On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 88 52 .629 --
Yankees 86 53 .619 1.5
Orioles 73 64 .533 13.5
Tigers 71 67 .514 16.0
Red Sox 69 71 .493 19.0
Brewers 61 77 .442 26.0
Indians 50 90 .357 38.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 59 .572 --
Angels 78 62 .557 2.0
White Sox 71 68 .511 8.5
Athletics 69 71 .493 11.0
Mariners 65 74 .468 14.5
Twins 62 77 .446 17.5
Rangers 51 88 .367 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 84 54 .609 --
Cardinals 83 55 .601 1.0
Expos 74 64 .536 10.0
Phillies 68 69 .496 15.5
Cubs 66 72 .478 18.0
Pirates 45 91 .331 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 56 .594 --
Reds 73 64 .533 8.5
Padres 71 68 .511 11.5
Astros 69 70 .496 13.5
Braves 59 80 .424 23.5
Giants 54 85 .388 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Hubbard 4
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 Bob Brenly 3
2 Terry Kennedy 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Steve Buechele 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Don Robinson 4
3 Ron Hassey 3
3 Bob Horner 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 Von Hayes 1
2 Steve Lake 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Nelson 0.75
2 Mike Witt 0.67
3 Dave Stieb 0.56
4 Ken Dixon 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Dixon 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Charlie Kerfeld 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Nelson 6
2 Ken Dixon 5
2 Dave LaPoint 5
2 Al Nipper 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Willie McGee .362
3 George Brett .343
4 Rickey Henderson .325
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 35
1 Dale Murphy 35
3 Pedro Guerrero 32
4 Steve Balboni 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 124
2 Eddie Murray 110
3 Dave Parker 101
4 Dave Winfield 99
5 Cal Ripken 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 93
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Tim Raines 56
4 Gary Pettis 49
5 Lonnie Smith 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.68
2 John Tudor 1.87
3 Orel Hershiser 2.13
4 Rick Reuschel 2.24
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
4 John Tudor 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 236
2 Mario Soto 199
3 Nolan Ryan 187
4 Fernando Valenzuela 183
5 Bert Blyleven 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 34
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .500
2 Wade Boggs .448
3 Ryne Sandberg .442
4 Tony Armas .429
5 Dave Parker .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 9
2 Lloyd Moseby 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Glenn Davis 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 20
1 Jim Rice 20
3 Gorman Thomas 19
4 Mike Marshall 18
5 Mike Easler 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Gary Pettis 10
3 Wally Backman 6
3 Tim Raines 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.34
3 Orel Hershiser 0.38
4 Britt Burns 0.39
5 John Denny 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 27
2 Dwight Gooden 24
3 Rick Reuschel 23
4 Jose DeLeon 22
5 Orel Hershiser 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Bob James 4
4 Brian Fisher 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .400
2 Mike Scioscia .397
3 Willie McGee .394
4 Ron Oester .374
5 Alvin Davis .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 11
2 Gary Carter 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 Don Mattingly 10
5 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 34
2 Harold Baines 29
2 Mike Marshall 29
2 Mike Young 29
5 Gorman Thomas 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Gary Pettis 14
3 Tim Raines 13
4 Vince Coleman 12
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.86
2 Orel Hershiser 1.04
3 John Tudor 1.11
4 Bob Shirley 1.24
5 Storm Davis 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Britt Burns 6
3 Ron Darling 5
3 Charlie Leibrandt 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 48
2 Bruce Hurst 40
2 Mike Krukow 40
2 Rick Reuschel 40
2 Dave Stieb 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Brian Fisher 7
2 Bob James 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Willie McGee .355
3 George Brett .336
4 Pedro Guerrero .332
5 Don Mattingly .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Pedro Guerrero 36
4 Steve Balboni 35
5 Mike Schmidt 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 138
2 Eddie Murray 114
3 Dave Parker 112
4 Dale Murphy 111
5 3 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 93
2 Rickey Henderson 77
3 Tim Raines 67
4 Lonnie Smith 54
5 Gary Pettis 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.59
2 John Tudor 1.83
3 Rick Reuschel 2.24
4 Orel Hershiser 2.30
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
2 John Tudor 21
4 Rick Mahler 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 277
2 Mario Soto 224
3 Fernando Valenzuela 211
4 Bert Blyleven 208
5 Nolan Ryan 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Willie Hernandez 32
4 Dave Righetti 30
4 Lee Smith 30