On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 82 49 .626 --
Yankees 78 52 .600 3.5
Tigers 71 60 .542 11.0
Orioles 68 61 .527 13.0
Red Sox 63 68 .481 19.0
Brewers 59 70 .457 22.0
Indians 47 84 .359 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 58 .561 --
Royals 71 58 .550 1.5
Athletics 68 64 .515 6.0
White Sox 64 66 .492 9.0
Twins 60 70 .462 13.0
Mariners 60 72 .455 14.0
Rangers 49 82 .374 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 50 .612 --
Mets 79 52 .603 1.0
Expos 71 60 .542 9.0
Phillies 64 66 .492 15.5
Cubs 63 67 .485 16.5
Pirates 41 88 .318 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 53 .589 --
Reds 69 61 .531 7.5
Padres 69 62 .527 8.0
Astros 62 68 .477 14.5
Braves 56 74 .431 20.5
Giants 51 79 .392 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 4
1 Kirk Gibson 4
1 Jim Rice 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 3
2 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Reggie Jackson 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 6
2 Kirk Gibson 5
3 Phil Garner 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aguayo 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Greg Gagne 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Johnson 1.33
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
2 Orel Hershiser 1.20
4 Jose DeLeon 1.00
4 Bruce Hurst 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 10
1 Bruce Hurst 10
3 Atlee Hammaker 6
3 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Bob Stoddard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .368
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 George Brett .354
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Carlton Fisk 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 32
4 Darrell Evans 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 109
2 Eddie Murray 104
3 Dave Winfield 95
4 Dave Parker 93
4 Cal Ripken 93

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 2.18
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 17
3 Andy Hawkins 17
3 2 others tied 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 Dave Righetti 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bryan Little .448
2 Kent Hrbek .431
3 Ryne Sandberg .429
4 Willie McGee .414
5 Wade Boggs .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 17
2 George Brett 16
3 Julio Franco 15
4 Mike Easler 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 7
1 Kirby Puckett 7
3 Joe Carter 6
3 Vince Coleman 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
2 Storm Davis 0.53
3 Dave Righetti 0.67
4 Rick Reuschel 0.68
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Don Carman 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 Matt Young 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 27
2 Bruce Hurst 26
3 Floyd Bannister 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 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .451
2 Wade Boggs .407
3 Tim Raines .383
4 George Brett .378
5 Don Mattingly .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 10
1 Don Mattingly 10
1 Darryl Strawberry 10
1 Mike Young 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 29
2 Mike Young 28
3 Lance Parrish 27
4 Harold Baines 26
4 Cecil Cooper 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 14
1 Tim Raines 14
3 Gary Pettis 12
4 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Ryne Sandberg 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.28
2 Stew Cliburn 1.07
3 Orel Hershiser 1.33
4 John Tudor 1.35
5 Jerry Reuss 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 46
1 Dwight Gooden 46
3 Bruce Hurst 39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 39
5 Dave Stieb 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
2 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Brian Fisher 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .375
2 Willie McGee .360
3 George Brett .345
4 Pedro Guerrero .337
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
3 Steve Balboni 35
3 Carlton Fisk 35
5 Darrell Evans 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Winfield 114
4 Eddie Murray 111
5 Dave Parker 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 67
4 Lonnie Smith 57
5 Willie McGee 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 1.95
3 Orel Hershiser 2.32
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41
5 Joe Hesketh 2.41

Wins

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

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 33
3 Dave Righetti 33
3 Lee Smith 33