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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.
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Bold
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denotes active player.
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(r)
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denotes a player's rookie season.
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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[]
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP
Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in[]
RBI[2] |
Player |
Team |
Year |
Years record stood
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60 |
Deacon White * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1876 |
3
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62 |
Charley Jones |
Boston Red Caps |
1879 |
1
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62 |
John O'Rourke (r) |
Boston Red Caps |
1879 |
1
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74 |
Cap Anson * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1880 |
1
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82 |
Cap Anson * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1881 |
1
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83 |
Cap Anson * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1882 |
1
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97 |
Dan Brouthers * |
Buffalo Bisons |
1883 |
1
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102 |
Cap Anson * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1884 |
1
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108 |
Cap Anson * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1885 |
1
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147 |
Cap Anson * |
Chicago White Stockings |
1886 |
1
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166 |
Sam Thompson * |
Detroit Wolverines |
1887 |
34
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168 |
Babe Ruth * |
New York Yankees |
1921 |
6
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173 |
Lou Gehrig * |
New York Yankees |
1927 |
3
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190 |
Hack Wilson * |
Chicago Cubs |
1930 |
90
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Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in[]
Player |
Years |
Seasons and teams
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Babe Ruth[3] * |
10 |
1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL)
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Lou Gehrig[4] * |
9 |
1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL)
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Jimmie Foxx[5] * |
6 |
1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL)
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Hank Greenberg[6] * |
5 |
1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit
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Alex Rodriguez[7] |
5 |
2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL)
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Ryan Howard[8] |
4 |
2006–09 Philadelphia (NL)
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Joe DiMaggio[9] * |
4 |
1937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL)
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Juan González[10] |
4 |
1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland
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Ken Griffey, Jr.[11] * |
4 |
1996–99 Seattle
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Sammy Sosa[12] |
4 |
1998–2001 Chicago (NL)
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Manny Ramírez[13] |
4 |
1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL)
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Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in[]
Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in[]
Player |
Years |
Seasons and teams
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Alex Rodriguez |
14 |
1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
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Albert Pujols[17] |
14 |
2001–10 St. Louis (NL), 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels
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Babe Ruth * |
13 |
1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23–24, 26–33 New York (AL)
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Lou Gehrig * |
13 |
1926–38 New York (AL)
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Jimmie Foxx * |
13 |
1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL)
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Al Simmons[18] * |
12 |
1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit
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Barry Bonds[19] |
12 |
1990–92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95–98, 2000–02, 04 San Francisco
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Manny Ramírez |
12 |
1995–96, 98–2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL); 08 Boston (AL)-Los Angeles (NL)
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Miguel Cabrera[20] |
12 |
2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit
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Goose Goslin[21] * |
11 |
1924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit
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Frank Thomas[22] * |
11 |
1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland
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Stan Musial[23] * |
10 |
1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL)
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Willie Mays[24] * |
10 |
1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco
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Hank Aaron * |
11 |
1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta
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Joe Carter[25] |
10 |
1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto
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Rafael Palmeiro[26] |
10 |
1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore
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Vladimir Guerrero[27] * |
10 |
1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas
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David Ortiz[28]
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10
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2003-2007, 2010, 2013-2016 Boston
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Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in[]
Player |
Years |
Seasons and teams
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Lou Gehrig * |
13 |
1926–38 New York (AL)
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Jimmie Foxx * |
13 |
1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL)
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Alex Rodriguez |
13 |
1998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
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Al Simmons * |
11 |
1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL)
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Miguel Cabrera |
11 |
2004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit
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Albert Pujols |
10 |
2001–10 St. Louis (NL)
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Albert Belle |
9 |
1992–96 Cleveland; 97–98 Chicago (AL); 99–2000 Baltimore
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Rafael Palmeiro |
9 |
1995–98 Baltimore; 99–2003 Texas
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Manny Ramírez |
9 |
1998–2000 Cleveland; 01–06 Boston (AL)
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Sammy Sosa |
9 |
1995–2003 Chicago (NL)
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Chipper Jones * |
8 |
1996–2003 Atlanta Braves
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Babe Ruth * |
8 |
1926–33 New York (AL)
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Mel Ott[29] * |
8 |
1929–36 New York (NL)
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Willie Mays * |
8 |
1959–66 New York—San Francisco
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Frank Thomas * |
8 |
1991–98 Chicago (AL)
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Mark Teixeira |
8 |
2004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York
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League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons[]
Player |
Titles |
Seasons and teams[2]
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Cap Anson * |
8 |
1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)
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Babe Ruth * |
6 |
1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, 28 New York (AL)
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Honus Wagner * |
5 |
1901–02, 08–09, 12 Pittsburgh
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League leader in runs batted in, three or more consecutive seasons[]
Player |
Titles |
Seasons and teams
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Cap Anson * |
3 |
1880–82 Chicago White Stockings
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Cap Anson * |
3 |
1884–86 Chicago White Stockings
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Ty Cobb * |
3 |
1907–09 Detroit
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Babe Ruth * |
3 |
1919 Boston (AL); 20–21 New York (AL)
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Rogers Hornsby * |
3 |
1920–22 St. Louis (NL)
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Joe Medwick * |
3 |
1936–38 St. Louis (NL)
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George Foster |
3 |
1976–78 Cincinnati
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Cecil Fielder |
3 |
1990–92 Detroit
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League leader in runs batted in, three decades[]
Player |
Seasons and teams
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Cap Anson * |
1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)
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League leader in runs batted in, both leagues[]
Player |
Seasons and teams
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Nap Lajoie * |
1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland
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League leader in runs batted in, three different teams[]
Player |
Seasons and teams
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Nap Lajoie * |
1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland
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10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game[]
Main article: List of Major League Baseball hitters who have batted in 10 runs in one game
RBIs |
Player |
Team |
Date |
Opponent
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12 |
Jim Bottomley[30] * |
St. Louis Cardinals |
September 16, 1924 |
Brooklyn Robins
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12 |
Mark Whiten[31] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
September 7, 1993 |
Cincinnati Reds
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11 |
Wilbert Robinson[32] * |
Baltimore Orioles |
June 10, 1882 |
St. Louis Browns
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11 |
Tony Lazzeri[33] * |
New York Yankees |
May 24, 1936 |
Philadelphia Athletics
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11 |
Phil Weintraub[34] |
New York Giants |
April 30, 1944 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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10 |
Rudy York[35] |
Boston Red Sox |
July 27, 1946 |
St. Louis Browns
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10 |
Walker Cooper[36] |
Cincinnati Reds |
July 6, 1949 |
Chicago Cubs
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10 |
Norm Zauchin[37] |
Boston Red Sox |
May 27, 1955 |
Washington Senators
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10 |
Reggie Jackson[38] * |
Oakland Athletics |
June 14, 1969 |
Boston Red Sox
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10 |
Fred Lynn (r)[39] |
Boston Red Sox |
June 18, 1975 |
Detroit Tigers
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10 |
Nomar Garciaparra[40] |
Boston Red Sox |
May 10, 1999 |
Seattle Mariners
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10 |
Alex Rodriguez[41] |
New York Yankees |
April 26, 2005 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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10 |
Garret Anderson[42] |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
August 21, 2007 |
New York Yankees
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10 |
Anthony Rendon |
Washington Nationals |
April 30, 2017 |
New York Mets
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10 |
Scooter Gennett |
Cincinnati Reds |
June 6, 2017 |
St. Louis Cardinals
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10 |
Mark Reynolds |
Washington Nationals |
July 7, 2018 |
Miami Marlins
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950 runs batted in by a team in one season[]
RBI |
Team[43] |
Season
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1,043 |
Boston Beaneaters |
1894
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1,007 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
1894
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997 |
New York Yankees |
1936
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990 |
New York Yankees |
1931
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986 |
New York Yankees |
1930
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974 |
Boston Red Sox |
1950
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960 |
Cleveland Indians |
1999
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954 |
New York Yankees |
1932
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954 |
Seattle Mariners |
1996
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See also[]
- Major League Baseball's Triple Crown
References[]
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