On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 67 39 .632 --
Tigers 57 47 .548 9.0
Yankees 57 47 .548 9.0
Red Sox 55 49 .529 11.0
Orioles 53 50 .515 12.5
Brewers 45 57 .441 20.0
Indians 34 70 .327 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 44 .581 --
Royals 55 48 .534 5.0
Athletics 56 49 .533 5.0
White Sox 52 50 .510 7.5
Mariners 49 56 .467 12.0
Twins 46 57 .447 14.0
Rangers 40 64 .385 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 62 42 .596 --
Cardinals 61 42 .592 0.5
Expos 59 47 .557 4.0
Cubs 54 50 .519 8.0
Phillies 49 55 .471 13.0
Pirates 33 70 .320 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 43 .587 --
Reds 56 48 .538 5.0
Padres 55 51 .519 7.0
Astros 50 56 .472 12.0
Braves 46 58 .442 15.0
Giants 41 65 .387 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
3 Luis Aguayo 3
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
2 Steve Balboni 2
2 Ozzie Virgil 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
2 Glenn Davis 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Tunnell 1.33
2 Mike Witt 1.20
3 Danny Jackson 1.17
4 Len Barker 1.00
5 Shane Rawley 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Birtsas 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Birtsas 7
1 Ron Guidry 7
1 Danny Jackson 7
4 Shane Rawley 6
4 Mike Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .354
2 George Brett .350
3 Rickey Henderson .349
4 Willie McGee .343
5 Pedro Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 29
2 Pedro Guerrero 27
2 Dale Murphy 27
4 Darrell Evans 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 87
2 Eddie Murray 80
2 Dave Parker 80
4 Jack Clark 79
5 Dale Murphy 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 74
2 Rickey Henderson 50
3 Davey Lopes 41
3 Willie McGee 41
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.57
2 Joe Hesketh 2.15
3 Dave Dravecky 2.15
4 John Tudor 2.22
5 Dave Stieb 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
1 Dwight Gooden 17
3 Rick Mahler 15
4 Ron Guidry 14
4 Andy Hawkins 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 179
2 Mario Soto 156
3 Nolan Ryan 154
4 Fernando Valenzuela 143
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 28
2 Dan Quisenberry 24
3 Jay Howell 23
3 Lee Smith 23
5 Willie Hernandez 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .451
2 Wade Boggs .436
3 Brook Jacoby .419
4 Ozzie Guillen .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 8
2 Oddibe McDowell 7
2 Gorman Thomas 7
4 Glenn Davis 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Davis 21
2 Bob Horner 19
3 Darrell Evans 18
4 Eddie Murray 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Davey Lopes 8
4 Kirk Gibson 7
4 Lonnie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Gross 0.39
2 Joe Hesketh 0.86
3 Dwight Gooden 1.00
4 Orel Hershiser 1.17
5 Rick Aguilera 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Kevin Gross 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Frank Tanana 26
3 Sid Fernandez 25
4 Doyle Alexander 23
4 Bruce Hurst 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Jeff Reardon 5
3 Jay Howell 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .451
2 Rance Mulliniks .426
3 Ben Oglivie .411
4 Wade Boggs .410
5 Keith Hernandez .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Carlton Fisk 11
3 Steve Balboni 10
4 Bob Horner 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 32
2 Don Mattingly 30
3 Carlton Fisk 29
4 Glenn Davis 28
4 Eddie Murray 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 16
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Alan Wiggins 12
5 Davey Lopes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.08
2 Rick Aguilera 1.15
3 Bob Welch 1.28
4 John Tudor 1.46
5 Mike Scott 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 John Franco 5
3 John Tudor 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 48
2 Frank Tanana 44
3 Dwight Gooden 42
4 Bruce Hurst 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Willie Hernandez 6
2 Jay Howell 6
2 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Pedro Guerrero .338
3 George Brett .337
4 Willie McGee .332
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Carlton Fisk 36
2 Pedro Guerrero 36
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 George Bell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 127
2 Dave Parker 119
3 Dale Murphy 113
3 Jim Rice 113
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 74
1 Tim Raines 74
3 Rickey Henderson 69
4 Willie McGee 60
4 Lonnie Smith 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.57
2 Joe Hesketh 2.06
3 John Tudor 2.37
4 Orel Hershiser 2.43
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 290
2 Fernando Valenzuela 226
3 Nolan Ryan 220
4 Mario Soto 215
5 Bert Blyleven 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Lee Smith 33
3 Bruce Sutter 33
5 Willie Hernandez 32