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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L40   MANAGER(S)
Toronto       TOA 101  61 .623 ----    3    5    1  50-31  51-30  30-22  23-17   Alan Boodman
New York AL   NYA 100  62 .617  1.0    1    9    8  48-33  52-29  27-23  27-13   Robert Rescigno
Baltimore     BAA  86  76 .531 15.0    8   10   11  48-33  38-43  25-24  23-17   Charlie Steinhice
Boston        BOA  83  79 .512 18.0    6   13   10  38-43  45-36  30-23  20-20   Mike Tomeo
Detroit       DEA  77  85 .475 24.0   14    8   15  36-45  41-40  20-32  20-20   Dennis Van Langen
Milwaukee     MLA  57 105 .352 44.0   17   21   22  26-55  31-50  19-27  14-26   Mark Simons

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L40   MANAGER(S)
Seattle       SEA 101  61 .623 ----    2    7   20  55-26  46-35  29-24  22-18   Jeff Tripodi
Kansas City   KCA  88  74 .543 13.0    9   11    5  42-39  46-35  30-25  14-26   Thomas Toney
Oakland       OAA  78  84 .481 23.0    4   18   12  34-47  44-37  21-17  16-24   Drew Kennedy
Texas         TEA  75  87 .463 26.0    5   16   21  36-45  39-42  23-27  20-20   John Storer
Minnesota     MNA  73  89 .451 28.0   13   20   17  39-42  34-47  25-22  27-13   Tom Austad
Chicago AL    CHA  53 109 .327 48.0   11   22   16  21-60  32-49  15-28  14-26   Ben Lea

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L40 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 40 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-2):   Toronto Blue Jays over San Diego Padres
AL Championship Series (3-1):   Toronto Blue Jays over Seattle Mariners

1985 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 NYA  5.54   898  5703  1563  286  39  188  610   768  .274  .347  .437  179   43   44   51   63   38  122
 SEA  5.03   815  5693  1519  282  53  191  576   995  .267  .335  .436  113   49   37   24   25   36  130
 TOA  4.94   800  5768  1621  339  72  157  452   815  .281  .335  .446  146   57   43   41   57   43  110
 OAA  4.79   776  5705  1502  255  22  149  519   870  .263  .325  .394   37   10   20   18   37   41  130
 TEA  4.65   754  5594  1486  256  42  136  621   867  .266  .340  .399  122   43   18   30   31   47  163
 BOA  4.64   751  5702  1599  268  32  148  550   824  .280  .346  .417   31   12   31   41   97   35  170
 BAA  4.54   736  5504  1401  236  23  215  544   940  .255  .323  .423   71   40   29   24   38   26  134
 KCA  4.49   728  5756  1544  274  59  138  375   775  .268  .313  .408  101   31   37   19   21   34  153
 CHA  4.43   717  5591  1439  260  36  155  459   768  .257  .317  .400  203   54   27   43   21   33  132
 MNA  4.36   706  5639  1516  260  43  109  500   776  .269  .328  .388   74   19   24   19   45   45  149
 DEA  4.34   703  5628  1393  266  35  145  526   943  .248  .315  .385  153   45   44   41   83   33   86
 MLA  4.06   657  5691  1506  236  34  128  458   852  .265  .320  .386   51   13   22   19   41   28  155
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.65  9041 67974 18089 3218 490 1859 6190 10193  .266  .329  .410 1281  416  376  370  559  439 1634

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 TOA  3.87   627  3.25  1476  1312  160   509   933  38  13  41  .319  854  670  .785
 SEA  4.10   664  3.63  1477  1479  159   469   829  21   9  49  .347  871  569  .653
 DEA  4.18   677  3.59  1475  1385  149   514   980  35  12  35  .300  831  576  .693
 NYA  4.28   694  3.73  1477  1421  166   482   910  15   9  57  .324  865  621  .718
 BAA  4.29   695  3.98  1444  1414  141   545   804  17   8  47  .275  822  584  .710
 KCA  4.31   698  3.73  1474  1486  126   491   803  21  17  42  .353  869  636  .732
 BOA  4.39   711  4.00  1452  1574  133   445   890  19   9  44  .353  823  588  .714
 TEA  4.67   757  4.15  1441  1552  127   517   965  11   5  39  .305  844  529  .627
 OAA  4.82   781  4.25  1445  1458  160   539   683  17  10  22  .294  798  565  .708
 MNA  4.92   797  4.47  1436  1568  172   489   823  37   7  31  .367  826  562  .680
 MLA  5.77   935  5.15  1446  1627  187   593   812  25   4  32  .426  862  540  .626
 CHA  6.20  1005  5.64  1437  1813  179   597   761  12   1  38  .414  861  594  .690
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.65  9041  4.13 17484 18089 1859  6190 10193 268 104 477       **** 7034  .695

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Don Mattingly  (511)
  2. Cal Ripken  (503)
  3. Dave Winfield  (480)
  4. George Brett  (476)
  5. Rickey Henderson  (473)
  6. Eddie Murray  (463)
  7. Phil Bradley  (435)
  8. Kirk Gibson  (422)
  9. Lou Whitaker  (420)
  10. Dwight Evans  (419)

  11. Wade Boggs  (404)
  12. Jesse Barfield  (404)
  13. Greg Walker  (402)
  14. Jim Rice  (396)
  15. Willie Wilson  (396)
  16. Dave Kingman  (380)
  17. Lloyd Moseby  (378)
  18. Alan Trammell  (369)
  19. Mike Davis  (367)
  20. Pete O'Brien  (361)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Dave Stieb  (282)
  2. Bret Saberhagen  (228)
  3. Charlie Hough  (211)
  4. Jimmy Key  (208)
  5. Mike Moore  (202)
  6. Dan Petry  (201)
  7. Jack Morris  (186)
  8. Bert Blyleven  (181)
  9. Bob Stanley  (178)
  10. Don Sutton  (170)

  11. Dave Schmidt  (166)
  12. Brian Fisher  (158)
  13. Tom Waddell  (147)
  14. Joe Cowley  (146)
  15. Bruce Hurst  (143)
  16. Shane Rawley  (143)
  17. Mark Davis  (142)
  18. Dave Righetti  (135)
  19. Ron Guidry  (133)
  20. Bob James  (129)

All Stars
Bert Blyleven
Wade Boggs
Phil Bradley
George Brett
Brett Butler
Jose Cruz
Alvin Davis
Mark Davis
Brian Fisher
Damaso Garcia
Rich Gedman
Mike Heath
Rickey Henderson
Charlie Hough
Carney Lansford
Don Mattingly
Eddie Murray
Dan Petry
Cal Ripken
Bret Saberhagen
Dave Schmidt
Dave Stieb
Alan Trammell
Lou Whitaker
Willie Wilson
Dave Winfield

Gold Gloves
P: Bert Blyleven
C: Lance Parrish
1B: Don Mattingly
2B: Frank White
3B: Tim Wallach
SS: Tony Fernandez
OF: Willie Wilson
OF: Dave Winfield
OF: Kirby Puckett

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Wade Boggs.375
Willie McGee.349
Jose Cruz.336
George Brett.325
Keith Moreland.318
Paul Molitor.315
Dave Winfield.314
Rod Carew.314
Rickey Henderson.312
Brett Butler.312
Ernest Riles.309
Dave Parker.308
On Base Percentage
Wade Boggs.450
Toby Harrah.432
Tom Herr.419
Rickey Henderson.415
Pedro Guerrero.411
Rod Carew.403
George Brett.403
Graig Nettles.387
Brett Butler.387
Mike Scioscia.384
Willie Randolph.384
Tim Raines.378
Slugging Percentage
George Brett.580
Steve Balboni.557
Dave Parker.554
Eddie Murray.551
Don Mattingly.549
Dave Winfield.548
Cal Ripken.538
Rickey Henderson.530
Pedro Guerrero.529
Dale Murphy.526
Jesse Barfield.510
Jim Rice.504
On Base + Slugging
George Brett.983
Rickey Henderson.945
Pedro Guerrero.940
Wade Boggs.921
Eddie Murray.921
Dave Parker.918
Don Mattingly.911
Dave Winfield.891
Cal Ripken.890
Dale Murphy.886
Jesse Barfield.885
Steve Balboni.880
At Bats
Kirby Puckett698
Bill Buckner670
Don Mattingly667
Phil Bradley666
Dave Winfield662
Juan Samuel659
Alfredo Griffin643
Wade Boggs642
Willie Wilson641
Vince Coleman638
Cal Ripken637
Tony Gwynn636
Runs Scored
Rickey Henderson142
Willie Wilson120
Don Mattingly116
Phil Bradley114
Tim Raines110
Steve Balboni107
Dale Murphy107
Vince Coleman106
Lou Whitaker106
Eddie Murray104
Cal Ripken103
Kirby Puckett102
Hits
Wade Boggs241
Willie McGee220
Dave Winfield208
Don Mattingly201
Keith Moreland198
Dave Parker192
Phil Bradley191
George Brett191
Kirby Puckett189
Cal Ripken188
Total Bases
Don Mattingly366
Dave Winfield363
Steve Balboni347
Dave Parker346
Cal Ripken343
George Brett341
Eddie Murray332
Dale Murphy329
Phil Bradley314
Kirk Gibson307
Willie McGee306
Willie Wilson303
Doubles
Dave Winfield50
Don Mattingly48
Tom Herr47
George Brett46
Eddie Murray46
Glenn Wilson44
Wade Boggs43
Kirk Gibson43
Ryne Sandberg42
Johnny Ray41
Triples
Willie Wilson32
Kirby Puckett17
Tony Fernandez15
Lloyd Moseby14
Willie McGee13
Dan Gladden12
Ozzie Guillen12
Hubie Brooks11
Brett Butler11
Phil Garner11
Home Runs
Steve Balboni50
Cal Ripken41
Dave Parker39
Gary Carter38
Dale Murphy38
Darrell Evans37
Don Mattingly37
Eddie Murray36
Darryl Strawberry35
George Brett34
Dave Kingman32
RBI
Don Mattingly133
Dave Parker131
Dave Winfield130
Steve Balboni123
Pedro Guerrero113
Cal Ripken112
George Brett109
Eddie Murray109
Dwight Evans107
Rickey Henderson106
Jim Rice106
Walks
Toby Harrah131
Dwight Evans117
Tom Herr115
Alvin Davis102
Lou Whitaker101
Rickey Henderson99
Pedro Guerrero95
Vance Law89
Dwayne Murphy89
Wade Boggs86
Willie Randolph86
Mike Schmidt84
Batters Strikeouts
Steve Balboni181
Dale Murphy166
Mike Easler150
Reggie Jackson148
Kirk Gibson147
Gary Pettis138
Mike Marshall137
Mike Schmidt137
Jesse Barfield136
Juan Samuel135
Phil Bradley129
Dwayne Murphy120
Stolen Bases
Vince Coleman140
Brett Butler64
Rickey Henderson63
Willie McGee57
Gary Pettis55
Joe Orsulak48
Alan Trammell48
Rudy Law45
Willie Wilson45
Tim Raines44
Wally Backman41
Kirk Gibson40
Caught Stealing
Vince Coleman37
Willie McGee19
Gary Pettis17
Wayne Tolleson15
Brett Butler13
Damaso Garcia13
Joe Orsulak13
Wally Backman12
Steve Sax12
Alan Trammell12
Dave Parker11
Hit by Pitch
Don Baylor23
George Bell14
Carlton Fisk10
Chet Lemon10
Jesse Barfield9
Brian Downing9
GIDP
Keith Hernandez32
Dwight Evans30
Glenn Wilson30
Harold Baines26
Jim Rice26
Cecil Cooper25
Steve Garvey25
Keith Moreland25
Terry Kennedy24
Gary Carter23
Greg Walker23
Errors
Hubie Brooks39
Julio Franco36
Alfredo Griffin33
Rafael Ramirez31
Mariano Duncan30
Ernest Riles28
Tom Brookens25
Craig Reynolds25
Jose Uribe25
Tony Fernandez23
Cal Ripken23
Earned Run Average
Orel Hershiser1.87
Bryn Smith2.06
John Tudor2.08
Dwight Gooden2.29
Sid Fernandez2.33
Fernando Valenzuela2.45
Jimmy Key2.48
Ron Darling2.61
Lamarr Hoyt2.65
Ed Lynch2.66
Dave Stieb2.71
Joe Hesketh2.76
Wins
Dave Stieb23
Dwight Gooden22
Bert Blyleven21
Bret Saberhagen20
Bryn Smith20
Don Sutton20
John Tudor20
Ron Darling19
Charlie Hough19
Losses
Dave Lapoint21
Mike Smithson20
Oil Can Boyd19
Steve Rogers19
Rick Mahler18
Phil Niekro18
Mike Witt18
Winning Percentage
Ed Lynch.818
Bryn Smith.800
Dave Stieb.742
Tom Waddell.737
Ron Darling.731
Dave Dravecky.720
Lamarr Hoyt.720
Dwight Gooden.710
Jimmy Key.708
Mike Moore.708
Bret Saberhagen.690
John Tudor.690
Games Pitched
John Franco72
Roger McDowell70
Mark Davis69
Tim Burke67
Bruce Sutter66
Rocky Childress64
Larry Andersen63
Stew Cliburn63
Jeff Reardon63
Rich Bordi62
Craig Lefferts62
Scott Garrelts61
Games Started
Bert Blyleven39
Oil Can Boyd39
Bruce Hurst39
Chris Codiroli38
Ron Guidry38
Frank Tanana37
Ron Darling36
Charlie Hough36
Bob Knepper36
Jack Morris36
Walt Terrell36
Frank Viola36
Complete Games
Bert Blyleven15
Dwight Gooden15
John Tudor15
Jack Morris14
Dave Stieb14
Jimmy Key13
Teddy Higuera10
Dan Petry10
Frank Viola10
Mike Moore9
Games Finished
Jeff Reardon57
Rich Gossage55
Bob Stanley52
Bruce Sutter50
Scott Garrelts49
Dave Schmidt49
Don Aase46
Jeff Lahti46
Lee Smith46
Mark Davis44
Roger McDowell44
Ron Davis42
Saves
Rich Gossage44
Jeff Reardon44
Bob Stanley36
Lee Smith35
Don Aase31
Bruce Sutter30
Brian Fisher27
Dan Quisenberry27
Ron Davis26
Jay Howell26
Donnie Moore26
Shutouts
Dwight Gooden8
John Tudor7
Bryn Smith5
Dave Stieb5
Bert Blyleven4
Sid Fernandez4
Jack Morris4
Fernando Valenzuela4
Innings Pitched
Bert Blyleven295.0
John Tudor276.7
Dwight Gooden275.3
Oil Can Boyd274.0
Ron Guidry271.3
Jack Morris269.0
Dave Stieb269.0
Charlie Hough260.0
Tom Browning259.0
Mike Moore258.3
Fernando Valenzuela257.0
Frank Viola256.7
Hits Allowed
Oil Can Boyd318
Bert Blyleven300
Ron Guidry295
Bob Knepper291
Frank Viola287
Doyle Alexander271
Mike Smithson265
Bruce Hurst261
Nolan Ryan259
Frank Tanana259
Walt Terrell251
Mike Witt248
Home Runs Allowed
Dennis Martinez34
Frank Viola34
Ron Guidry33
Charlie Hough32
Joe Niekro32
Joe Cowley31
Bruce Hurst31
Mike Smithson31
Britt Burns30
Bobby Castillo30
Ken Dixon30
Phil Niekro30
Walks Allowed
Jack Morris117
Steve Bedrosian113
Ron Darling110
Walt Terrell109
Mario Soto106
Phil Niekro105
Bert Blyleven104
Britt Burns104
Joe Niekro94
Floyd Bannister91
Dave Stieb91
Vida Blue89
Pitchers Strikeouts
Dwight Gooden291
Nolan Ryan217
Jack Morris213
Bruce Hurst208
Fernando Valenzuela207
Mario Soto206
Bert Blyleven203
Britt Burns197
Dave Stieb196
Bret Saberhagen195
John Tudor186
Mike Witt185
  
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