On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 90 52 .634 --
Yankees 86 55 .610 3.5
Orioles 75 65 .536 14.0
Tigers 72 69 .511 17.5
Red Sox 70 72 .493 20.0
Brewers 62 78 .443 27.0
Indians 52 92 .361 39.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 81 59 .579 --
Angels 79 63 .556 3.0
White Sox 72 69 .511 9.5
Athletics 69 73 .486 13.0
Mariners 66 75 .468 15.5
Twins 64 79 .448 18.5
Rangers 52 89 .369 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 85 55 .607 --
Mets 85 56 .603 0.5
Expos 76 65 .539 9.5
Phillies 69 70 .496 15.5
Cubs 66 74 .471 19.0
Pirates 46 92 .333 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 57 .596 --
Reds 74 66 .529 9.5
Astros 71 70 .504 13.0
Padres 71 70 .504 13.0
Braves 59 82 .418 25.0
Giants 56 85 .397 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Carter 4
1 Mariano Duncan 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Floyd Rayford 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Joe Carter 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Carter 3
1 Alvin Davis 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Rich Gedman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 2
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 2.40
2 Floyd Bannister 0.91
3 Bill Wegman 0.80
4 Bruce Hurst 0.67
4 Pascual Perez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Burtt 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 12
2 Floyd Bannister 10
3 Bruce Hurst 6
3 Ron Robinson 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Jeff Lahti 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Willie McGee .360
3 George Brett .337
4 Rickey Henderson .327
5 Don Mattingly .326

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 125
2 Eddie Murray 111
3 Dave Parker 101
4 Dave Winfield 100
5 Jim Rice 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 95
2 Rickey Henderson 69
3 Tim Raines 57
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 2.09
4 Bob Welch 2.17
5 Rick Reuschel 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
4 Bret Saberhagen 18
4 John Tudor 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 236
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Nolan Ryan 187
4 Fernando Valenzuela 183
5 2 tied 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 Donnie Moore 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .523
2 Wade Boggs .429
3 Joe Carter .406
4 Ryne Sandberg .404
4 Mike Scioscia .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 9
2 Chet Lemon 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Alvin Davis 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 21
1 Don Mattingly 21
1 Jim Rice 21
1 Gorman Thomas 21
5 Chet Lemon 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Gary Pettis 8
3 Phil Bradley 7
3 Vince Coleman 7
5 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.00
1 Rick Reuschel 0.00
3 Britt Burns 0.39
4 Orel Hershiser 0.69
5 Doyle Alexander 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 4
2 Britt Burns 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Jim Gott 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Bruce Hurst 22
3 Mike Moore 19
3 Bret Saberhagen 19
3 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Tom Henke 4
1 Bob James 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jerry Reed 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Scioscia .410
2 Wade Boggs .392
3 Ryne Sandberg .391
4 Willie McGee .380
5 Tim Raines .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 11
2 Dwight Evans 10
3 Harold Baines 9
3 Chet Lemon 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 32
2 Don Mattingly 31
3 Harold Baines 30
4 Cecil Cooper 29
4 Gorman Thomas 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.86
2 John Tudor 1.11
3 Orel Hershiser 1.22
4 Storm Davis 1.35
5 Tom Browning 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Mike Scott 6
3 Britt Burns 5
3 Ron Darling 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 48
2 Floyd Bannister 45
3 Bruce Hurst 41
4 Sid Fernandez 40
4 Rick Reuschel 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Brian Fisher 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Bob James 6
4 Jerry Reed 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Willie McGee .356
3 George Brett .331
4 Pedro Guerrero .331
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Steve Balboni 35
4 Pedro Guerrero 34
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 138
2 Eddie Murray 115
3 Dale Murphy 111
4 Harold Baines 109
4 Dave Parker 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 95
2 Rickey Henderson 79
3 Tim Raines 68
4 Lonnie Smith 54
5 Gary Pettis 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.64
2 John Tudor 1.81
3 Rick Reuschel 2.24
4 Orel Hershiser 2.26
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
1 John Tudor 21
4 Rick Mahler 20
4 Bret Saberhagen 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 261
2 Mario Soto 225
3 Fernando Valenzuela 211
4 Bert Blyleven 196
5 Nolan Ryan 190

Saves

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