On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 80 48 .625 --
Yankees 74 52 .587 5.0
Orioles 67 58 .536 11.5
Tigers 68 59 .535 11.5
Red Sox 60 66 .476 19.0
Brewers 58 67 .464 20.5
Indians 46 82 .359 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 55 .570 --
Royals 69 56 .552 2.5
Athletics 67 61 .523 6.0
White Sox 63 63 .500 9.0
Mariners 58 70 .453 15.0
Twins 56 69 .448 15.5
Rangers 47 80 .370 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 48 .616 --
Mets 76 51 .598 2.0
Expos 70 57 .551 8.0
Cubs 61 65 .484 16.5
Phillies 60 66 .476 17.5
Pirates 39 86 .312 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 51 .592 --
Padres 68 59 .535 7.0
Reds 67 59 .532 7.5
Astros 59 67 .468 15.5
Braves 55 71 .437 19.5
Giants 50 76 .397 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
1 Willie McGee 4
3 Bruce Benedict 3
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Glenn Davis 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Terry Harper 3
2 Brook Jacoby 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Storm Davis 1.25
2 Moose Haas 0.86
3 John Candelaria 0.83
4 Don Sutton 0.80
5 Mike Krukow 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Kevin Gross 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 7
1 Mike Krukow 7
3 Moose Haas 6
3 Aurelio Lopez 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Dave Shipanoff 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .367
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 George Brett .357
4 Rickey Henderson .337
5 Don Mattingly .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Carlton Fisk 33
3 Pedro Guerrero 31
4 Darrell Evans 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 104
2 Eddie Murray 103
3 Dale Murphy 92
4 Dave Winfield 90
5 Tom Herr 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 58
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Davey Lopes 43
4 Lonnie Smith 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.78
2 John Tudor 2.12
3 Orel Hershiser 2.29
4 Dave Dravecky 2.34
5 Dave Stieb 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Rick Mahler 17
4 Ron Guidry 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 212
2 Nolan Ryan 186
3 Mario Soto 181
4 Fernando Valenzuela 171
5 Bert Blyleven 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Willie Hernandez 27
5 Donnie Moore 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .429
1 Tim Raines .429
1 Mike Scioscia .429
4 Ron Oester .417
5 Eddie Murray .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 6
1 Juan Samuel 6
3 Harold Baines 5
3 George Brett 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 18
2 George Bell 16
2 Mike Young 16
4 Eddie Murray 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
3 Joe Orsulak 6
3 Gary Pettis 6
3 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.49
2 Matt Young 0.50
3 Storm Davis 0.53
4 Rick Reuschel 0.68
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 4
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Ron Darling 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 27
2 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Juan Berenguer 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Brian Fisher 4
2 Lee Smith 4
4 John Franco 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .446
2 Wade Boggs .393
3 Don Mattingly .378
4 Tim Raines .376
5 2 tied .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mattingly 11
1 Mike Young 11
3 Lance Parrish 10
4 George Bell 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Young 32
2 Brian Downing 28
2 Lance Parrish 28
2 Dave Winfield 28
5 Harold Baines 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 18
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Gary Pettis 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.30
2 Stew Cliburn 0.88
3 Mark Thurmond 0.98
4 Floyd Youmans 1.37
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 5
1 Tom Filer 5
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Mike Scott 5
1 Curt Wardle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Fernandez 44
2 Floyd Bannister 40
2 Danny Jackson 40
2 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Dwight Gooden 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
1 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Willie Hernandez 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Willie McGee .356
3 George Brett .348
4 Pedro Guerrero .335
5 Tom Herr .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 128
2 Dale Murphy 118
3 Eddie Murray 111
4 Dave Winfield 110
5 Dave Parker 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 88
2 Rickey Henderson 74
3 Tim Raines 68
4 Lonnie Smith 58
5 2 tied 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.70
2 John Tudor 2.21
3 Joe Hesketh 2.41
4 Orel Hershiser 2.43
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 274
2 Mario Soto 221
3 Fernando Valenzuela 213
4 Nolan Ryan 212
5 Bert Blyleven 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Jeff Reardon 37
3 Lee Smith 35
4 Willie Hernandez 33
5 Dave Righetti 32