On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 63 37 .630 --
Yankees 54 42 .563 7.0
Tigers 52 45 .536 9.5
Red Sox 52 46 .531 10.0
Orioles 50 47 .515 11.5
Brewers 42 54 .438 19.0
Indians 30 67 .309 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 42 .571 --
Royals 53 44 .546 2.5
Athletics 51 47 .520 5.0
White Sox 48 47 .505 6.5
Mariners 47 52 .475 9.5
Twins 45 52 .464 10.5
Rangers 39 60 .394 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 37 .615 --
Mets 57 41 .582 3.0
Expos 56 44 .560 5.0
Cubs 51 46 .526 8.5
Phillies 44 53 .454 15.5
Pirates 31 65 .323 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 40 .588 --
Padres 53 46 .535 5.0
Reds 51 45 .531 5.5
Astros 45 54 .455 13.0
Braves 43 54 .443 14.0
Giants 39 61 .390 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 Bob Kearney 3
2 Floyd Rayford 3
2 Steve Yeager 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Dave Engle 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mariano Duncan 4
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
3 Dave Henderson 3
3 Kirby Puckett 3
3 Gorman Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Willie Wilson 1
1 George Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Teddy Higuera 2.00
2 Bryn Smith 0.88
3 Rick Aguilera 0.80
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.78
5 Dan Petry 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Teddy Higuera 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Teddy Higuera 12
2 Bret Saberhagen 7
2 Bryn Smith 7
4 Mike Boddicker 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dave Righetti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .353
2 George Brett .349
3 Wade Boggs .345
4 Willie McGee .337
5 Pedro Guerrero .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 26
1 Dale Murphy 26
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
4 Darrell Evans 22
4 3 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 78
2 Dale Murphy 77
2 Eddie Murray 77
4 Tom Herr 74
5 Dave Parker 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 69
2 Rickey Henderson 46
3 Willie McGee 38
3 Tim Raines 38
5 Davey Lopes 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 Dave Stieb 1.95
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.18
4 John Tudor 2.23
5 Joe Hesketh 2.25

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 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 25
2 Dan Quisenberry 23
3 Lee Smith 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 2 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Presley .438
2 Bob Horner .429
3 Willie Upshaw .424
4 Mike Heath .419
5 Keith Hernandez .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Glenn Davis 5
2 Bob Horner 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Keith Hernandez 15
2 Darryl Strawberry 15
2 Gorman Thomas 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Willie Wilson 7
3 Vince Coleman 6
4 Kirk Gibson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.54
2 Joe Hesketh 0.77
3 Orel Hershiser 0.78
4 Jerry Reuss 1.06
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 25
2 Britt Burns 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
4 Sid Fernandez 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .444
2 George Brett .406
3 Lee Lacy .396
4 Wade Boggs .394
5 Bob Kearney .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Bob Horner 10
3 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Keith Hernandez 29
3 Bob Horner 28
3 Dale Murphy 28
5 Don Mattingly 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Lonnie Smith 14
4 Willie Wilson 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Aguilera 1.06
2 John Tudor 1.09
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.53
5 Bryn Smith 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 Mike Smithson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 44
1 Mario Soto 44
3 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Bruce Hurst 43
3 Frank Tanana 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Jay Howell 6
3 Jeff Lahti 6
3 Lee Smith 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .350
2 Lee Lacy .338
3 Pedro Guerrero .337
4 George Brett .329
5 Rickey Henderson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 127
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Dave Parker 111
4 Jim Rice 108
5 Eddie Murray 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 79
2 Vince Coleman 69
3 Rickey Henderson 65
4 Willie McGee 59
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.92
2 Joe Hesketh 2.14
3 Orel Hershiser 2.38
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.43
5 John Tudor 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 277
2 Fernando Valenzuela 223
3 Mario Soto 212
4 Nolan Ryan 209
5 Bert Blyleven 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Jeff Reardon 34
3 Dave Righetti 34
3 Lee Smith 34