List of career achievements by Babe Ruth

This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Babe Ruth. At the time in which Babe Ruth played, some of baseball's modern awards did not exist. The Division Series and League Championship Series did not exist. Until 1931, players who had already won the MVP award were ineligible to win it a second time. ^[1] The MLB All-Star Game did not exist until 1933, late in Ruth's career. At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many of baseball's most esteemed records, including the career records for home runs (714 — since broken), slugging percentage (0.690), runs batted in (2,213 — since broken), bases on balls (2,062 — since broken) and on-base plus slugging (1.164). At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many more records than are listed here.

Career statistics

Regular Season

Batting

Note: All-time MLB leader in category is in bold.

Category	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	XBH	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FLG%	WAR	Ref.
Total	2503	8399	2174	2873	506	136	714	5793	1356	2214	123	2062	.342	.474	.690	1.164	.968	182.6	[2]

Pitching

Category	G	GS	W	L	W-L%	ERA	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	FIP	WHIP	Ref.
Total	163	147	94	46	.671	2.28	107	17	1221.1	974	400	309	10	441	488	2.81	1.159	[2]

• In 1916, he was the AL ERA champion, led the league with 9 shutouts pitched, and finished third in wins (23). ^[3] In 1917, he led the majors with 35 completed games and finished second in the AL with 24 wins. ^[4]

World Series

Batting

Apps	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	XBH	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FLG%	Ref.
10	41	129	37	42	5	2	15	96	22	33	4	33	.326	.470	.744	1.214	.977	[2]

Pitching

G	GS	W	L	W-L%	ERA	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	FIP	WHIP	Ref.
3	3	3	0	1.000	0.87	2	1	31	19	3	3	1	10	8	3.24	.935	[2]

• He set the pitching record of 29+2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings in the World Series – a record Ruth held for 43 seasons. ^[5]

Achievements

National

• Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018)
• American Legion Distinguished Service Medal (1949) ^[6]

MLB

• 2× All-Star (1933, 1934)
• 7× World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932)
• 1923 AL MVP
• 12× AL home run champion (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) ^[7]
  • 11× MLB home run leader (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931) ^[7]
• 6× AL RBI champion (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) ^[8]
  • 6× MLB RBI leader (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) ^[8]
• AL batting champion (1924)
• AL ERA champion (1916)
• 8× AL runs leader (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928) ^[9]
  • 8× MLB runs leader (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928) ^[9]
• 6× AL total bases leader (1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928) ^[10]
  • 6× MLB total bases leader (1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928) ^[10]
• 13× AL slugging percentage leader (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) ^[11]
  • 12× MLB slugging percentage leader (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) ^[11]
• 10× AL on-base percentage leader (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932) ^[12]
  • 10× MLB on-base percentage leader (1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932) ^[12]
• 13× AL on-base plus slugging leader (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) ^[13]
  • 11× MLB on-base plus slugging leader (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931) ^[13]
• 10× AL wins above replacement leader (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) ^[14]
  • 6× MLB wins above replacement leader (1921, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931) ^[14]
• 4× 50 home run club (1920, 1921, 1927, 1928)
• Pitched a combined no-hitter on June 23, 1917
• William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award (1931) ^[15]
• New York Yankees #3 retired
• Monument Park honoree ^{[16] [17]}
• Major League Baseball Centennial All-Time Team ^[18]
• Major League Baseball All-Century Team
• Major League Baseball All-Time Team
• National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1936 (inaugural)
• Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Class of 1995 (inaugural) ^[19]
• During the MLB Centennial season, Ruth was crowned as the Greatest Right Fielder and Greatest Player Ever (1969) ^{[18] [20]}
• The Babe Ruth Home Run Award, named in his honor, was an annual award presented to the previous season's leading home run hitter in the MLB ^[21]
• The Babe Ruth Award, named in his honor, is given annually to the MLB Postseason MVP ^{[a] [22]}

Achievements

• First batter to hit 30 home runs in one season (July 19, 1920) ^[23]
• First batter to hit 40 home runs in one season (August 6, 1920) ^[23]
• First batter to hit 50 home runs in a season (September 24, 1920) ^[23]
• First batter to hit 60 home runs in a season (September 30, 1927) ^[23]
• First batter to hit 200 home runs in a career (May 12, 1923) ^[24]
• First batter to hit 300 home runs in a career (September 8, 1925) ^[25]
• First batter to hit 400 home runs in a career (September 2, 1927) ^[26]
• First batter to hit 500 home runs in a career (August 11, 1929) ^[27]
• First batter to hit 600 home runs in a career (August 21, 1931) ^[26]
• First batter to hit 700 home runs in a career (July 13, 1934) ^[28]
• First athlete to have an agent (1921) ^{[29] [30] [31]}
• Babe Ruth's called shot ^{[32] [33]}
• One of nine pitchers in MLB history whose career on the mound spanned at least ten seasons and never once included a losing record ^{[b] [34]}

Media honors

• The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs
• The New York Times Athlete of the Year (1920) ^{[c] [35]}
• National Police Gazette Athlete of the Year (1926) ^[36]
• In 1993, the Associated Press reported that Ruth was tied with Muhammad Ali as the most recognized athlete in American history ^[37]
• In 1995, the Los Angeles Times named Ruth the Greatest Athlete of All Time ^[38]
• Ranked #1 on The Sporting News list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players" (1998) ^[39]
• Ranked #1 by the Associated Press in 1999 as the Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century ^[40]
• Ranked #3 on Sports Illustrated 's Top 25 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century (1999) ^[41]
• Ranked #2 on ESPN SportsCentury's Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century (1999) ^[42] (only behind Michael Jordan)
• Named the DHL Hometown Heroes greatest New York Yankee ever in 2006
• Ranked #1 by The Baltimore Sun in 2012 as the Greatest Maryland Athlete of All Time
• Ranked #2 on The Harris Poll's list of Greatest Athletes of All Time (2015) ^{[43] [44]}
• In 2016, Ruth was named ESPN's American Athlete of the Year from 1918–1923, and again from 1926–1929 ^[45]
• Named by Bleacher Report as the most recognizable athlete in sports history (2018) ^[46]
• Bleacher Report's Greatest Baseball Player of All Time (2018) ^[47]
• Ranked #1 by ESPN as the Greatest Baseball Player of All Time (2022) ^[48]
• Ranked #1 on Complex 's list of Greatest MLB Players of All Time (2024) ^[49]
• BetMGM named Ruth the Greatest Baseball Player of All Time (2025) ^[50]

All-time ranks

• 1st on all-time WAR list with 182.6 ^[51]
• 1st on all-time OPS list with 1.164 ^[52]
• 1st on all-time OPS+ list with 206 ^[53]
• 1st on all-time slugging % list with 0.690 ^[54]
• 2nd on all-time on-base % list with .474 ^[55]
• 2nd on all-time At bats per home run list with 11.76 ^[56]
• Tied-2nd on all-time walk-off home runs list with 12 ^{[d] [57]}
• 3rd on all-time RBI list with 2,213 ^[58]
• 3rd on all-time home run list with 714 ^[59]
• 3rd on all-time bases on balls list with 2,062 ^[60]
• 4th on all-time runs list with 2,174 (Tied with Hank Aaron) ^[61]
• 5th on all-time extra-base hits list with 1,356 ^[62]
• 7th on all-time total bases list with 5,793 ^[63]
• 9th on all-time grand slams list with 16 ^[64]
• 13th on all-time batting average list with .3421 ^[65]

Pitching

• 17th on all-time ERA list with 2.277 ^[66]
• 17th on all-time Win–Loss % list with .6714 ^[67]
• 76th on all-time FIP list with 2.806 ^[68]

Major league records

Home runs

Home runs, career: 714 (708 in AL, 6 in NL)

• Broken by Hank Aaron on April 8, 1974

Home runs, season: 60 (1927)

• Broken by Roger Maris on October 1, 1961

Seasons leading the MLB in home runs: 11, (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1929, 1931) ^[69]

Consecutive seasons leading the MLB in home runs: 4, (twice, 1918–1921, 1926–1929) ^[69]

• Broken by Ralph Kiner with 6 consecutive seasons from 1947–1952 ^[70]

Home runs in a single decade: 467, (1920s) ^[71]

Seasons with 50 or more home runs: 4, (1920, 1921, 1927, 1928) ^[72]

• Tied with Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa

Seasons with 40 or more home runs: 11, (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1932) ^[73]

Consecutive seasons with 40 or more home runs: 7, (1926–1932) ^[74]

At bats per home run, career: 11.76

• Broken by Mark McGwire in 1998 ^[75] (finished career with 10.61)

At bats per home run, season: 8.48 (1920)

• Broken by Mark McGwire, 8.13 (1996) ^[75]

Most times hitting two or more home runs in a game, career: 72 (71 in AL, 1 in NL)

Longest home run: 575 feet (July 18, 1921)

Runs batted in

Runs batted in, career: 2,213 (2,201 in AL, 12 in NL)

• Broken by Hank Aaron on May 10, 1975

Consecutive seasons leading the MLB in runs batted in: 3, (1919–1921) ^[8]

• Tied with Cap Anson, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Medwick, George Foster, and Cecil Fielder

Consecutive seasons with at least 150 RBI: 3, (1929–1931) ^[76]

• Tied with Lou Gehrig

Runs

Seasons leading the MLB in runs scored: 8, (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928) ^[9]

Consecutive seasons leading the MLB in runs scored: 3, (twice) (1919–1921, 1926–1928) ^[9]

• Tied with King Kelly, Albert Pujols, Pete Rose, Eddie Collins, Ted Williams, and Mickey Mantle

Wins above replacement

Wins above replacement, career: 182.6 ^[51]

Single-season wins above replacement, by positional player: 14.1, (1923) ^{[e] [77]}

Seasons leading the MLB in wins above replacement: 10, (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) ^[14]

Consecutive seasons leading the MLB in wins above replacement: 6, (1926–1931) ^[14]

Slugging percentage

Slugging percentage, career: 0.6897 ^[54]

Slugging percentage, season: 0.847 (1920)

• Broken by Barry Bonds, 0.863 (2001) ^[78]

Seasons leading the MLB in slugging percentage: 12, (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) ^[11]

Consecutive seasons leading the MLB in slugging percentage: 6, (1926–1931) ^[11]

• Tied with Dan Brouthers

On-base percentage

On-base percentage, career: .474

• Broken by Ted Williams in the 1946 season ^[79] (finished career with .482)

On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging, career: 1.164 ^[52]

On-base plus slugging, season: 1.379 (1920)

• Broken by Barry Bonds, 1.381 (2002) ^[80]

Seasons leading the MLB in on-base plus slugging: 11, (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928, 1930, 1931) ^[13]

Total bases

Total bases, single season: 457 (1921) ^[81]

Seasons leading the MLB in total bases: 6, (1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928) ^[10]

• Tied with Stan Musial

Bases on balls

Bases on balls, career: 2,062 (2,042 in AL, 20 in NL)

• Broken by Rickey Henderson on April 25, 2001

Hits

Extra base hits, single season: 119 (1921) ^[82]

Other

Lowest ratio of hits per nine innings pitched for a left-handed pitcher: 7.1774

• Broken by Sandy Koufax, 6.7916 ^[83]

Highest winning percentage for a left-handed pitcher: 67.14%

• Broken by Lefty Grove, 68.03% ^[67]

Seasons leading the MLB in annual salary: 13, (1922–1934) ^[84]

Consecutive seasons leading the MLB in annual salary: 13, (1922–1934) ^[84]

No-hitter: Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0, June 23, 1917

• First game of a doubleheader. Ruth and his catcher, Pinch Thomas, were ejected for arguing balls and strikes after walking the first batter, who was then caught stealing. Ernie Shore came on in relief and retired the next 26 in a row for a no-hitter, completely in relief. Catcher Sam Agnew caught for Shore. ^[85]

American League records

Regular season

Slugging percentage

Slugging percentage, career: 0.690 ^[54]

Slugging percentage, season: 0.847 (1920) ^[86]

Slugging percentage by a lefthander, season: 0.847 (1920) ^[86]

Seasons leading the AL in slugging percentage: 13 (1918–1924, 1926–1931) ^[11]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in slugging percentage: 7, (1918–1924) ^[11]

On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging, career: 1.1636 ^[52]

On-base plus slugging, season: 1.3791 (1920) ^[80]

Seasons leading the AL in on-base plus slugging: 13, (1918–1924, 1926–1931) ^[13]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in on-base plus slugging: 7, (1918–1924) ^[13]

Runs scored

Runs scored, season: 177 (152 games, 1921) ^[87]

Runs scored by a lefthander, season: 177 (152 games, 1921) ^[87]

Seasons leading the AL in runs scored: 8 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928) ^[9]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in runs scored: Three, twice ^[9]

• Three (1919–1921)
• Three (1926–1928)
• Also achieved by Ty Cobb (1909–1911), Eddie Collins (1912–1914), Ted Williams (1940–1942), Mickey Mantle (1956–1958), and Mike Trout (2012–2014)

Seasons with 150 or more runs scored: 6 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930) ^[87]

Doubles

Doubles by pitcher, game: 3, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918 (10 innings)

Home runs

Home runs, career: 714 ^[59]

Home runs with one club, career: 659, New York Yankees (1920–1934) ^[88]

Seasons leading the AL in home runs: 12, (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) ^[69]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in home runs: 6, (1926–1931) ^[69]

Home runs by lefthander, career: 714 ^[59]

Home runs at home by lefthander, season: 32 (1921)

• Tied by Ken Williams in 1922

Home runs on road, season: 32 (1927)

Home runs on road by lefthander, season: 32 (1927)

Seasons hitting home runs in all parks, career: 11 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)

Seasons with 50 or more home runs: 4 (1920, 1921, 1927, 1928)

• Tied by Mark McGwire (1996–1999) and Sammy Sosa (1998–2001) ^[72]

Consecutive seasons with 50 or more home runs: Two, twice

• Two (1920–1921)
• Two (1927–1928)
• Tied by Ken Griffey Jr. (1997–1998) and Alex Rodriguez (2001–2002)

Seasons with 40 or more home runs: 11 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1932)

Consecutive seasons with 40 or more home runs: 7 (1926–1932)

Seasons with 30 or more home runs: 13 (1920–1924, 1926–1933)

Seasons with 20 or more home runs: 16 (1919–1934)

• Tied by Ted Williams (1939–1942, 1946–1951, 1954–1958, 1960) and Reggie Jackson (1968–1980, 1982, 1984, 1985)

Consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs: 16 (1919–1934)

Home runs, two consecutive seasons: 114 (60 in 1927, 54 in 1928)

Home runs by lefthander, two consecutive seasons: 114 (60 in 1927, 54 in 1928)

Home runs by lefthander, one month: 17 (September 1927)

Home runs in June: 15 (1930)

• Tied by Bob Johnson in 1934 and Roger Maris in 1961

Home runs through July 31: 41 (1928)

• Tied by Jimmie Foxx in 1932

Home runs in September: 17 (1927)

• Tied by Albert Belle in 1995

Home runs through September 30: 60 (1927)

• Tied by Roger Maris in 1961

Most times hitting three home runs in a doubleheader, career (homering in both games): 7 (1920, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1933 (2))

Most times hitting two or more home runs in a game, career: 71

Home runs, two consecutive days: 6, May 21, 1930—May 22, 1930

• Ruth played four games over the two-day stretch and did not homer in one of the games.
• Tied by Tony Lazzeri (May 23–24, 1936)

Grand slams

Grand slams, two consecutive games (homering in each game): 2, twice

• 2, September 27, 1927—September 29, 1927
• 2, August 6, 1929 (second game)—August 7, 1929 (first game)
• Several other players have achieved this once; only Ruth has achieved it twice.

Total bases

Total bases, season: 457 (152 games in 1921)

Total bases by lefthander, season: 457 (152 games in 1921)

Seasons leading the AL in total bases: 6 (1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928)

• Tied with Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911, 1915, 1917) and Ted Williams (1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951)

Total bases by pitcher, game: 10, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918 (10 innings)

• 1 single, 3 doubles, 1 triple
• Tied with Snake Wiltse, Red Ruffing and Jack Harshman

Extra-base hits

Extra-base hits, career: 1,350 (506 doubles, 136 triples, 708 HR) ^[62]

Extra-base hits, season: 119 (1921) ^[89]

• 44 doubles, 16 triples, 59 HR

Extra-base hits by lefthander, season: 119 (1921) ^[89]

• 44 doubles, 16 triples, 59 HR

Seasons leading the AL in extra-base hits: 7 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1928) ^[90]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in extra-base hits: 4 (1918–1921) ^[90]

Extra-base hits by pitcher, game: 4, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918, (10 innings)

• 3 doubles, 1 triple
• Tied with Snake Wiltse, who achieved the feat in 9 inning

Runs batted in

Runs batted in, career: 2,202 ^[58]

Seasons leading the AL in runs batted in: 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) ^[8]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in runs batted in: 3 (1919–1921) ^[8]

• Tied with Ty Cobb (1907–1909) and Cecil Fielder (1990–1992)

Consecutive seasons with 150 or more runs batted in: 3 (1929–1931)

Seasons with 100 or more runs batted in: 13 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1933)

• Broken by Alex Rodriguez in 2010

Runs batted in, month of September: 43, (1927) ^[76]

Bases on balls

Bases on balls, career: 2,042 ^[60]

Bases on balls, season: 170 (152 games in 1923) ^[91]

Bases on balls by lefthander, season: 170 (152 games in 1923) ^[91]

Seasons leading the AL in bases on balls: 11 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928, 1930–1933) ^[92]

Consecutive seasons leading the AL in bases on balls: 4 (1930–1933) ^[92]

• Tied by Ted Williams (1946–1949)

Seasons with 100 or more bases on balls: 13 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928, 1930–1934) ^[92]

Set with Lou Gehrig

Two teammates with 40 or more home runs, season: Thrice

• 1927 (Ruth 60, Lou Gehrig 47)
• 1930 (Ruth 49, Gehrig 41)
• 1931 (Ruth 46, Gehrig 46)
• Achieved by several other pairs of teammates since. Ruth and Gehrig were the first, and the only to achieve it three times.

Clubs with three consecutive home runs in inning: Twice

• 4th inning, at Philadelphia Athletics, first game, September 10, 1925 (Bob Meusel, Ruth, Gehrig)
• 7th inning, at Chicago White Sox, May 4, 1929 (Ruth, Gehrig, Meusel)

Shutouts

Shutouts won or tied by lefthander, season: 9 (1916)

• Tied by Ron Guidry in 1978

All-Star Game records

Plate appearances, inning: 2, 5th inning, July 10, 1934

• Tied with Lou Gehrig (5th inning, July 10, 1934) and Jim Rice (3rd inning, July 6, 1983)

First home run in All-Star Game history: 1 on, off Bill Hallahan, 3rd inning, July 6, 1933

World Series records

At the time of his retirement, Ruth held the World Series career records for series played (10), runs (37), home runs (15), total bases (96), slugging percentage (0.744), extra-base hits (22), bases on balls (33), strikeouts (30), and earned run average (0.87).

Most positions played, career: 4 (pitcher, left field, right field, first base)

• Tied by Jackie Robinson (1B, 2B, LF, 3B), Elston Howard (LF, RF, 1B, C), Tony Kubek (LF, 3B, CF, SS), and Pete Rose (RF, LF, 3B, 1B)

Series batting .300 or over: 6 (1921, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932)

Runs, 4-game series: 9 (1928)

• Tied by Lou Gehrig (1932)

Runs, game: 4, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926

• Achieved by several other players since; Ruth was the first to achieve this.

Consecutive games scoring one or more runs, career: 9 (1927 (last 2), 1928 (4), 1932 (first 3))

Hits, 4-game series: 10 (1928)

Most times reached first base safely, game (batting 1.000): 5, twice

• 5, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926 (3 HR, 2 BB)
• 5, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 10, 1926 (1 HR, 4 BB)
• Achieved by several players since then; only Ruth has achieved it twice.

Home runs, 7-game series: 4 (1926)

• Tied by Duke Snider (1952, 1956), Hank Bauer (1958), Gene Tenace (1972) and Barry Bonds (2002)

Series with three or more home runs: 3 (1923 (3), 1926 (4), 1928 (3))

• Tied by Mickey Mantle (1956 (3), 1960 (3), 1964 (3))

Series with two or more home runs in a game: 4 (1923, 1926, 1928, 1932)

• 2 HR in 1 game twice, 3 HR in 1 game twice

Most home runs, three consecutive series (three consecutive years): 9 (1926 (4), 1927 (2), 1928 (3))

Home runs, game: 3, twice

• 3, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926 (2 consecutive)
• 3, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 9, 1928 (2 consecutive)
• Ruth is the only player to achieve this twice.
• Tied by Reggie Jackson (October 18, 1977 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — each on 1st pitch), Albert Pujols (October 22, 2011 at Texas Rangers), and Pablo Sandoval (October 24, 2012 vs. Detroit Tigers)
• Ruth also homered twice in a World Series game on two occasions (October 11, 1923 and October 1, 1932)

Home runs, two consecutive innings: 2, twice

• 2, 4th and 5th innings, at New York Giants, October 11, 1923
• 2, 7th and 8th innings, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 9, 1928
• Ruth was the first to achieve this. It was next achieved by Ted Kluszewski on October 1, 1959.
• Several other players have achieved this since; only Ruth has achieved it twice.

Total bases, 4-game series: 22 (1928)

Total bases, game: 12, twice

• 12, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926 (3 HR)
• 12, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 9, 1928 (3 HR)
• Also achieved by Reggie Jackson on October 18, 1977 (3 HR vs. Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Broken by Albert Pujols on October 22, 2011 (3 HR, 2 singles at Texas Rangers)

Extra-base hits, 4-game series: 6 (1928)

Bases on balls, game: 4, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 10, 1926

• Tied with Fred Clarke (Pittsburgh Pirates, October 16, 1909), Doug DeCinces (Baltimore Orioles, October 13, 1979), Dick Hoblitzell (Boston Red Sox, October 9, 1916, 14 innings), Ross Youngs (New York Giants, October 10, 1924, 12 innings), and Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers, October 5, 1952, 11 innings)

Stolen bases, inning: 2, 5th inning, vs. New York Giants, October 6, 1921

• Tied with several other players

Innings pitched, game: 14, vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, October 9, 1916

• Ruth pitched a complete game victory (won game 2–1)

Consecutive scoreless innings pitched: 29 2/3 innings

• Broken by Whitey Ford October 8, 1961

Notes and references

Notes

1. From 1949–2006, the award was given to the World Series MVP.
2. Along with Spud Chandler, Dizzy Dean, Dave Foutz, Joe McGinnity, Andy Pettitte, Deacon Phillippe, Jay Powell, and Urban Shocker.
3. Co-winner with Man o' War.
4. Tied with Albert Pujols, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, and Frank Robinson.
5. He also ranks second and third all-time with 12.8 in 1921 and 12.6 in 1927.

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