On This Day

Saturday, April 27, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 6 .625 --
Orioles 10 7 .588 0.5
Blue Jays 10 7 .588 0.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 1.5
Brewers 8 8 .500 2.0
Indians 7 10 .412 3.5
Yankees 6 9 .400 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 11 7 .611 --
White Sox 8 7 .533 1.5
Royals 8 8 .500 2.0
Twins 9 9 .500 2.0
Athletics 9 9 .500 2.0
Mariners 7 11 .389 4.0
Rangers 5 11 .313 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 5 .688 --
Expos 11 6 .647 0.5
Mets 10 6 .625 1.0
Cardinals 7 10 .412 4.5
Pirates 5 11 .313 6.0
Phillies 5 11 .313 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 8 .579 --
Reds 10 8 .556 0.5
Padres 9 8 .529 1.0
Astros 9 9 .500 1.5
Braves 8 9 .471 2.0
Giants 6 11 .353 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Hatcher 5
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Tom Dunbar 4
2 Scott Fletcher 4
2 Keith Hernandez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Brian Downing 4
3 Rickey Henderson 3
3 Cliff Johnson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Willie McGee 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Stuper 1.50
2 Ed Lynch 1.00
3 Dan Petry 0.83
4 Joe Hesketh 0.67
5 Danny Jackson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 Rick Mahler 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Jackson 7
2 John Stuper 6
2 Frank Viola 6
4 Charlie Hough 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .429
2 Dale Murphy .397
3 Denny Walling .388
4 Al Cowens .377
5 Bobby Grich .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Davis 8
3 Tom Brunansky 6
3 Jim Presley 6
3 Gorman Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Mike Davis 22
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Gorman Thomas 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 11
2 Vince Coleman 10
3 Lonnie Smith 9
4 Gary Pettis 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.00
2 Mike Krukow 0.35
3 Tom Browning 0.38
4 Dickie Noles 1.29
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
2 Andy Hawkins 4
2 Dan Petry 4
2 Mario Soto 4
5 15 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 35
2 Jack Morris 34
3 Mario Soto 29
4 Dwight Gooden 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Dave Righetti 5
3 John Candelaria 4
3 Bill Caudill 4
3 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Gladden .343
2 Dave Winfield .337
3 Don Mattingly .336
4 Tony Gwynn .333
5 Wade Boggs .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
1 Dale Murphy 43
3 Tom Brunansky 35
3 Dwayne Murphy 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 130
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Dale Murphy 121
4 Don Mattingly 111
5 Eddie Murray 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 75
2 Dave Collins 69
3 Rickey Henderson 63
3 Juan Samuel 63
5 Lonnie Smith 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.56
4 Alejandro Pena 2.59
5 Mike Boddicker 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
2 Frank Viola 21
4 Dan Petry 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Rick Sutcliffe 211
4 Mark Langston 205
5 Dave Stieb 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Dave Righetti 34