On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 20 12 .625 --
Orioles 19 13 .594 1.0
Tigers 18 13 .581 1.5
Yankees 16 15 .516 3.5
Red Sox 15 17 .469 5.0
Brewers 12 19 .387 7.5
Indians 12 21 .364 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 13 .606 --
White Sox 17 13 .567 1.5
Twins 18 15 .545 2.0
Royals 17 15 .531 2.5
Athletics 16 17 .485 4.0
Mariners 15 18 .455 5.0
Rangers 9 23 .281 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 10 .677 --
Cubs 20 11 .645 1.0
Expos 19 14 .576 3.0
Cardinals 15 17 .469 6.5
Phillies 11 21 .344 10.5
Pirates 10 21 .323 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 18 14 .563 --
Astros 18 15 .545 0.5
Reds 17 16 .515 1.5
Dodgers 17 17 .500 2.0
Braves 14 18 .438 4.0
Giants 13 19 .406 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Terry Harper 3
1 Bob Meacham 3
1 Glenn Wilson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 3
2 Buddy Bell 2
2 George Brett 2
2 Tom Brunansky 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Tolleson 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Eric Davis 1
2 Gary Gaetti 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.50
2 Floyd Bannister 1.25
3 Shane Rawley 1.00
4 Mike Scott 0.83
5 Frank Tanana 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jeff Dedmon 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 10
2 Sid Fernandez 6
2 Frank Tanana 6
4 Mike Scott 5
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .363
2 Von Hayes .356
3 Lou Whitaker .355
4 Cecil Cooper .336
5 Dale Murphy .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 12
2 Tony Armas 10
2 Tom Brunansky 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Jim Presley 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 31
3 Tom Brunansky 28
4 Don Baylor 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Gary Pettis 21
3 Dave Collins 14
4 Bob Dernier 12
4 Lonnie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 1.45
2 Dwight Gooden 1.61
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.69
3 Steve Trout 1.69
5 Dave LaPoint 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 7
1 Rick Mahler 7
3 Joaquin Andujar 6
3 Mike Boddicker 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 57
2 Jose DeLeon 55
2 Nolan Ryan 55
4 Fernando Valenzuela 54
5 3 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Willie Hernandez 9
1 Jay Howell 9
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Lee Smith 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .438
2 Ron Oester .432
3 Cal Ripken .420
4 Cecil Cooper .413
5 Jack Clark .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Jack Clark 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 18
2 Dave Parker 16
3 Jack Clark 14
3 Kent Hrbek 14
3 Don Mattingly 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Gary Pettis 10
3 Willie McGee 7
4 Dan Gladden 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
3 Sid Fernandez 0.69
4 Steve Carlton 1.13
5 Joe Hesketh 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Jay Tibbs 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 31
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Joe Hesketh 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Bob James 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Oester .373
2 Von Hayes .371
3 Denny Walling .364
4 Tom Herr .360
5 Bruce Bochte .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Tom Brunansky 8
4 Steve Balboni 7
4 Fred Lynn 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 27
2 Don Mattingly 25
3 Don Baylor 24
4 Dave Parker 23
4 Cal Ripken 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Gary Pettis 20
3 Lonnie Smith 12
4 Dan Gladden 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.13
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.41
3 Mike Krukow 1.53
4 Dwight Gooden 1.55
5 Britt Burns 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 47
2 Jose DeLeon 46
3 Fernando Valenzuela 45
4 Roger Clemens 44
5 Mario Soto 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Donnie Moore 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Bill Caudill 7
4 4 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .340
2 Tony Gwynn .338
3 Harold Baines .336
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Jose Cruz .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 45
2 Tom Brunansky 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Dwayne Murphy 33
4 Lance Parrish 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 133
2 Jim Rice 121
3 Don Mattingly 118
4 Kent Hrbek 114
5 Dale Murphy 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Dave Collins 65
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Juan Samuel 61
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.16
2 Dwight Gooden 2.17
3 John Candelaria 2.64
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.76
5 Rick Rhoden 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 23
2 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Doyle Alexander 21
3 Frank Viola 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 282
2 Fernando Valenzuela 243
3 Rick Sutcliffe 228
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Nolan Ryan 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Willie Hernandez 36
4 2 others tied 36