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).

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Key

*denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bolddenotes 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

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP Hank Greenberg 1937 cropped.jpg
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP
PlayerRBITeam [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 *173New York Yankees 1927
Lou Gehrig *173New York Yankees 1930
Chuck Klein *170 Philadelphia Phillies 1930
Jimmie Foxx *169 Philadelphia Athletics 1932
Babe Ruth *168New York Yankees 1921
Hank Greenberg *168Detroit Tigers 1935
Joe DiMaggio *167New York Yankees 1937
Sam Thompson *166 Detroit Wolverines 1887
Lou Gehrig *166New York Yankees 1934
Sam Thompson *165Philadelphia Phillies 1895
Babe Ruth *165New York Yankees 1927
Al Simmons *165Philadelphia Athletics 1930
Manny Ramírez 165 Cleveland Indians 1999
Jimmie Foxx *163Philadelphia Athletics 1933
Babe Ruth *162New York Yankees 1931
Hal Trosky 162Cleveland Indians 1936
Sammy Sosa 160Chicago Cubs 2001

Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in

RBI [2] PlayerTeamYearYears record stood
60 Deacon White * Chicago White Stockings 18763
62 Charley Jones Boston Red Caps 18791
62 John O'Rourke (r) Boston Red Caps 18791
74 Cap Anson *Chicago White Stockings18801
82Cap Anson *Chicago White Stockings18811
83Cap Anson *Chicago White Stockings18821
97 Dan Brouthers * Buffalo Bisons 18831
102Cap Anson *Chicago White Stockings18841
108Cap Anson *Chicago White Stockings18851
147Cap Anson *Chicago White Stockings18861
166 Sam Thompson * Detroit Wolverines 188734
168Babe Ruth *New York Yankees19216
173 Lou Gehrig *New York Yankees19273
191 Hack Wilson * Chicago Cubs 193092

Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in

PlayerYearsSeasons and teams
Babe Ruth [3] *101920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig [4] *91927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx [5] *61930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL)
Hank Greenberg [6] *51934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit
Alex Rodriguez [7] 52000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL)
Ryan Howard [8] 42006–09 Philadelphia (NL)
Joe DiMaggio [9] *41937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL)
Juan González [10] 41996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland
Ken Griffey Jr. [11] *41996–99 Seattle
Sammy Sosa [12] 41998–2001 Chicago (NL)
Manny Ramírez [13] 41998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL)

Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in

PlayerYearsSeasons and teams
Lou Gehrig *81927–34 New York (AL)
Babe Ruth *71926–32 New York (AL)
Joe DiMaggio *61936–41 New York (AL)
Jim Bottomley [14] *51925–29 St. Louis (NL)
Chuck Klein [15] *51929–33 Philadelphia (NL)
Jimmie Foxx *51930–34 Philadelphia (AL)
Hank Aaron [16] *51959–63 Milwaukee (NL)

Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in

PlayerYearsSeasons and teams
Alex Rodriguez 141996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
Albert Pujols [17] 142001–10 St. Louis (NL), 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels
Babe Ruth *131919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23–24, 26–33 New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig *131926–38 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx *131929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL)
Al Simmons [18] *121924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit
Barry Bonds [19] 121990–92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95–98, 2000–02, 04 San Francisco
Manny Ramírez 121995–96, 98–2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL); 08 Boston (AL)-Los Angeles (NL)
Miguel Cabrera [20] 122004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit
Goose Goslin [21] *111924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit
Frank Thomas [22] *111991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland
Stan Musial [23] *101946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL)
Willie Mays [24] *101954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco
Hank Aaron *111955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta
Joe Carter [25] 101986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto
Rafael Palmeiro [26] 101993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore
Vladimir Guerrero [27] *101998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas
David Ortiz [28] *102003–2007, 2010, 2013–2016 Boston

Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in

PlayerYearsSeasons and teams
Lou Gehrig *131926–38 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx *131929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL)
Alex Rodriguez 131998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL)
Al Simmons *111924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL)
Miguel Cabrera 112004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit
Albert Pujols 102001–10 St. Louis (NL)
Albert Belle 91992–96 Cleveland; 97–98 Chicago (AL); 99–2000 Baltimore
Rafael Palmeiro 91995–98 Baltimore; 99–2003 Texas
Manny Ramírez 91998–2000 Cleveland; 01–06 Boston (AL)
Sammy Sosa 91995–2003 Chicago (NL)
Chipper Jones *81996–2003 Atlanta Braves
Babe Ruth *81926–33 New York (AL)
Mel Ott [29] *81929–36 New York (NL)
Willie Mays *81959–66 New York—San Francisco
Frank Thomas *81991–98 Chicago (AL)
Mark Teixeira 82004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York

League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons

PlayerTitlesSeasons and teams [2]
Cap Anson *81880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)
Josh Gibson *71933–38 Pittsburgh (NNL), 1943 Homestead (NNL)
Willard Brown *71937–39, 41, 43, 47, 48 Kansas City (NAL)
Babe Ruth *51919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig *51927–28, 30, 31, 34 New York (AL)
Honus Wagner *51901–02, 08–09, 12 Pittsburgh

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

PlayerTitlesSeasons and teams
Cap Anson *31880–82 Chicago White Stockings
Cap Anson *31884–86 Chicago White Stockings
Ty Cobb *31907–09 Detroit
Babe Ruth *31919 Boston (AL); 20–21 New York (AL)
Rogers Hornsby *31920–22 St. Louis (NL)
Joe Medwick *31936–38 St. Louis (NL)
George Foster 31976–78 Cincinnati
Cecil Fielder 31990–92 Detroit

League leader in runs batted in, three decades

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

League leader in runs batted in, both leagues

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

League leader in runs batted in, three different teams

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

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

RBIsPlayerTeamDateOpponent
12 Jim Bottomley [30] * St. Louis Cardinals September 16, 1924 Brooklyn Robins
12 Mark Whiten [31] St. Louis CardinalsSeptember 7, 1993 Cincinnati Reds
11 Wilbert Robinson [32] * Baltimore Orioles June 10, 1882 St. Louis Browns
11 Tony Lazzeri [33] * New York Yankees May 24, 1936 Philadelphia Athletics
11 Phil Weintraub [34] New York Giants April 30, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers
10 Rudy York [35] Boston Red Sox July 27, 1946 St. Louis Browns
10 Walker Cooper [36] Cincinnati Reds July 6, 1949 Chicago Cubs
10 Norm Zauchin [37] Boston Red SoxMay 27, 1955 Washington Senators
10 Reggie Jackson [38] * Oakland Athletics June 14, 1969 Boston Red Sox
10 Fred Lynn (r) [39] Boston Red SoxJune 18, 1975 Detroit Tigers
10 Nomar Garciaparra [40] Boston Red SoxMay 10, 1999 Seattle Mariners
10 Alex Rodriguez [41] New York YankeesApril 26, 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
10 Garret Anderson [42] Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimAugust 21, 2007 New York Yankees
10 Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals April 30, 2017 New York Mets
10 Scooter Gennett Cincinnati RedsJune 6, 2017 St. Louis Cardinals
10 Mark Reynolds Washington NationalsJuly 7, 2018 Miami Marlins

950 runs batted in by a team in one season

RBITeam [43] Season
1,043 Boston Beaneaters 1894
1,007Philadelphia Phillies 1894
997New York Yankees 1936
990New York Yankees 1931
986New York Yankees 1930
974 Boston Red Sox 1950
960 Cleveland Indians 1999
954New York Yankees 1932
954 Seattle Mariners 1996

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References

  1. ↑ Season RBI Statistics @ Baseball Almanac.com
  2. 1 2 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. ↑ Jim Bottomley - Baseballbiography.com
  31. ↑ Box score of Mark Whiten's 12 RBI game @ Baseball Biography.com
  32. ↑ Wilbert Robinson bio. with ref. to his 11 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  33. ↑ Tony Lazzeri's Hall-of-Fame bio and plaque, both referencing his 11 RBI game @ Baseball Hall of Fame.org
  34. ↑ Phil Weintraub's 11 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  35. ↑ Rudy York's 10 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ↑ "Cincinnati Enquirer lists this as the 38th greatest moment in Reds history". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
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  39. ↑ Fred Lynn - Baseballbiography.com
  40. ↑ Garciaparra bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  41. ↑ Home New Tribune Article @ USA Today.com about A-Rod's 10 RBI game
  42. ↑ MSNBC article detailing Anderson's 10 RBI game
  43. ↑ Historic Team RBI statistics @ mlb.com
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