On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 74 46 .617 --
Yankees 70 49 .588 3.5
Tigers 65 55 .542 9.0
Orioles 62 56 .525 11.0
Red Sox 58 61 .487 15.5
Brewers 55 62 .470 17.5
Indians 40 79 .336 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 52 .570 --
Royals 66 52 .559 1.5
Athletics 63 58 .521 6.0
White Sox 58 59 .496 9.0
Mariners 57 64 .471 12.0
Twins 53 66 .445 15.0
Rangers 44 75 .370 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 73 46 .613 --
Cardinals 72 46 .610 0.5
Expos 67 54 .554 7.0
Cubs 59 59 .500 13.5
Phillies 55 64 .462 18.0
Pirates 37 80 .316 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 47 .602 --
Padres 65 55 .542 7.0
Reds 62 56 .525 9.0
Astros 55 64 .462 16.5
Braves 50 68 .424 21.0
Giants 46 73 .387 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Parrish 4
2 Wally Backman 3
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Kirk Gibson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Thad Bosley 1
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
2 Phil Bradley 3
3 Steve Balboni 2
3 Ron Cey 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
3 Bill Doran 1
3 Dwight Evans 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Niekro 1.40
2 Frank Tanana 1.38
3 Vida Blue 0.91
3 Mike Witt 0.91
5 Danny Jackson 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Ricky Horton 1
1 Danny Jackson 1
1 Terry Leach 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 11
2 Vida Blue 10
2 Mike Witt 10
4 Danny Jackson 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Cary 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Rod Scurry 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 George Brett .352
4 Rickey Henderson .347
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Carlton Fisk 32
3 Pedro Guerrero 29
4 Darrell Evans 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 100
2 Eddie Murray 93
3 Dale Murphy 89
4 Dave Parker 86
4 Dave Winfield 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Tim Raines 48
4 Lonnie Smith 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 John Tudor 2.06
3 Dave Dravecky 2.08
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 Andy Hawkins 16
3 Rick Mahler 16

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 30
3 Lee Smith 27
4 Willie Hernandez 26
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .511
2 Donnie Hill .468
3 Brian Downing .441
4 Tim Raines .414
5 Jesse Barfield .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 7
2 Ron Kittle 6
2 Don Mattingly 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 20
1 Mike Young 20
3 Brian Downing 19
4 Lance Parrish 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 9
1 Tim Raines 9
3 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Gary Pettis 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
2 Terry Leach 0.55
3 John Franco 0.57
4 Tom Niedenfuer 0.69
5 Dave Righetti 0.75

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 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Bob James 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .441
2 Brian Downing .422
3 Donnie Hill .420
4 Wade Boggs .400
5 Wally Backman .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 12
2 Steve Balboni 11
3 Darrell Evans 10
3 Mike Young 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 28
1 Eddie Murray 28
1 Dave Winfield 28
4 Mike Young 27
5 Don Mattingly 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Tim Raines 14
2 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Rickey Henderson 13
5 Lonnie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.67
2 Orel Hershiser 1.24
3 John Tudor 1.26
4 Dave Dravecky 1.37
5 Stew Cliburn 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 51
2 Frank Tanana 46
3 Bert Blyleven 42
3 John Tudor 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 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 George Brett .343
3 Willie McGee .342
4 Lee Lacy .333
5 Tom Herr .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 34
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 133
2 Dale Murphy 115
3 Eddie Murray 114
4 Dave Winfield 111
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 83
2 Rickey Henderson 73
3 Tim Raines 71
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Willie McGee 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.66
2 John Tudor 2.20
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 Bert Blyleven 213
5 Fernando Valenzuela 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Lee Smith 34
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 2 others tied 32