List of Major League Baseball single-game records

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The following is a list of single-game baseball records and unusual events. The following criteria are used for inclusion:

Contents

Individual batting/hitting

Event# of occurrencesMost RecentRefs
Four home runs in a game19 Eugenio Suarez

April 26, 2025

[15]
2 grand slams in one inning1 Fernando Tatís

April 23, 1999

[16]
1 grand slam from each side of the plate in the same game1 Bill Mueller

July 29, 2003

[16]
Grand slam on first career pitch2 Daniel Nava

June 12, 2010

[17] [a]
Three sacrifice flies in a game12 José López

April 15, 2008

[14]
10 or more runs batted in during a game17 Baseball Almanac
Hitting for the natural cycle 14 Baseball Almanac
6 singles in a 9-inning game18 Baseball Almanac
4 home runs in a game18 Baseball Almanac
6 or more runs scored in a game19 Baseball Almanac
7 or more runs scored in a game1 Guy Hecker

August 15, 1886

[10]
Home run on first pitch in the major leagues 3 Baseball Almanac
Home run in final at bat in the major leagues 69 Baseball Almanac
Home run in first at bat in the major leagues 138 Baseball Almanac
Inside-the-park grand slam 224 [b]
Hitting for the cycle 344 [c]

Collective batting/hitting

Event# of occurrencesReferences
Two inside the park grand slams by two teammates in a game1 a Baseball Almanac
2 pinch-hit grand slams (by batters on different teams) in a game1 b Baseball Almanac
10 home runs by one team in a game1 c Baseball Almanac
Home runs by same 2 consecutive batters twice in same inning1 d AP Online
5 sacrifice flies by one team in a game2 e CBS Sportsline
9 or more home runs by one team in a game2 Baseball Almanac
5 or more home runs by one team in an inning2 f Wikipedia [ better source needed ]
3 grand slams by both teams in a game3 Baseball Almanac
3 sacrifice flies by one team in a single inning [d] 4 Baseball Almanac
4 home runs by 4 consecutive batters10 g MLB.com
3 grand slams by one team in a game1 Washington Post [ dead link ]

Individual pitching

Event# of occurrencesReferences
10 consecutive strikeouts in a game3 h Baseball Almanac
20 or more consecutive scoreless innings pitched in a game2 Baseball Almanac
First 27 batters retired without a perfect game [e] 2
6 or more home runs surrendered in a game4 Baseball Almanac
Base on balls given to the first 4 batters 4 Baseball Almanac
Intentional base on balls with the bases loaded [f] 6 Baseball Almanac
Home run surrendered on first pitch in major leagues 7 [g] Baseball Almanac
Perfect game bid lost on the 27th batter 13
4 consecutive strikeouts in a single inning [h] 17 [i] Baseball Almanac
Perfect game 24 [j]
4 strikeouts in a single inning [h] 62 Baseball Almanac
Home run surrendered to first batter faced in major leagues 69 [k] Baseball Almanac
Immaculate inning (9 pitches, 9 strikes, side retired)104 Baseball Almanac
No-hitter 313

Collective pitching

Scoring

Fielding

Baserunning

Event# of occurrencesReferences
Two triple steals by the same team in a game1 i Baseball Almanac
A single baserunner caught stealing 4 times in a game1 j Baseball Almanac
8 stolen bases by a team in a single inning 2 Baseball Almanac
Home stolen 3 times by the same team in a game5 Baseball Almanac
A single baserunner caught stealing twice in a single inning 10 Baseball Almanac
Home stolen twice by a single baserunner in a game11 Baseball Almanac
One player stealing second, third, and home in a single inning53 Baseball Almanac

See also

Notes

  1. Kevin Kouzmanoff was the first to do so, on September 2, 2006
  2. As of 2002. This event was much more common before the modern era (i.e. the turn of the 20th century); there have been only 40 inside-the-park grand slams since 1950.
  3. As of 9 September 2023.
  4. This may seem impossible. However, a sacrifice fly can be awarded without an out being recorded, if the fielder in question commits an error.
  5. This may seem impossible. However, by definition a perfect game requires more than simply retiring the first 27 batters in order; it also requires that the pitcher's team wins, and that the pitcher completes the entire game. See perfect game for more details.
  6. These six events may be the only times in the history of baseball when a team has deliberately and with premeditation allowed a run to score by the opposing team for strategic purposes. It is true that there are cases where a particular choice of defensive alignment may make scoring more likely, and there are cases where decisions made in the moment of play allow a run to score in exchange for other strategic purposes, but intentionally walking in a run is clearly in a different class of strategic maneuver. This may also have occurred when a pitcher was instructed to deliberately hit a batter with the bases loaded, but in this case, intention is not provable.
  7. Baseball Reference lists 6, but Hideki Okajima surrendered a home run on his first pitch April 2, 2007.
  8. 1 2 This is possible when a batter who has been struck out reaches first base safely under a dropped third strike. That is, if strike three is recorded on the batter but the catcher does not catch the ball to complete the putout (likely because of a wild pitch or passed ball) and first base is unoccupied, the batter may advance to first; the pitcher is credited with a strikeout, but no out is recorded.
  9. The Baseball Almanac states that 17 pitchers have accomplished this feat. Of these, all but Chuck Finley have only once struck out 4 batters in a single inning (consecutively or otherwise). Finley however did it 3 times, but the Baseball Almanac does not state how many of those were consecutive strikeouts (i.e., whether it was once, twice, or all 3 times).
  10. Some sources do not include the two perfect games thrown in the 19th century, because of differences in the rules of play, and thus list only twenty-one perfect games.
  11. Baseball Reference lists 64, but Russ Johnson took Shane Komine deep in Komine's 2nd pitch on July 30, 2006. As well, Brandon Phillips hit one off of Steven Matz on his 5th pitch June 28, 2015.

References

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  2. "Grand Slam Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "MLB Total Bases Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "MLB Hits Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. "Six Hits in a Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. "MLB Triples Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. Harper reaches base 7 times without a swing, MLB.com
  8. "Intentional Bases On Balls Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. "National League Roundup : Reds Walk Dawson Intentionally Five Times in 2-1 Loss". Los Angeles Times. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. 1 2 "MLB Runs Scored Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. "RBI Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. "Grounding Into Double Plays Records by Baseball Almanac". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. "Sacrifice Flies Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. 1 2 Stone, Larry (16 April 2008). "Seattle Mariners ride flurry of sacrifice flies to 11-6 victory over Kansas City Royals" . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  15. "4 Home Runs in 1 Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. 1 2 "2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  17. Bois, Jon (2010-06-12). "Daniel Nava Hits Grand Slam On His First Major League Pitch". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  18. 1 2 "MLB Strikeout Records Set by Pitchers". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  19. "MLB Innings Pitched Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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  22. "Wild Pitch Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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