On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 84 51 .622 --
Yankees 82 52 .612 1.5
Orioles 71 61 .538 11.5
Tigers 71 63 .530 12.5
Red Sox 66 69 .489 18.0
Brewers 60 74 .448 23.5
Indians 49 87 .360 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 58 .567 --
Angels 75 60 .556 1.5
White Sox 67 67 .500 9.0
Athletics 68 68 .500 9.0
Mariners 62 73 .459 14.5
Twins 61 73 .455 15.0
Rangers 49 85 .366 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 51 .617 --
Mets 81 53 .604 1.5
Expos 72 62 .537 10.5
Phillies 65 68 .489 17.0
Cubs 64 70 .478 18.5
Pirates 43 90 .323 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 54 .591 --
Reds 70 63 .526 8.5
Padres 70 64 .522 9.0
Astros 65 69 .485 14.0
Braves 57 76 .429 21.5
Giants 53 80 .398 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Marty Barrett 5
1 Bill Buckner 5
4 Glenn Hoffman 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Lemon 5
1 Dave Parker 5
3 Alvin Davis 4
3 Omar Moreno 4
3 Jim Rice 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Nelson 1.20
2 Lee Tunnell 1.17
3 Ed Lynch 1.00
4 Dave Stewart 0.80
5 Dave Stieb 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Jay Baller 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 7
1 Dave Stieb 7
1 Lee Tunnell 7
4 Gene Nelson 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 2
2 Tim Burke 1
2 Brian Fisher 1
2 Bob James 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .365
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 George Brett .343
4 Rickey Henderson .327
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 35
2 Dale Murphy 34
3 Pedro Guerrero 32
4 Steve Balboni 30
4 Darrell Evans 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 117
2 Eddie Murray 106
3 Dave Parker 101
4 Cal Ripken 97
5 Dave Winfield 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 63
3 Tim Raines 53
4 Lonnie Smith 46
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 John Tudor 1.95
3 Orel Hershiser 2.18
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.26
5 Rick Reuschel 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 18
4 Andy Hawkins 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 229
2 Mario Soto 199
3 Nolan Ryan 187
4 Fernando Valenzuela 182
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 32
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryne Sandberg .471
2 Jim Rice .467
3 Gary Carter .458
4 Mike Scioscia .410
5 Bill Buckner .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 8
2 Harold Baines 7
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 Chet Lemon 6
3 Don Mattingly 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 20
2 Chet Lemon 19
3 Don Mattingly 17
4 George Brett 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 9
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
5 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beckwith 0.00
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
3 Bob Shirley 0.54
4 Rick Reuschel 0.68
5 Storm Davis 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 28
2 Mario Soto 27
3 Bruce Hurst 26
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 4
1 Tom Henke 4
3 Steve Crawford 3
3 John Franco 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .440
2 Tim Raines .396
3 Wade Boggs .386
4 Kent Hrbek .377
4 Ryne Sandberg .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
1 Don Mattingly 12
3 Mike Young 11
4 Dwight Evans 9
4 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 31
1 Mike Young 31
3 Don Mattingly 30
4 Dave Winfield 29
5 Cecil Cooper 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Tim Raines 14
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Gary Pettis 12
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brian Fisher 1.03
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.07
3 John Tudor 1.13
4 Bob Shirley 1.20
5 Orel Hershiser 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Sid Fernandez 46
3 Mario Soto 43
4 Mike Moore 40
4 Dave Stieb 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Brian Fisher 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Willie McGee .356
3 George Brett .336
4 Pedro Guerrero .333
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Carlton Fisk 37
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 136
2 Eddie Murray 112
2 Dave Parker 112
4 Dale Murphy 111
5 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 76
3 Tim Raines 65
4 Lonnie Smith 57
5 Willie McGee 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.59
2 John Tudor 1.88
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
4 Orel Hershiser 2.39
5 Joe Hesketh 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 281
2 Mario Soto 234
3 Fernando Valenzuela 214
4 Bert Blyleven 213
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Willie Hernandez 32
3 Dave Righetti 32
5 Lee Smith 31