On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 58 37 .611 --
Yankees 52 40 .565 4.5
Tigers 50 42 .543 6.5
Red Sox 50 44 .532 7.5
Orioles 47 45 .511 9.5
Brewers 40 51 .440 16.0
Indians 30 63 .323 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 38 .596 --
Royals 49 44 .527 6.5
White Sox 47 44 .516 7.5
Athletics 48 46 .511 8.0
Mariners 44 50 .468 12.0
Twins 43 49 .467 12.0
Rangers 37 58 .389 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 36 .609 --
Mets 53 40 .570 3.5
Expos 54 41 .568 3.5
Cubs 50 43 .538 6.5
Phillies 42 51 .452 14.5
Pirates 31 61 .337 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 39 .576 --
Padres 52 43 .547 2.5
Reds 49 43 .533 4.0
Astros 44 51 .463 10.5
Braves 41 52 .441 12.5
Giants 35 60 .368 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Riles 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Mike Brown 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank White 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Brock 5
2 Frank White 4
3 Rufino Linares 3
3 Willie McGee 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Buddy Biancalana 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 2.33
2 John Tudor 1.50
3 Nolan Ryan 1.40
4 Ken Schrom 1.14
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
1 John Tudor 9
3 Mike Boddicker 8
3 Ken Schrom 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .350
2 George Brett .349
3 Wade Boggs .348
4 Willie McGee .339
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 26
2 Dale Murphy 25
3 Dave Kingman 22
3 Jim Presley 22
5 Pedro Guerrero 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 75
2 Dale Murphy 74
3 Tom Herr 72
4 Jack Clark 67
4 2 others tied 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 66
2 Rickey Henderson 43
3 Willie McGee 37
3 Tim Raines 37
5 Davey Lopes 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 Dave Stieb 2.06
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.17
4 John Tudor 2.24
5 Scott Sanderson 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 16
2 Dwight Gooden 14
2 Rick Mahler 14
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 LaMarr Hoyt 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 157
2 Nolan Ryan 139
3 Mario Soto 133
4 Fernando Valenzuela 128
5 Bert Blyleven 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 24
2 Lee Smith 22
3 Dan Quisenberry 21
4 Rich Gossage 20
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .438
2 Graig Nettles .429
3 Bob Horner .417
4 Bill Doran .413
5 Keith Hernandez .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Oddibe McDowell 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
1 Frank White 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 16
1 Bob Horner 16
1 Don Mattingly 16
4 Frank White 15
5 Darryl Strawberry 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Vince Coleman 9
3 Willie Wilson 7
4 Rickey Henderson 5
4 Herm Winningham 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Dwight Gooden 0.60
3 Dave Rozema 0.71
4 Don Aase 0.75
5 Bill Gullickson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 4
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Ron Romanick 3
2 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Bruce Hurst 22
4 Mike Boddicker 21
4 Britt Burns 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Jeff Lahti 4
3 Lee Smith 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .418
2 Graig Nettles .413
3 Wade Boggs .411
4 Ryne Sandberg .398
5 Lee Lacy .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Ryne Sandberg 8
4 Bob Horner 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 28
2 Dale Murphy 25
3 Bill Buckner 24
4 Harold Baines 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 16
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Willie Wilson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 1.12
2 Rick Aguilera 1.29
3 Zane Smith 1.42
4 Mike Scott 1.62
5 Bruce Hurst 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Bruce Hurst 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 John Tudor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Bruce Hurst 45
3 Mario Soto 44
4 Britt Burns 39
5 Nolan Ryan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Power 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Ron Davis 7
3 Lee Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .351
2 Lee Lacy .337
3 Pedro Guerrero .330
4 Don Mattingly .326
5 Willie McGee .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 33
5 Kirk Gibson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 128
2 Dale Murphy 119
3 Dave Parker 108
4 Jim Rice 106
5 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 80
2 Vince Coleman 66
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Dave Collins 61
5 2 tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.85
2 Joe Hesketh 2.25
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.43
4 Orel Hershiser 2.49
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 23
1 Dwight Gooden 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 279
2 Fernando Valenzuela 225
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Mario Soto 205
5 Bert Blyleven 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Dave Righetti 36
4 Jeff Reardon 34
4 Lee Smith 34