On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 65 38 .631 --
Yankees 55 45 .550 8.5
Tigers 53 46 .535 10.0
Red Sox 53 48 .525 11.0
Orioles 51 49 .510 12.5
Brewers 44 54 .449 18.5
Indians 33 68 .327 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 44 .564 --
Royals 54 45 .545 2.0
Athletics 53 48 .525 4.0
White Sox 50 48 .510 5.5
Mariners 48 53 .475 9.0
Twins 46 53 .465 10.0
Rangers 39 62 .386 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 39 .606 --
Mets 59 41 .590 1.5
Expos 56 46 .549 5.5
Cubs 53 47 .530 7.5
Phillies 46 54 .460 14.5
Pirates 32 67 .323 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 41 .586 --
Padres 55 47 .539 4.5
Reds 53 46 .535 5.0
Astros 46 56 .451 13.5
Braves 44 56 .440 14.5
Giants 40 62 .392 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Vince Coleman 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Von Hayes 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Bailey 1
1 Marty Barrett 1
1 Bruce Bochy 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Carmelo Martinez 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Jack Clark 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Otis Nixon 2
5 4 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Filer 1.75
2 Andy McGaffigan 1.10
3 Roy Smith 1.00
4 Tim Lollar 0.88
5 Don Robinson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Tom Filer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy McGaffigan 11
2 Tom Filer 7
2 Tim Lollar 7
4 Don Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Rickey Henderson .352
3 Wade Boggs .347
4 Willie McGee .342
5 Pedro Guerrero .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 28
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
3 Jim Presley 23
3 Gorman Thomas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 80
2 Jack Clark 79
3 Dale Murphy 78
3 Eddie Murray 78
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 74
2 Rickey Henderson 48
3 Willie McGee 41
4 Davey Lopes 40
5 Tim Raines 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.65
2 Dave Stieb 1.96
3 Dave Dravecky 2.14
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.14
5 John Tudor 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 16
3 Rick Mahler 15
4 Andy Hawkins 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 173
2 Mario Soto 149
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Fernando Valenzuela 138
5 Bert Blyleven 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 25
2 Dan Quisenberry 24
3 Lee Smith 23
4 Rich Gossage 21
4 2 others tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .469
1 Ben Oglivie .469
3 Willie Upshaw .463
4 Jim Presley .455
5 Wayne Tolleson .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 9
2 Steve Balboni 7
3 Glenn Davis 6
3 Oddibe McDowell 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 20
2 Gorman Thomas 18
3 Jack Clark 16
3 Glenn Davis 16
3 Darryl Strawberry 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Kirk Gibson 7
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.76
2 Joe Hesketh 0.77
3 Orel Hershiser 0.78
4 Kevin Gross 0.90
5 Bryn Smith 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 3
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Doyle Alexander 25
3 Britt Burns 22
3 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Ron Davis 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .475
2 Ben Oglivie .441
3 George Brett .422
4 Bob Kearney .420
5 Rance Mulliniks .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Carlton Fisk 10
3 Bob Horner 9
4 Steve Balboni 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 29
1 Eddie Murray 29
3 Don Mattingly 27
4 Bob Horner 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Willie McGee 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Aguilera 0.89
2 John Tudor 1.09
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
4 Bob Welch 1.56
5 Dwight Gooden 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Ron Romanick 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Bruce Hurst 43
2 Frank Tanana 43
4 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Dwight Gooden 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Jeff Lahti 6
2 Lee Smith 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Pedro Guerrero .335
3 George Brett .332
4 Willie McGee .331
5 Lee Lacy .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 38
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 34
4 George Bell 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 125
2 Dale Murphy 115
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Jim Rice 111
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 77
2 Vince Coleman 74
3 Rickey Henderson 67
4 Willie McGee 60
5 Lonnie Smith 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.85
2 Joe Hesketh 2.14
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.38
4 John Tudor 2.39
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 18
4 7 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 287
2 Fernando Valenzuela 221
3 Nolan Ryan 216
4 Mario Soto 215
5 Bert Blyleven 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Jeff Reardon 34
3 Lee Smith 34
5 2 tied 32