On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 30 15 .667 --
Orioles 26 19 .578 4.0
Tigers 25 19 .568 4.5
Yankees 24 20 .545 5.5
Brewers 21 22 .488 8.0
Red Sox 21 25 .457 9.5
Indians 16 30 .348 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 26 20 .565 --
Royals 25 21 .543 1.0
White Sox 22 21 .512 2.5
Athletics 22 24 .478 4.0
Twins 21 25 .457 5.0
Mariners 20 26 .435 6.0
Rangers 17 29 .370 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 27 16 .628 --
Cubs 27 17 .614 0.5
Expos 27 20 .574 2.0
Cardinals 24 21 .533 4.0
Phillies 17 28 .378 11.0
Pirates 15 29 .341 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 27 18 .600 --
Reds 24 22 .522 3.5
Astros 24 22 .522 3.5
Dodgers 23 24 .489 5.0
Braves 19 26 .422 8.0
Giants 17 28 .378 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince Coleman 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 Mike Easler 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ricky Adams 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Adams 3
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Tom Herr 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 R. J. Reynolds 2
1 Steve Sax 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Cox 1.50
2 Joe Niekro 1.29
3 Mike Krukow 1.17
4 Sid Fernandez 1.00
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 9
2 Sid Fernandez 8
3 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Mike Krukow 7
5 Jack Morris 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .372
2 Willie McGee .336
3 Jose Cruz .331
4 Dale Murphy .329
5 Tom Brunansky .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 13
1 Dale Murphy 13
3 Tom Brunansky 12
3 Mike Davis 12
3 Carlton Fisk 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 39
1 Tom Herr 39
1 Don Mattingly 39
4 Dale Murphy 37
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 31
2 Gary Pettis 23
3 Willie McGee 19
3 Lonnie Smith 19
5 Dave Collins 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.70
2 Joe Hesketh 1.74
3 Mike Krukow 1.78
4 Dwight Gooden 1.79
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 10
2 Joaquin Andujar 9
3 Rick Mahler 8
3 Dan Petry 8
5 2 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 89
2 Nolan Ryan 76
3 Fernando Valenzuela 74
4 Jack Morris 72
5 Jose DeLeon 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 14
2 Rich Gossage 13
3 Lee Smith 12
4 Willie Hernandez 11
4 Donnie Moore 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Kennedy .447
2 Davey Lopes .429
3 Tom Herr .400
4 George Brett .377
5 3 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Greg Brock 5
3 Jesse Barfield 4
3 Ivan Calderon 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 17
2 Tom Herr 14
3 Carlton Fisk 13
3 Willie McGee 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie McGee 9
1 Gary Redus 9
3 Brett Butler 7
3 Davey Lopes 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 Roger McDowell 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
5 Rick Reuschel 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Danny Cox 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 32
2 Jack Morris 27
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
4 Rich Gossage 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Oester .373
2 Terry Kennedy .369
3 Tom Herr .358
4 George Brett .350
5 2 tied .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 8
1 Dave Parker 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Jesse Barfield 7
3 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 28
2 Don Baylor 26
2 Jack Clark 26
2 Don Mattingly 26
5 Tom Herr 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Willie McGee 16
3 Brett Butler 14
4 Gary Pettis 13
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.23
2 Joe Hesketh 1.26
3 Oil Can Boyd 1.58
4 Orel Hershiser 1.59
5 Dave Stieb 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Danny Cox 5
4 Roger Clemens 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 55
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Floyd Bannister 42
4 Orel Hershiser 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
3 Willie Hernandez 7
3 Bob James 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .338
2 Tony Gwynn .336
3 Don Mattingly .335
4 Dave Winfield .328
5 Wade Boggs .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 46
2 Tom Brunansky 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Dave Kingman 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 127
2 Don Mattingly 123
3 Jim Rice 117
4 Kent Hrbek 109
5 Dale Murphy 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Dave Collins 65
3 Juan Samuel 60
3 Lonnie Smith 60
5 Rickey Henderson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.08
2 Dwight Gooden 2.11
3 Dave Dravecky 2.57
4 Rick Sutcliffe 2.79
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
3 Mike Boddicker 20
3 Dwight Gooden 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 292
2 Fernando Valenzuela 236
3 Rick Sutcliffe 219
4 Mark Langston 202
5 Jose DeLeon 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 42
3 Willie Hernandez 36
3 Lee Smith 36
5 2 tied 35