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List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records

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Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).

Key

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* denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold denotes active player.
(r) denotes a player's rookie season.

Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.

160 batted in, one season

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Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP
Player RBI Team[1] Season
Hack Wilson * 191 Chicago Cubs 1930
Lou Gehrig * 185 New York Yankees 1931
Hank Greenberg * 184 Detroit Tigers 1937
Jimmie Foxx * 175 Boston Red Sox 1938
Lou Gehrig * 173 New York Yankees 1927
Lou Gehrig * 173 New York Yankees 1930
Chuck Klein * 170 Philadelphia Phillies 1930
Jimmie Foxx * 169 Philadelphia Athletics 1932
Babe Ruth * 168 New York Yankees 1921
Hank Greenberg * 168 Detroit Tigers 1935
Joe DiMaggio * 167 New York Yankees 1937
Sam Thompson * 166 Detroit Wolverines 1887
Lou Gehrig * 166 New York Yankees 1934
Sam Thompson * 165 Philadelphia Phillies 1895
Babe Ruth * 165 New York Yankees 1927
Al Simmons * 165 Philadelphia Athletics 1930
Manny Ramirez 165 Cleveland Indians 1999
Jimmie Foxx * 163 Philadelphia Athletics 1933
Babe Ruth * 162 New York Yankees 1931
Hal Trosky 162 Cleveland Indians 1936
Sammy Sosa 160 Chicago Cubs 2001

Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in

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RBI[2] Player Team Year Years record stood
60 Deacon White * Chicago White Stockings 1876 3
62 Charley Jones Boston Red Caps 1879 1
62 John O'Rourke (r) Boston Red Caps 1879 1
74 Cap Anson * Chicago White Stockings 1880 1
82 Cap Anson * Chicago White Stockings 1881 1
83 Cap Anson * Chicago White Stockings 1882 1
97 Dan Brouthers * Buffalo Bisons 1883 1
102 Cap Anson * Chicago White Stockings 1884 1
108 Cap Anson * Chicago White Stockings 1885 1
147 Cap Anson * Chicago White Stockings 1886 1
166 Sam Thompson * Detroit Wolverines 1887 34
168 Babe Ruth * New York Yankees 1921 6
173 Lou Gehrig * New York Yankees 1927 3
191 Hack Wilson * Chicago Cubs 1930 94

Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in

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Player Years Seasons and teams
Babe Ruth[3] * 10 1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig[4] * 9 1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx[5] * 6 1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL)
Hank Greenberg[6] * 5 1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit
Alex Rodriguez[7] 5 2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL)
Ryan Howard[8] 4 2006–09 Philadelphia (NL)
Joe DiMaggio[9] * 4 1937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL)
Juan González[10] 4 1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland
Ken Griffey Jr.[11] * 4 1996–99 Seattle
Sammy Sosa[12] 4 1998–2001 Chicago (NL)
Manny Ramirez[13] 4 1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL)

Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in

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Player Years Seasons and teams
Lou Gehrig * 8 1927–34 New York (AL)
Babe Ruth * 7 1926–32 New York (AL)
Joe DiMaggio * 6 1936–41 New York (AL)
Jim Bottomley[14] * 5 1925–29 St. Louis (NL)
Chuck Klein[15] * 5 1929–33 Philadelphia (NL)
Jimmie Foxx * 5 1930–34 Philadelphia (AL)
Hank Aaron[16] * 5 1959–63 Milwaukee (NL)

Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in

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Player Years Seasons and teams
Alex Rodriguez 14 1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
Albert Pujols[17] 14 2001–10 St. Louis (NL), 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels
Babe Ruth * 13 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23–24, 26–33 New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig * 13 1926–38 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx * 13 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL)
Al Simmons[18] * 12 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit
Barry Bonds[19] 12 1990–92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95–98, 2000–02, 04 San Francisco
Manny Ramirez 12 1995–96, 98–2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL); 08 Boston (AL)-Los Angeles (NL)
Miguel Cabrera[20] 12 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit
Goose Goslin[21] * 11 1924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit
Frank Thomas[22] * 11 1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland
Stan Musial[23] * 10 1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL)
Willie Mays[24] * 10 1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco
Hank Aaron * 11 1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta
Joe Carter[25] 10 1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto
Rafael Palmeiro[26] 10 1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore
Vladimir Guerrero[27] * 10 1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas
David Ortiz[28] * 10 2003–2007, 2010, 2013–2016 Boston

Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in

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Player Years Seasons and teams
Lou Gehrig * 13 1926–38 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx * 13 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL)
Alex Rodriguez 13 1998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
Al Simmons * 11 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL)
Miguel Cabrera 11 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit
Albert Pujols 10 2001–10 St. Louis (NL)
Albert Belle 9 1992–96 Cleveland; 97–98 Chicago (AL); 99–2000 Baltimore
Rafael Palmeiro 9 1995–98 Baltimore; 99–2003 Texas
Manny Ramirez 9 1998–2000 Cleveland; 01–06 Boston (AL)
Sammy Sosa 9 1995–2003 Chicago (NL)
Chipper Jones * 8 1996–2003 Atlanta Braves
Babe Ruth * 8 1926–33 New York (AL)
Mel Ott[29] * 8 1929–36 New York (NL)
Willie Mays * 8 1959–66 New York—San Francisco
Frank Thomas * 8 1991–98 Chicago (AL)
Mark Teixeira 8 2004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York

League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons

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Player Titles Seasons and teams[2]
Cap Anson * 8 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)
Josh Gibson * 7 1933–38 Pittsburgh (NNL), 1943 Homestead (NNL)
Willard Brown * 7 1937–39, 41, 43, 47, 48 Kansas City (NAL)
Babe Ruth * 6 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, 28[a] New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig * 5 1927–28[a], 30, 31, 34 New York (AL)
Honus Wagner * 5 1901–02, 08–09, 12 Pittsburgh

League leader in runs batted in, three or more consecutive seasons

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Player Titles Seasons and teams
Cap Anson * 3 1880–82 Chicago White Stockings
Cap Anson * 3 1884–86 Chicago White Stockings
Ty Cobb * 3 1907–09 Detroit
Babe Ruth * 3 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21 New York (AL)
Rogers Hornsby * 3 1920–22 St. Louis (NL)
Joe Medwick * 3 1936–38 St. Louis (NL)
George Foster 3 1976–78 Cincinnati
Cecil Fielder 3 1990–92 Detroit

League leader in runs batted in, three decades

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Player Seasons and teams
Cap Anson * 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)

League leader in runs batted in, both leagues

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Player Seasons and teams
Nap Lajoie * 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland

League leader in runs batted in, three different teams

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Player Seasons and teams
Nap Lajoie * 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland

10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game

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Main article: List of Major League Baseball hitters who have batted in 10 runs in one game
RBIs Player Team Date Opponent
12 Jim Bottomley[32] * St. Louis Cardinals September 16, 1924 Brooklyn Robins
12 Mark Whiten[33] St. Louis Cardinals September 7, 1993 Cincinnati Reds
11 Wilbert Robinson[34] * Baltimore Orioles June 10, 1882 St. Louis Browns
11 Tony Lazzeri[35] * New York Yankees May 24, 1936 Philadelphia Athletics
11 Phil Weintraub[36] New York Giants April 30, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers
10 Rudy York[37] Boston Red Sox July 27, 1946 St. Louis Browns
10 Walker Cooper[38] Cincinnati Reds July 6, 1949 Chicago Cubs
10 Norm Zauchin[39] Boston Red Sox May 27, 1955 Washington Senators
10 Reggie Jackson[40] * Oakland Athletics June 14, 1969 Boston Red Sox
10 Fred Lynn (r)[41] Boston Red Sox June 18, 1975 Detroit Tigers
10 Nomar Garciaparra[42] Boston Red Sox May 10, 1999 Seattle Mariners
10 Alex Rodriguez[43] New York Yankees April 26, 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
10 Garret Anderson[44] Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim August 21, 2007 New York Yankees
10 Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals April 30, 2017 New York Mets
10 Scooter Gennett Cincinnati Reds June 6, 2017 St. Louis Cardinals
10 Mark Reynolds Washington Nationals July 7, 2018 Miami Marlins
10 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers September 19, 2024 Miami Marlins

950 runs batted in by a team in one season

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RBI Team[45] Season
1,043 Boston Beaneaters 1894
1,007 Philadelphia Phillies 1894
997 New York Yankees 1936
990 New York Yankees 1931
986 New York Yankees 1930
974 Boston Red Sox 1950
960 Cleveland Indians 1999
954 New York Yankees 1932
954 Seattle Mariners 1996

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b According to the MLB, Ruth and Gehrig were tied for the league lead with 142 in 1928.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ Season RBI Statistics @ Baseball Almanac.com
  2. ^ a b Annual RBI leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Babe Ruth statistics @ mlb.com
  4. ^ Lou Gehrig statistics @ mlb.com
  5. ^ Jimmie Foxx statistics @ mlb.com
  6. ^ Hank Greenberg statistics @ mlb.com
  7. ^ Alex Rodriguez statistics @ mlb.com
  8. ^ Ryan Howard statistics @ mlb.com
  9. ^ Joe DiMaggio statistics @ mlb.com
  10. ^ Juan González statistics @ mlb.com
  11. ^ Ken Griffey, Jr. statistics @ mlb.com
  12. ^ Sammy Sosa statistics @ mlb.com
  13. ^ Manny Ramírez statistics @ mlb.com
  14. ^ Jim Bottomley statistics @ mlb.com
  15. ^ Chuck Klein statistics @ mlb.com
  16. ^ Hank Aaron statistics @ mlb.com
  17. ^ Albert Pujols statistics @ mlb.com
  18. ^ Al Simmons statistics @ mlb.com
  19. ^ Barry Bonds statistics @ mlb.com
  20. ^ "Miguel Cabrera Stats".
  21. ^ Goose Goslin statistics @ mlb.com
  22. ^ Frank Thomas statistics @ mlb.com
  23. ^ Stan Musial statistics @ mlb.com
  24. ^ Willie Mays statistics @ mlb.com
  25. ^ Joe Carter statistics @ mlb.com
  26. ^ Rafael Palmeiro statistics @ mlb.com
  27. ^ Vladimir Guerrero statistics @ mlb.com
  28. ^ "David Ortiz Stats, Fantasy & News". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  29. ^ Mel Ott statistics @ mlb.com
  30. ^ Babe Ruth Stats @ MLB.com
  31. ^ Lou Gehrig Stats @ MLB.com
  32. ^ Jim Bottomley - Baseballbiography.com
  33. ^ Box score of Mark Whiten's 12 RBI game @ Baseball Biography.com
  34. ^ Wilbert Robinson bio. with ref. to his 11 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  35. ^ Tony Lazzeri's Hall-of-Fame bio and plaque, both referencing his 11 RBI game @ Baseball Hall of Fame.org
  36. ^ Phil Weintraub's 11 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  37. ^ Rudy York's 10 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  38. ^ "Cincinnati Enquirer lists this as the 38th greatest moment in Reds history". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  39. ^ News clip of Zauchon's 10 RBI game Archived 2006-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  40. ^ Jackson bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  41. ^ Fred Lynn - Baseballbiography.com
  42. ^ Garciaparra bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  43. ^ Home New Tribune Article @ USA Today.com about A-Rod's 10 RBI game
  44. ^ MSNBC article detailing Anderson's 10 RBI game
  45. ^ Historic Team RBI statistics @ mlb.com
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