Records are for post-1900 only and need to be verified by a reference source, preferably the Elias Book of Baseball Records.
Batting Records[edit]
Home runs[edit]
Player | Team | Home runs | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | 73 | 2001 |
Mark McGwire | St. Louis Cardinals | 70 | 1998 |
Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 1998 |
Mark McGwire | St. Louis Cardinals | 65 | 1999 |
Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs | 64 | 2001 |
Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 1999 |
Roger Maris | New York Yankees | 61 | 1961 |
Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | 60 | 1927 |
Hits[edit]
Player | Team | Hits | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | 262 | 2004 |
George Sisler | St. Louis Browns | 257 | 1920 |
Bill Terry | New York Giants | 254 | 1930 |
Lefty O'Doul | Philadelphia Phillies | 254 | 1929 |
Batting average[edit]
Player | Team | Average | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh Duffy | Boston Beaneaters | .440 | 1894 |
Nap Lajoie | Philadelphia Athletics | .426 | 1901 |
Rogers Hornsby | St. Louis Cardinals | .424 | 1924 |
George Sisler | St. Louis Browns | .420 | 1922 |
Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | .420 | 1911 |
Runs batted in[edit]
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Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP
Player | Team | RBIs | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Hack Wilson | Chicago Cubs | 191 | 1930 |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 184 | 1931 |
Hank Greenberg | Detroit Tigers | 183 | 1937 |
Jimmie Foxx | Boston Red Sox | 175 | 1938 |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 175 | 1927 |
Hitting streak[edit]
Player | Team | Streak | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Joe DiMaggio | New York Yankees | 56 | 1941 |
Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 1978 |
Bill Dahlen | Chicago Colts | 42 | 1894 |
George Sisler | St. Louis Browns | 41 | 1922 |
Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 1911 |
Runs scored[edit]
Player | Team | Runs | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | 179 | 1921 |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 167 | 1936 |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 163 | 1931 |
Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | 163 | 1928 |
Chuck Klein | Philadelphia Phillies | 158 | 1930 |
Doubles[edit]
Player | Team | Doubles | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Earl Webb | Boston Red Sox | 67 | 1931 |
George Burns | Cleveland Indians | 64 | 1926 |
Joe Medwick | St. Louis Cardinals | 64 | 1936 |
Hank Greenberg | Detroit Tigers | 63 | 1934 |
Paul Waner | Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 1932 |
Triples[edit]
Player | Team | Triples | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Chief Wilson | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 1912 |
Sam Crawford | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 1914 |
Kiki Cuyler | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 1925 |
Joe Jackson | Cleveland Naps | 26 | 1912 |
At bats[edit]
Player | Team | At bats | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Rollins | Philadelphia Phillies | 716 | 2007 |
Willie Wilson | Kansas City Royals | 705 | 1980 |
Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | 704 | 2004 |
Juan Samuel | Philadelphia Phillies | 701 | 1984 |
Dave Cash | Philadelphia Phillies | 699 | 1975 |
Juan Pierre | Chicago Cubs | 699 | 2006 |
Stolen bases[edit]
Player | Team | Stolen bases | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Rickey Henderson | Oakland Athletics | 130 | 1982 |
Lou Brock | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 1974 |
Vince Coleman | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 1985 |
Vince Coleman | St. Louis Cardinals | 109 | 1987 |
Rickey Henderson | Oakland Athletics | 108 | 1983 |
Pitching Records[edit]
Wins[edit]
All-time[edit]
Player | Team | Wins | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Jack Chesbro | New York Yankees | 41 | 1904 |
Ed Walsh | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 1908 |
Christy Mathewson | New York Giants | 37 | 1908 |
Walter Johnson | Washington Senators | 36 | 1913 |
Joe McGinnity | New York Giants | 35 | 1904 |
Live-ball era (post-1920)[edit]
Player | Team | Wins | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Lefty Grove | Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 1931 |
Denny McLain | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 1968 |
Dizzy Dean | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 1934 |
Hal Newhouser | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 1944 |
Dazzy Vance | Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | 1924 |
Lefty Grove | Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 1930 |
Dizzy Dean | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 1935 |
Robin Roberts | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 1952 |
Earned run average[edit]
Player | Team | ERA | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Dutch Leonard | Boston Red Sox | 0.96 | 1914 |
Mordecai Brown | Chicago Cubs | 1.04 | 1906 |
Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals | 1.12 | 1968 |
Strikeouts[edit]
Player | Team | Strikeouts | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Nolan Ryan | California Angels | 383 | 1973 |
Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles Dodgers | 382 | 1965 |
Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 372 | 2001 |
Nolan Ryan | California Angels | 367 | 1974 |
Randy Johnson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 364 | 1999 |
Shutouts[edit]
Player | Team | Shutouts | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Jack Coombs | Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | 1910 |
Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 1968 |
Pete Alexander | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 1915 |
Saves[edit]
Player | Team | Saves | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Francisco Rodriguez | Los Angeles Angels | 62 | 2008 |
Bobby Thigpen | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 1990 |
John Smoltz | Atlanta Braves | 55 | 2002 |
Éric Gagné | Los Angeles Dodgers | 55 | 2003 |
Balks[edit]
Player | Team | Balks | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Dave Stewart | Oakland Athletics | 16 | 1988 |
John Dopson | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 1989 |
Bob Welch | Oakland Athletics | 13 | 1988 |
John Candelaria | New York Yankees | 12 | 1988 |
Juan Guzmán | Texas Rangers | 12 | 1988 |
Wild pitches[edit]
Player | Team | Wild pitches | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Red Ames | New York Giants | 30 | 1905 |
Tony Cloninger | Atlanta Braves | 27 | 1966 |
Larry Cheney | Chicago Cubs | 26 | 1914 |
Juan Guzmán | Toronto Blue Jays | 26 | 1993 |
Team Records[edit]
Hits[edit]
Team | Hits | Season |
---|---|---|
Philadelphia Phillies | 1,783 | 1930 |
Home runs[edit]
Team | Home runs | Season |
---|---|---|
Minnesota Twins | 320 | 1812 |
Seattle Mariners | 264 | 1997 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 260 | 2005 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 257 | 2010 |
Baltimore Orioles | 257 | 1996 |
Runs Batted In[edit]
Team | Runs Batted In | Season |
---|---|---|
New York Yankees | 997 | 1936 |
Runs Scored[edit]
Team | Runs Scored | Season |
---|---|---|
New York Yankees | 1067 | 1931 |
External links[edit]
- http://www.mlb.com
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com
- http://www.espn.com
- http://www.baseball-reference.com
References[edit]
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