List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records
# List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records

Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in (RBI).

## Key

| * | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| - | - |
| Bold | denotes 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

| Player | RBI | Team | 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 * | 173 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
| Lou Gehrig * | 173 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
| Chuck Klein * | 170 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
| Jimmie Foxx * | 169 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1932 |
| Babe Ruth * | 168 | New York Yankees | 1921 |
| Hank Greenberg * | 168 | Detroit Tigers | 1935 |
| Joe DiMaggio * | 167 | New York Yankees | 1937 |
| Sam Thompson * | 166 | Detroit Wolverines | 1887 |
| Lou Gehrig * | 166 | New York Yankees | 1934 |
| Sam Thompson * | 165 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
| Babe Ruth * | 165 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
| Al Simmons * | 165 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1930 |
| Manny Ramírez | 165 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
| Jimmie Foxx * | 163 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1933 |
| Babe Ruth * | 162 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
| Hal Trosky | 162 | Cleveland Indians | 1936 |
| Sammy Sosa | 160 | Chicago Cubs | 2001 |

## Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in

| RBI | 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 |
| 168 | Babe Ruth * | New York Yankees | 1921 | 6 |
| 173 | Lou Gehrig * | New York Yankees | 1927 | 3 |
| 191 | Hack Wilson * | Chicago Cubs | 1930 | 92 |

## Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in

| Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
| - | - | - |
| Babe Ruth * | 10 | 1920–21, 23, 26–32 New York (AL) |
| Lou Gehrig * | 9 | 1927–28, 30–34, 36–37 New York (AL) |
| Jimmie Foxx * | 6 | 1930, 32–34 Philadelphia; 36, 38 Boston (AL) |
| Hank Greenberg * | 5 | 1934–35, 37–38, 40 Detroit |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 2000 Seattle; 01-02 Texas; 05, 07 New York (AL) |
| Ryan Howard | 4 | 2006–09 Philadelphia (NL) |
| Joe DiMaggio * | 4 | 1937–38, 40, 48 New York (AL) |
| Juan González | 4 | 1996–98 Texas; 2001 Cleveland |
| Ken Griffey Jr. * | 4 | 1996–99 Seattle |
| Sammy Sosa | 4 | 1998–2001 Chicago (NL) |
| Manny Ramírez | 4 | 1998–99 Cleveland; 2004–05 Boston (AL) |

## Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in

| Player | Years | Seasons and 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 * | 5 | 1925–29 St. Louis (NL) |
| Chuck Klein * | 5 | 1929–33 Philadelphia (NL) |
| Jimmie Foxx * | 5 | 1930–34 Philadelphia (AL) |
| Hank Aaron * | 5 | 1959–63 Milwaukee (NL) |

## Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in

| Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
| - | - | - |
| Alex Rodriguez | 14 | 1996, 98–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL) |
| Albert Pujols | 14 | 2001–10 St. Louis (NL), 12, 14, 16, 17 Los Angeles Angels |
| 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) |
| Al Simmons * | 12 | 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit |
| Barry Bonds | 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) |
| Miguel Cabrera | 12 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14, 16 Detroit |
| Goose Goslin * | 11 | 1924–28 Washington (AL); 30 Washington (AL)-St. Louis (AL); 31–32 St. Louis (AL); 34–36 Detroit |
| Frank Thomas * | 11 | 1991–98, 2000, 03 Chicago (AL); 06 Oakland |
| Stan Musial * | 10 | 1946, 48–51, 53–57 St. Louis (NL) |
| Willie Mays * | 10 | 1954–55, 59–66 New York-San Francisco |
| Hank Aaron * | 11 | 1955, 1957, 59–63, 66–67, 70–71 Milwaukee-Atlanta |
| Joe Carter | 10 | 1986–87, 89 Cleveland; 90 San Diego; 91–94, 96–97 Toronto |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 10 | 1993, 99–2003 Texas; 95–98 Baltimore |
| Vladimir Guerrero * | 10 | 1998–2002 Montreal; 2004 Anaheim; 2005–2007 Los Angeles Angels; 2008 Texas |
| David Ortiz * | 10 | 2003–2007, 2010, 2013–2016 Boston |

## Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in

| Player | Years | Seasons and teams |
| - | - | - |
| Lou Gehrig * | 13 | 1926–38 New York (AL) |
| Jimmie Foxx * | 13 | 1929–35 Philadelphia (AL); 36–41 Boston (AL) |
| Alex Rodriguez | 13 | 1998–2000 Seattle; 01–03 Texas; 04–10 New York (AL) |
| Al Simmons * | 11 | 1924–32 Philadelphia (AL); 33–34 Chicago (AL) |
| Miguel Cabrera | 11 | 2004–2007 Florida; 08–14 Detroit |
| Albert Pujols | 10 | 2001–10 St. Louis (NL) |
| 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) |
| Chipper Jones * | 8 | 1996–2003 Atlanta Braves |
| Babe Ruth * | 8 | 1926–33 New York (AL) |
| Mel Ott * | 8 | 1929–36 New York (NL) |
| Willie Mays * | 8 | 1959–66 New York—San Francisco |
| Frank Thomas * | 8 | 1991–98 Chicago (AL) |
| Mark Teixeira | 8 | 2004–07 Rangers; 07–08 Atlanta Braves; 08 Angels; 09–11 New York |

## League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons

| Player | Titles | Seasons and teams |
| - | - | - |
| Cap Anson * | 8 | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |
| Josh Gibson * | 7 | 1933–38 Pittsburgh (NNL), 1943 Homestead (NNL) |
| Willard Brown * | 7 | 1937–39, 41, 43, 47, 48 Kansas City (NAL) |
| Babe Ruth * | 5 | 1919 Boston (AL); 20–21, 23, 26, New York (AL) |
| Lou Gehrig * | 5 | 1927–28, 30, 31, 34 New York (AL) |
| Honus Wagner * | 5 | 1901–02, 08–09, 12 Pittsburgh |

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

| Player | Titles | Seasons and 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 |

### League leader in runs batted in, three decades

| Player | Seasons and teams |
| - | - |
| Cap Anson * | 1880–82, 84–86, 88, 91 Chicago (NL) |

### League leader in runs batted in, both leagues

| Player | Seasons and teams |
| - | - |
| Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |

### League leader in runs batted in, three different teams

| Player | Seasons and teams |
| - | - |
| Nap Lajoie * | 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 1904 Cleveland |

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

| RBIs | Player | Team | Date | Opponent |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Jim Bottomley * | St. Louis Cardinals | September 16, 1924 | Brooklyn Robins |
| 12 | Mark Whiten | St. Louis Cardinals | September 7, 1993 | Cincinnati Reds |
| 11 | Wilbert Robinson * | Baltimore Orioles | June 10, 1882 | St. Louis Browns |
| 11 | Tony Lazzeri * | New York Yankees | May 24, 1936 | Philadelphia Athletics |
| 11 | Phil Weintraub | New York Giants | April 30, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 10 | Rudy York | Boston Red Sox | July 27, 1946 | St. Louis Browns |
| 10 | Walker Cooper | Cincinnati Reds | July 6, 1949 | Chicago Cubs |
| 10 | Norm Zauchin | Boston Red Sox | May 27, 1955 | Washington Senators |
| 10 | Reggie Jackson * | Oakland Athletics | June 14, 1969 | Boston Red Sox |
| 10 | Fred Lynn (r) | Boston Red Sox | June 18, 1975 | Detroit Tigers |
| 10 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | May 10, 1999 | Seattle Mariners |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | New York Yankees | April 26, 2005 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| 10 | Garret Anderson | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | August 21, 2007 | New York Yankees |
| 10 | Anthony Rendon | Washington Nationals | April 30, 2017 | New York Mets |
| 10 | Scooter Gennett | Cincinnati Reds | June 6, 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 10 | Mark Reynolds | Washington Nationals | July 7, 2018 | Miami Marlins |

## 950 runs batted in by a team in one season

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