On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 96 57 .627 --
Yankees 89 62 .589 6.0
Orioles 80 71 .530 15.0
Tigers 80 73 .523 16.0
Red Sox 77 77 .500 19.5
Brewers 67 86 .438 29.0
Indians 56 99 .361 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 86 67 .562 --
Royals 86 67 .562 --
White Sox 80 73 .523 6.0
Athletics 74 80 .481 12.5
Mariners 72 82 .468 14.5
Twins 71 83 .461 15.5
Rangers 58 95 .379 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 97 56 .634 --
Mets 93 61 .604 4.5
Expos 79 73 .520 17.5
Cubs 72 81 .471 25.0
Phillies 71 81 .467 25.5
Pirates 53 98 .351 43.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 63 .588 --
Reds 84 68 .553 5.5
Astros 78 75 .510 12.0
Padres 78 75 .510 12.0
Braves 62 91 .405 28.0
Giants 59 94 .386 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jody Davis 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Joe Orsulak 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Wilson 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Jody Davis 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wilson 5
2 Dave Parker 4
2 Eric Show 4
4 Leon Durham 3
4 Dave Henderson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mariano Duncan 2
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Dave Engle 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 1.25
2 Orel Hershiser 0.83
3 Neal Heaton 0.67
3 Frank Wills 0.67
5 Ron Robinson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jay Baller 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Bob James 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Ron Robinson 5
1 Frank Viola 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Willie McGee .359
3 George Brett .331
4 Pedro Guerrero .326
5 Rickey Henderson .326

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 Dave Parker 119
3 Eddie Murray 118
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 31
3 Lee Smith 31
5 2 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .500
2 Wade Boggs .421
3 Mark Funderburk .405
4 Gary Ward .404
5 Joe Orsulak .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Ron Kittle 6
4 Jesse Barfield 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 19
2 Dave Parker 18
3 Andre Thornton 17
4 Ron Kittle 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Willie McGee 9
2 Eddie Milner 9
2 Tim Raines 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
1 Dave Von Ohlen 0.00
3 Roger McDowell 0.59
4 Mickey Mahler 0.67
4 Ted Power 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 4
1 Frank Viola 4
3 Tom Browning 3
3 Dwight Gooden 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy McGaffigan 28
2 Bruce Hurst 25
3 Ron Robinson 23
4 Floyd Bannister 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Jay Howell 4
1 Ted Power 4
1 Todd Worrell 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .500
2 Wade Boggs .419
3 Dave Parker .381
4 Mike Hargrove .376
5 Ryne Sandberg .361

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 34
2 Dave Parker 33
3 Don Mattingly 31
4 Mike Marshall 29
5 Keith Moreland 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
1 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Gary Pettis 16
4 Tim Raines 15
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.36
2 Orel Hershiser 1.11
3 Rick Reuschel 1.25
4 Donnie Moore 1.37
5 Doyle Alexander 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Orel Hershiser 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 Rick Reuschel 41
4 Andy McGaffigan 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 7
2 Steve Crawford 6
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Tom Henke 6
2 3 others tied 6