On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 20 12 .625 --
Tigers 18 12 .600 1.0
Orioles 18 13 .581 1.5
Yankees 15 15 .500 4.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 5.0
Brewers 12 19 .387 7.5
Indians 12 20 .375 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 13 .606 --
White Sox 17 12 .586 1.0
Twins 17 15 .531 2.5
Royals 16 15 .516 3.0
Athletics 16 17 .485 4.0
Mariners 15 18 .455 5.0
Rangers 9 22 .290 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 9 .700 --
Cubs 20 11 .645 1.5
Expos 19 13 .594 3.0
Cardinals 15 17 .469 7.0
Phillies 11 20 .355 10.5
Pirates 10 21 .323 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 18 14 .563 --
Astros 17 15 .531 1.0
Reds 16 16 .500 2.0
Dodgers 17 17 .500 2.0
Braves 13 18 .419 4.5
Giants 13 19 .406 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Mike Davis 3
2 Tim Flannery 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Mark Brouhard 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Davis 6
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Jerry Narron 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Onix Concepcion 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Price 1.60
2 Steve Bedrosian 1.00
3 Scott Sanderson 0.80
4 Bryn Smith 0.75
5 Tom Seaver 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 Mark Langston 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Price 8
2 John Butcher 7
2 Walt Terrell 7
4 Bryn Smith 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Whitaker .368
2 Tom Herr .363
3 Von Hayes .351
4 Harold Baines .336
4 Cecil Cooper .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 12
2 Tony Armas 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Jim Presley 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 31
3 Jack Clark 27
4 Don Baylor 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Gary Pettis 21
3 Dave Collins 14
4 Bob Dernier 12
4 Lonnie Smith 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 1.45
2 Dwight Gooden 1.61
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.69
3 Steve Trout 1.69
5 Dave LaPoint 1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 57
2 Jose DeLeon 55
2 Nolan Ryan 55
4 Fernando Valenzuela 54
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Willie Hernandez 9
1 Jay Howell 9
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Lee Smith 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .429
2 Cal Ripken .423
3 Ron Oester .415
4 Brook Jacoby .400
4 Lou Whitaker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Don Baylor 17
3 Kent Hrbek 16
4 Jack Clark 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 13
2 Gary Pettis 11
3 Brett Butler 7
3 Willie McGee 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.13
3 Joe Hesketh 1.14
4 Jerry Reuss 1.15
5 Dave LaPoint 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Andy Hawkins 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Frank Viola 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Britt Burns 25
3 Roger Clemens 24
4 Dwight Gooden 23
4 Joe Hesketh 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bob James 4
2 Donnie Moore 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .360
1 Ron Oester .360
3 Tom Herr .356
4 Denny Walling .354
5 Bruce Bochte .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 10
2 Tony Armas 8
3 Steve Balboni 7
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 26
2 Don Baylor 23
2 Tom Herr 23
2 Don Mattingly 23
2 Cal Ripken 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 25
2 Gary Pettis 20
3 Dave Collins 12
3 Lonnie Smith 12
5 Dan Gladden 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.24
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.41
3 Mike Krukow 1.53
4 Dwight Gooden 1.55
5 Britt Burns 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hawkins 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Rick Mahler 5
2 Frank Viola 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 46
2 Fernando Valenzuela 45
3 Roger Clemens 44
4 Mario Soto 43
5 Nolan Ryan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Jay Howell 8
2 Donnie Moore 8
2 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Lee Smith 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .340
2 Tony Gwynn .338
3 Dave Winfield .337
4 Harold Baines .337
5 Jose Cruz .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 45
2 Tom Brunansky 37
2 Dale Murphy 37
4 Dwayne Murphy 33
4 Lance Parrish 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 133
2 Jim Rice 122
3 Don Mattingly 117
4 Kent Hrbek 114
5 Dale Murphy 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Dave Collins 66
3 Rickey Henderson 65
4 Juan Samuel 62
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 2.17
2 Orel Hershiser 2.30
3 John Candelaria 2.64
4 Rick Rhoden 2.72
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Doyle Alexander 21
3 Joaquin Andujar 21
3 Frank Viola 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 282
2 Fernando Valenzuela 243
3 Rick Sutcliffe 228
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Nolan Ryan 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 40
3 Bill Caudill 37
3 Willie Hernandez 37
3 Dave Righetti 37