On This Day

Tuesday, July 9, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 51 32 .614 --
Tigers 46 34 .575 3.5
Yankees 44 36 .550 5.5
Orioles 42 38 .525 7.5
Red Sox 42 40 .512 8.5
Brewers 36 43 .456 13.0
Indians 27 54 .333 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 48 34 .585 --
Athletics 42 40 .512 6.0
White Sox 40 39 .506 6.5
Royals 41 40 .506 6.5
Mariners 41 41 .500 7.0
Twins 36 44 .450 11.0
Rangers 31 52 .373 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 32 .600 --
Mets 46 35 .568 2.5
Expos 47 36 .566 2.5
Cubs 43 38 .531 5.5
Phillies 37 44 .457 11.5
Pirates 27 53 .338 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 48 35 .578 --
Dodgers 44 36 .550 2.5
Reds 41 39 .513 5.5
Astros 41 42 .494 7.0
Braves 35 46 .432 12.0
Giants 31 52 .373 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Driessen 4
1 Tim Raines 4
1 Willie Upshaw 4
4 Jesse Barfield 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 Mariano Duncan 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
1 Andre Thornton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 George Bell 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.25
2 Pascual Perez 0.89
3 Danny Cox 0.75
4 Dwight Gooden 0.71
4 Walt Terrell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bryn Smith 10
2 Pascual Perez 8
3 Buddy Black 6
3 Britt Burns 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dave Righetti 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .357
2 George Brett .349
3 Willie McGee .348
4 Tom Herr .340
5 Wade Boggs .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 21
1 Dave Kingman 21
1 Dale Murphy 21
4 Pedro Guerrero 20
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 65
2 Dale Murphy 61
3 Don Mattingly 59
3 Glenn Wilson 59
5 Kirk Gibson 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 57
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Davey Lopes 33
3 Willie McGee 33
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 Dave Stieb 1.84
3 Dave Dravecky 1.99
4 Scott Sanderson 2.15
5 Danny Cox 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
2 Dwight Gooden 12
2 Rick Mahler 12
4 Ron Guidry 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 142
2 Nolan Ryan 119
3 Mario Soto 114
4 Fernando Valenzuela 113
5 Jose DeLeon 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 22
2 Willie Hernandez 18
2 Lee Smith 18
4 Rich Gossage 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .481
2 Ruppert Jones .442
3 Ryne Sandberg .419
4 Bobby Grich .417
5 George Foster .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruppert Jones 7
2 George Bell 5
2 Chris Brown 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 15
1 Andre Thornton 15
3 George Bell 14
3 Ruppert Jones 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
2 Gary Redus 8
2 Juan Samuel 8
2 Lonnie Smith 8
5 Rickey Henderson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Hurst 0.39
2 Dave Dravecky 0.60
3 Scott Garrelts 0.64
4 Steve Ontiveros 0.71
5 Dave Stieb 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Kevin Gross 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 25
2 Bruce Hurst 23
3 Mike Witt 21
4 Scott Garrelts 20
5 Rick Sutcliffe 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 6
2 Ed Nunez 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .457
2 Wade Boggs .400
2 Rickey Henderson .400
4 Pedro Guerrero .376
5 Lee Lacy .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 12
2 Lou Whitaker 9
3 Ruppert Jones 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Dale Murphy 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 31
2 Kirk Gibson 22
2 Bob Horner 22
2 Reggie Jackson 22
2 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Vince Coleman 18
3 Davey Lopes 14
3 Juan Samuel 14
5 Gary Redus 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Garrelts 0.31
2 Dave Dravecky 0.45
3 John Tudor 1.06
4 Dave Stieb 1.09
5 Ron Guidry 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Tudor 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Jay Howell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 41
2 Mike Witt 40
3 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Mario Soto 38
5 Sid Fernandez 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 7
1 Ed Nunez 7
1 Ted Power 7
4 Bruce Sutter 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .340
2 Don Mattingly .330
3 Phil Bradley .329
4 Willie McGee .329
5 Tony Gwynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Tom Brunansky 36
3 Tony Armas 35
4 Carlton Fisk 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 116
2 Dale Murphy 109
3 Dave Winfield 105
4 Jim Rice 104
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 74
2 Dave Collins 62
3 Rickey Henderson 61
3 Juan Samuel 61
5 Lonnie Smith 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.02
2 Orel Hershiser 2.36
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.50
4 Dave Stieb 2.53
5 John Tudor 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 22
2 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Mike Boddicker 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 285
2 Fernando Valenzuela 225
3 Nolan Ryan 213
3 Rick Sutcliffe 213
5 Mario Soto 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Willie Hernandez 34
5 2 tied 33