On This Day

Monday, September 2, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 82 49 .626 --
Yankees 77 52 .597 4.0
Tigers 70 60 .538 11.5
Orioles 68 60 .531 12.5
Red Sox 62 68 .477 19.5
Brewers 59 69 .461 21.5
Indians 47 84 .359 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 57 .565 --
Royals 70 58 .547 2.5
Athletics 67 64 .511 7.0
White Sox 64 65 .496 9.0
Mariners 60 71 .458 14.0
Twins 59 70 .457 14.0
Rangers 49 81 .377 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 50 .609 --
Mets 78 52 .600 1.0
Expos 71 59 .546 8.0
Cubs 63 66 .488 15.5
Phillies 63 66 .488 15.5
Pirates 41 87 .320 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 53 .586 --
Reds 69 60 .535 6.5
Padres 69 61 .531 7.0
Astros 61 68 .473 14.5
Braves 55 74 .426 20.5
Giants 51 78 .395 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 5
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Rick Manning 4
2 Dwayne Murphy 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Mike Brown 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 6
2 Mike Easler 4
2 Ray Knight 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Kirby Puckett 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Carlton Fisk 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Castillo 2.33
2 Steve Carlton 0.86
3 Vida Blue 0.75
4 Tom Browning 0.71
5 Sid Fernandez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Castillo 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Ken Dixon 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .369
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 George Brett .355
4 Rickey Henderson .333
5 Don Mattingly .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Carlton Fisk 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 31
4 Darrell Evans 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 109
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Dave Winfield 94
4 Cal Ripken 93
5 Dale Murphy 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Tim Raines 52
4 Lonnie Smith 45
5 Davey Lopes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.81
2 John Tudor 2.03
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 Ron Guidry 17
3 Andy Hawkins 17
3 Rick Mahler 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 219
2 Mario Soto 189
3 Nolan Ryan 187
4 Fernando Valenzuela 177
5 Bert Blyleven 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .435
2 Kent Hrbek .431
3 Willie McGee .426
4 Tim Raines .400
5 Ryne Sandberg .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 7
2 Harold Baines 6
2 Dwight Evans 6
4 George Bell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 16
2 Harold Baines 15
2 Julio Franco 15
4 Mike Easler 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 7
2 Joe Carter 6
2 Vince Coleman 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
2 Storm Davis 0.53
3 Rick Reuschel 0.68
4 Matt Young 0.69
4 2 others tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Don Carman 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Matt Young 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 27
2 Floyd Bannister 24
2 Dave Stieb 24
4 Sid Fernandez 22
4 Fernando Valenzuela 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 6
2 John Franco 4
2 Lee Smith 4
4 Brian Fisher 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .476
2 Wade Boggs .418
3 Tim Raines .394
4 Don Mattingly .383
5 Kent Hrbek .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Mike Young 11
3 Lance Parrish 10
4 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 30
1 Mike Young 30
3 Dave Winfield 28
4 Julio Franco 27
5 Don Mattingly 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
1 Tim Raines 14
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Gary Pettis 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.29
2 Stew Cliburn 1.03
3 John Tudor 1.35
4 Jerry Reuss 1.62
5 Ron Darling 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Curt Wardle 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 46
1 Dwight Gooden 46
3 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Mario Soto 40
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
2 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Willie McGee .360
3 George Brett .347
4 Pedro Guerrero .334
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Pedro Guerrero 36
3 Steve Balboni 35
3 Carlton Fisk 35
5 Darrell Evans 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Winfield 113
4 Dave Parker 111
5 Eddie Murray 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 67
4 Lonnie Smith 58
5 Willie McGee 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 2.13
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41
4 Orel Hershiser 2.41
5 Joe Hesketh 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 271
2 Mario Soto 229
3 Fernando Valenzuela 214
4 Bert Blyleven 209
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Willie Hernandez 34
3 Lee Smith 34
5 Dave Righetti 33