On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 48 31 .608 --
Tigers 43 33 .566 3.5
Yankees 41 35 .539 5.5
Orioles 40 36 .526 6.5
Red Sox 39 39 .500 8.5
Brewers 35 40 .467 11.0
Indians 24 53 .312 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 45 33 .577 --
Athletics 41 37 .526 4.0
Mariners 40 38 .513 5.0
White Sox 38 37 .507 5.5
Royals 39 38 .506 5.5
Twins 35 41 .461 9.0
Rangers 31 48 .392 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 45 31 .592 --
Expos 45 34 .570 1.5
Mets 42 35 .545 3.5
Cubs 41 36 .532 4.5
Phillies 35 42 .455 10.5
Pirates 26 50 .342 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 46 33 .582 --
Dodgers 41 35 .539 3.5
Reds 39 37 .513 5.5
Astros 40 39 .506 6.0
Braves 34 43 .442 11.0
Giants 30 49 .380 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Brown 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Phil Bradley 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Ted Simmons 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Damaso Garcia 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
4 Tony Bernazard 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Dravecky 1.00
2 Mike Scott 0.62
3 Danny Cox 0.57
3 Mark Gubicza 0.57
3 2 others tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Matt Young 5
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Carman 1
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .360
2 Willie McGee .348
3 George Brett .344
4 Tom Herr .339
5 Wade Boggs .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 20
1 Dale Murphy 20
3 Pedro Guerrero 19
4 Tom Brunansky 18
4 Carlton Fisk 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 62
2 Dale Murphy 58
3 Jack Clark 57
3 Don Mattingly 57
5 Glenn Wilson 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 55
2 Rickey Henderson 36
3 Willie McGee 31
4 Davey Lopes 30
4 Gary Pettis 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.75
2 Dave Stieb 1.94
3 Dave Dravecky 1.99
4 Joe Hesketh 2.12
5 Scott Sanderson 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 14
2 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Andy Hawkins 11
2 Rick Mahler 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 137
2 Nolan Ryan 116
3 Fernando Valenzuela 111
4 Mario Soto 108
5 Jose DeLeon 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 22
2 Rich Gossage 17
2 Jay Howell 17
2 Bob James 17
2 Lee Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .447
2 Ryne Sandberg .414
3 Rickey Henderson .404
4 Lee Lacy .400
4 Garry Templeton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 Rickey Henderson 4
2 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 12
1 Bob Brenly 12
1 Pete O'Brien 12
1 Cal Ripken 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Gary Redus 11
3 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Juan Samuel 7
4 Lonnie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Aguilera 0.56
2 Frank Wills 0.61
3 Steve Ontiveros 0.67
4 Joe Hesketh 0.69
5 John Tudor 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Mike Moore 3
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Mike Witt 24
3 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Mike Smithson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Nunez 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Ted Power 5
4 Ron Davis 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .423
2 Rickey Henderson .398
3 Wade Boggs .385
4 Lee Lacy .375
5 Garry Templeton .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 13
2 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Bob Horner 7
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 28
2 Pedro Guerrero 23
3 Bob Brenly 22
3 Kirk Gibson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Vince Coleman 16
3 Gary Redus 15
4 Davey Lopes 13
5 Juan Samuel 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.33
2 John Tudor 0.88
3 Dave Stieb 1.12
4 Dave Dravecky 1.43
5 Zane Smith 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 6
2 Mark Gubicza 5
2 Jay Howell 5
2 LaMarr Hoyt 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 43
2 Sid Fernandez 39
3 Mike Witt 37
4 Dwight Gooden 36
4 2 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 7
1 Ed Nunez 7
1 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Bruce Sutter 6
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .341
2 Tony Gwynn .331
3 Phil Bradley .331
4 Willie McGee .330
5 Jose Cruz .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
3 Tony Armas 36
4 Carlton Fisk 33
4 Kirk Gibson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 116
2 Jim Rice 108
3 Dale Murphy 107
4 Dave Parker 104
4 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 63
3 Rickey Henderson 60
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Juan Samuel 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.04
2 Orel Hershiser 2.20
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.56
4 Dave Stieb 2.60
5 Dave Dravecky 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Rick Sutcliffe 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 288
2 Fernando Valenzuela 227
3 Nolan Ryan 211
4 Rick Sutcliffe 210
5 Mario Soto 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Willie Hernandez 34
4 Lee Smith 34