On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 73 44 .624 --
Yankees 67 48 .583 5.0
Tigers 63 53 .543 9.5
Orioles 60 54 .526 11.5
Red Sox 57 58 .496 15.0
Brewers 52 62 .456 19.5
Indians 38 78 .328 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 50 .573 --
Royals 63 51 .553 2.5
Athletics 62 55 .530 5.0
White Sox 57 57 .500 8.5
Mariners 55 63 .466 12.5
Twins 53 63 .457 13.5
Rangers 42 73 .365 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 45 .609 --
Mets 70 45 .609 0.0
Expos 67 50 .573 4.0
Cubs 56 59 .487 14.0
Phillies 54 62 .466 16.5
Pirates 35 79 .307 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 46 .600 --
Reds 61 54 .530 8.0
Padres 62 55 .530 8.0
Astros 54 62 .466 15.5
Braves 50 65 .435 19.0
Giants 45 71 .388 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Juan Samuel 4
4 Jesse Barfield 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
3 Steve Balboni 1
3 George Bell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Bell 4
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Griffin 2
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.00
1 Charles Hudson 1.00
3 Mike Krukow 0.80
4 Don Robinson 0.75
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Tom Filer 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Hudson 9
2 Mike Krukow 8
3 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Rick Aguilera 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Clements 1
1 Brian Fisher 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .361
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 George Brett .353
4 Rickey Henderson .349
5 Don Mattingly .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Carlton Fisk 32
3 Pedro Guerrero 28
4 Darrell Evans 27
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 98
2 Eddie Murray 89
3 Dale Murphy 88
4 Dave Parker 85
5 Jack Clark 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Rickey Henderson 54
3 Tim Raines 48
4 Davey Lopes 42
4 Willie McGee 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.82
2 John Tudor 2.13
3 Dave Dravecky 2.17
4 Dave Stieb 2.23
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Dwight Gooden 18
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Rick Mahler 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 192
2 Nolan Ryan 172
3 Mario Soto 168
4 Fernando Valenzuela 155
5 Bert Blyleven 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 31
2 Dan Quisenberry 28
3 Willie Hernandez 25
4 Lee Smith 24
5 Jay Howell 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .500
2 Donnie Hill .471
3 Don Mattingly .462
4 Brian Downing .460
5 Wally Backman .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Young 7
2 Ron Kittle 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
4 Don Mattingly 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 19
2 Andre Dawson 17
3 Brian Downing 16
4 Cecil Cooper 15
4 Ben Oglivie 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Vince Coleman 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.50
2 Stew Cliburn 0.59
3 John Franco 0.60
4 Dan Quisenberry 0.63
5 Jerry Reuss 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tim Burke 3
1 Tom Filer 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 24
2 Bert Blyleven 20
2 Danny Jackson 20
2 Mike Krukow 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Willie Hernandez 4
1 Bob James 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .430
2 Donnie Hill .407
3 Don Mattingly .402
4 Wade Boggs .395
5 Brian Downing .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 11
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Gorman Thomas 11
1 Mike Young 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 32
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Don Mattingly 28
3 Ben Oglivie 28
5 Dave Winfield 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Vince Coleman 18
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Kirk Gibson 12
4 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jay Tibbs 1.04
2 Bob Welch 1.24
3 Orel Hershiser 1.24
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.59
5 Kevin Gross 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 6
1 Bob Welch 6
3 Dwight Gooden 5
3 John Tudor 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 49
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 John Tudor 41
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Willie Hernandez 6
3 Dave Righetti 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 George Brett .345
3 Willie McGee .344
4 Don Mattingly .337
5 Lee Lacy .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 42
2 Carlton Fisk 36
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 134
2 Dale Murphy 117
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Eddie Murray 112
5 Dave Winfield 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 82
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Rickey Henderson 71
4 Lonnie Smith 60
5 Willie McGee 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.71
2 John Tudor 2.36
3 Joe Hesketh 2.36
4 Orel Hershiser 2.40
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 24
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 21
4 John Tudor 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 275
2 Nolan Ryan 217
3 Mario Soto 213
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Bruce Sutter 33
4 Willie Hernandez 32
4 2 others tied 32