On This Day

Wednesday, October 2, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 98 59 .624 --
Yankees 94 63 .599 4.0
Tigers 82 75 .522 16.0
Orioles 80 76 .513 17.5
Red Sox 80 77 .510 18.0
Brewers 68 89 .433 30.0
Indians 59 100 .371 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 70 .557 --
Royals 88 70 .557 0.0
White Sox 82 76 .519 6.0
Athletics 76 83 .478 12.5
Twins 75 84 .472 13.5
Mariners 73 85 .462 15.0
Rangers 61 97 .386 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 98 60 .620 --
Mets 97 61 .614 1.0
Expos 82 75 .522 15.5
Cubs 75 82 .478 22.5
Phillies 72 84 .462 25.0
Pirates 54 101 .348 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 64 .595 --
Reds 87 70 .554 6.5
Padres 81 77 .513 13.0
Astros 80 78 .506 14.0
Braves 64 94 .405 30.0
Giants 60 98 .380 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dernier 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Mike Heath 4
1 Joe Orsulak 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Bruce Bochy 1
1 Sid Bream 1
1 George Brett 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 3
1 Steve Henderson 3
1 Steve Kiefer 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Johnny Ray 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 4
2 Mariano Duncan 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 George Bell 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.75
2 Frank Viola 1.67
3 Keith Creel 1.40
4 Charles Hudson 1.25
5 Teddy Higuera 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Keith Creel 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 10
1 Charles Hudson 10
3 Teddy Higuera 8
4 Keith Creel 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Willie McGee .354
3 George Brett .333
4 Pedro Guerrero .324
5 Don Mattingly .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
2 Dale Murphy 37
4 Steve Balboni 35
5 Don Mattingly 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 142
2 Eddie Murray 121
2 Dave Parker 121
4 Harold Baines 113
4 Dave Winfield 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 109
2 Rickey Henderson 78
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Gary Pettis 56
5 Willie McGee 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.53
2 John Tudor 1.96
3 Orel Hershiser 2.04
4 Rick Reuschel 2.30
5 Bob Welch 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
4 Tom Browning 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 268
2 Mario Soto 214
3 Fernando Valenzuela 205
4 Nolan Ryan 201
5 Bert Blyleven 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Lee Smith 33
4 Willie Hernandez 31
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .458
2 Tony Gwynn .415
3 Wade Boggs .413
3 Garry Templeton .413
5 Nick Esasky .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 7
1 Darrell Evans 7
3 Ron Kittle 6
4 Phil Bradley 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 16
1 Don Mattingly 16
1 Keith Moreland 16
1 Andre Thornton 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Tim Raines 11
3 Mariano Duncan 10
4 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Willie McGee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.69
1 Matt Williams 0.69
3 Jose Guzman 0.79
4 Tom Seaver 0.89
5 Bob Ojeda 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 25
2 Bruce Hurst 24
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Floyd Bannister 20
4 John Tudor 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Ted Power 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .416
2 Dave Parker .390
3 Harold Baines .369
4 Steve Sax .361
5 Keith Hernandez .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
2 Darrell Evans 11
3 Mike Marshall 10
3 Tim Wallach 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 35
2 Gary Carter 34
2 Don Mattingly 34
4 Dave Parker 33
4 Andre Thornton 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Tim Raines 19
4 Mariano Duncan 15
5 Gary Pettis 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.34
2 Orel Hershiser 1.26
3 Charlie Leibrandt 1.43
4 Rick Reuschel 1.65
4 John Tudor 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Orel Hershiser 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Mike Moore 5
3 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Bruce Hurst 46
3 Rick Reuschel 42
4 Andy McGaffigan 39
5 4 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Ted Power 7
4 Steve Crawford 6
4 4 others tied 6