List of Major League Baseball runs records explained

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[1] Teams and seasons
2295Oakland 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)
2245 Detroit Tigers (1905–26), Philadelphia Athletics (1927–28)
2227 Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–92), San Francisco Giants (1993–2007)
2174 Boston Red Sox (1914–19), New York Yankees (1920–34), Boston Braves (1935)
2174 Mil-Atl Braves (1954–74), Milwaukee Brewers (1975–76)
2165 Cincinnati Reds (1963–78, 84–86), Philadelphia Phillies (1979–83), Montréal Expos (1984)
2062 NY-SF Giants (1951–52, 54–72), New York Mets (1972–73)
2002 Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–03), New York Yankees (2004–2016)
1999 Rockford Forest Citys (1871), Philadelphia Athletics (1872–75), Chicago Cubs (1876–97)
1949 St. Louis Cardinals (1941–44, 46–63)
1923 New York Yankees (1995–2014)
1888 New York Yankees (1923–39)
1882 Boston Red Sox (1907–15), Cleveland Indians (1916–26), Washington Senators (1927), Philadelphia Athletics (1928)
1872 St. Louis Cardinals (2001–11), Los Angeles Angels (2012–2021), Los Angeles Dodgers (2021)
1859 New York Giants (1926–47)
1844 Houston Astros (1988–2007)
1829 Cincinnati Reds (1956–65), Baltimore Orioles (1966–71), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972), California Angels (1973–74), Cleveland Indians (1974–76)
1821 Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14, 27–30), Chicago White Sox (1915–26)
1816 Boston Red Sox (1961–83)

Active players with 1200+ runs scored

(as of through 2024)

Player Runs Teams and seasons
Freddie Freeman1265Atlanta Braves (2010-21), Los Angeles Dodgers (2022–Present)
Andrew McCutchen1211Pittsburgh 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 Cobb2245Barry Bonds2227
Babe Ruth2161Pete Rose2165
Alex Rodriguez2002Hank Aaron2107
Rickey Henderson1939Willie Mays2062
Derek Jeter1923Stan Musial1949
Lou Gehrig1888Mel Ott1859
Tris Speaker1882Craig Biggio1844
Eddie Collins1821Honus Wagner1736
Carl Yastrzemski1816Cap Anson1719
Ted Williams1798Paul Waner1626

155 runs scored in one season

Player RunsTeam[2] Season
Billy Hamilton198Philadelphia Phillies1894
Babe Ruth177New York Yankees1921
Lou Gehrig167New York Yankees1936
Billy Hamilton166Philadelphia Phillies1895
Arlie Latham163St. Louis Cardinals (AA)1887
Babe Ruth163New York Yankees1928
Lou Gehrig163New York Yankees1931
Hugh Duffy160Boston Beaneaters1894
Bobby Lowe158Boston Beaneaters1894
Babe Ruth158New York Yankees1920
Babe Ruth158New York Yankees1927
Chuck Klein158Philadelphia Phillies1930
Rogers Hornsby156Chicago Cubs1929
King Kelly155Chicago White Stockings1886
Kiki Cuyler155Chicago Cubs1930

Seven or more seasons with 120 runs scored

Player Seasons Seasons and teams
Lou Gehrig[3] 12 1926–37 (New York Yankees)
Babe Ruth[4] 11 1920–21, 23–24, 26–32 (New York Yankees)
Sliding Billy Hamilton[5] 8 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–92, 94–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–97 (Boston Beaneaters)
Jimmie Foxx[6] 8 1929–30, 32–34 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1936, 38–39 (Boston Red Sox)
Ted Williams[7] 8 1939–42, 46–49 (Boston Red Sox)
Alex Rodriguez[8] 8 1996, 98, 2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers), 2005, 07 (New York Yankees)
Hugh Duffy[9] 7 1889 (Chicago White Stockings), 1890 (Chicago Pirates (PL)), 1891 (Boston Reds (AA)), 1892–94, 97 (Boston Beaneaters)
Willie Keeler[10] 7 1894–98 (Baltimore Orioles (NL)), 1899, 1901 (Brooklyn Superbas)
Charlie Gehringer[11] 7 1929–30, 34–38 (Detroit Tigers)
Barry Bonds[12] 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[13] 5 1893–97 (Cleveland Spiders (NL))
Charlie Gehringer 5 1934–38 (Detroit Tigers)
Mickey Mantle[14] 5 1954–58 (New York Yankees)

Eleven or more seasons with 100 runs scored

Player Seasons Seasons and teams
Hank Aaron[15] 15 1955–67, 69–70 (Mil-Atl Braves)
13 1926–38 (New York Yankees)
13 1996–2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers), 2004–08 (New York Yankees)
Derek Jeter[16] 13 1996–2002, 04–07, 09–10 (New York Yankees)
Rickey Henderson[17] 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)
12 1927–30, 1932–38, 40 (Detroit Tigers)
Willie Mays[18] 12 1954–65 (NY-SF Giants)
George Van Haltren[19] 11 1889 (Chicago White Stockings), 91–92 (Baltimore Orioles), 93 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 94–1900 (New York Giants)
Ty Cobb[20] 11 1909–12, 15–17, 21, 23–24 (Detroit Tigers), 27 (Philadelphia Athletics)
11 1919 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–21, 23–24, 26–32 (New York Yankees)
11 1929–30, 32–35 (Philadelphia Athletics), 36–40 (Boston Red Sox)
Stan Musial[21] 11 1943–44, 46–54 (St. Louis Cardinals)

Nine or more consecutive seasons with 100 runs scored

Player Seasons Seasons and teams
13 1926–38 (New York Yankees)
13 1955–1967 (Milwaukee Braves) (Atlanta Braves)
13 1996–2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers), 2004–08 (New York Yankees)
12 1954–65 (NY-SF Giants)
11 1943–44, 46–54 (St. Louis Cardinals)
10 1889 (Kansas City Blues (AA)), 1890–95 (Philadelphia Phillies), 1896–98 (Boston Beaneaters)
10 1891–92 (Baltimore Orioles), 93 (Pittsburgh Pirates), 94–1900 (New York Giants)
Harry Stovey[22] 9 1883–89 (Philadelphia Athletics (AA)), 1890 (Boston Reds (PL)), 1891 (Boston Beaneaters)
9 1953–61 (New York Yankees)
Johnny Damon[23] 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[24] Years and teams
8 1919 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–21, 1923–24, 1926–28 (New York Yankees)
6 1940–42, 46–47, 49 (Boston Red Sox)
6 1954, 56–58, 60–61 (New York Yankees)
5 1909–11, 15–16 (Detroit Tigers)
5 1914, 16–17, 19–20 (New York Giants)
5 1921–22, 24, 27 (St. Louis Cardinals), 29 (Chicago Cubs)
5 1946, 48, 51–52, 54 (St. Louis Cardinals)
5 1981, 90 (Oakland Athletics), 85–86 (New York Yankees), 89 (NY Yankees–Oak Athletics)
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
3 1883-85 Philadelphia Athletics (AA)
3 1884-85 Chicago White Stockings
3 1909-11 Detroit Tigers
3 1912-14 Philadelphia Athletics
3 1919 (Boston Red Sox), 20-21 (New York Yankees)
Babe Ruth 3 1926-28 (New York Yankees)
3 1930-32 (Philadelphia Phillies)
3 1940-42 (Boston Red Sox)
3 1956-58 (New York Yankees)
3 1974-76 (Cincinnati Reds)
3 2003-05 (St. Louis Cardinals)
3 2012-14 (Los Angeles Angels)

League leader in runs scored, both leagues

Player League, team and year
NL

Cincinnati Reds (1956), AL: Baltimore Orioles (1966)

League leader in runs scored, three different teams

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

1000 runs scored by a team in one season

RunsTeam[25] Season
1220Boston Beaneaters1894
1143Philadelphia Phillies1894
1131St. Louis Cardinals1887
1068Philadelphia Phillies1895
1067New York Yankees1931
1065New York Yankees1936
1062New York Yankees1930
1041Chicago Colts1894
1027Boston Red Sox1950
1025Boston Beaneaters1897
1021Brooklyn Grooms1894
1011Philadelphia Phillies1893
1009Cleveland Indians1999
1008Boston Beaneaters1893
1004St. Louis Cardinals1930
1002New York Yankees1932

One or more runs scored in each inning of a game

TeamDate[26] Opponent Score
August 15, 1889 19–8[27]
June 22, 1894 Boston Beaneaters 26–12[28]
Cleveland Spiders July 12, 1894 League Park 20–10[29]
June 29, 1897 36–7[30]
September 16, 1903 14–7[31]
June 1, 1923 Philadelphia Phillies 22–8[32]
Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox League Park 27–3[33]
June 9, 1935 Chicago Cubs Sportsman Park III 13-2[34]
July 26, 1939 14–1[35]
May 11, 1949 Boston Red Sox 12–8[36]
St. Louis Cardinals September 13, 1964 15–2[37]
September 1, 1978 14-11[38]
September 14, 1998 16–6[39]
May 5, 1999 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field 13–6[40]
Colorado Rockies September 24, 2001 San Diego Padres Coors Field 15-11[41]
New York Yankees April 29, 2006 Yankee Stadium 17–6[42]
August 2, 2014 11–5[43]
August 11, 2016 11–3[44]
September 12, 2016 11–4[45]

Notes

  1. Ted Williams did not play 1943–45 due to military service in World War II.
  2. The Chicago Colts, New York Giants, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals and 1999 Colorado Rockies accomplished their feats on the road, meaning they scored in all 9 innings they batted and are the sole instances of a team scoring a run in 9 innings. All remaining teams accomplished this feat at home, meaning they only scored in all 8 innings they batted.
  3. Game 1 of a doubleheader.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hitting Leaders, Career, All-Time. historic statistical ranking. Major League Baseball. September 25, 2010. September 25, 2010.
  2. Web site: Hitting Leaders, Career, Single Season. historic statistical ranking. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  3. Web site: Lou Gehrig. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  4. Web site: Babe Ruth. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  5. Web site: Sliding Billy Hamilton. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  6. Web site: Jimmie Foxx. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  7. Web site: Ted Williams. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  8. Web site: Alex Rodriguez. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  9. Web site: Hugh Duffy. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  10. Web site: Willie Keeler. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  11. Web site: Charlie Gehringer. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  12. Web site: Barry Bonds. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  13. Web site: Jesse Burkett. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  14. Web site: Mickey Mantle. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  15. Web site: Hank Aaron. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  16. Web site: Derek Jeter. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  17. Web site: Rickey Henderson. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  18. Web site: Willie Mays. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  19. Web site: George Van Haltren. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  20. Web site: Ty Cobb. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  21. Web site: Stan Musial. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 26, 2010.
  22. Web site: Harry Stovey. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 27, 2010.
  23. Web site: Johnny Damon. career statistics. Major League Baseball. September 26, 2010. September 27, 2010.
  24. Web site: Yearly League Leaders & Records for Runs Scored. statistical list. Baseball-Reference.com. September 28, 2010. September 28, 2010.
  25. Web site: Major League Baseball Hitting Stats, Career Year-by-Year. Table of Statistics. Major League Baseball. September 27, 2010. September 27, 2010.
  26. Web site: Runs Scored Teams Records. statistical table. Baseball Almanac.com. September 29, 2010.
  27. Web site: Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results. 1889 Season scores and results. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  28. Web site: Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results. 1894 Season scores and results. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  29. Web site: Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results. 1894 Season scores and results. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  30. Web site: Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results. 1897 Season scores and results. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  31. Web site: Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results. 1903 Season scores and results. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  32. Web site: Friday, June 1, 1923, Baker Bowl. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  33. Web site: Saturday, July 7, 1923, Dunn Field. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  34. Web site: Sunday, June 9, 1935, Sportsman Park III. box score. Baseball Reference.com.
  35. Web site: Wednesday, July 26, 1939, Yankee Stadium I. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  36. Web site: Wednesday, May 11, 1949, Comiskey Park I. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  37. Web site: Sunday, September 13, 1964 1:44PM, Wrigley Field. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  38. Web site: Friday, September 1, 1978 1:05PM, Wrigley Field. box score. Baseball Reference.com. August 3, 2014.
  39. Web site: Monday, September 14, 1998 7:05, Kauffman Stadium. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  40. Web site: Wednesday, May 5, 1999 1:20PM, Wrigley Field. box score. Baseball Reference.com. September 29, 2010.
  41. Web site: Monday, September 24, 2001 7:10PM, Coors Field. box score. Baseball Reference.com.
  42. Web site: Saturday, April 29, 2006 1:11PM, Yankee Stadium II. Box Score. Baseball Almanac.com. September 29, 2010.
  43. Web site: Behind big night from Alex Avila, Tigers score in every inning for first time since 1912 . . August 2, 2014 . August 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140803024451/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140802/SPORTS0104/308020055 . August 3, 2014 .
  44. Web site: #Brewers win 11-3! The #BrewCrew becomes the 8th team since 1940 to score at least 1 run in every inning! #MILvsATL. . August 11, 2016 . August 11, 2016.
  45. Web site: White Sox score in every inning for first time in 67 years in win over Indians. . September 13, 2016 . September 13, 2016.

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