On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 70 41 .631 --
Yankees 62 47 .569 7.0
Tigers 58 51 .532 11.0
Red Sox 56 53 .514 13.0
Orioles 55 53 .509 13.5
Brewers 49 58 .458 19.0
Indians 36 73 .330 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 46 .578 --
Royals 59 49 .546 3.5
Athletics 59 50 .541 4.0
White Sox 54 53 .505 8.0
Mariners 50 59 .459 13.0
Twins 48 59 .449 14.0
Rangers 41 68 .376 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 66 42 .611 --
Cardinals 65 43 .602 1.0
Expos 62 48 .564 5.0
Cubs 54 54 .500 12.0
Phillies 51 58 .468 15.5
Pirates 33 74 .308 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 44 .593 --
Reds 57 51 .528 7.0
Padres 58 52 .527 7.0
Astros 51 59 .464 14.0
Braves 49 59 .454 15.0
Giants 42 68 .382 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Bill Doran 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
2 Mark Bailey 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Bill Doran 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.00
2 Joel Davis 0.86
2 Shane Rawley 0.86
4 Neal Heaton 0.83
5 Jerry Reuss 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Joel Davis 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Neal Heaton 10
2 Joel Davis 6
2 Andy McGaffigan 6
2 Shane Rawley 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .355
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Willie McGee .350
4 Rickey Henderson .347
5 Pedro Guerrero .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 30
1 Dale Murphy 30
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 26
5 3 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 90
2 Eddie Murray 85
3 Dale Murphy 83
4 Jack Clark 80
4 Dave Parker 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 78
2 Rickey Henderson 51
3 Tim Raines 43
4 Davey Lopes 41
4 Willie McGee 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 2.11
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.15
4 Dave Dravecky 2.24
5 Dave Stieb 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 18
1 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Rick Mahler 16
4 Ron Guidry 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 188
2 Nolan Ryan 161
3 Mario Soto 158
4 Fernando Valenzuela 151
5 Jack Morris 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 29
2 Dan Quisenberry 25
3 Jay Howell 23
3 Lee Smith 23
5 Willie Hernandez 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .480
2 Don Mattingly .475
3 Willie McGee .463
4 Brian Downing .447
5 Wade Boggs .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 7
2 Don Mattingly 6
2 Lance Parrish 6
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 19
2 Pedro Guerrero 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
3 Glenn Davis 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Alan Wiggins 9
3 Kirk Gibson 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Lonnie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stew Cliburn 0.63
2 Dwight Gooden 1.00
3 Shane Rawley 1.08
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.32
5 John Tudor 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Tom Henke 3
1 Ed Lynch 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Danny Jackson 21
4 John Tudor 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
4 Willie Hernandez 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .419
2 Wade Boggs .412
3 Ozzie Guillen .408
4 Keith Hernandez .391
5 Don Mattingly .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Steve Balboni 10
2 Don Mattingly 10
4 Darrell Evans 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 29
2 Eddie Murray 27
2 Darryl Strawberry 27
4 Dave Winfield 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Tim Raines 15
3 Kirk Gibson 11
3 Willie Wilson 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.48
3 Bob Welch 1.50
4 John Tudor 1.56
5 Shane Rawley 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Tim Birtsas 5
2 Bob Welch 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 46
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Bruce Hurst 39
4 Fernando Valenzuela 38
5 Frank Tanana 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Jeff Lahti 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Dave Righetti 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 George Brett .342
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Pedro Guerrero .336
5 Willie McGee .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
3 Carlton Fisk 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Eddie Murray 112
4 Dave Parker 111
4 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 78
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Lonnie Smith 62
5 Willie McGee 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.48
2 Joe Hesketh 2.33
3 John Tudor 2.35
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.36
5 Orel Hershiser 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 26
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 293
2 Nolan Ryan 222
3 Fernando Valenzuela 213
4 Mario Soto 212
5 Bert Blyleven 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 34
4 Dave Righetti 32
5 Lee Smith 31