On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 17 9 .654 --
Tigers 16 9 .640 0.5
Blue Jays 17 11 .607 1.0
Red Sox 15 13 .536 3.0
Yankees 11 14 .440 5.5
Brewers 11 16 .407 6.5
Indians 10 17 .370 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 11 .621 --
Twins 15 12 .556 2.0
White Sox 12 12 .500 3.5
Royals 12 14 .462 4.5
Mariners 13 16 .448 5.0
Athletics 12 17 .414 6.0
Rangers 9 17 .346 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 17 8 .680 --
Cubs 18 9 .667 0.0
Expos 17 10 .630 1.0
Cardinals 13 15 .464 5.5
Phillies 10 16 .385 7.5
Pirates 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 15 13 .536 --
Dodgers 16 14 .533 0.0
Reds 14 13 .519 0.5
Astros 13 14 .481 1.5
Braves 11 15 .423 3.0
Giants 11 17 .393 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Damaso Garcia 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Damaso Garcia 6
2 Tom Herr 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Gary Carter 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Damaso Garcia 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.17
2 Steve Carlton 1.17
3 Charlie Hough 0.56
3 Joe Niekro 0.56
5 Tom Browning 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 13
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Teddy Higuera 6
4 Tom Browning 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .368
2 Dale Murphy .360
3 Steve Garvey .353
4 Bruce Bochte .351
5 Lou Whitaker .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Jim Rice 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 24
3 Tony Armas 23
3 Jim Rice 23
3 Cal Ripken 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 21
2 Gary Pettis 17
3 Dave Collins 12
4 Bob Dernier 11
4 Lonnie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.20
2 Dwight Gooden 1.31
3 Tom Browning 1.50
4 Ken Dixon 1.52
5 Mike Krukow 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 7
2 Andy Hawkins 6
3 Joaquin Andujar 5
3 Dwight Gooden 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 56
2 Jose DeLeon 51
2 Fernando Valenzuela 51
4 Oil Can Boyd 48
4 2 others tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
1 Lee Smith 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .426
2 Gary Gaetti .419
3 Von Hayes .413
4 Cecil Cooper .400
5 George Brett .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 5
2 George Bell 4
2 Mike Davis 4
2 Mike Easler 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 14
2 Gary Gaetti 13
2 Kent Hrbek 13
2 Cal Ripken 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Gary Pettis 10
3 Bob Dernier 7
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Key 0.52
2 Dennis Rasmussen 0.57
3 Al Holland 0.73
4 Walt Terrell 0.76
5 Dwight Gooden 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oil Can Boyd 30
1 Dwight Gooden 30
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Fernando Valenzuela 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Donnie Moore 5
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .335
2 Tony Gwynn .334
3 Harold Baines .332
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Dan Gladden .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 132
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Dale Murphy 115
4 Don Mattingly 111
5 Kent Hrbek 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Dave Collins 66
2 Juan Samuel 66
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.03
2 Orel Hershiser 2.27
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Alejandro Pena 2.65
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
2 Joaquin Andujar 21
2 Rick Sutcliffe 21
4 Doyle Alexander 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 292
2 Fernando Valenzuela 248
3 Rick Sutcliffe 225
4 Mark Langston 209
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Dave Righetti 37
4 Bill Caudill 36
4 2 others tied 36