On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 72 42 .632 --
Yankees 64 48 .571 7.0
Tigers 60 52 .536 11.0
Orioles 57 54 .514 13.5
Red Sox 57 55 .509 14.0
Brewers 50 60 .455 20.0
Indians 37 75 .330 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 49 .570 --
Royals 61 50 .550 2.5
Athletics 61 53 .535 4.0
White Sox 55 55 .500 8.0
Mariners 53 61 .465 12.0
Twins 51 61 .455 13.0
Rangers 42 70 .375 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 68 43 .613 --
Cardinals 67 43 .609 0.5
Expos 64 49 .566 5.0
Cubs 55 56 .495 13.0
Phillies 52 60 .464 16.5
Pirates 33 76 .303 34.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 44 .604 --
Padres 60 53 .531 8.0
Reds 58 53 .523 9.0
Astros 52 60 .464 15.5
Braves 49 62 .441 18.0
Giants 43 69 .384 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donnie Hill 5
2 Wade Boggs 4
2 Al Cowens 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Ozzie Guillen 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Sal Butera 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Dickie Thon 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Davis 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.33
2 Mike Moore 1.09
3 Jim Beattie 1.00
4 Dave Dravecky 0.88
5 Ron Darling 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Stew Cliburn 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 12
2 Bob Welch 8
3 Dave Dravecky 7
3 Kevin Gross 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Jack Lazorko 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 George Brett .357
3 Willie McGee .355
4 Rickey Henderson .351
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 32
2 Dale Murphy 30
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 26
5 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 94
2 Eddie Murray 87
3 Dale Murphy 83
4 Dave Parker 82
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Rickey Henderson 54
3 Tim Raines 45
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 2.17
5 Dave Stieb 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Rick Mahler 16
4 Ron Guidry 15
4 John Tudor 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 188
2 Nolan Ryan 165
3 Mario Soto 162
4 Fernando Valenzuela 151
5 2 tied 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 30
2 Dan Quisenberry 27
3 Willie Hernandez 24
3 Lee Smith 24
5 Jay Howell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .474
2 Wally Backman .453
2 Brian Downing .453
2 Julio Franco .453
5 Wade Boggs .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 8
2 Mike Young 7
3 Brian Downing 5
3 Carlton Fisk 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 16
1 Dave Winfield 16
1 Mike Young 16
4 Pedro Guerrero 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Tim Raines 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.33
2 Stew Cliburn 0.51
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.64
4 Luis Sanchez 0.75
5 John Tudor 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stew Cliburn 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Ed Lynch 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 22
2 Danny Jackson 21
2 Mike Moore 21
4 Nolan Ryan 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Dave Righetti 4
2 Dave Smith 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .419
2 Pedro Guerrero .408
3 Ozzie Guillen .405
4 Donnie Hill .405
5 Willie McGee .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Gorman Thomas 11
3 Steve Balboni 10
3 Mike Young 10
5 Carlton Fisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Bill Buckner 26
2 Keith Hernandez 26
4 Glenn Davis 25
4 5 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Kirk Gibson 12
5 Alan Wiggins 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.24
2 Orel Hershiser 1.25
3 John Tudor 1.49
4 Dwight Gooden 1.50
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Welch 6
2 Tom Filer 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Joe Hesketh 5
2 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 42
2 John Tudor 40
3 Britt Burns 39
4 Sid Fernandez 38
4 Bruce Hurst 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Dave Righetti 6
4 Ron Davis 5
4 7 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 George Brett .342
3 Willie McGee .338
4 Pedro Guerrero .337
5 Don Mattingly .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 131
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Parker 112
4 Eddie Murray 111
5 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 81
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Rickey Henderson 73
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.52
2 Joe Hesketh 2.29
3 John Tudor 2.31
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.36
5 Orel Hershiser 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 24
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 John Tudor 20
5 Doyle Alexander 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 283
2 Nolan Ryan 215
3 Fernando Valenzuela 213
4 Mario Soto 211
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Jeff Reardon 38
3 Dave Righetti 33
3 Bruce Sutter 33
5 Lee Smith 32