On This Day

Monday, September 23, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 94 55 .631 --
Yankees 88 61 .591 6.0
Orioles 79 69 .534 14.5
Tigers 78 72 .520 16.5
Red Sox 75 75 .500 19.5
Brewers 65 84 .436 29.0
Indians 54 98 .355 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 65 .567 --
Royals 84 65 .564 0.5
White Sox 77 72 .517 7.5
Athletics 73 77 .487 12.0
Mariners 70 80 .467 15.0
Twins 69 81 .460 16.0
Rangers 56 93 .376 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 94 56 .627 --
Mets 91 59 .607 3.0
Expos 78 72 .520 16.0
Phillies 71 77 .480 22.0
Cubs 70 79 .470 23.5
Pirates 51 97 .345 42.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 62 .587 --
Reds 81 67 .547 6.0
Astros 77 73 .513 11.0
Padres 75 75 .500 13.0
Braves 61 88 .409 26.5
Giants 59 91 .393 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sid Bream 4
1 Keith Moreland 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 4
2 Keith Moreland 3
2 Tony Phillips 3
2 Luis Salazar 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Schmidt 1.20
2 Juan Berenguer 1.00
3 Bob Ojeda 0.78
4 Rick Aguilera 0.71
4 Mark Thurmond 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ojeda 7
2 Juan Berenguer 6
2 Jose Rijo 6
2 Dave Schmidt 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Willie McGee .358
3 George Brett .334
4 Pedro Guerrero .325
5 Don Mattingly .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
3 Carlton Fisk 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Eddie Murray 117
3 Dave Parker 113
4 Harold Baines 108
5 Dave Winfield 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 65
4 Gary Pettis 55
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.57
2 Orel Hershiser 2.06
3 John Tudor 2.11
4 Rick Reuschel 2.25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
3 Ron Guidry 20
4 John Tudor 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 251
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Fernando Valenzuela 194
4 Nolan Ryan 193
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Willie Hernandez 30
3 Lee Smith 30
5 Bob James 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .491
2 Cesar Cedeno .457
3 Harold Baines .426
4 Kevin Bass .407
5 Dwight Evans .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Joe Carter 5
2 Carmelo Castillo 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 19
2 Andre Thornton 17
3 Hubie Brooks 16
3 Rich Gedman 16
5 Nick Esasky 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Vince Coleman 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Willie McGee 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 Jay Baller 0.00
3 Charlie Leibrandt 0.39
4 Roger McDowell 0.59
5 Jerry Reed 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy McGaffigan 26
1 Jack Morris 26
3 Rick Reuschel 23
4 Floyd Bannister 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 5
1 Bob James 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Tom Henke 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .473
2 Wade Boggs .429
3 Ryne Sandberg .400
4 Gary Carter .371
5 Mike Scioscia .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 13
2 Harold Baines 11
3 Dwight Evans 10
3 Eddie Murray 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 34
2 Don Mattingly 30
3 Chet Lemon 29
4 Gary Carter 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Vince Coleman 17
2 Tim Raines 17
4 Gary Pettis 16
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.77
2 Orel Hershiser 0.94
3 Rick Reuschel 1.07
4 Doyle Alexander 1.13
5 Donnie Moore 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Ron Darling 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 Mike Scott 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 48
2 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Dave Stieb 41
4 Floyd Bannister 40
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
1 Bob James 8
3 Steve Crawford 6
3 Ron Davis 6
3 3 others tied 6