On This Day

Monday, September 9, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 86 51 .628 --
Yankees 84 52 .618 1.5
Orioles 71 62 .534 13.0
Tigers 71 65 .522 14.5
Red Sox 67 69 .493 18.5
Brewers 60 76 .441 25.5
Indians 49 89 .355 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 59 .566 --
Angels 77 60 .562 0.5
White Sox 68 68 .500 9.0
Athletics 68 70 .493 10.0
Mariners 64 73 .467 13.5
Twins 62 74 .456 15.0
Rangers 50 86 .368 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 53 .607 --
Mets 82 53 .607 0.0
Expos 73 62 .541 9.0
Phillies 66 68 .493 15.5
Cubs 65 70 .481 17.0
Pirates 43 90 .323 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 55 .590 --
Reds 71 63 .530 8.0
Padres 70 66 .515 10.0
Astros 66 69 .489 13.5
Braves 58 77 .430 21.5
Giants 53 82 .393 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Mike Pagliarulo 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
4 Kevin Bass 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carmelo Castillo 2
1 Gary Gaetti 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
3 Carmelo Castillo 3
3 Gary Gaetti 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Bob Dernier 2
1 Gary Redus 2
4 Phil Bradley 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 2.00
2 John Butcher 1.00
3 Mike Scott 0.86
4 Andy McGaffigan 0.83
5 Jeff Russell 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Butcher 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 John Franco 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Keough 6
1 Mike Scott 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Moose Haas 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Ron Meridith 1
1 Dennis Powell 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Willie McGee .361
3 George Brett .343
4 Don Mattingly .329
5 Rickey Henderson .329

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 120
2 Eddie Murray 108
3 Dave Parker 101
4 Cal Ripken 98
4 Dave Winfield 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 92
2 Rickey Henderson 65
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 Mike Scioscia .450
3 Ryne Sandberg .442
4 Gary Carter .422
5 Tony Fernandez .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 9
2 Dwight Evans 6
2 Chet Lemon 6
2 Lloyd Moseby 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 17
2 Tony Armas 16
2 Mike Easler 16
2 Chet Lemon 16
2 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Joe Orsulak 7
2 Gary Pettis 7
4 Wally Backman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.38
2 Storm Davis 0.50
3 Rick Reuschel 0.52
4 Bob Shirley 0.53
5 Doyle Alexander 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 21
1 Mario Soto 21
1 Dave Stieb 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 4
2 Steve Crawford 3
2 Donnie Moore 3
2 Dave Shipanoff 3
2 Dave Smith 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .427
2 Mike Scioscia .392
3 Wade Boggs .387
4 Jim Rice .381
5 Tim Raines .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 30
2 Harold Baines 29
2 Mike Young 29
4 Brian Downing 26
4 Eddie Murray 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 14
4 Gary Pettis 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.04
1 Rick Reuschel 1.04
3 Dave Righetti 1.05
4 Brian Fisher 1.08
5 Ron Darling 1.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 51
2 Dwight Gooden 50
3 Floyd Bannister 41
3 Mario Soto 41
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Willie McGee .354
3 George Brett .337
4 Pedro Guerrero .333
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Carlton Fisk 37
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
4 Steve Balboni 36
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 138
2 Eddie Murray 113
3 Dave Parker 112
4 Dale Murphy 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 92
2 Rickey Henderson 76
3 Tim Raines 65
4 Lonnie Smith 56
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 Dwight Gooden 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
2 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 Lee Smith 31
5 Dave Righetti 30