On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 91 54 .628 --
Yankees 86 60 .589 5.5
Orioles 78 67 .538 13.0
Tigers 76 70 .521 15.5
Red Sox 73 73 .500 18.5
Brewers 64 81 .441 27.0
Indians 54 94 .365 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 82 64 .562 --
Royals 82 64 .562 0.0
White Sox 74 71 .510 7.5
Athletics 71 75 .486 11.0
Mariners 70 76 .479 12.0
Twins 68 79 .463 14.5
Rangers 52 93 .359 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 56 .616 --
Mets 89 57 .610 1.0
Expos 77 69 .527 13.0
Phillies 71 73 .493 18.0
Cubs 67 78 .462 22.5
Pirates 49 95 .340 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 61 .582 --
Reds 79 66 .545 5.5
Astros 76 70 .521 9.0
Padres 73 73 .500 12.0
Braves 60 86 .411 25.0
Giants 57 89 .390 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bass 4
2 Luis Aguayo 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Larry Owen 2
4 Bob Boone 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Dave Parker 4
4 Kurt Bevacqua 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Pena 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 2.20
2 John Candelaria 0.75
2 Bob Knepper 0.75
4 Mark Langston 0.50
4 Pascual Perez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 11
2 John Candelaria 6
2 Bob Knepper 6
2 Pascual Perez 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Carman 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Willie McGee .359
3 George Brett .335
4 Don Mattingly .325
5 Pedro Guerrero .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Darrell Evans 36
3 Carlton Fisk 35
4 Steve Balboni 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 126
2 Eddie Murray 115
3 Dave Parker 111
4 Harold Baines 103
4 Dave Winfield 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Rickey Henderson 70
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Gary Pettis 53
5 Ryne Sandberg 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.62
2 John Tudor 1.97
3 Orel Hershiser 2.04
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 John Tudor 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 247
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Nolan Ryan 191
4 Fernando Valenzuela 189
5 Bert Blyleven 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Willie Hernandez 29
3 Lee Smith 29
5 Bob James 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .465
2 Cesar Cedeno .452
3 Wade Boggs .452
4 Harold Baines .448
5 Mookie Wilson .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
4 Joe Carter 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 21
2 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Andre Thornton 17
4 Alvin Davis 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Gary Pettis 10
4 Tim Raines 8
4 Ryne Sandberg 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.36
3 Lary Sorensen 0.60
4 Jay Baller 0.66
5 Ricky Horton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Oil Can Boyd 3
2 Tom Browning 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 28
2 Britt Burns 22
3 Frank Viola 21
4 Andy McGaffigan 20
5 Jose Rijo 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 6
2 Dave Smith 5
3 Don Aase 4
3 Steve Crawford 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .432
2 Jim Rice .405
3 Ryne Sandberg .384
4 Tim Raines .375
5 Gary Carter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
2 Harold Baines 10
3 George Brett 9
3 Darrell Evans 9
3 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 32
2 Harold Baines 31
3 Don Mattingly 28
4 Jim Rice 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Gary Pettis 16
3 Rickey Henderson 15
4 Tim Raines 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.75
2 Rick Reuschel 0.84
3 Orel Hershiser 1.17
4 Ken Dixon 1.32
5 John Tudor 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Mike Scott 6
3 Britt Burns 5
3 Ron Darling 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 55
2 Floyd Bannister 42
3 Sid Fernandez 40
3 Rick Reuschel 40
5 Bruce Hurst 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Bob James 7
3 Ron Davis 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Dave Smith 6