On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 13 .606 --
Blue Jays 20 13 .606 --
Tigers 19 13 .594 0.5
Yankees 17 15 .531 2.5
Red Sox 16 17 .485 4.0
Brewers 12 20 .375 7.5
Indians 12 22 .353 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 14 .588 --
White Sox 18 13 .581 0.5
Twins 19 15 .559 1.0
Royals 18 15 .545 1.5
Athletics 16 18 .471 4.0
Mariners 15 19 .441 5.0
Rangers 9 24 .273 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 10 .688 --
Cubs 21 11 .656 1.0
Expos 20 14 .588 3.0
Cardinals 16 17 .485 6.5
Phillies 12 21 .364 10.5
Pirates 10 22 .313 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 18 15 .545 --
Reds 18 16 .529 0.5
Astros 18 16 .529 0.5
Dodgers 17 18 .486 2.0
Braves 14 19 .424 4.0
Giants 13 20 .394 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brookens 4
1 Damaso Garcia 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Ozzie Virgil 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Fritzie Connally 1
1 Tom Dunbar 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fritzie Connally 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
3 Jack Clark 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 Cal Ripken 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Jackie Gutierrez 1
1 Jeffrey Leonard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.00
2 Roger Clemens 1.43
2 Mike Witt 1.43
4 David Palmer 1.33
5 Kevin Gross 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
1 Kevin Gross 10
1 Mike Witt 10
4 Bert Blyleven 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Nate Snell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .367
2 Von Hayes .352
3 Lou Whitaker .351
4 Denny Walling .344
5 Jose Cruz .343

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 Jack Clark 30
4 Tom Brunansky 29
5 3 tied 28

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
4 Joe Hesketh 1.90
5 Dave LaPoint 1.95

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 Jose DeLeon 63
2 Roger Clemens 59
3 Dwight Gooden 57
4 Nolan Ryan 55
5 Fernando Valenzuela 54

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 Mike Davis .429
3 Ron Oester .426
4 Jack Clark .417
5 Damaso Garcia .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 5
1 Dave Parker 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Don Baylor 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 18
1 Dave Parker 18
3 Jack Clark 17
4 Kent Hrbek 15
4 Don Mattingly 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Gary Pettis 10
3 Willie McGee 8
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 Mike Moore 1.02
5 Steve Carlton 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Jay Tibbs 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 31
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Joe Hesketh 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
1 Bob James 5
3 Donnie Moore 4
3 Ted Power 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Von Hayes .378
2 Ron Oester .373
3 Mark Salas .368
4 Denny Walling .367
5 Tom Herr .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Tom Brunansky 8
4 Fred Lynn 7
5 11 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 28
2 Don Mattingly 26
3 Dave Parker 25
4 Cal Ripken 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Gary Pettis 20
3 Lonnie Smith 12
4 Dan Gladden 11
4 Willie McGee 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.13
2 Mike Krukow 1.53
3 Dwight Gooden 1.55
4 Britt Burns 1.62
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 47
1 Roger Clemens 47
3 Fernando Valenzuela 45
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Dwight Gooden 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Donnie Moore 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
4 Bill Caudill 7
4 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .340
2 Tony Gwynn .337
3 Harold Baines .336
4 Jose Cruz .330
5 Dave Winfield .328

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 117
4 Kent Hrbek 114
5 Dale Murphy 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 65
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Juan Samuel 60
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.16
2 Dwight Gooden 2.17
3 John Candelaria 2.70
4 Rick Rhoden 2.77
5 2 tied 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 282
2 Fernando Valenzuela 236
3 Rick Sutcliffe 228
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Jose DeLeon 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Willie Hernandez 36
4 2 others tied 36