On This Day

Tuesday, April 23, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 4 .667 --
Red Sox 7 6 .538 1.5
Orioles 7 6 .538 1.5
Brewers 6 6 .500 2.0
Blue Jays 7 7 .500 2.0
Yankees 5 6 .455 2.5
Indians 5 8 .385 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 8 6 .571 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 0.0
Royals 7 6 .538 0.5
White Sox 6 6 .500 1.0
Mariners 7 7 .500 1.0
Rangers 5 8 .385 2.5
Twins 5 9 .357 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 9 4 .692 --
Mets 9 4 .692 0.0
Expos 7 6 .538 2.0
Cardinals 6 7 .462 3.0
Pirates 4 9 .308 5.0
Phillies 4 9 .308 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 8 6 .571 --
Astros 8 6 .571 0.0
Padres 7 6 .538 0.5
Dodgers 8 7 .533 0.5
Braves 6 7 .462 1.5
Giants 4 9 .308 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Young 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Bill Schroeder 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 5
2 Kevin Bass 4
2 George Brett 4
4 Rick Dempsey 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 3
1 Lonnie Smith 3
3 Kirk Gibson 2
4 Cecil Cooper 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.60
2 Mike Krukow 1.25
3 Ron Mathis 1.00
4 Rick Sutcliffe 0.78
5 Bruce Berenyi 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Bob James 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 10
2 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .452
2 Dale Murphy .417
3 Toby Harrah .400
4 Lou Whitaker .386
5 Al Cowens .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 7
2 Mike Davis 6
2 Jim Presley 6
2 Gorman Thomas 6
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 22
2 Mike Davis 18
3 Gorman Thomas 15
4 Tony Armas 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 10
2 Gary Pettis 7
3 Lonnie Smith 6
4 Vince Coleman 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.00
2 Mike Krukow 0.35
3 Tom Browning 0.38
4 Dickie Noles 0.56
5 Neal Heaton 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Andy Hawkins 3
2 Dan Petry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 28
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Jack Morris 25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 25
5 Dwight Gooden 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 5
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Tom Waddell 4
4 John Candelaria 3
4 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .341
2 Don Mattingly .338
3 Dave Winfield .338
4 Wade Boggs .326
5 Lee Lacy .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 41
3 Tom Brunansky 34
4 Dwight Evans 33
4 Dwayne Murphy 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 129
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Dale Murphy 118
4 Don Mattingly 109
4 Eddie Murray 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 75
2 Dave Collins 68
3 Juan Samuel 64
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 Alan Wiggins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.48
3 Orel Hershiser 2.56
4 Rick Rhoden 2.58
5 Alejandro Pena 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
1 Rick Sutcliffe 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Mario Soto 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Fernando Valenzuela 245
3 Rick Sutcliffe 215
4 Mark Langston 202
5 Dave Stieb 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 35
4 Willie Hernandez 34
5 2 tied 33