On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 70 42 .625 --
Yankees 63 47 .573 6.0
Tigers 58 52 .527 11.0
Red Sox 56 54 .509 13.0
Orioles 55 54 .505 13.5
Brewers 50 58 .463 18.0
Indians 37 73 .336 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 64 47 .577 --
Royals 60 49 .550 3.0
Athletics 59 52 .532 5.0
White Sox 54 54 .500 8.5
Mariners 51 60 .459 13.0
Twins 50 59 .459 13.0
Rangers 42 68 .382 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 67 42 .615 --
Cardinals 66 43 .606 1.0
Expos 62 49 .559 6.0
Cubs 55 54 .505 12.0
Phillies 51 59 .464 16.5
Pirates 33 75 .306 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 44 .596 --
Padres 59 52 .532 7.0
Reds 57 52 .523 8.0
Astros 51 59 .464 14.5
Braves 49 60 .450 16.0
Giants 42 68 .382 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Alvin Davis 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Thad Bosley 2
1 Ron Hassey 2
1 Ron Kittle 2
1 Tim Wallach 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thad Bosley 5
2 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Ron Hassey 4
4 Alvin Davis 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 3
2 Joe Carter 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Fernandez 1.86
2 Bert Blyleven 1.14
3 Phil Niekro 0.88
3 Al Nipper 0.88
5 Steve Mura 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 Sid Fernandez 1
1 Mark Gubicza 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 13
2 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Phil Niekro 7
3 Al Nipper 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Lance McCullers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Willie McGee .354
3 George Brett .352
4 Rickey Henderson .346
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 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 90
2 Eddie Murray 86
3 Dale Murphy 83
4 Jack Clark 80
4 2 others tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 52
3 Tim Raines 43
4 Willie McGee 42
5 Davey Lopes 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 2.07
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
4 John Tudor 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 188
2 Mario Soto 162
3 Nolan Ryan 161
4 Fernando Valenzuela 151
5 Bert Blyleven 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 29
2 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Lee Smith 24
4 Jay Howell 23
5 Willie Hernandez 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .475
2 Jose Cruz .467
3 Willie McGee .463
4 Brian Downing .460
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 6
1 Don Mattingly 6
1 Lance Parrish 6
4 Pedro Guerrero 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 19
2 Pedro Guerrero 15
3 Ben Oglivie 14
4 Brian Downing 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Alan Wiggins 7
4 Julio Franco 6
4 Kirk Gibson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stew Cliburn 0.63
2 Dan Quisenberry 0.66
3 Tom Niedenfuer 0.73
4 Dwight Gooden 1.00
5 Kirk McCaskill 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Tom Henke 3
1 Ed Lynch 3
1 John Tudor 3
1 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Nolan Ryan 22
2 John Tudor 22
4 Danny Jackson 21
4 Mario Soto 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Jay Howell 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .422
2 Wade Boggs .412
3 Keith Hernandez .400
4 Ozzie Guillen .395
5 Wally Backman .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
3 Darrell Evans 9
3 Don Mattingly 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 29
2 Eddie Murray 28
3 Keith Hernandez 27
4 Darryl Strawberry 26
4 Dave Winfield 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 15
3 Kirk Gibson 11
3 Rickey Henderson 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.48
3 Orel Hershiser 1.49
4 John Tudor 1.49
5 Bob Welch 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Tim Birtsas 5
2 John Tudor 5
2 Bob Welch 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 48
2 Dwight Gooden 46
3 Bert Blyleven 42
4 John Tudor 40
5 Bruce Hurst 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
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 .360
2 Pedro Guerrero .340
3 Willie McGee .339
4 George Brett .338
5 Don Mattingly .337

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 129
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Eddie Murray 113
4 Dave Parker 110
4 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Rickey Henderson 71
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.52
2 John Tudor 2.31
3 Joe Hesketh 2.33
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.36
5 Orel Hershiser 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 John Tudor 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Nolan Ryan 222
3 Mario Soto 216
4 Fernando Valenzuela 213
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 34
4 Dave Righetti 32
4 Lee Smith 32