On This Day

Saturday, October 5, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 99 61 .619 --
Yankees 96 64 .600 3.0
Tigers 83 77 .519 16.0
Orioles 83 77 .519 16.0
Red Sox 81 80 .503 18.5
Brewers 70 90 .438 29.0
Indians 60 101 .373 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 70 .565 --
Angels 89 72 .553 2.0
White Sox 84 77 .522 7.0
Twins 76 85 .472 15.0
Athletics 76 85 .472 15.0
Mariners 74 87 .460 17.0
Rangers 62 98 .388 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 101 60 .627 --
Mets 98 63 .609 3.0
Expos 83 77 .519 17.5
Cubs 76 84 .475 24.5
Phillies 74 87 .460 27.0
Pirates 57 103 .356 43.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 66 .590 --
Reds 88 72 .550 6.5
Padres 83 78 .516 12.0
Astros 82 79 .509 13.0
Braves 65 96 .404 30.0
Giants 62 99 .385 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Ray 5
2 Bob Brenly 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Mark Brouhard 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 George Brett 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 5
2 Alan Ashby 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
4 Lance Parrish 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Sam Khalifa 2
4 Joe Carter 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.40
2 Matt Williams 1.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.89
4 Tim Birtsas 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Bielecki 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Bob Welch 8
1 Matt Williams 8
5 Juan Berenguer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Willie McGee .353
3 George Brett .335
4 Pedro Guerrero .321
5 Tim Raines .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
2 Dale Murphy 37
4 Steve Balboni 36
5 Don Mattingly 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 144
2 Eddie Murray 124
2 Dave Parker 124
4 Dave Winfield 114
5 Harold Baines 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 110
2 Rickey Henderson 80
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Willie McGee 56
4 Gary Pettis 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.53
2 John Tudor 1.93
3 Orel Hershiser 2.04
4 Rick Reuschel 2.27
5 Bob Welch 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Joaquin Andujar 21
3 John Tudor 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 268
2 Mario Soto 214
3 Nolan Ryan 209
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Bert Blyleven 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Lee Smith 33
4 Willie Hernandez 31
4 2 others tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .473
2 Keith Moreland .417
3 Tim Raines .405
4 Bill Buckner .397
5 Tony Bernazard .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 8
2 Doug DeCinces 6
2 Dwight Evans 6
2 Ron Kittle 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 20
2 Keith Moreland 18
2 Johnny Ray 18
4 Don Mattingly 17
4 Andre Thornton 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mariano Duncan 11
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Vince Coleman 9
3 Rickey Henderson 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.56
2 Dwight Gooden 0.69
3 Jose Guzman 0.79
4 Mark Thurmond 0.83
5 Roger Mason 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Mason 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 John Tudor 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Tom Niedenfuer 4
2 Ted Power 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .377
2 Tim Raines .371
3 Dave Parker .370
4 Mitch Webster .367
5 Tony Gwynn .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Darrell Evans 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 Ron Kittle 10
5 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 36
2 Andre Thornton 35
3 Don Mattingly 33
4 Dave Parker 29
5 Keith Moreland 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
1 Rickey Henderson 20
3 Tim Raines 18
4 Mariano Duncan 16
5 Willie McGee 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.34
2 Charlie Leibrandt 1.43
3 Orel Hershiser 1.50
4 John Tudor 1.55
5 Rob Woodward 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Floyd Bannister 41
3 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Rick Reuschel 38
4 3 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 9
2 Ted Power 8
3 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Don Aase 6
4 5 others tied 6