On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 61 37 .622 --
Yankees 53 41 .564 6.0
Tigers 51 44 .537 8.5
Red Sox 52 45 .536 8.5
Orioles 49 46 .516 10.5
Brewers 41 53 .436 18.0
Indians 30 65 .316 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 41 .577 --
Royals 51 44 .537 4.0
Athletics 50 47 .515 6.0
White Sox 48 46 .511 6.5
Twins 45 50 .474 10.0
Mariners 45 52 .464 11.0
Rangers 38 59 .392 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 37 .611 --
Mets 56 40 .583 2.5
Expos 55 43 .561 4.5
Cubs 50 46 .521 8.5
Phillies 43 53 .448 15.5
Pirates 31 64 .326 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 39 .589 --
Padres 53 45 .541 4.5
Reds 51 44 .537 5.0
Astros 44 54 .449 13.5
Braves 43 53 .448 13.5
Giants 38 60 .388 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 4
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
4 Kevin Bass 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 5
2 Ray Knight 4
2 Mike Pagliarulo 4
2 Gorman Thomas 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.14
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Tom Browning 0.86
4 Orel Hershiser 0.80
5 Charles Hudson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 8
1 Phil Niekro 8
3 Charles Hudson 7
3 Roy Thomas 7
5 Tom Browning 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ken Howell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .354
2 George Brett .352
3 Wade Boggs .343
4 Willie McGee .332
5 Lee Lacy .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 26
1 Dale Murphy 26
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
4 Dave Kingman 22
4 Jim Presley 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 77
1 Dale Murphy 77
3 Eddie Murray 75
4 Tom Herr 73
5 Dave Parker 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Rickey Henderson 45
3 Tim Raines 38
4 Willie McGee 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 Dave Stieb 1.95
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.18
4 John Tudor 2.24
5 Dave Dravecky 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 15
2 Rick Mahler 15
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 163
2 Mario Soto 141
3 Nolan Ryan 139
4 Fernando Valenzuela 134
5 Bert Blyleven 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 25
2 Dan Quisenberry 22
2 Lee Smith 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Horner .500
2 Keith Hernandez .450
3 Willie Upshaw .438
4 Ozzie Guillen .417
5 Willie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 8
2 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Glenn Davis 5
3 Mike Schmidt 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 22
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Keith Hernandez 14
4 Bill Buckner 13
4 Dave Parker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Gary Redus 6
4 Herm Winningham 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.76
2 Orel Hershiser 0.78
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.05
4 Jimmy Key 1.13
5 Joe Hesketh 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Birtsas 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Britt Burns 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Jeff Lahti 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .441
2 Pedro Guerrero .410
3 Lee Lacy .400
4 Rance Mulliniks .388
5 Wade Boggs .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
2 Carlton Fisk 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 30
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Dale Murphy 28
4 Keith Hernandez 27
4 Don Mattingly 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Gary Redus 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.12
2 Rick Aguilera 1.29
3 Bob Welch 1.52
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.53
5 Dave Stieb 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 45
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Britt Burns 39
4 Bert Blyleven 38
5 Nolan Ryan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 8
3 Ted Power 7
4 Jeff Lahti 6
4 Lee Smith 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .348
2 Lee Lacy .337
3 Pedro Guerrero .335
4 George Brett .330
5 Rickey Henderson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 129
2 Dale Murphy 120
3 Dave Parker 112
4 Jim Rice 107
5 Eddie Murray 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 81
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Dave Collins 59
4 Juan Samuel 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.89
2 Joe Hesketh 2.25
3 Orel Hershiser 2.38
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.43
5 John Tudor 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 24
1 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Rick Mahler 22
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 Mike Boddicker 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 285
2 Fernando Valenzuela 223
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Mario Soto 212
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
1 Bruce Sutter 39
3 Dave Righetti 35
4 Jeff Reardon 34
4 Lee Smith 34