On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 3 .700 --
Blue Jays 7 5 .583 1.0
Orioles 6 5 .545 1.5
Yankees 5 5 .500 2.0
Brewers 5 5 .500 2.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 2.0
Indians 4 7 .364 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 7 5 .583 --
Athletics 7 5 .583 0.0
Mariners 7 5 .583 0.0
White Sox 5 5 .500 1.0
Royals 5 6 .455 1.5
Rangers 4 7 .364 2.5
Twins 3 9 .250 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 8 3 .727 --
Mets 8 3 .727 0.0
Expos 6 5 .545 2.0
Cardinals 5 6 .455 3.0
Pirates 3 8 .273 5.0
Phillies 3 8 .273 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 8 4 .667 --
Padres 6 5 .545 1.5
Dodgers 7 6 .538 1.5
Astros 6 6 .500 2.0
Braves 5 6 .455 2.5
Giants 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Mariano Duncan 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Kirby Puckett 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Pendleton 4
2 George Foster 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Glenn Wilson 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 2.00
2 Tim Lollar 1.40
3 Tom Browning 0.86
4 Atlee Hammaker 0.80
5 Mike Mason 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 8
2 Tim Lollar 7
3 Joe Beckwith 6
3 Tom Browning 6
3 Dave Dravecky 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .486
2 Dale Murphy .439
3 Lou Whitaker .400
4 Paul Molitor .395
5 Rick Cerone .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Jim Presley 6
3 Mike Davis 5
3 Gorman Thomas 5
5 Tony Armas 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 18
2 Mike Davis 16
3 Tony Armas 13
3 Jim Presley 13
3 Gorman Thomas 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 7
2 Gary Pettis 6
3 Vince Coleman 5
3 Eric Davis 5
3 Mookie Wilson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.00
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Mike Krukow 0.53
4 Dickie Noles 0.56
5 Neal Heaton 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Caudill 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Mario Soto 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 28
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Jack Morris 22
5 Dennis Eckersley 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
3 Ed Nunez 3
3 Ted Power 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Dave Winfield .339
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Wade Boggs .324
5 Jose Cruz .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 40
3 Dwayne Murphy 34
4 Tom Brunansky 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 131
2 Jim Rice 129
3 Dale Murphy 114
4 Dave Kingman 111
5 Eddie Murray 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 77
2 Dave Collins 65
2 Juan Samuel 65
4 Alan Wiggins 62
5 Rickey Henderson 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.55
3 John Denny 2.57
4 Orel Hershiser 2.58
5 Rick Rhoden 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
2 Joaquin Andujar 20
2 Mario Soto 20
2 Rick Sutcliffe 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Rick Sutcliffe 208
4 Mark Langston 202
5 2 tied 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Bill Caudill 35
4 Willie Hernandez 33
4 2 others tied 33