On This Day

Sunday, April 28, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 6 .647 --
Orioles 11 7 .611 0.5
Blue Jays 11 7 .611 0.5
Red Sox 9 9 .500 2.5
Brewers 8 9 .471 3.0
Indians 7 11 .389 4.5
Yankees 6 10 .375 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 12 7 .632 --
White Sox 9 7 .563 1.5
Royals 9 8 .529 2.0
Twins 10 9 .526 2.0
Athletics 9 10 .474 3.0
Mariners 7 12 .368 5.0
Rangers 5 12 .294 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 12 6 .667 --
Cubs 11 6 .647 0.5
Mets 11 6 .647 0.5
Cardinals 7 11 .389 5.0
Phillies 6 11 .353 5.5
Pirates 5 12 .294 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 10 8 .556 --
Dodgers 11 9 .550 --
Reds 10 9 .526 0.5
Astros 10 9 .526 0.5
Braves 8 10 .444 2.0
Giants 7 11 .389 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Hall 4
1 Mickey Hatcher 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Upshaw 2
1 Frank White 2
3 George Bell 1
3 Wade Boggs 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
2 Kirby Puckett 3
2 Mark Salas 3
2 Larry Sheets 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 3
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.40
2 Mario Soto 1.40
4 Rick Sutcliffe 1.12
5 Kevin Gross 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 12
2 Fernando Valenzuela 10
3 Rick Sutcliffe 9
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .424
2 Dale Murphy .394
3 Denny Walling .385
4 Al Cowens .379
5 Tom Herr .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
2 Mike Davis 22
3 Tony Armas 17
3 Kirby Puckett 17
5 Gorman Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.21
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Mike Krukow 0.53
4 Dickie Noles 1.29
5 Geoff Zahn 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 5
2 Andy Hawkins 4
2 Dan Petry 4
2 Mario Soto 4
5 20 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 36
2 Jose DeLeon 35
2 Fernando Valenzuela 35
4 Jack Morris 34
5 Oil Can Boyd 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Dave Righetti 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Gladden .341
2 Don Mattingly .336
3 Dave Winfield .334
4 Tony Gwynn .334
5 Wade Boggs .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
1 Dale Murphy 43
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Dwayne Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 130
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Dale Murphy 122
4 Don Mattingly 111
5 Eddie Murray 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 68
3 Juan Samuel 65
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.41
2 Orel Hershiser 2.42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.51
4 Alejandro Pena 2.59
5 Mike Boddicker 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Frank Viola 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Dan Petry 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 247
3 Rick Sutcliffe 217
4 Mark Langston 205
5 Dave Stieb 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 36
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Dave Righetti 34