List of major League Baseball runs batted in records - wikipedia List of major League Baseball runs batted in records Major League Baseball has numerous records related to runs batted in ( RBI ). Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted. ( r ) denotes a player 's rookie season. Contents 1 160 batted in, one season 2 Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in 3 Four or more seasons with 130 runs batted in 4 Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs batted in 5 Ten or more seasons with 100 runs batted in 6 Eight or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs batted in 7 League leader in runs batted in, five or more seasons 7.1 League leader in runs batted in, three or more consecutive seasons 7.2 League leader in runs batted in, three decades 7.3 League leader in runs batted in, both leagues 7.4 League leader in runs batted in, three different teams 8 10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game 9 950 runs batted in by a team in one season 10 See also 11 References 160 batted in, one season Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two - time MVP Player RBI 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 Evolution of the single season record for runs batted in RBI Player Team Year Years record stood 60 Deacon White Chicago White Stockings 1876 62 Charley Jones Boston Red Caps 1879 62 John O'Rourke ( r ) Boston Red Caps 1879 74 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 1880 82 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 1881 83 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 1882 97 Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons 1883 102 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 1884 108 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 1885 147 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 1886 166 Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines 1887 34 171 Babe Ruth New York Yankees 1921 6 175 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees 1927 191 Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs 1930 87 ( current ) 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 2006 -- 09 Philadelphia ( NL ) Joe DiMaggio 1937 -- 38, 40, 48 New York ( AL ) Juan González 1996 -- 98 Texas ; 2001 Cleveland Ken Griffey, Jr. 1996 -- 99 Seattle Sammy Sosa 1998 -- 2001 Chicago ( NL ) Manny Ramírez 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 ) Henry 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 Henry 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 Texas ; 2005 -- 2007 Los Angeles Angels ; 2008 Texas 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 ) Babe Ruth 6 1919 Boston ( AL ) ; 20 -- 21, 23, 26, 28 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 1880 -- 82 Chicago White Stockings Cap Anson 1884 -- 86 Chicago White Stockings Ty Cobb 1907 -- 09 Detroit Babe Ruth 1919 Boston ( AL ) ; 20 -- 21 New York ( AL ) Rogers Hornsby 1920 -- 22 St. Louis ( NL ) Joe Medwick 1936 -- 38 St. Louis ( NL ) George Foster 1976 -- 78 Cincinnati Cecil Fielder 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 Napoleon Lajoie 1898 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 1901 Philadelphia ( AL ) ; 1904 Cleveland League leader in runs batted in, three different teams Player Seasons and teams Napoleon Lajoie 1898 Philadelphia ( NL ) ; 1901 Philadelphia ( AL ) ; 1904 Cleveland 10 or more runs batted in by an individual in one game Main article : List of Major League Baseball hitters who have batted in 10 runs 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 See also Major League Baseball 's Triple Crown References Jump up ^ Season RBI Statistics @ Baseball Almanac.com ^ Jump up to : Annual RBI leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com Jump up ^ Babe Ruth statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Lou Gehrig statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Jimmie Foxx statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Hank Greenberg statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Alex Rodriguez statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Ryan Howard statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Joe DiMaggio statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Juan González statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Ken Griffey, Jr. statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Sammy Sosa statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Manny Ramírez statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Jim Bottomley statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Chuck Klein statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Hank Aaron statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Albert Pujols statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Al Simmons statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Barry Bonds statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabremi01.shtml Jump up ^ Goose Goslin statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Frank Thomas statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Stan Musial statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Willie Mays statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Joe Carter statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Rafael Palmeiro statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Vladimir Guerrero statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Mel Ott statistics @ mlb.com Jump up ^ Jim Bottomley bio with ref. to his 12 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007 - 10 - 22 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Box score of Mark Whiten 's 12 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Jump up ^ Wilbert Robinson bio. with ref. to his 11 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com Jump up ^ Tony Lazzeri 's Hall - of - Fame bio and plaque, both referencing his 11 RBI game @ Baseball Hall of Fame.org Jump up ^ Phil Weintraub 's 11 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007 - 09 - 03 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Rudy York 's 10 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007 - 10 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Cincinnati Enquirer lists this as the 38th greatest moment in Reds history Jump up ^ News clip of Zauchon 's 10 RBI game Archived 2006 - 11 - 04 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Jackson bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com Jump up ^ Lynn bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ Baseball Library.com Archived 2007 - 10 - 12 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Garciaparra bio with reference to his 10 RBI game @ The Baseball Page.com Jump up ^ Home New Tribune Article @ USA Today.com about A-Rod's 10 RBI game Jump up ^ MSNBC article detailing Anderson 's 10 RBI game Jump up ^ Historic Team RBI statistics @ mlb.com hide Major League Baseball records Baseball statistics ( types of records ) General Record holders Single - game records Single - season records Record breakers by season Records considered unbreakable Titles leaders Batting leaders Career Batting average On - base percentage Times on base Slugging percentage OPS Hits 3,000 club Progressive Singles Doubles Triples Home runs 500 club Progressive Extra base hits RBIs Total bases Walks Intentional HBP Strikeouts Games played At - bats Plate appearances Annual Batting average Doubles Triples Home runs RBI Season Batting average Triples Home run Progressive Game Home runs Hitting for the cycle Grand slams RBI Game Inning Hits Misc Consecutive game hitting streak On - base plus slugging Hits Home runs Doubles Triples RBIs Baserunning leaders Career Runs Stolen bases Annual Runs Stolen bases Game Runs Misc Runs Stolen bases Pitching leaders Career Wins 300 club Losses Games started Games finished Innings pitched Strikeouts 3,000 club Saves Complete games Shutouts ERA WHIP Walks Hit batsmen Wild pitches Batters faced Annual Wins Saves Shutouts Strikeouts ERA Game No - hitter Perfect game List of perfect games Strikeouts Game Inning Immaculate innings Misc Wins Fielding leaders Career Putouts 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF CF RF Errors 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF Assists Passed balls Annual Putouts Errors Managing records Wins and winning percentage Multiple stat records Triple Crown 20 -- 20 -- 20 club 30 -- 30 club 40 -- 40 club Other Consecutive games played Longest winning streaks Longest losing streaks Individual streaks Titles streaks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Major_League_Baseball_runs_batted_in_records&oldid=849342345 '' Categories : Major League Baseball records Major League Baseball lists Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 8 July 2018, at 10 : 14 ( UTC ). 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Question: who has the most rbi in a season
Answer: Hack Wilson