On This Day

Monday, September 16, 1985

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 91 52 .636 --
Yankees 86 57 .601 5.0
Orioles 76 66 .535 14.5
Tigers 73 70 .510 18.0
Red Sox 71 73 .493 20.5
Brewers 63 79 .444 27.5
Indians 53 93 .363 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 61 .573 --
Angels 80 63 .559 2.0
White Sox 73 69 .514 8.5
Athletics 70 74 .486 12.5
Mariners 67 76 .469 15.0
Twins 66 79 .455 17.0
Rangers 52 91 .364 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 55 .615 --
Mets 87 56 .608 1.0
Expos 77 66 .538 11.0
Phillies 69 72 .489 18.0
Cubs 66 76 .465 21.5
Pirates 47 94 .333 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 59 .587 --
Reds 76 66 .535 7.5
Astros 73 70 .510 11.0
Padres 72 71 .503 12.0
Braves 60 83 .420 24.0
Giants 56 87 .392 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McGee 4
1 Terry Pendleton 4
1 Cal Ripken 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Ripken 2
1 Nelson Simmons 2
1 Andre Thornton 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Almon 4
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Nelson Simmons 4
1 Andre Thornton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brunansky 2
1 Eric Davis 2
1 Willie McGee 2
1 Gary Redus 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.75
2 Mike Moore 0.62
2 Eric Show 0.62
4 Joe Johnson 0.50
5 3 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Burke 1
1 Frank Eufemia 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 Jeff Heathcock 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 11
2 Joe Johnson 5
2 Mike Moore 5
2 Eric Show 5
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Todd Worrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Willie McGee .362
3 George Brett .333
4 Don Mattingly .326
5 Rickey Henderson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 36
2 Carlton Fisk 35
3 Steve Balboni 32
3 Pedro Guerrero 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 125
2 Eddie Murray 113
3 Dave Parker 107
4 Dave Winfield 102
5 Cal Ripken 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 96
2 Rickey Henderson 70
3 Tim Raines 59
4 Gary Pettis 51
5 Ryne Sandberg 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.62
2 John Tudor 1.97
3 Orel Hershiser 2.09
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 21
2 Joaquin Andujar 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 John Tudor 19
5 Bret Saberhagen 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 247
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Nolan Ryan 191
4 Fernando Valenzuela 189
5 Bert Blyleven 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Willie Hernandez 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .486
2 Jim Rice .467
3 Dave Parker .448
4 Harold Baines .421
4 2 others tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 8
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Cal Ripken 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Tim Wallach 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Marshall 21
2 Gary Carter 20
3 Dave Parker 19
3 Jim Rice 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Gary Pettis 9
3 Vince Coleman 8
3 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.36
3 Britt Burns 0.56
4 Orel Hershiser 0.69
5 Rick Reuschel 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Browning 3
1 Ron Darling 3
1 Mark Gubicza 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 28
2 Rick Reuschel 24
3 Jack Morris 23
4 Bruce Hurst 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 5
2 Don Aase 4
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Tom Henke 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .400
2 Mike Scioscia .395
3 Ryne Sandberg .384
4 Harold Baines .379
5 Jim Rice .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 11
2 Dwight Evans 10
3 Harold Baines 9
3 George Brett 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 32
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Don Mattingly 30
4 Chet Lemon 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
1 Gary Pettis 16
3 Vince Coleman 15
4 Tim Raines 13
5 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.75
2 Rick Reuschel 0.84
3 Orel Hershiser 1.22
4 Storm Davis 1.35
5 Charlie Leibrandt 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Browning 7
2 Ron Darling 6
3 Britt Burns 5
3 Mike Moore 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 55
2 Floyd Bannister 42
3 Bruce Hurst 41
4 Sid Fernandez 40
4 Rick Reuschel 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 9
2 Brian Fisher 7
2 Bob James 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Willie McGee .359
3 Pedro Guerrero .335
4 George Brett .328
5 Don Mattingly .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Carlton Fisk 37
3 Steve Balboni 35
4 Pedro Guerrero 34
5 4 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 137
2 Eddie Murray 115
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Harold Baines 111
4 2 others tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 96
2 Rickey Henderson 80
3 Tim Raines 70
4 Gary Pettis 54
5 Lonnie Smith 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.59
2 John Tudor 1.91
3 Orel Hershiser 2.27
4 Rick Reuschel 2.28
5 Bob Welch 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 272
2 Mario Soto 225
3 Fernando Valenzuela 217
4 Bert Blyleven 203
5 Nolan Ryan 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 38
2 Dan Quisenberry 37
3 Willie Hernandez 31
4 Dave Righetti 30
5 Lee Smith 29