On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 74 46 .617 --
Yankees 70 48 .593 3.0
Tigers 64 55 .538 9.5
Orioles 62 55 .530 10.5
Red Sox 57 61 .483 16.0
Brewers 55 62 .470 17.5
Indians 40 79 .336 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 52 .567 --
Royals 65 52 .556 1.5
Athletics 63 57 .525 5.0
White Sox 58 58 .500 8.0
Mariners 56 64 .467 12.0
Twins 53 66 .445 14.5
Rangers 44 74 .373 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 72 46 .610 --
Cardinals 71 46 .607 0.5
Expos 67 53 .558 6.0
Cubs 58 59 .496 13.5
Phillies 54 64 .458 18.0
Pirates 36 80 .310 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 46 .607 --
Padres 64 55 .538 8.0
Reds 62 55 .530 9.0
Astros 55 63 .466 16.5
Braves 50 67 .427 21.0
Giants 46 72 .390 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Candy Maldonado 5
2 Bob Bailor 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Ron Oester 4
2 Ryne Sandberg 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Bob Brenly 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryne Sandberg 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Rick Cerone 3
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.12
2 Ed Lynch 0.88
3 Dave LaPoint 0.86
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.73
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
2 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Ed Lynch 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .360
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 George Brett .354
4 Rickey Henderson .350
5 Don Mattingly .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Carlton Fisk 32
3 Pedro Guerrero 29
4 Darrell Evans 27
5 Gorman Thomas 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 100
2 Eddie Murray 93
3 Dale Murphy 88
4 Dave Parker 86
5 Dave Winfield 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Tim Raines 48
4 Lonnie Smith 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 Dave Dravecky 2.08
3 John Tudor 2.13
4 Orel Hershiser 2.28
5 Dave Stieb 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
1 Dwight Gooden 19
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Rick Mahler 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 208
2 Nolan Ryan 172
2 Mario Soto 172
4 Fernando Valenzuela 163
5 Bert Blyleven 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 31
2 Dan Quisenberry 29
3 Willie Hernandez 26
3 Lee Smith 26
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .512
2 Donnie Hill .491
3 Brian Downing .429
4 Tim Raines .407
5 Don Mattingly .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 7
2 Ron Kittle 6
2 Don Mattingly 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 20
2 Dave Winfield 19
3 Brian Downing 17
4 Darrell Porter 15
4 Ryne Sandberg 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Tim Raines 9
3 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
3 Alan Wiggins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
2 John Franco 0.57
3 Jerry Reuss 0.60
4 Tom Niedenfuer 0.69
5 Bryn Smith 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 29
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Sid Fernandez 24
4 Mike Moore 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Bob James 4
2 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Donnie Hill .432
2 Willie McGee .431
3 Brian Downing .406
4 Wade Boggs .405
5 Don Mattingly .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 12
2 Steve Balboni 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Mike Young 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Dave Winfield 28
2 Mike Young 28
4 Brian Downing 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tim Raines 14
3 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.00
2 Jay Tibbs 1.04
3 Orel Hershiser 1.24
4 John Tudor 1.43
5 Stew Cliburn 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 51
2 Sid Fernandez 49
3 Mario Soto 43
4 Bert Blyleven 42
5 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Willie Hernandez 7
4 Dave Righetti 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .342
4 Lee Lacy .337
5 Don Mattingly .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 34
4 Mike Schmidt 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 134
2 Dale Murphy 117
3 Eddie Murray 115
4 Dave Parker 110
4 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Tim Raines 72
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.66
2 John Tudor 2.36
3 Orel Hershiser 2.39
4 Joe Hesketh 2.46
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bret Saberhagen 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 291
2 Nolan Ryan 217
2 Mario Soto 217
4 Fernando Valenzuela 216
5 Bert Blyleven 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Lee Smith 33
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 2 others tied 32