On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 7 .650 --
Blue Jays 14 8 .636 0.0
Tigers 11 8 .579 1.5
Red Sox 10 12 .455 4.0
Brewers 9 12 .429 4.5
Indians 8 13 .381 5.5
Yankees 7 12 .368 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 15 8 .652 --
Twins 12 9 .571 2.0
Royals 11 9 .550 2.5
White Sox 9 9 .500 3.5
Athletics 10 13 .435 5.0
Mariners 10 13 .435 5.0
Rangers 7 13 .350 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 6 .684 --
Mets 12 7 .632 1.0
Expos 13 8 .619 1.0
Cardinals 8 12 .400 5.5
Phillies 8 12 .400 5.5
Pirates 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 11 9 .550 --
Dodgers 12 10 .545 0.0
Astros 11 10 .524 0.5
Braves 10 10 .500 1.0
Reds 10 11 .476 1.5
Giants 7 13 .350 4.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Jim Gantner 2
2 Rich Gedman 2
2 Ruppert Jones 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Gedman 1
1 Dave Kingman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alfredo Griffin 2
1 Dave Kingman 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Jim Gantner 1
2 Lloyd Moseby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 0.89
2 Bob McClure 0.60
3 Jim Slaton 0.33
4 Don Sutton 0.27
5 Mike Moore 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Al Nipper 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Karl Best 5
3 Bob McClure 3
3 Jim Slaton 3
3 Don Sutton 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .395
2 Julio Franco .384
3 Denny Walling .383
4 Tom Herr .378
5 Von Hayes .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Mike Davis 9
3 Jim Presley 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 23
3 Tony Armas 18
3 Phil Bradley 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
1 Dave Collins 12
3 Gary Pettis 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.21
2 Tom Browning 0.38
3 Mike Krukow 0.53
4 Ken Dixon 1.25
5 Bob Stanley 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Andy Hawkins 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 42
2 Mario Soto 36
3 Fernando Valenzuela 35
4 Dwight Gooden 34
4 Jack Morris 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Jay Howell 6
1 Jeff Reardon 6
1 Dave Righetti 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Von Hayes .447
2 Denny Walling .444
3 Tom Herr .404
4 Andre Dawson .396
5 Tony Bernazard .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 18
2 Kirby Puckett 15
3 Doug DeCinces 14
4 Von Hayes 13
4 Glenn Wilson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Lonnie Smith 10
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Juan Samuel 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.00
1 Joe Beckwith 0.00
3 Orel Hershiser 0.35
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.35
5 Mike Krukow 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 John Butcher 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 26
2 Mike Krukow 23
3 Britt Burns 22
4 Roger Clemens 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Jeff Reardon 5
4 Dave Righetti 4
4 Tom Waddell 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .341
2 Dan Gladden .339
3 Tony Gwynn .334
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Harold Baines .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 41
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Mike Schmidt 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 129
2 Jim Rice 123
3 Dale Murphy 120
4 Don Mattingly 115
5 Dave Kingman 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 76
2 Dave Collins 68
3 Juan Samuel 64
4 Rickey Henderson 61
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.34
2 Dwight Gooden 2.39
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.74
5 Rick Rhoden 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Frank Viola 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Mario Soto 20
3 Rick Sutcliffe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 274
2 Fernando Valenzuela 237
3 Rick Sutcliffe 217
4 Mark Langston 205
5 Dave Stieb 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 36
4 Dave Righetti 35
5 Willie Hernandez 34