On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 91 53 .632 --
Yankees 86 58 .597 5.0
Orioles 77 66 .538 13.5
Tigers 74 70 .514 17.0
Red Sox 72 73 .497 19.5
Brewers 63 80 .441 27.5
Indians 54 93 .367 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 62 .569 --
Angels 80 64 .556 2.0
White Sox 74 69 .517 7.5
Athletics 70 75 .483 12.5
Mariners 68 76 .472 14.0
Twins 67 79 .459 16.0
Rangers 52 92 .361 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 55 .618 --
Mets 87 57 .604 2.0
Expos 77 67 .535 12.0
Phillies 70 72 .493 18.0
Cubs 67 76 .469 21.5
Pirates 47 95 .331 41.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 59 .590 --
Reds 77 66 .538 7.5
Astros 74 70 .514 11.0
Padres 72 72 .500 13.0
Braves 60 84 .417 25.0
Giants 56 88 .389 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 3
1 George Bell 3
1 Bob Boone 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
1 Darrell Evans 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Phil Bradley 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Daryl Boston 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.43
1 Andy McGaffigan 1.43
3 Frank Viola 1.20
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
5 Ken Dixon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 10
1 Andy McGaffigan 10
3 Teddy Higuera 6
3 Frank Viola 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Willie McGee .361
3 George Brett .335
4 Don Mattingly .328
5 Rickey Henderson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 36
2 Carlton Fisk 35
3 Darrell Evans 33
4 Steve Balboni 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 126
2 Eddie Murray 113
3 Dave Parker 107
4 Harold Baines 103
5 Dave Winfield 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 98
2 Rickey Henderson 70
3 Tim Raines 59
4 Gary Pettis 51
5 Ryne Sandberg 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.62
2 John Tudor 1.97
3 Orel Hershiser 2.04
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 John Tudor 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 247
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Nolan Ryan 191
4 Fernando Valenzuela 189
5 Bert Blyleven 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Lee Smith 29
4 Willie Hernandez 28
4 Bob James 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .486
2 Jim Rice .477
3 Harold Baines .448
4 Dave Parker .436
5 Dwight Evans .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 8
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Tim Wallach 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 21
2 Gary Carter 19
3 Jim Rice 18
4 Don Mattingly 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 10
1 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Gary Pettis 9
4 Phil Bradley 8
4 Ryne Sandberg 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.36
3 Jay Baller 0.73
4 Orel Hershiser 0.77
5 Britt Burns 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Oil Can Boyd 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 28
2 Rick Reuschel 24
3 Andy McGaffigan 23
3 Jack Morris 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 6
2 Don Aase 4
2 Steve Crawford 4
2 Jerry Reed 4
2 Dave Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .414
2 Mike Scioscia .389
3 Ryne Sandberg .387
4 Jim Rice .384
5 Tim Raines .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 11
2 Harold Baines 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
4 George Brett 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 33
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Don Mattingly 30
4 Jim Rice 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
1 Rickey Henderson 16
1 Gary Pettis 16
4 Tim Raines 12
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.75
2 Rick Reuschel 0.84
3 Orel Hershiser 1.18
4 John Tudor 1.32
5 Storm Davis 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
1 Britt Burns 6
1 Ron Darling 6
4 Mike Moore 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 55
2 Floyd Bannister 42
3 Bruce Hurst 41
4 Rick Reuschel 40
4 Dave Stieb 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Bob James 8
3 Brian Fisher 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 9 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Willie McGee .357
3 Don Mattingly .330
4 Pedro Guerrero .330
5 George Brett .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 138
2 Harold Baines 115
2 Eddie Murray 115
4 Dave Parker 110
4 Cal Ripken 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 98
2 Rickey Henderson 80
3 Tim Raines 68
4 Gary Pettis 53
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.59
2 John Tudor 1.91
3 Orel Hershiser 2.22
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Bob Welch 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 22
1 Dwight Gooden 22
1 John Tudor 22
4 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 272
2 Mario Soto 220
3 Fernando Valenzuela 210
4 Bert Blyleven 203
5 Nolan Ryan 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Willie Hernandez 31
4 Dave Righetti 30
4 Lee Smith 30