On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 84 50 .627 --
Yankees 81 52 .609 2.5
Orioles 70 61 .534 12.5
Tigers 71 62 .534 12.5
Red Sox 64 69 .481 19.5
Brewers 60 73 .451 23.5
Indians 49 85 .366 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 58 .564 --
Angels 75 59 .560 0.5
Athletics 68 67 .504 8.0
White Sox 66 67 .496 9.0
Mariners 61 73 .455 14.5
Twins 60 73 .451 15.0
Rangers 49 84 .368 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 50 .621 --
Mets 81 52 .609 1.5
Expos 71 62 .534 11.5
Phillies 64 68 .485 18.0
Cubs 63 70 .474 19.5
Pirates 42 90 .318 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 54 .588 --
Reds 70 62 .530 7.5
Padres 70 63 .526 8.0
Astros 65 68 .489 13.0
Braves 56 76 .424 21.5
Giants 53 79 .402 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Brown 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 Chris Brown 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 7
2 Chris Brown 6
3 Cecil Fielder 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 Don Mattingly 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Herr 2
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Steve Buechele 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.00
2 Mario Soto 1.25
3 John Tudor 0.88
4 Dennis Martinez 0.75
5 Frank Viola 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Steve Davis 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Steve Farr 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 10
1 Mario Soto 10
3 Frank Viola 8
4 Jim Gott 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sammy Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .365
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 George Brett .346
4 Rickey Henderson .330
5 Don Mattingly .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 35
2 Dale Murphy 34
3 Pedro Guerrero 32
4 Steve Balboni 30
4 Darrell Evans 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 115
2 Eddie Murray 105
3 Cal Ripken 97
4 Dave Parker 96
5 Dave Winfield 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 62
3 Tim Raines 52
4 Lonnie Smith 46
5 Davey Lopes 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.74
2 John Tudor 1.95
3 Orel Hershiser 2.18
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.26
5 Dave Stieb 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Dwight Gooden 20
3 Ron Guidry 17
3 Andy Hawkins 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 229
2 Mario Soto 199
3 Nolan Ryan 187
4 Fernando Valenzuela 182
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 33
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryne Sandberg .462
2 Jim Rice .447
3 Gary Carter .440
4 Wade Boggs .414
5 Bryan Little .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 8
1 Gary Carter 8
3 Dwight Evans 7
4 George Brett 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 22
2 George Brett 17
3 Mike Easler 16
4 Don Mattingly 15
4 Ted Simmons 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Orsulak 8
2 Joe Carter 7
2 Vince Coleman 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beckwith 0.00
1 John Franco 0.00
3 Bob Shirley 0.54
4 Rick Reuschel 0.68
5 Storm Davis 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Don Carman 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Bruce Hurst 26
3 Sid Fernandez 22
4 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Dave Stieb 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 5
2 Brian Fisher 3
2 John Franco 3
2 Donnie Moore 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McGee .443
2 Wade Boggs .398
3 Tim Raines .393
4 Kent Hrbek .382
5 Ryne Sandberg .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 12
2 Don Mattingly 11
2 Mike Young 11
4 Dwight Evans 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 31
2 Dave Winfield 29
2 Mike Young 29
4 Don Mattingly 28
5 Lance Parrish 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 16
2 Tim Raines 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Gary Pettis 11
5 Ryne Sandberg 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Franco 0.30
2 Brian Fisher 1.07
3 John Tudor 1.13
4 Bob Shirley 1.20
5 Orel Hershiser 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 6
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Bret Saberhagen 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Sid Fernandez 46
3 Mario Soto 43
4 Mike Moore 40
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Brian Fisher 6
3 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Willie McGee .357
3 George Brett .339
4 Pedro Guerrero .335
5 Don Mattingly .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Steve Balboni 37
2 Carlton Fisk 37
2 Pedro Guerrero 37
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 134
2 Dale Murphy 112
3 Eddie Murray 111
4 Dave Winfield 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 90
2 Rickey Henderson 75
3 Tim Raines 66
4 Lonnie Smith 57
5 Willie McGee 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.59
2 John Tudor 1.88
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.31
4 Orel Hershiser 2.39
5 Joe Hesketh 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 23
2 Joaquin Andujar 22
3 Rick Mahler 21
3 John Tudor 21
5 Bret Saberhagen 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 281
2 Mario Soto 234
3 Fernando Valenzuela 219
4 Bert Blyleven 213
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
2 Jeff Reardon 36
3 Willie Hernandez 32
3 Dave Righetti 32
3 Lee Smith 32