# List of Major League Baseball runs records

Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted.
(r) denotes a player's rookie season.

## 1800+ career runs scored

| Player | Runs | Teams and seasons |
| Rickey Henderson | 2295 | Oakland Athletics (1979–84, 89–93, 94–95, 98), New York Yankees (1985–89), Toronto Blue Jays (1993), San Diego Padres (1996–97, 2001), Anaheim Angels (1997), New York Mets (1999–2000), Seattle Mariners (2000), Boston Red Sox (2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003) |
| Ty Cobb | 2245 | Detroit Tigers (1905–26), Philadelphia Athletics (1927–28) |
| Barry Bonds | 2227 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–92), San Francisco Giants (1993–2007) |
| Babe Ruth | 2174 | Boston Red Sox (1914–19), New York Yankees (1920–34), Boston Braves (1935) |
| Hank Aaron | 2174 | Mil-Atl Braves (1954–74), Milwaukee Brewers (1975–76) |
| Pete Rose | 2165 | Cincinnati Reds (1963–78, 84–86), Philadelphia Phillies (1979–83), Montréal Expos (1984) |
| Willie Mays | 2062 | NY-SF Giants (1951–52, 54–72), New York Mets (1972–73) |
| Alex Rodriguez | 2002 | Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–03), New York Yankees (2004–2016) |
| Cap Anson | 1999 | Rockford Forest Citys (1871), Philadelphia Athletics (1872–75), Chicago Cubs (1876–97) |
| Stan Musial | 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals (1941–44, 46–63) |
| Derek Jeter | 1923 | New York Yankees (1995–2014) |
| Lou Gehrig | 1888 | New York Yankees (1923–39) |
| Tris Speaker | 1882 | Boston Red Sox (1907–15), Cleveland Indians (1916–26), Washington Senators (1927), Philadelphia Athletics (1928) |
| Albert Pujols | 1872 | St. Louis Cardinals (2001–11), Los Angeles Angels (2012–2021), Los Angeles Dodgers (2021) |
| Mel Ott | 1859 | New York Giants (1926–47) |
| Craig Biggio | 1844 | Houston Astros (1988–2007) |
| Frank Robinson | 1829 | Cincinnati Reds (1956–65), Baltimore Orioles (1966–71), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972), California Angels (1973–74), Cleveland Indians (1974–76) |
| Eddie Collins | 1821 | Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14, 27–30), Chicago White Sox (1915–26) |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 1816 | Boston Red Sox (1961–83) |

### Active players with 1200+ runs scored

(as of through 2024)
| Player | Runs | Teams and seasons |
| Freddie Freeman | 1265 | Atlanta Braves (2010-21), Los Angeles Dodgers (2022–Present) |
| Andrew McCutchen | 1211 | Pittsburgh Pirates (2009-17, 2023-Present), San Francisco Giants (2018), New York Yankees (2018), Philadelphia Phillies (2019–21), Milwaukee Brewers (2022) |

## Top 10 career runs scored leaders by league

| American League Player | Runs | National League Player | Runs |
| Ty Cobb | 2245 | Barry Bonds | 2227 |
| Babe Ruth | 2161 | Pete Rose | 2165 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 2002 | Hank Aaron | 2107 |
| Rickey Henderson | 1939 | Willie Mays | 2062 |
| Derek Jeter | 1923 | Stan Musial | 1949 |
| Lou Gehrig | 1888 | Mel Ott | 1859 |
| Tris Speaker | 1882 | Craig Biggio | 1844 |
| Eddie Collins | 1821 | Honus Wagner | 1736 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 1816 | Cap Anson | 1719 |
| Ted Williams | 1798 | Paul Waner | 1626 |

## 155 runs scored in one season

| Player | Runs | Team | Season |
| Billy Hamilton | 198 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
| Babe Ruth | 177 | New York Yankees | 1921 |
| Lou Gehrig | 167 | New York Yankees | 1936 |
| Billy Hamilton | 166 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
| Arlie Latham | 163 | St. Louis Cardinals (AA) | 1887 |
| Babe Ruth | 163 | New York Yankees | 1928 |
| Lou Gehrig | 163 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
| Hugh Duffy | 160 | Boston Beaneaters | 1894 |
| Bobby Lowe | 158 | Boston Beaneaters | 1894 |
| Babe Ruth | 158 | New York Yankees | 1920 |
| Babe Ruth | 158 | New York Yankees | 1927 |
| Chuck Klein | 158 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 156 | Chicago Cubs | 1929 |
| King Kelly | 155 | Chicago White Stockings | 1886 |
| Kiki Cuyler | 155 | Chicago Cubs | 1930 |

## Seven or more seasons with 120 runs scored

| Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
| Lou Gehrig | 12 | 1926–37 (New York Yankees) |
| Babe Ruth | 11 | 1920–21, 23–24, 26–32 (New York Yankees) |
| Sliding Billy Hamilton | 8 | 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–92, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–97 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Jimmie Foxx | 8 | 1929–30, 32–34 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1936, 38–39 (Boston Red Sox) |
| Ted Williams | 8 | 1939–42, 46–49 (Boston Red Sox) |
| Alex Rodriguez | 8 | 1996, 98, 2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers), 2005, 07 (New York Yankees) |
| Hugh Duffy | 7 | 1889 (Chicago White Stockings), 1890 (Chicago Pirates (PL)), 1891 (Boston Reds (AA)), 1892–94, 97 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Willie Keeler | 7 | 1894–98 (Baltimore Orioles (NL)), 1899, 1901 (Brooklyn Superbas) |
| Charlie Gehringer | 7 | 1929–30, 34–38 (Detroit Tigers) |
| Barry Bonds | 7 | 1993, 96–98, 2000–01, 04 (San Francisco Giants) |

### Five or more consecutive seasons with 120 runs scored

| Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
| Lou Gehrig | 12 | 1926–37 (New York Yankees) |
| Ted Williams | 8 | 1939–42, 46–49 (Boston Red Sox)$^1$ |
| Babe Ruth | 7 | 1926–32 (New York Yankees) |
| Hugh Duffy | 6 | 1889 (Chicago White Stockings), 1890 (Chicago Pirates (PL)), 1891 (Boston Reds (AA)), 1892–94 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Willie Keeler | 6 | 1894–98 (Baltimore Orioles (NL)), 1899 (Brooklyn Superbas) |
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 1893–97 (Cleveland Spiders (NL)) |
| Charlie Gehringer | 5 | 1934–38 (Detroit Tigers) |
| Mickey Mantle | 5 | 1954–58 (New York Yankees) |

## Eleven or more seasons with 100 runs scored

| Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
| Hank Aaron | 15 | 1955–67, 69–70 (Mil-Atl Braves) |
| Lou Gehrig | 13 | 1926–38 (New York Yankees) |
| Alex Rodriguez | 13 | 1996–2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers), 2004–08 (New York Yankees) |
| Derek Jeter | 13 | 1996–2002, 04–07, 09–10 (New York Yankees) |
| Rickey Henderson | 13 | 1980, 82–84, 90–91, 98 (Oakland Athletics), 85–86, 88 (New York Yankees), 89 (NY Yankees–Oak Athletics), 93 (Oak Athletics–Tor Blue Jays), 96 (San Diego Padres) |
| Charlie Gehringer | 12 | 1927–30, 1932–38, 40 (Detroit Tigers) |
| Willie Mays | 12 | 1954–65 (NY-SF Giants) |
| George Van Haltren | 11 | 1889 (Chicago White Stockings), 91–92 (Baltimore Orioles), 93 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 94–1900 (New York Giants) |
| Ty Cobb | 11 | 1909–12, 15–17, 21, 23–24 (Detroit Tigers), 27 (Philadelphia Athletics) |
| Babe Ruth | 11 | 1919 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–21, 23–24, 26–32 (New York Yankees) |
| Jimmie Foxx | 11 | 1929–30, 32–35 (Philadelphia Athletics), 36–40 (Boston Red Sox) |
| Stan Musial | 11 | 1943–44, 46–54 (St. Louis Cardinals) |

### Nine or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs scored

| Player | Seasons | Seasons and teams |
| Lou Gehrig | 13 | 1926–38 (New York Yankees) |
| Hank Aaron | 13 | 1955–1967 (Milwaukee Braves) (Atlanta Braves) |
| Alex Rodriguez | 13 | 1996–2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers), 2004–08 (New York Yankees) |
| Willie Mays | 12 | 1954–65 (NY-SF Giants) |
| Stan Musial | 11 | 1943–44, 46–54 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Billy Hamilton | 10 | 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| George Van Haltren | 10 | 1891–92 (Baltimore Orioles), 93 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 94–1900 (New York Giants) |
| Harry Stovey | 9 | 1883–89 (Philadelphia Athletics (AA)), 1890 (Boston Reds (PL)), 1891 (Boston Beaneaters) |
| Mickey Mantle | 9 | 1953–61 (New York Yankees) |
| Johnny Damon | 9 | 1998–2000 (Kansas City Royals), 2001 (Oakland Athletics), 02–05 (Boston Red Sox), 2006 (New York Yankees) |

## League leader in runs scored, 5 or more seasons

| Player | Titles | Years and teams |
| Babe Ruth | 8 | 1919 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–21, 1923–24, 1926–28 (New York Yankees) |
| Ted Williams | 6 | 1940–42, 46–47, 49 (Boston Red Sox) |
| Mickey Mantle | 6 | 1954, 56–58, 60–61 (New York Yankees) |
| Ty Cobb | 5 | 1909–11, 15–16 (Detroit Tigers) |
| George Burns | 5 | 1914, 16–17, 19–20 (New York Giants) |
| Rogers Hornsby | 5 | 1921–22, 24, 27 (St. Louis Cardinals), 29 (Chicago Cubs) |
| Stan Musial | 5 | 1946, 48, 51–52, 54 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Rickey Henderson | 5 | 1981, 90 (Oakland Athletics), 85–86 (New York Yankees), 89 (NY Yankees–Oak Athletics) |
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 1996 (Seattle Mariners), 2001, 03 (Texas Rangers), 05, 07 (New York Yankees) |
| Albert Pujols | 5 | 2003–05,09-10 (St. Louis Cardinals) |

### League leader in runs scored, 3 or more consecutive seasons

| Player | Titles | Seasons & Teams |
| Harry Stovey | 3 | 1883-85 Philadelphia Athletics (AA) |
| King Kelly | 3 | 1884-85 Chicago White Stockings |
| Ty Cobb | 3 | 1909-11 Detroit Tigers |
| Eddie Collins | 3 | 1912-14 Philadelphia Athletics |
| Babe Ruth | 3 | 1919 (Boston Red Sox), 20-21 (New York Yankees) |
| Babe Ruth | 3 | 1926-28 (New York Yankees) |
| Chuck Klein | 3 | 1930-32 (Philadelphia Phillies) |
| Ted Williams | 3 | 1940-42 (Boston Red Sox) |
| Mickey Mantle | 3 | 1956-58 (New York Yankees) |
| Pete Rose | 3 | 1974-76 (Cincinnati Reds) |
| Albert Pujols | 3 | 2003-05 (St. Louis Cardinals) |
| Mike Trout | 3 | 2012-14 (Los Angeles Angels) |

### League leader in runs scored, both leagues

| Player | League, team and year |
| Frank Robinson | NL: Cincinnati Reds (1956), AL: Baltimore Orioles (1966) |

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

| Player | Teams and years |
| Rogers Hornsby | St. Louis Cardinals (1921–22, 24), New York Giants (1927), Chicago Cubs (1929) |
| Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners (1996), Texas Rangers (2001, 03), New York Yankees (2005) |

## 1000 runs scored by a team in one season

| Runs | Team | Season |
| 1220 | Boston Beaneaters | 1894 |
| 1143 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
| 1131 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1887 |
| 1068 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
| 1067 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
| 1065 | New York Yankees | 1936 |
| 1062 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
| 1041 | Chicago Colts | 1894 |
| 1027 | Boston Red Sox | 1950 |
| 1025 | Boston Beaneaters | 1897 |
| 1021 | Brooklyn Grooms | 1894 |
| 1011 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1893 |
| 1009 | Cleveland Indians | 1999 |
| 1008 | Boston Beaneaters | 1893 |
| 1004 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1930 |
| 1002 | New York Yankees | 1932 |

## One or more runs scored in each inning of a game

| Team | Date | Opponent | Venue$^2$ | Score |
| Cleveland Spiders | August 15, 1889 | Boston Beaneaters | League Park | 19–8 |
| Washington Senators (NL) | June 22, 1894 | Boston Beaneaters | Boundary Field | 26–12 |
| Cleveland Spiders | July 12, 1894 | Philadelphia Phillies | League Park | 20–10 |
| Chicago Colts | June 29, 1897 | Louisville Colonels | West Side Park | 36–7 |
| Boston Americans | September 16, 1903 | Cleveland Indians | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 14–7 |
| New York Giants | June 1, 1923 | Philadelphia Phillies | Baker Bowl | 22–8 |
| Cleveland Indians | July 7, 1923$^3$ | Boston Red Sox | League Park | 27–3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | June 9, 1935 | Chicago Cubs | Sportsman Park III | 13-2 |
| New York Yankees | July 26, 1939 | St. Louis Browns | Yankee Stadium | 14–1 |
| Chicago White Sox | May 11, 1949 | Boston Red Sox | Comiskey Park | 12–8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | September 13, 1964 | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field | 15–2 |
| Chicago Cubs | September 1, 1978 | Houston Astros | Wrigley Field | 14-11 |
| Kansas City Royals | September 14, 1998 | Oakland Athletics | Kauffman Stadium | 16–6 |
| Colorado Rockies | May 5, 1999 | Chicago Cubs | Wrigley Field | 13–6 |
| Colorado Rockies | September 24, 2001 | San Diego Padres | Coors Field | 15-11 |
| New York Yankees | April 29, 2006 | Toronto Blue Jays | Yankee Stadium | 17–6 |
| Detroit Tigers | August 2, 2014 | Colorado Rockies | Comerica Park | 11–5 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | August 11, 2016 | Atlanta Braves | Miller Park | 11–3 |
| Chicago White Sox | September 12, 2016 | Cleveland Indians | U.S. Cellular Field | 11–4 |