On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 97 57 .630 --
Yankees 90 62 .592 6.0
Orioles 80 72 .526 16.0
Tigers 80 74 .519 17.0
Red Sox 78 77 .503 19.5
Brewers 67 87 .435 30.0
Indians 57 99 .365 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 86 68 .558 --
Royals 86 68 .558 0.0
White Sox 80 74 .519 6.0
Athletics 75 80 .484 11.5
Mariners 73 82 .471 13.5
Twins 72 83 .465 14.5
Rangers 58 96 .377 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 98 57 .632 --
Mets 94 61 .606 4.0
Expos 80 74 .519 17.5
Cubs 73 81 .474 24.5
Phillies 71 82 .464 26.0
Pirates 53 99 .349 43.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 63 .591 --
Reds 85 68 .556 5.5
Padres 79 75 .513 12.0
Astros 78 76 .506 13.0
Braves 62 92 .403 29.0
Giants 59 95 .383 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 4
1 Shawon Dunston 4
1 Ozzie Smith 4
4 Phil Garner 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
4 Buddy Bell 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Keith Moreland 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 4
2 George Bell 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
4 Kevin Bass 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 1.25
2 Joaquin Andujar 1.20
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.89
4 Dan Petry 0.83
5 Don Sutton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Dennis Burtt 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Tom Browning 6
4 Ron Guidry 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Willie McGee .356
3 George Brett .328
4 Pedro Guerrero .325
5 Rickey Henderson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 37
1 Carlton Fisk 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
4 Steve Balboni 35
5 Pedro Guerrero 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 136
2 Dave Parker 120
3 Eddie Murray 119
4 Harold Baines 110
5 Dave Winfield 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Rickey Henderson 76
3 Tim Raines 65
4 Gary Pettis 55
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.51
2 John Tudor 2.04
3 Orel Hershiser 2.06
4 Rick Reuschel 2.24
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
4 Tom Browning 20
4 John Tudor 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 258
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Fernando Valenzuela 199
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Bert Blyleven 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 37
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Lee Smith 32
4 Willie Hernandez 31
5 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .450
2 Keith Moreland .421
3 Wade Boggs .400
4 Dave Parker .397
5 Eddie Murray .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
2 Darrell Evans 6
2 Andre Thornton 6
4 Jesse Barfield 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 20
2 Dave Parker 19
3 Keith Moreland 17
4 Gary Carter 16
4 Andre Dawson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Brett Butler 8
3 Willie McGee 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
1 Jeff Lahti 0.00
4 Ted Power 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Rick Aguilera 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Dwight Gooden 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 25
2 Andy McGaffigan 23
2 Ron Robinson 23
4 Floyd Bannister 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
1 Ted Power 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .500
2 Wade Boggs .425
3 Dave Parker .388
4 Ryne Sandberg .370
5 Harold Baines .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 14
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 34
1 Dave Parker 34
3 Don Mattingly 32
3 Keith Moreland 32
5 Mike Marshall 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Gary Pettis 16
4 Tim Raines 15
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.36
2 Orel Hershiser 1.11
3 Rick Reuschel 1.25
4 Doyle Alexander 1.61
5 John Tudor 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Mike Moore 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Orel Hershiser 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 52
2 Dwight Gooden 46
3 Rick Reuschel 41
4 Andy McGaffigan 40
5 Jose Rijo 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 7
1 Ron Davis 7
1 Bob James 7
1 Ted Power 7
5 4 tied 6