On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 85 51 .625 --
Yankees 83 52 .615 1.5
Orioles 71 62 .534 12.5
Tigers 71 64 .526 13.5
Red Sox 67 69 .493 18.0
Brewers 60 75 .444 24.5
Indians 49 88 .358 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 58 .570 --
Angels 76 60 .559 1.5
White Sox 68 67 .504 9.0
Athletics 68 69 .496 10.0
Mariners 63 73 .463 14.5
Twins 61 74 .452 16.0
Rangers 49 86 .363 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 52 .612 --
Mets 82 53 .607 0.5
Expos 73 62 .541 9.5
Phillies 66 68 .493 16.0
Cubs 64 70 .478 18.0
Pirates 43 90 .323 38.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 55 .586 --
Reds 70 63 .526 8.0
Padres 70 65 .519 9.0
Astros 65 69 .485 13.5
Braves 58 76 .433 20.5
Giants 53 81 .396 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hassey 4
1 Paul Householder 4
3 Luis Aguayo 3
3 Tony Armas 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aguayo 2
1 Tom Brunansky 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Ron Hassey 4
1 Charlie Moore 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
5 27 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 1.67
2 Sid Fernandez 1.00
2 Charlie Hough 1.00
4 Orel Hershiser 0.88
5 Joe Johnson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Farr 1
1 Joe Johnson 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Tim Lollar 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 7
1 Charlie Hough 7
3 Phil Niekro 6
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Dave Rucker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Willie McGee .362
3 George Brett .346
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 35
2 Dale Murphy 34
3 Pedro Guerrero 32
4 Steve Balboni 31
4 Darrell Evans 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 118
2 Eddie Murray 108
3 Dave Parker 101
4 Cal Ripken 98
5 Dave Winfield 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Tim Raines 54
4 Lonnie Smith 47
5 Gary Pettis 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 John Tudor 1.95
3 Orel Hershiser 2.13
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 Jim Rice .467
2 Ryne Sandberg .462
3 Gary Carter .440
4 Mike Scioscia .410
5 Tony Armas .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 9
2 Harold Baines 6
2 Dwight Evans 6
2 Don Mattingly 6
2 Lloyd Moseby 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 20
2 Tony Armas 16
2 Mike Easler 16
2 Julio Franco 16
2 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Joe Carter 7
3 Gary Pettis 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.38
2 Storm Davis 0.50
3 Bob Shirley 0.53
4 Rick Reuschel 0.68
5 Don Carman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 21
1 Bruce Hurst 21
1 Mario Soto 21
1 Dave Stieb 21
5 Orel Hershiser 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .422
2 Tim Raines .396
3 Wade Boggs .391
4 Ryne Sandberg .383
5 Kent Hrbek .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
2 Don Mattingly 10
2 Mike Young 10
4 George Brett 9
4 Dwight Evans 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 30
1 Mike Young 30
3 Don Mattingly 28
4 Cecil Cooper 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Tim Raines 15
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Gary Pettis 13
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.04
2 Bob Shirley 1.23
3 John Tudor 1.35
4 Dan Petry 1.52
5 Rick Reuschel 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
4 John Candelaria 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 51
2 Dwight Gooden 50
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Mike Moore 40
4 Dave Stieb 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 7
1 Tom Henke 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 John Franco 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Willie McGee .355
3 George Brett .339
4 Pedro Guerrero .334
5 Don Mattingly .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Carlton Fisk 37
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 137
2 Eddie Murray 114
3 Dave Parker 112
4 Dave Winfield 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 91
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Tim Raines 66
4 Lonnie Smith 57
5 Willie McGee 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 1.90
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
4 Orel Hershiser 2.33
5 Rick Reuschel 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 22
1 Dwight Gooden 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 John Tudor 20
5 Bret Saberhagen 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 270
2 Mario Soto 234
3 Fernando Valenzuela 214
4 Bert Blyleven 206
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Righetti 31
4 Lee Smith 31