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MLB RECORDS
SINGLE GAME, YEAR & ALL-TIME RECORDS
Last Updated: February 12, 2009
(Top 31)
Single Game Records

1) Most Strikouts in one game.
Tom Cheney: 21
Team: Washington A.L.
Date: 1962.

2) Most Consecutive Strikouts in one game.
Tom Seaver: 10
Team: New York N.L.
Date: April 22, 1970.

3) Most Home Runs by a Team in one game.
Toronto Blue Jays: 10
Date: September 14, 1987.

4) Most Stolen Bases in one game.
George Gore & Billy Hamilton: 7
Teams: Chicago N.L. & Philadelphia N.L.
Dates: 1881 & 1894

5) Most (RBI) Runs Batted in one game.
Jim Bottomley & Mark Whiten : 12
St. Louis N.L. & St. Louis Cardinals
Dates: 1924 & 1993


Single Year Records

6) Highest Batting Average in one season.
Hugh Duffy: .440
Team: Boston N.L.
Date: 1894.

7) Most Hits in one season.
George Sisler: 257
Team: St. Louis A.L.
Date: 1920

8) Most Consecutive games with a Hit in one season.
Joe DiMaggio: 56
Team: New York Yankees
Date: 1941

9) Most Runs in one season.
William Hamilton: 196
Team: Philadelphia N.L.
Date: 1894

10) Most (RBI) Runs Batted In one season.
Hack Wilson: 191
Team: Chicago
Date: 1930

11) Most (HR) Home Runs in one season.
Barry Bonds: 73
Team: San Francisco Giants
Date: 2001

12) Most Doubles in one season.
Earl Webb: 67
Team: Boston A.L.
Date: 1931

13) Most Triples in one season.
Owen Wilson: 36
Team: Pittsburgh N.L.
Date: 1912

14) Most Bases on Balls in one season.
Barry Bonds: 198
Team: San Francisco Giants
Date: 2002

15) Most Stolen Bases in one season.
Hugh Nicol: 138
Team: Cincinnati A.A.
Date: 1887

16) Most Strikeouts in one season by a hitter.
Bobby Bonds: 189
Team: San Francisco Giants
Date: 1970

17) Most Games won in one season.
Al Spalding: 54
Team: Boston N.A.
Date: 1875

18) Most Strikeouts in one season by a pitcher.
Matthew Kilroy: 513
Team: Baltimore A.A.
Date: 1886

19) Most Complete Games in one season by a pitcher.
William White: 75
Team: Cincinnati N.L.
Date: 1879


All-time Records

20) Most Years Batting .300 or more.
Ty Cobb: 23
Team: Detroit A.L.
Years: 1906-26.

21) Most Hits in a career.
Pete Rose: 4,256
Teams: Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Montreal
Years: 1963-86

22) Most Runs in a career.
Rickey Henderson: 2,295
Teams: Oakland, NYY, Toronto, San Diego, Anaheim, NYM, Seattle, Bos, L.A.
Years: 1979-03

23) Most (RBI) Runs Batted In a career.
Hank Aaron: 2,297
Teams: Milwaukee, Atlanta
Years: 1954-76

24) Most Grand Slams in a career.
Lou Gehrig: 23
Team: New York A.L.
Years: 1927-39

25) Most Home Runs in a career.
Barry Bonds: 762
Teams: Pittsburgh, San Francisco
Years: 1986-07

26) Most Consecutive Games played in a career.
Cal Ripken Jr: 2,632
Team: Baltimore A.L.
Years: 1981-98

27) Most Stolen Bases in a career.
Rickey Henderson: 1,406
Teams: Oakland, NYY, Toronto, San Diego, Anaheim, NYM, Seattle, Boston, L.A.
Years: 1979-03

28) Most Games Won by a pitcher in a career.
Cy Young: 511
Teams: Cleveland, St.Louis, Boston
Years: 1890-1911

29) Most Strikeouts by a pitcher in a career.
Nolan Ryan: 5,714
Teams: New York, California, Houston, Texas
Years: 1968-93

30) Highest All-time Batting Average in a career.
Ty Cobb: .366
Team: Detroit A.L.
Years: 1906-26.

31) Most Years with 20 or More Wins by a pitcher in a career.
Cy Young: 16
Teams: Cleveland, St.Louis, Boston
Years: 1890-1911.
World Series
Records

Single Game
1) Most Hits: 5
Paul Molitor (1982)
2) Most Home Runs: 3
Babe Ruth (1926 & 28) Reggie Jackson (1977)
3) Most Stolen Bases: 3
Honus Wagner (1909)
Willie Davis (1965)
Lou Brock (1967)
4) Most Strikeouts by a pitcher: 17
Bob Gibson (1968)

Single Series
1) Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher: 35
Bob Gibson (1968)
2) Most Hits: 13
Bobby Richardson (1964)
Lou Brock (1968)
Marty Barret (1986)
3) Most Home Runs: 5
Reggie Jackson (1977)
4) Most Base on Balls: 13 Barry Bonds (2002)
5) Most Strikeouts: 12
Willie Wilson (1980)

All-Time
1) Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher: 94
Whitey Ford (1950-64)
2) Most Hits: 71
Yogi Berra (1947-63)
3) Most Victories by a Pitcher: 10
Whitey Ford (1950-64)
4) Most RBIs: 40
Mickey Mantle (1951-64)
5) Most Runs: 42
Mickey Mantle (1951-64)
6) Most Home Runs: 18
Mickey Mantle (1951-64)
7) Most Stolen Bases: 14
Eddie Collins (1910-19)
Lou Brock (1964-68)
8) Most Shutouts: 4
Christy Mathewson (1905-13)
9) Base on Balls: 43
Mickey Mantle (1951-64)
10) Most Strikeouts: 54
Mickey Mantle 1951-64
Home Runs

Four in One Game
1) Rockey Calavito
Cleveland (1959)
2) Mike Cameron
Seattle (2002)
3) Carlos Delgado
Toronto (2003)
4) Lou Gehrig
New York (1932)
5) Joe Adcock
Milwaukee (1954)
6) Ed Delahanty Philadelphia (1896)
7) Shawn Green
Los Angeles (2002)
8) Gil Hodges
Brooklyn (1950)
9) Bob Horner
Atlanta (1986)
10) Bobby Lowe
Boston (1894)
11) Willie Mays
San Francisco (1961)
12) Mark Whiten
St. Louis (1993)

These home runs are in a
9 inning game.