List of Major League Baseball RBI records

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Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted.

(r) denotes a player's rookie season.

Contents

[edit] 1,700 Career Runs Batted In

(updated through August 4th games)

Player RBI [1] Seasons & Teams
Hank Aaron 2,297 1954-74 Atlanta (NL); 75-76 Milwaukee (AL)
Babe Ruth 2,213 1914-19 Boston (AL); 20-34 New York (AL); 35 Boston (NL)
Cap Anson 2,076 1871 Rockford (NA); 72-75 Philadelphia (NA); 76-97 Chicago (NL)
Barry Bonds 1,996 1986-92 Pittsburgh; 93-2007 San Francisco
Lou Gehrig 1,995 1923-39 New York (AL)
Stan Musial 1,951 1941-44, 46-63 St. Louis (NL)
Ty Cobb 1,938 1905-26 Detroit; 27-28 Philadelphia (AL)
Jimmie Foxx 1,922 1925-35 Philadelphia (AL); 36-42 Boston (AL); 42, 44 Chicago (NL); 45 Philadelphia (NL)
Eddie Murray 1,917 1977-88, 96 Baltimore; 89-91, 97 Los Angeles (NL); 92-93 New York (NL); 94-96 Cleveland; 97 Anaheim
Willie Mays 1,903 1951-52, 54-72 New York-San Francisco; 72-73 New York (NL)
Mel Ott 1,860 1926-47 New York (NL)
Carl Yastrzemski 1,844 1961-83 Boston (AL)
Ted Williams 1,839 1939-42, 46-60 Boston (AL)
Rafael Palmeiro 1,835 1986-88 Chicago (NL); 89-93, 99-2003 Texas; 94-98, 2004-05 Baltimore
Dave Winfield 1,833 1973-80 San Diego; 81-90 New York (AL); 90-91 California; 92 Toronto; 93-94 Minnesota; 95 Cleveland
Ken Griffey, Jr. 1,829 1989-99 Seattle; 2000-2008 Cincinnati; 2008t Chicago (AL); 2009-present Seattle
Al Simmons 1,827 1924-32, 40-41, 44 Philadelphia (AL); 33-35 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit; 37-38 Washington (AL); 39 Boston (NL); 39 Cincinnati; 43 Boston (AL)
Frank Robinson 1,812 1956-65 Cincinnati; 66-71 Baltimore; 72 Los Angeles (NL); 73-74 California; 74-76 Cleveland
Manny Ramirez 1,788 1993-2000 Cleveland; 01-08 Boston (AL); 08-present Los Angeles Dodgers
Honus Wagner 1,738 1897-99 Louisville; 1900-17 Pittsburgh
Alex Rodriguez 1,706 1994-2000 Seattle; 01-03 Texas; 04-present New York (AL)
Frank Thomas 1,704 1990-2005 Chicago (AL); 06, 08 Oakland; 07-08 Toronto
Reggie Jackson 1,702 1967-75, 87 Kansas City-Oakland; 76 Baltimore; 77-81 New York (AL); 82-86 California

[edit] Closest Active Players

Player RBI Seasons & Teams
Gary Sheffield 1,676 1988-91 Milwaukee (AL); 92-93 San Diego; 93-98 Florida; 98-2001 Los Angeles (NL); 02-03 Atlanta; 04-06 New York (AL); 07-08 Detroit; 09-present New York (NL)

[edit] Top 10 Career RBI Leaders By League

American League Player RBI National League Player RBI
Babe Ruth 2,201 Hank Aaron 2,202
Lou Gehrig 1,995 Barry Bonds 1,996
Ty Cobb 1,938 Stan Musial 1,951
Jimmie Foxx 1,863 Willie Mays 1,903
Carl Yastrzemski 1,844 Cap Anson 1,879
Ted Williams 1,839 Mel Ott 1,860
Al Simmons 1,783 Honus Wagner 1,732
Rafael Palmeiro 1,740 Ernie Banks 1,636
Frank Thomas 1,704 Mike Schmidt 1,595
Reggie Jackson 1,702 Rogers Hornsby 1,555

[edit] 160 Runs Batted In in One Season

Player RBI [2] Team Season
Hack Wilson 191 Chicago Cubs 1930
Lou Gehrig 184 New York Yankees 1931
Hank Greenberg 183 Detroit Tigers 1937
Lou Gehrig 175 New York Yankees 1927
Jimmie Foxx 175 Boston Red Sox 1938
Lou Gehrig 174 New York Yankees 1930
Babe Ruth 171 New York Yankees 1921
Chuck Klein 170 Philadelphia Phillies 1930
Hank Greenberg 170 Detroit Tigers 1935
Jimmie Foxx 169 Philadelphia Athletics 1932
Joe DiMaggio 167 New York Yankees 1937
Sam Thompson 166 Detroit Wolverines 1887
Sam Thompson 165 Philadelphia Phillies 1895
Al Simmons 165 Philadelphia Athletics 1930
Lou Gehrig 165 New York Yankees 1934
Manny Ramírez 165 Cleveland Indians 1999
Babe Ruth 164 New York Yankees 1927
Babe Ruth 163 New York Yankees 1931
Jimmie Foxx 163 Philadelphia Athletics 1933
Hal Trosky 162 Cleveland Indians 1936
Sammy Sosa 160 Chicago Cubs 2001

[edit] Evolution of the Single Season Record for Runs Batted In

RBI[3] 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
171 Babe Ruth New York Yankees 1921 6
175 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees 1927 3
191 Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs 1930 current

[edit] Four or More Seasons with 130 Runs Batted In

Player Years Seasons & Teams
Babe Ruth[4] 10 1920-21, 23, 26-32 New York (AL)
Lou Gehrig[5] 9 1927-28, 30-34, 36-37 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx[6] 6 1930, 32-34 Philadelphia (AL); 36, 38 Boston (AL)
Hank Greenberg[7] 5 1934-35, 37-38, 40 Detroit
Alex Rodriguez[8] 5 2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL)
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 Ramírez[13] 4 1998-99 Cleveland; 2004-05 Boston (AL)

[edit] Five or More Consecutive Seasons with 120 Runs Batted In

Player Years Seasons & 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)
Henry Aaron[16] 5 1959-63 Milwaukee (NL)

[edit] Ten or More Seasons with 100 Runs Batted In

Player Years Seasons & Teams
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)
Alex Rodriguez 13 1996, 98-2000 Seattle; 01-03 Texas; 04-09 New York (AL)
Al Simmons[17] 12 1924-32 Philadelphia (AL); 33-34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit
Barry Bonds[18] 12 1990-92 Pittsburgh; 93, 95-98, 2000-02, 04 San Francisco
Manny Ramírez 12 1995-96, 98-2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL); 08 Boston (AL)-Los Angeles (NL)
Goose Goslin[19] 11 1924-28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31-32 St. Louis (AL); 34-36 Detroit
Frank Thomas[20] 11 1991-98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland
Stan Musial[21] 10 1946, 48-51, 53-57 St. Louis (NL)
Willie Mays[22] 10 1954-55, 59-66 New York-San Francisco
Henry Aaron 10 1957, 59-63, 66-67, 70-71 Milwaukee-Atlanta
Joe Carter[23] 10 1986-87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91-94, 96-97 Toronto
Rafael Palmeiro[24] 10 1993, 99-2003 Texas; 95-98 Baltimore

[edit] Eight or More Consecutive Seasons with 100 Runs Batted In

Player Years Seasons & Teams
Lou Gehrig 13 1926-38 New York (AL)
Jimmie Foxx 13 1929-35 Philadelphia (AL); 36-41 Boston (AL)
Alex Rodriguez 12 1998-2000 Seattle; 01-03 Texas; 04-09 New York (AL)
Al Simmons 11 1924-32 Philadelphia (AL); 33-34 Chicago (AL)
Albert Belle 9 1992-96 Cleveland; 97-98 Chicago (AL); 99-2000 Baltimore
Rafael Palmeiro 9 1995-98 Baltimore; 99-2003 Texas
Manny Ramírez 9 1998-2000 Cleveland; 01-06 Boston (AL)
Sammy Sosa 9 1995-2003 Chicago (NL)
Albert Pujols 9 2001-09 St. Louis (NL)
Babe Ruth 8 1926-33 New York (AL)
Mel Ott[25] 8 1929-36 New York (NL)
Willie Mays 8 1959-66 New York-San Francisco
Frank Thomas 8 1991-98 Chicago (AL)

[edit] League Leader in Runs Batted In, 5 or More Seasons

Player Titles [3] Seasons & Teams
Cap Anson 8 1880-82, 84-86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)
Babe Ruth 6 1919 Boston (AL); 20-21, 23, 26, 28 New York (AL)
Honus Wagner 5 1901-02, 08-09, 12 Pittsburgh

[edit] League Leader in Runs Batted In, 3 or More Consecutive Seasons

Player Titles Seasons & 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

[edit] League Leader in Runs Batted In, Three Decades

Player Seasons & Teams
Cap Anson 1880-82, 84-86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL)

[edit] League Leader in Runs Batted In, Both Leagues

Player Seasons & Teams
Napoleon Lajoie 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland

[edit] League Leader in Runs Batted In, Three Different Teams

Player Seasons & Teams
Napoleon Lajoie 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland

[edit] 10 or more Runs Batted In by an Individual in One Game

RBI Player Team Date Opponent
12 Jim Bottomley[26] St. Louis Cardinals September 16, 1924 Brooklyn Robins
12 Mark Whiten[27] St. Louis Cardinals September 7, 1993 Cincinnati Reds
11 Wilbert Robinson[28] Baltimore Orioles June 10, 1882 St. Louis Browns
11 Tony Lazzeri[29] New York Yankees May 24, 1936 Philadelphia Athletics
11 Phil Weintraub[30] New York Giants April 30, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers
10 Rudy York[31] Boston Red Sox July 27, 1946 St. Louis Browns
10 Walker Cooper[32] Cincinnati Reds July 6, 1949 Chicago Cubs
10 Norm Zauchin[33] Boston Red Sox May 27, 1955 Washington Senators
10 Reggie Jackson[34] Oakland Athletics June 14, 1969 Boston Red Sox
10 Fred Lynn (r)[35] Boston Red Sox June 18, 1975 Detroit Tigers
10 Nomar Garciaparra[36] Boston Red Sox May 10, 1999 Seattle Mariners
10 Alex Rodriguez[37] New York Yankees April 26, 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
10 Garret Anderson[38] Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim August 21, 2007 New York Yankees

[edit] 950 Runs Batted In by a Team in One Season

RBI [39] Team Season
1,043 Boston Beaneaters 1894
997 New York Yankees 1936
990 New York Yankees 1931
986 New York Yankees 1930
981 Philadelphia Phillies 1894
974 Boston Red Sox 1950
960 Cleveland Indians 1999
954 New York Yankees 1932
954 Seattle Mariners 1996

[edit] References

  1. ^ Career RBI statistics @ mlb.com
  2. ^ Season RBI Statistics @ Baseball Almanac.com
  3. ^ a b Annual RBI leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Babe Ruth statistics @ mlb.com
  5. ^ Lou Gehrig statistics @ mlb.com
  6. ^ Jimmie Foxx statistics @ mlb.com
  7. ^ Hank Greenberg statistics @ mlb.com
  8. ^ Alex Rodriguez 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. ^ Al Simmons statistics @ mlb.com
  18. ^ Barry Bonds statistics @ mlb.com
  19. ^ Goose Goslin statistics @ mlb.com
  20. ^ Frank Thomas statistics @ mlb.com
  21. ^ Stan Musial statistics @ mlb.com
  22. ^ Willie Mays statistics @ mlb.com
  23. ^ Joe Carter statistics @ mlb.com
  24. ^ Rafael Palmeiro statistics @ mlb.com
  25. ^ Mel Ott statistics @ mlb.com
  26. ^ Jim Bottomley bio with ref. to his 12 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com
  27. ^ Box score of Mark Whiten's 12 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com
  28. ^ Wilbert Robinson bio. with ref. to his 11 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  29. ^ Tony Lazzeri's Hall-of-Fame bio and plaque, both referencing his 11 RBI game @ Baseball Hall of Fame.org
  30. ^ Phil Weintraub's 11 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com
  31. ^ Rudy York's 10 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com
  32. ^ Cincinnati Enquirer lists this as the 38th greatest moment in Reds history
  33. ^ News clip of Zauchon's 10 RBI game
  34. ^ Jackson bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  35. ^ Lynn bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com
  36. ^ Garciaparra bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com
  37. ^ Home New Tribune Article @ USA Today.com about A-Rod's 10 RBI game
  38. ^ MSNBC article detailing Anderson's 10 RBI game
  39. ^ Historic Team RBI statistics @ mlb.com

[edit] See also