On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 78 47 .624 --
Yankees 73 50 .593 4.0
Tigers 67 57 .540 10.5
Orioles 65 57 .533 11.5
Red Sox 58 64 .475 18.5
Brewers 56 66 .459 20.5
Indians 44 80 .355 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 54 .568 --
Royals 68 54 .557 1.5
Athletics 65 60 .520 6.0
White Sox 60 62 .492 9.5
Mariners 57 68 .456 14.0
Twins 55 67 .451 14.5
Rangers 46 77 .374 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 46 .623 --
Mets 75 49 .605 2.0
Expos 69 56 .552 8.5
Cubs 61 61 .500 15.0
Phillies 58 65 .472 18.5
Pirates 39 82 .322 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 49 .598 --
Padres 67 58 .536 7.5
Reds 64 58 .525 9.0
Astros 56 67 .455 17.5
Braves 51 71 .418 22.0
Giants 48 75 .390 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Don Mattingly 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 3
2 Andre Thornton 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 9
2 George Brett 4
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Steve Engel 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 George Brett 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Joe Carter 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.00
2 Joe Cowley 0.86
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.73
4 Bill Laskey 0.71
5 Dave LaPoint 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Don Carman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 8
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Joe Cowley 6
4 Dave LaPoint 5
4 Bill Laskey 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .360
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 George Brett .358
4 Rickey Henderson .340
5 Don Mattingly .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 33
1 Dale Murphy 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 30
4 Darrell Evans 29
5 George Bell 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 104
2 Eddie Murray 102
3 Dale Murphy 90
4 Dave Winfield 88
5 3 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 86
2 Rickey Henderson 57
3 Tim Raines 50
4 Lonnie Smith 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 John Tudor 2.06
3 Dave Dravecky 2.16
4 Dave Stieb 2.34
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Andy Hawkins 16
3 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 212
2 Nolan Ryan 178
2 Mario Soto 178
4 Fernando Valenzuela 171
5 Bert Blyleven 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 32
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Willie Hernandez 27
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .452
2 Tim Raines .424
3 Ed Romero .420
4 Mike Brown .410
5 3 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
1 Brian Downing 6
1 Mike Pagliarulo 6
1 Mike Young 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 20
2 Brian Downing 17
2 Eddie Murray 17
4 George Bell 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 8
2 Tim Raines 7
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Ryne Sandberg 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.00
2 John Franco 0.51
3 Rick Rhoden 0.53
4 Ron Darling 0.86
5 Danny Darwin 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Tom Filer 3
2 Charlie Leibrandt 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 33
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Dwight Gooden 24
4 Mike Krukow 23
5 Danny Darwin 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
1 Willie Hernandez 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Lee Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .450
2 Wade Boggs .413
3 Brian Downing .398
4 Don Mattingly .397
5 Donnie Hill .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Mike Young 11
3 Lance Parrish 10
3 Darryl Strawberry 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 31
2 Eddie Murray 29
2 Dave Winfield 29
4 Brian Downing 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 17
2 Alan Wiggins 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Tim Raines 12
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.35
2 Stew Cliburn 0.88
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.04
4 John Tudor 1.49
5 Dave Dravecky 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Filer 6
2 Tom Browning 5
2 Dwight Gooden 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 49
2 Sid Fernandez 45
3 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Danny Jackson 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Willie Hernandez 8
3 Tom Henke 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 George Brett .349
3 Willie McGee .346
4 Pedro Guerrero .330
5 Tom Herr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 41
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Pedro Guerrero 35
4 Steve Balboni 33
4 George Bell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 133
2 Eddie Murray 120
3 Dale Murphy 116
4 Cal Ripken 111
4 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 86
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 72
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Willie McGee 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.67
2 John Tudor 2.20
3 Joe Hesketh 2.41
4 Orel Hershiser 2.46
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Joaquin Andujar 23
3 Rick Mahler 20
3 Bret Saberhagen 20
5 John Tudor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 286
2 Fernando Valenzuela 220
3 Mario Soto 218
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 Bert Blyleven 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 33
5 Dave Righetti 32