On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 8 .667 --
Blue Jays 16 10 .615 1.0
Tigers 14 9 .609 1.5
Red Sox 13 13 .500 4.0
Brewers 11 14 .440 5.5
Yankees 10 13 .435 5.5
Indians 10 15 .400 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 10 .630 --
Twins 14 11 .560 2.0
White Sox 11 11 .500 3.5
Royals 11 13 .458 4.5
Mariners 12 15 .444 5.0
Athletics 11 16 .407 6.0
Rangers 8 16 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 8 .667 --
Mets 15 8 .652 0.5
Expos 15 10 .600 1.5
Cardinals 11 14 .440 5.5
Phillies 10 14 .417 6.0
Pirates 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 12 .520 --
Padres 13 12 .520 --
Dodgers 14 13 .519 --
Reds 12 13 .480 1.0
Braves 11 13 .458 1.5
Giants 10 15 .400 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Kirk Gibson 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Brook Jacoby 4
1 Terry Kennedy 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.00
1 Moose Haas 1.00
3 Ron Darling 0.82
4 Roger Clemens 0.78
5 Steve Bedrosian 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 10
2 Ron Darling 9
3 Roger Clemens 7
3 Moose Haas 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .370
2 Kirby Puckett .365
3 Julio Franco .360
4 Jose Cruz .359
5 Tom Herr .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 23
2 Cal Ripken 23
4 Tony Armas 21
5 Kirby Puckett 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 20
2 Gary Pettis 14
3 Dave Collins 12
4 Lonnie Smith 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.87
2 Tom Browning 1.29
3 Geoff Zahn 1.48
4 Ken Dixon 1.52
5 Dwight Gooden 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Andy Hawkins 5
2 Mario Soto 5
2 Frank Viola 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 51
2 Mario Soto 48
3 Dwight Gooden 43
3 Fernando Valenzuela 43
5 Oil Can Boyd 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Jay Howell 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
1 Dave Righetti 7
1 Lee Smith 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .429
2 Mel Hall .424
3 Mark Salas .417
4 Cal Ripken .408
5 Kirby Puckett .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 5
2 Mike Davis 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Kent Hrbek 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Ripken 15
2 Andre Dawson 14
3 Don Baylor 13
3 Kent Hrbek 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 15
2 Juan Samuel 9
3 Gary Pettis 8
3 Lonnie Smith 8
5 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
2 Jimmy Key 0.64
3 Cecilio Guante 0.67
4 Al Holland 0.69
5 Mark Davis 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 4
1 Frank Viola 4
3 Mike Boddicker 3
3 Ken Dixon 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 26
3 Ron Darling 25
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Lee Smith 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .343
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Dan Gladden .333
4 Tony Gwynn .331
5 Harold Baines .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 40
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 130
2 Jim Rice 124
3 Don Mattingly 118
3 Dale Murphy 118
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 74
2 Dave Collins 66
2 Juan Samuel 66
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.11
2 Orel Hershiser 2.34
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.65
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Rick Sutcliffe 216
4 Mark Langston 209
5 Jose DeLeon 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 36
3 Dave Righetti 36
5 Lee Smith 35