On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 92 54 .630 --
Yankees 86 61 .585 6.5
Orioles 79 67 .541 13.0
Tigers 77 70 .524 15.5
Red Sox 73 74 .497 19.5
Brewers 64 82 .438 28.0
Indians 54 95 .362 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 83 64 .565 --
Royals 83 64 .565 --
White Sox 75 71 .514 7.5
Athletics 71 76 .483 12.0
Mariners 70 77 .476 13.0
Twins 68 80 .459 15.5
Rangers 53 93 .363 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 56 .619 --
Mets 89 58 .605 2.0
Expos 77 70 .524 14.0
Phillies 71 74 .490 19.0
Cubs 68 78 .466 22.5
Pirates 50 95 .345 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 62 .578 --
Reds 80 66 .548 4.5
Astros 76 71 .517 9.0
Padres 74 73 .503 11.0
Braves 60 87 .408 25.0
Giants 58 89 .395 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Presley 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
3 Phil Bradley 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Jones 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Phil Bradley 1
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Balboni 4
1 Tony Gwynn 4
1 Jim Presley 4
4 Dave Henderson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Roenicke 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
4 Alan Bannister 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.25
2 Floyd Bannister 1.00
2 Jimmy Key 1.00
2 Jack Morris 1.00
5 Rick Reuschel 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 10
2 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Danny Cox 8
2 Jack Morris 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Willie McGee .359
3 George Brett .333
4 Don Mattingly .323
5 Rickey Henderson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 37
2 Darrell Evans 36
3 Carlton Fisk 35
4 Steve Balboni 33
5 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 127
2 Eddie Murray 116
3 Dave Parker 111
4 Harold Baines 104
4 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 101
2 Rickey Henderson 71
3 Tim Raines 60
4 Gary Pettis 54
5 Lonnie Smith 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.62
2 John Tudor 1.97
3 Orel Hershiser 2.04
4 Rick Reuschel 2.25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 21
1 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 John Tudor 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 247
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Fernando Valenzuela 194
4 Nolan Ryan 193
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Willie Hernandez 29
5 2 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .462
2 Wade Boggs .458
3 Cesar Cedeno .452
4 Harold Baines .400
4 Mookie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Darrell Evans 6
2 Eddie Murray 6
4 Steve Balboni 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 22
2 Hubie Brooks 17
2 Rich Gedman 17
4 Alvin Davis 16
4 5 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 11
1 Gary Pettis 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Tim Raines 8
4 Ryne Sandberg 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.39
3 Jay Baller 0.66
4 Donnie Moore 0.67
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Jimmy Key 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 28
2 Jack Morris 26
3 Rick Reuschel 23
4 Floyd Bannister 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 6
2 Don Aase 5
3 Steve Crawford 4
3 Ron Davis 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .444
2 Jim Rice .435
3 Ryne Sandberg .393
4 Gary Carter .383
5 Mike Scioscia .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
2 Harold Baines 10
2 Mike Marshall 10
4 George Brett 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 32
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Chet Lemon 29
4 Don Mattingly 27
4 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Tim Raines 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.92
2 Donnie Moore 1.04
3 Rick Reuschel 1.07
4 Orel Hershiser 1.17
5 Ken Dixon 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Ron Darling 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 49
2 Bruce Hurst 48
3 Sid Fernandez 40
4 Dwight Gooden 39
4 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
2 Bob James 7
3 Don Aase 6
3 Ron Davis 6
3 3 others tied 6