Most Consecutive Games AL 2,632, Cal Ripken Jr. , Bal
NL 1,207, Steve Garvey , LA/SD
Most Consecutive Games From Start of Career AL 394, Al Simmons, Phi
NL 424, Ernie Banks , Chi
Most Games, Career AL 3,308, Carl Yastrzemski, 1961-1983
NL 3,562, Pete Rose , 1963-1986
Most Years Played, Career AL 25, Eddie Collins
NL 24, Pete Rose ML 27, Nolan Ryan Most Years, One Team AL 23, Brooks Robinson , Baltimore; Carl Yastrzemski, Boston
NL 22, Cap Anson , Chicago; Mel Ott , New York; Stan Musial , St. Louis
Most Teams Played For, Career
AL 8, Juan Beniquez NL 9, Dan Brouthers ML 12, Deacon McGuire; Mike Morgan
Oldest Player AL Satchel Paige , 59 years, 2 months, 18 days, Sept. 25, 1965
NL Jim O'Rourke , 52 years, 29 days, Sept. 22, 1904
Youngest Player AL Jim Curry, 16 years, 6 months, 12 days, Oct. 2, 1909
NL Joe Nuxhall, 15 years, 10 months, 11 days, June 10, 1944
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Most Seasons Leading The League
AL 7, Doc Cramer NL 4, Abner Dalrymple; Pete Rose
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 3, Doc Cramer (twice); Bobby Richardson
NL 3, Sparky Adams; Dave Cash
Most, Career AL 11, 988, Carl Yastrzemski
NL 14,053, Pete Rose
Most, Season AL 705, Willie Wilson, 1980
NL 701, Juan Samuel, 1984
Most, Game AL 11, Johnny Burnett; Julio Cruz; Cecil Cooper; Carlton Fisk ; Irv Hall; Rudy Law; Ed Morgan; Bobby Richardson
NL 11, Carson Bigbee; Tony Boeckel; Dave Cash; Ralph Garr; Charlie Pick; Dave Schneck
Most, Doubleheader AL 13, Dave Philley, May 30, 1950
NL 13, Billy Herman , Aug. 21, 1935; Rabbit Maranville , Aug. 8, 1922
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Most, Career AL 4,189, Ty Cobb NL 4,256, Pete Rose Most, Season AL 262, Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle, 2004 NL 254, Bill Terry, New York, 1930 Most, 9-inning Game AL 6, By many players
NL 7, Wilbert Robinson , Baltimore, June 10, 1892; Rennie Stennett, Pittsburgh, Sept. 16, 1975 Most, Inning NL 3, Tommy Burns, Chicago, Sept. 6, 1883 (7th inning); Fred Pfeffer, Chicago, Sept. 6, 1883 (7th inning); Ned Williamson, Chicago, Sept. 6, 1883 (7th inning) AL 3, Gene Stephens, Boston, June 18, 1953 (7th inning)
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 12, Ty Cobb NL 8 Tony Gwynn ; Honus Wagner Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 9, Ty Cobb , 1907-1915 NL 6, Rogers Hornsby , 1920-1925 Most Seasons Batting Over .300 AL 23, Ty Cobb NL 18, Cap Anson Most Seasons Batting Over .400 AL 3, Ty Cobb NL 3, Rogers Hornsby Highest, Career AL .366, Ty Cobb NL .358, Rogers Hornsby
Highest, Season AL .426, Nap Lajoie , 1901
NL .440, Hugh Duffy , 1894
Highest, Season, Lefthanded Hitter AL .420, George Sisler, 1922
NL .424, Willie Keeler , 1897
Highest, Season, Righthanded Hitter AL .426, Nap Lajoie , 1901
NL .440, Hugh Duffy , 1894
Highest, Season, Switch-Hitter AL .365, Mickey Mantle , 1957
NL .355, George Davis, 1893
Highest, Season, Rookie AL .349, Wade Boggs , 1982 NL .373, George Watkins, 1930 Highest, Season, By Pitcher AL .440, Walter Johnson , 1925 NL .406, Jack Brentley, 1923 Highest, Season, By Catcher AL .362, Bill Dickey , 1936 NL .362, Mike Piazza , 1997
Highest, Season, By First Baseman AL .420, George Sisler, 1922 NL .401, Bill Terry, 1930 Highest, Season, By Second Baseman AL .426, Nap Lajoie , 1901 NL .424, Rogers Hornsby , 1924 Highest, Season, By Third Baseman AL .390, George Brett , 1980 NL .391, John McGraw , 1899 Highest, Season, By Shortstop AL .388, Luke Appling , 1936 NL .401, Hughie Jennings , 1896 Highest, Season, By Outfielder AL .420, Ty Cobb , 1911 NL .440, Hugh Duffy , 1894
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Most Consecutive Games With A Hit AL 56, Joe DiMaggio , May 15 through July 16, 1941 NL 44, Willie Keeler , April 22 through June 18, 1897; Pete Rose , June 14 through July 31, 1978 Most Consecutive Games With A Hit, Lefthanded Hitter AL 41, George Sisler, July 27 through Sept. 17, 1922 NL 44, Willie Keeler , April 22 through June 18, 1897 Most Consecutive Games With A Hit, Righthanded Hitter AL 56, Joe DiMaggio , May 15 through July 16, 1941 NL 42, Bill Dahlen, June 20 through Aug. 6, 1894 Most Consecutive Games With A Hit, Rookie AL 30, Nomar Garciaparra, July 26 through Aug, 29, 1997 NL 34, Benito Santiago, Aug. 25 through Oct. 10, 1987 Most Consecutive Games With A Hit, Switch-Hitter AL 27, Jose Offerman, July 11 through Aug. 7, 1998 NL 44, Pete Rose , June 14 through July 31, 1978 Most Consecutive Games With A Hit From Opening Day AL 34, George Sisler, April 14 through May 19, 1925 NL 44, Willie Keeler , April 22 through June 18, 1897 Most Consecutive Times Reaching Base AL 16, Ted Williams NL 15, Barry Bonds ; John Olerud Most Consecutive Hits, No Intervening Walks AL 12, Walt Dropo, July 14-16, 1952 NL 10, Jake Gettman, Sept. 10-12, 1897; Ed Konetchy, June 29-July 1, 1919 Most Consecutive Pinch Hits In A Season AL 7, Randy Bush, 1991; Bill Stein, 1981 NL 8, Dave Philley, 1958; Rusty Staub, 1983
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Most, Career AL 708, Babe Ruth NL 733, Henry Aaron ML 755, Henry Aaron Most, Career, Righthanded Hitter
AL 573, Harmon Killebrew
NL 733, Henry Aaron ML 755, Henry Aaron Most, Career, Lefthanded Hitter
AL 708, Babe Ruth NL 521, Willie McCovey
ML 714, Babe Ruth Most, Career, Switch Hitter AL 536, Mickey Mantle
NL 237, Bobby Bonilla
Most, Career, Leadoff Hitter
AL 70, Rickey Henderson
NL 30, Bobby Bonds ML 76, Rickey Henderson
Most, Career, Pinch Hitter AL 16, Gates Brown NL 18, Jerry Lynch ML 20, Cliff Johnson
Most, Career, Pitcher AL 36, Wes Ferrell NL 35, Warren Spahn ML 37, Wes Ferrell Most, Career, Catcher AL 351, Carlton Fisk
NL 327, Johnny Bench
Most, Career, First Baseman AL 493, Lou Gehrig NL 439, Willie McCovey
ML 507, Mark McGwire
Most, Career, Second Baseman
AL 246, Joe Gordon NL 277, Ryne Sandberg
Most, Career, Third Baseman AL 319, Graig Nettles
NL 509, Mike Schmidt
Most, Career, Shortstop AL 345, Cal Ripken Jr.
NL 277, Ernie Banks Most, Career, Outfielder AL 686, Babe Ruth NL 661, Henry Aaron ML 692, Babe Ruth Most Home Runs, 9 Inning Game
AL 4, Rocky Colavito, June 10, 1959; Lou Gehrig , June 3, 1932
NL 4, Joe Adcock, July 31, 1954; Ed Delahanty , July 13, 1896; Gil Hodges , Aug. 31, 1950; Bob Horner, July 6, 1986; Bobby Lowe, May 30, 1894; Willie Mays , April 30, 1961; Mark Whiten, Sep. 7, 1993
Most Home Runs, Extra Inning Game AL 4, Pat Seerey, July 18, 1948 (11 Innings) NL 4, Chuck Klein , July 10, 1936 (10 Innings); Mike Schmidt, April, 17, 1976 (10 Innings) Most Home Runs, Doubleheader
AL 4, Earl Averill , Sep. 17, 1930; Rocky Colavito, Aug. 27, 1961; Jimmy Foxx , July 2, 1933; Harmon Killebrew , Sep. 21, 1963; Roger Maris , July 25, 1961; Charlie Maxwell, May 3, 1959; Bobby Murcer, June 24, 1970; Graig Nettles, April 14, 1974; Al Oliver, Aug. 17, 1980; Jim Tabor, July 4, 1939; Otto Velez, May 4, 1980; Gus Zernial, Oct. 1, 1950 NL 5, Nate Colbert, Aug. 1, 1972; Stan Musial , May 2, 1954 Most Home Runs, Inning AL 2, Carlos Baerga, April 8, 1993 (7th); Ellis Burks, Aug. 27, 1990 (4th); Joe Carter , Oct. 3, 1993 (2nd); Joe DiMaggio , June 24, 1936 (5th); Cliff Johnson, June 30, 1977 (8th); Al Kaline , April 17, 1955 (6th); Jim Lemon, Sep. 5, 1959 (3rd); Mark McGwire , Sep. 22, 1996 (5th); Dave Nilsson, May 17, 1996 (6th); Joe Pepitone, May 23, 1962 (8th); Bill Regan, June 16, 1928 (4th); Kenny Williams, Aug. 7, 1922 (6th) NL 2, Jeff Bagwell, June 24, 1994 (6th); John Boccabella, July 6, 1973 (6th); Andre Dawson , July 30, 1978 (3rd); Andre Dawson , Sep. 24, 1985 (5th); Sid Gordon, July 31, 1949 (2nd); Von Hayes, June 11, 1985 (1st); Charley Jones, June 10, 1880 (8th); Jeff King, Aug. 8, 1995 (2nd); Jeff King, April 30, 1996 (4th); Ray Knight, May 13, 1980 (5th); Mike Lansing, May 7, 1997 (6th); Hank Leiber, Aug. 24, 1935 (2nd); Bobby Lowe, May 30, 1894 (3rd); Lee May, April 29, 1974 (6th); Willie McCovey , April 12, 1973 (4th); Willie McCovey , June 27, 1977 (6th); Dale Murphy , July 27, 1989 (6th); Andy Seminick, June 2, 1949 (8th); Gary Sheffield, July 13, 1997 (4th); Sammy Sosa, May 16, 1996 (7th); Jake Stenzel, June 6, 1894 (3rd); Fernando Tatis, April 23, 1999 (3rd); Hack Wilson, July 1, 1925 (3rd) Most Seasons Leading League AL 12, Babe Ruth NL 8, Mike Schmidt Most, Season AL 61, Roger Maris , 1961
NL 70, Mark McGwire , 1998
Most, Season, Lefthanded Hitter
AL 61, Roger Maris , 1961
NL 51, Johnny Mize , 1947
Most, Season, Righthanded Hitter
AL 58, Jimmy Foxx , 1932; Hank Greenberg , 1938 NL 70, Mark McGwire , 1998 Most, Season, Switch Hitter AL 54, Mickey Mantle , 1961 NL 41, Todd Hundley, 1996 Most, Season, Rookie AL 49, Mark McGwire , 1987 NL 38, Wally Berger, 1930; Frank Robinson , 1956 Most, Season, Pinch Hitter AL 5, Joe Cronin , 1943
NL 7, Dave Hansen, 2000
Most, Season, Pitcher AL 9, Wes Ferrell, 1931
NL 7, Don Drysdale (twice), 1958, 1965; Don Newcombe , 1955 Most, Season, Catcher AL 34, Terry Steinbach, 1996 NL 41, Todd Hundley, 1996 Most, Season, First Baseman AL 58, Hank Greenberg , 1938 NL 69, Mark McGwire , 1998 Most, Season, Second Baseman
AL 32, Joe Gordon , 1948
NL 42, Rogers Hornsby , 1922; Davey Johnson , 1973 Most, Season, Third Baseman AL 43, Al Rosen , 1953
NL 48, Mike Schmidt, 1980 Most, Season, Shortstop AL 42, Alex Rodriguez, 1998 NL 47, Ernie Banks , 1958 Most, Season, Outfielder AL 61, Roger Maris , 1961
NL 66, Sammy Sosa, 1998
Most, Season, Designated Hitter
AL 37, Rafael Palmeiro, 1999
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Most, Career AL 23, Lou Gehrig NL 18, Willie McCovey
Most, Career, By A Pinch Hitter AL 3, Rich Reese NL 3, Willie McCovey ; Ron Northey
Most, Season AL 6, Don Mattingly , 1987
NL 5, Ernie Banks , 1955
Most, Season, By A Pinch Hitter
AL 2, Darryl Strawberry
NL 2, Mike Ivie; Davey Johnson
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 5, Sam Crawford ; Willie Wilson NL 5, Stan Musial Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 4, Lance Johnson, 1991-1994 NL 3, Garry Templeton, 1977-1979 Most, Career AL 298, Ty Cobb NL 252, Honus Wagner ML 312, Sam Crawford Most, Season AL 26, Sam Crawford , 1914; Joe Jackson , 1912 NL 36, Owen Wilson, 1912 Most, Game AL 3, By many players NL 4, Bill Joyce, May 18, 1897
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 8, Tris Speaker NL 8, Stan Musial ; Honus Wagner Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 4, Tris Speaker, 1920-1923 NL 4, Honus Wagner, 1906-1909 Most, Career AL 793, Tris Speaker NL 746, Pete Rose Most, Season AL 67, Earl Webb, 1931 NL 64, Joe Medwick , 1936 Most, Game AL 4, By many players NL 4, By many players Most, Doubleheader AL 6, Hank Majeski, Aug. 27, 1948 NL 5, Chick Hafey , July 23, 1933; Mike Ivie, May 30, 1977; Joe Medwick , May 30, 1935; Red Schoendienst, June 6, 1948
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 8, Babe Ruth NL 5, George Burns ; Rogers Hornsby ; Stan Musial Most Consecutive Season Leading League AL 3, Ty Cobb , 1909-11; Eddie Collins , 1912-14, Mickey Mantle , 1956-58; Babe Ruth (twice), 1919-21, 1926-28; Ted Williams, 1940-42 NL 3, King Kelly , 1884-86; Chuck Klein , 1930-32; Pete Rose , 1974-76; Duke Snider, 1953-55 Most Seasons Scoring 150 or More Runs AL 6, Babe Ruth NL 4, Billy Hamilton Most Seasons Scoring 100 or More Runs AL 13, Lou Gehrig NL 15, Henry Aaron Most Consecutive Seasons Scoring 100 or More Runs AL 13, Lou Gehrig , 1926-1938 NL 13, Henry Aaron , 1955-1967 Most, Career AL 2,245, Ty Cobb NL 2,165, Pete Rose Most, Season AL 177, Babe Ruth , 1921 NL 196, Billy Hamilton , 1894 Most, Game AL 6, Spike Owen, Aug, 21, 1986; Johnny Pesky, May 8, 1946 NL 6, Edgardo Alfonzo, Aug, 30, 1999; Cap Anson , Aug, 24, 1886; Ginger Beaumont, July 22, 1899; King Kelly , Aug. 27, 1887; Bobby Lowe, May 3, 1895; Mel Ott (twice), Aug. 4, 1934, April 30, 1944; Jimmy Ryan, July 25, 1894; Ezra Sutton, Aug. 27, 1887; Mike Tiernan, June 15, 1887; Frank Torre, Sept. 2, 1957; Jim Whitney, June 9, 1883 Most, Doubleheader AL 9, Mel Almada, July 25, 1937 NL 9, Herman Long, May 30, 1894
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 6, Babe Ruth NL 4, Henry Aaron ; Rogers Hornsby ; Mike Schmidt Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 3, Ty Cobb , 1907-1909; Cecil Fielder , 1990-1992; Babe Ruth , 1919-1921 NL 3, George Foster , 1976-1978; Rogers Hornsby , 1920-1922; Joe Medwick , 1936-1938; Honus Wagner, 1907-1909 Most Seasons, More Than 150 AL 7, Lou Gehrig NL 2, Hack Wilson Most Consecutive Seasons, More Than 150 AL 3, Lou Gehrig , 1930-1932; Babe Ruth , 1929-1931 NL 2, Hack Wilson, 1929-1930 Most Seasons, More Than 100 AL 13, Jimmy Foxx ; Lou Gehrig ; Babe Ruth NL 11, Henry Aaron Most Consecutive Seasons, More Than 100 AL 13, Jimmy Foxx , 1929-1941; Lou Gehrig , 1926-1938 NL 8, Willie Mays , 1959-1966; Mel Ott , 1929-1936 Most, Career AL 2,192, Babe Ruth NL 2,202, Henry Aaron ML 2,297, Henry Aaron Most, Season AL 184, Lou Gehrig , 1931 NL 191, Hack Wilson, 1930 Most, Season, Lefthanded Hitter AL 184, Lou Gehrig , 1931 NL 170, Chuck Klein , 1930 Most, Season, Righthanded Hitter AL 183, Hank Greenberg , 1937 NL 191, Hack Wilson, 1930 Most, Season, Switch-Hitter AL 130, Mickey Mantle , 1956 NL 130, Ken Caminiti, 1996 Most, Season, Rookie AL 145, Ted Williams, 1939 NL 119, Wally Berger, 1930 Most, Game AL 11, Tony Lazzeri, May 24, 1936 NL 12, Jim Bottomley , Sept. 16, 1924; Mark Whiten, Sept. 7, 1993 Most, Doubleheader AL 11, Earl Averill , Sept. 17, 1930; Boog Powell , July 06, 1966; Jim Tabor, July 4, 1939 NL 13, Nate Colbert, Aug. 1, 1972; Mark Whiten, Sept. 7, 1993 Most, Inning AL 6, Joe Astroth, Sept. 23, 1950; Bob Johnson, Aug. 29, 1937; Jim Lemon, Sept. 5, 1959; Tom McBride, Aug. 4, 1945; Gil McDougald, May 3, 1951; Sam Mele, June 10, 1952; Carlos Quintana, July 30, 1991; Matt Stairs, July 5, 1996; Matt Williams, Aug, 27, 1997 NL 8, Fernando Tatis, April 23, 1999
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Most Seasons Leading The League AL 13, Babe Ruth NL 9, Rogers Hornsby Highest, Career AL .692, Babe Ruth NL .578, Rogers Hornsby ML .690, Babe Ruth Highest, Season AL .847, Babe Ruth , 1920 NL .756, Rogers Hornsby , 1925 Highest, Season, Lefthanded Hitter AL .847, Babe Ruth , 1920 NL .720, Larry Walker, 1997 Highest, Season, Righthanded Hitter AL .749, Jimmy Foxx , 1932 NL .756, Rogers Hornsby , 1925 Highest, Season, Rookie AL .618, Mark McGwire , 1987 NL .621, George Watkins, 1930 Highest, Season, Switch-Hitter AL .705, Mickey Mantle , 1956 NL .633, Chipper Jones, 1999
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 12, Rickey Henderson NL 10, Max Carey Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 9, Luis Aparicio , 1956-1964 NL 6, Vince Coleman , 1985-1990; Maury Wills, 1960-1965 Most, Career AL 1,231, Rickey Henderson NL 938, Lou Brock ML 1,334, Rickey Henderson Highest Percentage, Career AL .833, Willie Wilson NL .857, Tim Raines ML .847, Tim Raines Most, Game AL 6, Eddie Collins (twice), Sept. 11, 1912, and Sept. 22, 1922 NL 7, George Gore, June 25, 1881; Billy Hamilton , Aug. 31, 1894 Most, Season AL 130, Rickey Henderson , 1982 NL 118, Lou Brock , 1974 Most In A Season Without Being Caught AL 20, Paul Molitor , 1994 NL 21, Kevin McReynolds, 1988 Most Consecutive Steals Without Being Caught AL 40, Tim Raines , July 23, 1993 through Aug. 04, 1995 NL 50, Vince Coleman , Sept. 18, 1988 through July 26, 1989
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Most, Career AL 50, Ty Cobb NL 33, Max Carey Most, Season AL 8, Ty Cobb , 1912 NL 7, Pete Reiser , 1946 Most, Game AL 2, Bill Barrett, May 1, 1924; Eddie Collins , Sept. 6, 1913; Joe Jackson , Aug. 11, 1912; Vic Power, Aug. 14, 1958; Guy Zinn, Aug. 15, 1912 NL 2, Larry Doyle , Sept. 18, 1911; Doc Gautreau, Sept. 3, 1927; Ed Konetchy, Sept. 30, 1907, Sherry Magee , July 20, 1912; Joe Tinker, June 28, 1910; Honus Wagner, June 20, 1901
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Most Seasons, Leading League
AL 11, Babe Ruth NL 5, Mel Ott Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 4, Babe Ruth , 1930-1933; Ted Williams, 1946-1949 NL 4, Barry Bonds , 1994-1997 Most Seasons, More Than 100 AL 13, Babe Ruth NL 10, Mel Ott Most, Career AL 2,042, Babe Ruth NL 1,799, Joe Morgan
ML 2,062, Babe Ruth Most, Season AL 170, Babe Ruth , 1923
NL 232, Barry Bonds , 2004 Most, Game AL 6, Jimmy Foxx , June 16, 1938 NL 6, Walt Wilmot, Aug. 22, 1891 Most, Doubleheader AL 8, Max Bishop (twice), May 21, 1930; July 8, 1934 NL 6, Cleon Jones, June 25, 1971; Johnny Mize , Aug. 26, 1939; Mel Ott (twice), Oct. 5, 1929, and April 30, 1944 Most Consecutive AL 7, Jose Canseco , Aug. 4 and 5, 1992; Billy Rogell, Aug. 17, 18 and 19, 1938 NL 7, Mel Ott , June 16, 17, and 18, 1943; Eddie Stanky, Aug. 29 and 30, 1950
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Most Seasons Leading League AL 7, Jimmy Foxx NL 6, Vince DiMaggio Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League AL 4,Reggie Jackson , 1968-1971 NL 4, Vince DiMaggio; 1942-45; Juan Samuel, 1984-87, Hack Wilson, 1927-30 Most, Career AL 2,597, Reggie Jackson NL 1,936, Willie Stargell Most, Season AL 186, Rob Deer, 1987 NL 189, Bobby Bonds , 1970 Most, Game AL 5, By many players NL 5, By many players Fewest, Career AL 113, Joe Sewell NL 173, Lloyd Waner Fewest, Season AL 4, Joe Sewell (twice), 1925 and 1929 NL 5, Charlie Hollocher, 1922 Most Consecutive Games With No Strikeouts AL 15, Joe Sewell, May 17 through Sept. 19, 1929 NL 77, Lloyd Waner, April 24 through Sept. 16, 1941
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Fewest, Season (minimum 150 games) AL 0, Dick McAuliffe, 1968 NL 0, Craig Biggio, 1997; Augie Galan, 1935 Most, Career AL 335, Cal Ripken Jr. NL 305, Henry Aaron ML 328, Henry Aaron Most, Season AL 36, Jim Rice , 1984 NL 30, Ernie Lombardi , 1938 Most, Game AL 4, Goose Goslin , April 28, 1934 NL 4, Joe Torre, July 21, 1975
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