On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 72 44 .621 --
Yankees 66 48 .579 5.0
Tigers 62 53 .539 9.5
Orioles 60 54 .526 11.0
Red Sox 57 57 .500 14.0
Brewers 52 61 .460 18.5
Indians 38 77 .330 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 49 .578 --
Royals 63 50 .558 2.5
Athletics 61 55 .526 6.0
White Sox 56 57 .496 9.5
Mariners 54 63 .462 13.5
Twins 53 62 .461 13.5
Rangers 42 73 .365 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 44 .614 --
Mets 70 44 .614 --
Expos 66 50 .569 5.0
Cubs 56 58 .491 14.0
Phillies 53 62 .461 17.5
Pirates 34 79 .301 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 45 .605 --
Padres 61 54 .530 8.5
Reds 60 54 .526 9.0
Astros 54 61 .470 15.5
Braves 49 64 .434 19.5
Giants 44 71 .383 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 5
2 Darren Daulton 4
2 Juan Samuel 4
4 Brian Downing 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darren Daulton 2
1 Robin Yount 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Joe Carter 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 5
2 Dave Collins 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Robin Yount 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Ray 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 Darren Daulton 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Jackson 1.50
2 Sid Fernandez 1.38
3 Bert Blyleven 1.14
4 Rick Honeycutt 0.80
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Tim Burke 1
1 John Denny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 11
2 Danny Jackson 9
3 Bert Blyleven 8
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Roger McDowell 1
1 Randy O'Neal 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 George Brett .354
4 Rickey Henderson .349
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 32
2 Dale Murphy 31
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 27
5 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 96
2 Eddie Murray 89
3 Dale Murphy 86
4 Dave Parker 84
5 Jack Clark 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Rickey Henderson 54
3 Tim Raines 47
4 Davey Lopes 42
4 Willie McGee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.82
2 John Tudor 2.13
3 Dave Dravecky 2.17
4 Dave Stieb 2.23
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Rick Mahler 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 192
2 Mario Soto 168
3 Nolan Ryan 165
4 Fernando Valenzuela 155
5 Bert Blyleven 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 30
2 Dan Quisenberry 28
3 Willie Hernandez 24
3 Lee Smith 24
5 Jay Howell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .531
2 Don Mattingly .481
3 Donnie Hill .481
4 Brian Downing .449
5 Wally Backman .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 8
2 Ron Kittle 6
2 Don Mattingly 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 21
2 Lance Parrish 17
3 Andre Dawson 16
4 Bill Buckner 15
4 Ben Oglivie 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Alan Wiggins 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.33
3 Stew Cliburn 0.55
4 Dan Quisenberry 0.63
5 Luis Sanchez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Stew Cliburn 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 24
2 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Mike Moore 21
4 Danny Jackson 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .423
2 Donnie Hill .413
3 Ozzie Guillen .398
4 Don Mattingly .397
5 Wade Boggs .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 12
2 Don Mattingly 11
2 Gorman Thomas 11
4 Steve Balboni 10
4 Mike Schmidt 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 33
2 Eddie Murray 31
3 Ben Oglivie 28
3 Darryl Strawberry 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
1 Tim Raines 19
3 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Ryne Sandberg 13
5 Kirk Gibson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 1.24
2 Orel Hershiser 1.25
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.59
4 Kevin Gross 1.60
5 John Tudor 1.79

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 Sid Fernandez 49
2 Mario Soto 48
3 John Tudor 41
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Dave Righetti 6
4 Ron Davis 5
4 9 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .342
4 Don Mattingly .338
5 Pedro Guerrero .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 Darrell Evans 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 132
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Eddie Murray 113
5 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Rickey Henderson 72
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.66
2 Joe Hesketh 2.29
3 John Tudor 2.36
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.42
5 Orel Hershiser 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 24
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 287
2 Mario Soto 217
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Bert Blyleven 210
5 Fernando Valenzuela 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 33
4 Dave Righetti 32
4 Lee Smith 32