On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 63 38 .624 --
Yankees 55 43 .561 6.5
Tigers 53 45 .541 8.5
Red Sox 52 47 .525 10.0
Orioles 51 47 .520 10.5
Brewers 43 54 .443 18.0
Indians 31 68 .313 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 43 .566 --
Royals 53 45 .541 2.5
Athletics 52 47 .525 4.0
White Sox 49 47 .510 5.5
Mariners 47 53 .470 9.5
Twins 46 52 .469 9.5
Rangers 39 61 .390 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 37 .619 --
Mets 58 41 .586 3.0
Expos 56 45 .554 6.0
Cubs 51 47 .520 9.5
Phillies 45 53 .459 15.5
Pirates 31 66 .320 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 40 .592 --
Padres 54 46 .540 5.0
Reds 52 45 .536 5.5
Astros 45 55 .450 14.0
Braves 43 55 .439 15.0
Giants 39 62 .386 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McGee 5
2 Onix Concepcion 4
2 Kirk Gibson 4
2 Kent Hrbek 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Marty Barrett 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 Rickey Henderson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 2
1 Tony Bernazard 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
5 19 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.43
2 Moose Haas 1.33
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.78
5 Mario Soto 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 10
2 Mario Soto 8
3 Oil Can Boyd 7
3 Nolan Ryan 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Rich Thompson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .354
1 Rickey Henderson .354
3 Wade Boggs .348
4 Willie McGee .345
5 Pedro Guerrero .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 27
2 Dale Murphy 26
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
4 Darrell Evans 22
4 3 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 78
1 Eddie Murray 78
3 Dale Murphy 77
4 Jack Clark 75
5 Tom Herr 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 70
2 Rickey Henderson 46
3 Willie McGee 39
4 Tim Raines 38
5 Davey Lopes 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.65
2 Dave Stieb 1.96
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.14
4 John Tudor 2.23
5 Joe Hesketh 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Dwight Gooden 16
3 Rick Mahler 15
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 173
2 Mario Soto 149
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Fernando Valenzuela 138
5 Bert Blyleven 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 25
2 Dan Quisenberry 23
3 Lee Smith 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
4 Willie Hernandez 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .500
2 Willie Upshaw .441
3 Keith Hernandez .415
4 Bob Horner .413
5 Jim Presley .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Steve Balboni 6
2 Oddibe McDowell 6
4 Glenn Davis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 20
2 Keith Hernandez 15
2 Bob Horner 15
2 Darryl Strawberry 15
2 Gorman Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Kirk Gibson 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.76
2 Joe Hesketh 0.77
3 Orel Hershiser 0.78
4 Kevin Gross 0.90
5 Jerry Reuss 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
1 Joe Hesketh 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Doyle Alexander 25
3 Britt Burns 22
3 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .460
2 George Brett .427
3 Ben Oglivie .408
4 Wade Boggs .404
5 Bob Kearney .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 29
1 Eddie Murray 29
3 Dale Murphy 28
4 Bob Horner 27
4 Don Mattingly 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 19
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Lonnie Smith 14
4 Willie Wilson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Aguilera 0.89
2 John Tudor 1.09
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
4 Dwight Gooden 1.58
5 Tim Birtsas 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Franco 6
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 Mike Smithson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Bruce Hurst 43
2 Frank Tanana 43
4 Dwight Gooden 42
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Jeff Lahti 6
3 Lee Smith 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Pedro Guerrero .336
3 Lee Lacy .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Willie McGee .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 38
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Tom Brunansky 35
4 George Bell 32
4 Pedro Guerrero 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 125
2 Dale Murphy 116
3 Dave Parker 112
4 Jim Rice 110
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 77
2 Vince Coleman 70
3 Rickey Henderson 65
4 Willie McGee 60
5 Juan Samuel 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.85
2 Joe Hesketh 2.14
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.43
4 John Tudor 2.44
5 Orel Hershiser 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 Doyle Alexander 19
4 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 287
2 Fernando Valenzuela 227
3 Nolan Ryan 216
4 Mario Soto 215
5 Bert Blyleven 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Jeff Reardon 34
3 Dave Righetti 34
3 Lee Smith 34