On This Day

Wednesday, October 9, 1985

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1985 Playoffs

Los Angeles leads series 1 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Toronto leads series 2 - 0

Kansas City Royals 5
Toronto Blue Jays 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Cliff Johnson 2
2 Hal McRae 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Sheridan 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Pedro Guerrero 1
3 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Bill Madlock 1
2 Lloyd Moseby 1
2 Ozzie Smith 1
2 Willie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buddy Black 0.83
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.67
3 John Tudor 0.38
4 Jimmy Key 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 6
2 Buddy Black 5
3 Tom Henke 4
4 Dennis Lamp 3
4 John Tudor 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .500
2 Willie Wilson .444
3 Cliff Johnson .429
4 Hal McRae .400
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Sheridan 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Pat Sheridan 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 Dennis Lamp 0.00
1 Mark Gubicza 0.00
1 LaMarr Hoyt 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Henke 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Dave Stieb 1
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 10
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
3 Buddy Black 5
4 Tom Henke 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

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

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

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

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