On This Day

Sunday, October 6, 1985

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1985 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 8, 1985

Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 99 62 .615 --
Yankees 97 64 .602 2.0
Tigers 84 77 .522 15.0
Orioles 83 78 .516 16.0
Red Sox 81 81 .500 18.5
Brewers 71 90 .441 28.0
Indians 60 102 .370 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 71 .562 --
Angels 90 72 .556 1.0
White Sox 85 77 .525 6.0
Twins 77 85 .475 14.0
Athletics 77 85 .475 14.0
Mariners 74 88 .457 17.0
Rangers 62 99 .385 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 101 61 .623 --
Mets 98 64 .605 3.0
Expos 84 77 .522 16.5
Cubs 77 84 .478 23.5
Phillies 75 87 .463 26.0
Pirates 57 104 .354 43.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Reds 89 72 .553 5.5
Astros 83 79 .512 12.0
Padres 83 79 .512 12.0
Braves 66 96 .407 29.0
Giants 62 100 .383 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
3 Marty Barrett 3
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Billy Jo Robidoux 2
3 Alan Ashby 1
3 Henry Cotto 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Cotto 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
1 Billy Jo Robidoux 4
4 Paul Householder 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 2
1 Juan Samuel 2
1 Gary Ward 2
4 Dave Anderson 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 1.44
2 Kevin Gross 1.29
3 Mike Moore 1.20
4 Steve Bedrosian 1.00
5 Frank Tanana 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Ed Correa 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 13
2 Kevin Gross 9
3 Frank Tanana 8
4 Tom Browning 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Willie McGee .353
3 George Brett .335
4 Don Mattingly .324
5 Pedro Guerrero .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 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 145
2 Dave Parker 125
3 Eddie Murray 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 2.03
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 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Lee Smith 33
4 Bob James 32
5 2 tied 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .490
2 Steve Lombardozzi .419
3 Keith Moreland .413
4 Tony Gwynn .408
5 Mitch Webster .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 18
2 Don Mattingly 17
2 Keith Moreland 17
2 Andre Thornton 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mariano Duncan 11
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Willie McGee 7
3 Tim Raines 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.32
2 Walt Terrell 0.54
3 Jerry Reuss 0.75
4 Mark Thurmond 0.83
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Mason 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Tom Browning 21
3 Mike Witt 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Bob James 4
2 Tom Niedenfuer 4
2 Ted Power 4
2 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .383
2 Tim Raines .371
3 Tony Gwynn .368
4 Dave Parker .366
5 Keith Hernandez .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Kittle 11
1 Mike Marshall 11
3 Darrell Evans 10
4 Don Mattingly 9
4 Dave Parker 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 36
2 Don Mattingly 34
3 Andre Thornton 33
4 Dave Parker 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Tim Raines 18
4 Mariano Duncan 16
5 Willie McGee 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.34
2 Orel Hershiser 1.44
3 Charlie Leibrandt 1.54
4 John Tudor 1.55
5 Frank Williams 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Floyd Bannister 41
2 Bruce Hurst 41
4 Tom Browning 39
5 5 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 10
2 Ted Power 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Don Aase 6
4 5 others tied 6