On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 83 50 .624 --
Yankees 80 52 .606 2.5
Tigers 71 61 .538 11.5
Orioles 69 61 .531 12.5
Red Sox 64 69 .481 19.0
Brewers 60 71 .458 22.0
Indians 49 85 .366 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 58 .564 --
Royals 73 58 .557 1.0
Athletics 68 66 .507 7.5
White Sox 65 67 .492 9.5
Twins 60 72 .455 14.5
Mariners 60 73 .451 15.0
Rangers 49 83 .371 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 50 .618 --
Mets 80 52 .606 1.5
Expos 71 61 .538 10.5
Phillies 64 67 .489 17.0
Cubs 63 69 .477 18.5
Pirates 42 89 .321 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 53 .592 --
Reds 69 62 .527 8.5
Padres 69 63 .523 9.0
Astros 64 68 .485 14.0
Braves 56 75 .427 21.5
Giants 52 79 .397 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Joe Carter 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 Willie Randolph 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Bernazard 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Daryl Boston 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 Tony Fernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 1.67
1 Danny Cox 1.67
3 Bob Ojeda 0.75
4 Ed Whitson 0.70
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Joel Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Whitson 7
2 Bob Ojeda 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Danny Cox 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Reed 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .368
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 George Brett .349
4 Rickey Henderson .327
5 Don Mattingly .323

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 111
2 Eddie Murray 105
3 Dave Parker 95
3 Dave Winfield 95
5 Cal Ripken 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 61
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 Rick Reuschel 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 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Carter .429
1 Jim Rice .429
3 Willie McGee .424
4 Wade Boggs .419
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 8
1 Gary Carter 8
3 Dwight Evans 7
4 George Brett 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 21
2 Mike Easler 16
3 George Brett 15
4 Cecil Cooper 14
4 Julio Franco 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 8
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Vince Coleman 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
1 Joe Beckwith 0.00
3 Rick Reuschel 0.68
4 Storm Davis 0.69
4 2 others tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Matt Young 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 26
2 Sid Fernandez 22
3 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Witt 21
5 Mike Boddicker 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Brian Fisher 3
2 John Franco 3
2 Donnie Moore 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .461
2 Wade Boggs .398
3 Tim Raines .398
4 Kent Hrbek .383
5 Ryne Sandberg .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
2 Mike Young 11
3 Don Mattingly 10
4 Dwight Evans 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 30
2 Dave Winfield 29
2 Mike Young 29
4 Cecil Cooper 26
4 Brian Downing 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Gary Pettis 11
5 Ryne Sandberg 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.30
2 Brian Fisher 1.07
3 Orel Hershiser 1.33
4 John Tudor 1.35
5 Rick Reuschel 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Britt Burns 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 46
2 Dwight Gooden 40
3 Bert Blyleven 39
3 Bruce Hurst 39
5 Mike Krukow 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .377
2 Willie McGee .365
3 George Brett .342
4 Pedro Guerrero .334
5 Don Mattingly .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
3 Steve Balboni 35
3 Carlton Fisk 35
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Dale Murphy 112
2 Dave Parker 112
4 Eddie Murray 111
5 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 66
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 2.39
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41
5 Joe Hesketh 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Joaquin Andujar 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
4 John Tudor 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 271
2 Mario Soto 224
3 Fernando Valenzuela 214
4 Bert Blyleven 213
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Willie Hernandez 33
4 Dave Righetti 32
4 Lee Smith 32