On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 21 13 .618 --
Tigers 20 13 .606 0.5
Orioles 20 14 .588 1.0
Yankees 18 15 .545 2.5
Red Sox 16 18 .471 5.0
Brewers 13 20 .394 7.5
Indians 13 22 .371 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 15 .571 --
White Sox 18 14 .563 0.5
Twins 19 16 .543 1.0
Royals 18 16 .529 1.5
Athletics 16 19 .457 4.0
Mariners 16 19 .457 4.0
Rangers 10 24 .294 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 22 11 .667 --
Cubs 21 12 .636 1.0
Expos 20 15 .571 3.0
Cardinals 16 18 .471 6.5
Phillies 13 21 .382 9.5
Pirates 10 23 .303 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 19 15 .559 --
Reds 19 16 .543 0.5
Astros 19 16 .543 0.5
Dodgers 17 19 .472 3.0
Braves 15 19 .441 4.0
Giants 14 20 .412 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
3 Phil Bradley 3
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 Chris Brown 1
1 Ivan Calderon 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brookens 3
1 Ivan Calderon 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
3 Phil Bradley 1
3 Vince Coleman 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 0.86
2 Ed Lynch 0.83
3 Bill Laskey 0.80
4 Tom Browning 0.71
5 Orel Hershiser 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Tom Browning 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Niedenfuer 7
2 Jim Clancy 6
2 Joe Cowley 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .364
2 Denny Walling .351
3 Dave Parker .348
4 Lou Whitaker .347
5 Von Hayes .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 12
2 Tony Armas 10
2 Tom Brunansky 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Jim Presley 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Mike Davis 31
3 Jack Clark 30
4 Tom Brunansky 29
4 Cal Ripken 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Gary Pettis 22
3 Dave Collins 15
4 Bob Dernier 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 1.45
2 Dwight Gooden 1.61
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.69
4 Tom Browning 1.70
5 Dave LaPoint 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 8
2 Andy Hawkins 7
2 Dan Petry 7
4 Joaquin Andujar 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 63
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Roger Clemens 59
4 Dwight Gooden 57
5 Fernando Valenzuela 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Jay Howell 9
2 Dave Righetti 9
2 Lee Smith 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Wilkerson .472
2 Mike Davis .471
3 Rickey Henderson .455
4 Damaso Garcia .429
5 Ron Oester .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Tom Brunansky 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 16
1 Dave Parker 16
3 Kent Hrbek 15
4 Jack Clark 13
4 Don Mattingly 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 12
2 Gary Pettis 11
3 Willie McGee 7
4 Dan Gladden 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charles Hudson 0.00
2 Sid Fernandez 0.69
3 Mike Moore 1.02
4 Ed Lynch 1.13
4 Mike Krukow 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 31
2 Roger Clemens 26
3 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Jose DeLeon 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 5
1 Bob James 5
3 Donnie Moore 4
3 Ted Power 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Salas .390
2 Von Hayes .384
3 Denny Walling .378
4 Tom Herr .371
5 Dave Parker .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Tom Brunansky 8
1 Mike Davis 8
4 Steve Balboni 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 27
2 Don Mattingly 26
2 Dave Parker 26
4 Cal Ripken 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 26
2 Gary Pettis 20
3 Dan Gladden 11
3 Willie McGee 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 1.30
2 Mike Krukow 1.53
3 Dwight Gooden 1.55
4 Steve Carlton 1.80
5 Nate Snell 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Mahler 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Floyd Bannister 47
2 Roger Clemens 47
4 Fernando Valenzuela 45
5 Dwight Gooden 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Bill Caudill 7
2 Willie Hernandez 7
2 Donnie Moore 7
2 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .339
2 Tony Gwynn .337
3 Harold Baines .333
4 Jose Cruz .329
5 Dave Winfield .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 45
2 Tom Brunansky 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 3 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 131
2 Jim Rice 120
3 Don Mattingly 117
4 Kent Hrbek 114
5 Dale Murphy 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 73
2 Dave Collins 66
2 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Juan Samuel 60
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.15
2 Dwight Gooden 2.17
3 John Candelaria 2.70
4 Rick Rhoden 2.77
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
1 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
3 Frank Viola 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 282
2 Fernando Valenzuela 236
3 Rick Sutcliffe 228
4 Mark Langston 212
5 Jose DeLeon 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 39
3 Bill Caudill 37
4 Willie Hernandez 36
4 2 others tied 36