On This Day

Saturday, October 12, 1985

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1985 Playoffs

Los Angeles leads series 2 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 2
St. Louis Cardinals 4

Toronto leads series 3 - 1

Toronto Blue Jays 3
Kansas City Royals 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Vince Coleman 2
1 Tom Herr 2
1 Ken Landreaux 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Herr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 2
2 Tom Herr 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 Mike Marshall 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 1
1 Tom Herr 1
1 Willie McGee 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 0.67
2 Danny Cox 0.44
3 Bob Welch 0.18
4 Charlie Leibrandt 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Tom Henke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 6
2 Danny Cox 4
3 Ken Howell 2
3 Bob Welch 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .500
1 Steve Sax .500
1 Willie Wilson .500
4 George Brett .467
5 Pedro Guerrero .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Tom Herr 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 George Brett 4
3 Willie McGee 3
3 Lloyd Moseby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Vince Coleman 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.57
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.23
4 Steve Farr 1.42
5 Orel Hershiser 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Henke 2
2 Danny Cox 1
2 Steve Farr 1
2 Orel Hershiser 1
2 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
3 Joaquin Andujar 6
4 Buddy Black 5
4 Dennis Lamp 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 99 62 .615 --
Yankees 97 64 .602 2.0
Tigers 84 77 .522 15.0
Orioles 83 78 .516 16.0
Red Sox 81 81 .500 18.5
Brewers 71 90 .441 28.0
Indians 60 102 .370 39.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 71 .562 --
Angels 90 72 .556 1.0
White Sox 85 77 .525 6.0
Twins 77 85 .475 14.0
Athletics 77 85 .475 14.0
Mariners 74 88 .457 17.0
Rangers 62 99 .385 28.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 101 61 .623 --
Mets 98 64 .605 3.0
Expos 84 77 .522 16.5
Cubs 77 84 .478 23.5
Phillies 75 87 .463 26.0
Pirates 57 104 .354 43.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Reds 89 72 .553 5.5
Astros 83 79 .512 12.0
Padres 83 79 .512 12.0
Braves 66 96 .407 29.0
Giants 62 100 .383 33.0