On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 95 57 .625 --
Yankees 89 62 .589 5.5
Orioles 80 71 .530 14.5
Tigers 79 73 .520 16.0
Red Sox 77 76 .503 18.5
Brewers 67 85 .441 28.0
Indians 55 99 .357 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 86 66 .566 --
Royals 86 66 .566 0.0
White Sox 79 73 .520 7.0
Athletics 74 79 .484 12.5
Mariners 71 82 .464 15.5
Twins 70 83 .458 16.5
Rangers 58 94 .382 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 97 56 .634 --
Mets 93 60 .608 4.0
Expos 79 73 .520 17.5
Phillies 71 80 .470 25.0
Cubs 71 81 .467 25.5
Pirates 52 98 .347 43.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 63 .586 --
Reds 83 68 .550 5.5
Astros 78 74 .513 11.0
Padres 77 75 .507 12.0
Braves 62 90 .408 27.0
Giants 59 93 .388 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Kittle 4
1 Alan Wiggins 4
3 Jose Canseco 3
3 Kent Hrbek 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 2
1 Ron Kittle 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 Mike Greenwell 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Kittle 5
2 Jose Canseco 3
3 Steve Balboni 2
3 Wade Boggs 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 4
2 Andy Van Slyke 3
3 Mike Felder 2
3 Willie Wilson 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 1.75
2 Bill Swift 1.20
3 Andy McGaffigan 1.00
4 Floyd Bannister 0.83
5 Jeff Sellers 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Jose Guzman 1
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 7
1 Andy McGaffigan 7
1 John Tudor 7
4 Bill Swift 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dwayne Henry 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Willie McGee .359
3 George Brett .333
4 Rickey Henderson .326
5 Pedro Guerrero .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 37
1 Carlton Fisk 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
4 Steve Balboni 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 135
2 Eddie Murray 118
3 Dave Parker 115
4 Harold Baines 109
5 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 105
2 Rickey Henderson 75
3 Tim Raines 65
4 Gary Pettis 55
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.51
2 John Tudor 2.04
3 Orel Hershiser 2.06
4 Rick Reuschel 2.24
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 John Tudor 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 258
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Fernando Valenzuela 199
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Bert Blyleven 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 36
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Willie Hernandez 30
3 Lee Smith 30
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .500
2 Mark Funderburk .412
3 Wade Boggs .411
4 Gary Ward .404
5 Carmelo Martinez .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Ron Kittle 6
1 Floyd Rayford 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 18
2 Ron Kittle 17
3 Hubie Brooks 16
4 Andre Dawson 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Willie McGee 9
3 Eddie Milner 9
3 Tim Raines 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 Dave Von Ohlen 0.00
3 Eric Show 0.54
4 Roger McDowell 0.61
5 Ted Power 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
1 Frank Viola 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy McGaffigan 28
2 Bruce Hurst 25
3 Floyd Bannister 22
3 Sid Fernandez 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 5
2 Don Aase 4
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Jay Howell 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .473
2 Wade Boggs .419
3 Dave Parker .381
4 Ryne Sandberg .377
5 Mike Hargrove .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 14
2 Glenn Davis 10
2 Dwight Evans 10
4 Steve Balboni 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 33
2 Don Mattingly 31
3 Mike Marshall 29
3 Dave Parker 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Gary Pettis 16
4 Tim Raines 15
5 Ryne Sandberg 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.36
2 Orel Hershiser 0.94
3 Donnie Moore 1.23
4 Rick Reuschel 1.25
5 Doyle Alexander 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 Mike Moore 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Hurst 52
2 Dwight Gooden 46
3 Andy McGaffigan 43
4 Rick Reuschel 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 7
1 Donnie Moore 7
3 Steve Crawford 6
3 Ron Davis 6
3 3 others tied 6