Mike Young 11
3 Lance Parrish 10
4 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 32
2 Lance Parrish 29
3 Harold Baines 27
4 Don Mattingly 26
4 Dave Winfield 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Alan Wiggins 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.30
2 Stew Cliburn 0.88
3 Mark Thurmond 0.98
4 Jerry Reuss 1.17
5 Floyd Youmans 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 5
1 Tom Filer 5
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Curt Wardle 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
2 Sid Fernandez 44
3 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Andy McGaffigan 39
4 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Willie Hernandez 7
4 Tom Niedenfuer 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Willie McGee .354
3 George Brett .348
4 Tom Herr .331
5 Pedro Guerrero .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 129
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Eddie Murray 111
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 60
5 Willie McGee 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.73
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 281
2 Mario Soto 221
3 Fernando Valenzuela 219
4 Bert Blyleven 213
5 Nolan Ryan 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 34
5 Dave Righetti 32