On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 79 47 .627 --
Yankees 73 51 .589 5.0
Tigers 67 58 .536 11.5
Orioles 65 58 .528 12.5
Red Sox 58 65 .472 19.5
Brewers 57 66 .463 20.5
Indians 45 80 .360 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 54 .571 --
Royals 68 55 .553 2.5
Athletics 66 60 .524 6.0
White Sox 61 62 .496 9.5
Mariners 58 68 .460 14.0
Twins 55 68 .447 15.5
Rangers 46 78 .371 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 46 .626 --
Mets 75 50 .600 3.0
Expos 69 57 .548 9.5
Cubs 61 62 .496 16.0
Phillies 58 66 .468 19.5
Pirates 39 83 .320 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 49 .602 --
Padres 68 58 .540 7.5
Reds 64 59 .520 10.0
Astros 57 67 .460 17.5
Braves 52 71 .423 22.0
Giants 49 75 .395 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Bernazard 3
1 Bill Doran 3
1 Damaso Garcia 3
1 Dale Murphy 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Howell 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 5
1 Jack Howell 5
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Bob Horner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mariano Duncan 2
1 Joe Orsulak 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
4 Vince Coleman 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Filer 999.00
2 Matt Young 1.20
3 Floyd Youmans 1.00
4 Mark Thurmond 0.89
5 Steve Bedrosian 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jaime Cocanower 1
1 Steve Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Thurmond 8
2 Sid Fernandez 7
2 Rick Rhoden 7
2 Floyd Youmans 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .358
3 George Brett .356
4 Rickey Henderson .337
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Carlton Fisk 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 30
4 Darrell Evans 29
5 George Bell 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 104
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Dale Murphy 91
4 Dave Winfield 88
5 3 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 57
3 Tim Raines 50
4 Davey Lopes 43
4 Lonnie Smith 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 John Tudor 2.12
3 Dave Dravecky 2.16
4 Dave Stieb 2.34
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Andy Hawkins 16
3 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 212
2 Nolan Ryan 178
2 Mario Soto 178
4 Fernando Valenzuela 171
5 Bert Blyleven 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 32
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Willie Hernandez 27
5 3 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .429
1 Ed Romero .429
3 Kent Hrbek .423
4 Keith Moreland .415
5 Ron Cey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
1 Mike Young 6
3 George Brett 5
3 Brian Downing 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 19
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Harold Baines 16
3 George Bell 16
5 Brian Downing 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 7
1 Ryne Sandberg 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Vince Coleman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.00
2 John Franco 0.48
3 Jose Rijo 0.71
4 Steve Ontiveros 0.73
5 Roy Lee Jackson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Tom Filer 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Mike Krukow 23
4 Danny Darwin 21
5 5 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Willie Hernandez 5
3 Brian Fisher 4
3 John Franco 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .460
2 Don Mattingly .408
3 Wade Boggs .407
4 Brian Downing .402
5 2 tied .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Darryl Strawberry 11
3 Lance Parrish 10
3 Mike Young 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 30
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Brian Downing 28
3 Eddie Murray 28
3 Lance Parrish 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Alan Wiggins 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Tim Raines 12
3 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.33
2 Stew Cliburn 0.88
3 Mark Thurmond 0.91
4 Floyd Youmans 1.37
5 John Tudor 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
1 Curt Wardle 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Sid Fernandez 44
3 Frank Tanana 41
4 Danny Jackson 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Tom Henke 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Willie McGee .350
3 George Brett .348
4 Tom Herr .332
5 Pedro Guerrero .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 George Bell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 130
2 Dale Murphy 117
2 Eddie Murray 117
4 Dave Winfield 110
5 Cal Ripken 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 87
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 71
4 Lonnie Smith 58
5 2 tied 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 John Tudor 2.25
3 Joe Hesketh 2.41
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.49
5 Orel Hershiser 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 20
3 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 286
2 Fernando Valenzuela 220
3 Mario Soto 218
4 Bert Blyleven 210
5 Nolan Ryan 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 33
5 Dave Righetti 32