MLB Single Season Runs Batted In Leaders


All Time Records
Single Season Records
MLB Milesontes
Career BA Leaders Highest BA in a Season No Hitters and Perfect Games
Career Hits Leaders Most Hits in a Season 300 Wins Club
Career HR Leaders Most HRs in a Season 3000 Strikeouts Club
Career RBI Leaders Most RBIs in a Season 500 Home Run Club
Career Runs Leaders Most Runs in a Season 3000 Hits Club
Career SB Leaders Most SBs in a Season Triple Crown Winners
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Career K Leaders Lowest ERA in a Season  
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It will take a monster season to be Hack Wilson's most RBI's in a season. Wilson's 191 Runs Batted In is simply amazing baseball record. Manny Ramirez's 165 RBIs in 1999 is the highest total that has happened recently. Lou Gehrig had over 150 RBIs in a season 7 times, Babe Ruth made the List 6 times.

There are 46 MLB players who have totalled over 150 Runs Batted In, in a single season. There are only 3 active players on this list; Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, and Miguel Tejada

Most Runs Batted In in a Single MLB Season
Rank Player Team
RBIs
Year
1Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs
191
1930
2Lou Gehrig New York Yankees
184
1931
3Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers
183
1937
T4Jimmie Foxx Boston Red Sox
175
1938
T4Lou GehrigNew York Yankees
175
1927
6Lou GehrigNew York Yankees
174
1930
7Babe Ruth New York Yankees
171
1921
T8Hank GreenbergDetroit Tigers
170
1935
T8Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies
170
1930
10Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics
169
1932
11Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees
167
1937
12Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines
166
1887
T13Lou GehrigNew York Yankees
165
1934
T13Manny Ramirez  Cleveland Indians
165
1999
T13Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics
165
1930
T13Sam Thompson Philadelphia Phillies
165
1895
17Babe RuthNew York Yankees
164
1927
T18Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics
163
1933
T18Babe RuthNew York Yankees
163
1931
20Hal Trosky Cleveland Indians
162
1936
21Sammy Sosa  Chicago Cubs
160
2001
T22Lou Gehrig New York Yankees
159
1937
T22Vern Stephens  Boston Red Sox
159
1949
T22Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
159
1949
T22Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs
159
1929
26Sammy Sosa  Chicago Cubs
158
1998
T27Juan Gonzalez  Texas Rangers
157
1998
T27Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics
157
1929
T29Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics
156
1930
T29Alex Rodriguez  New York Yankees
156
2007
T31Joe DiMaggioNew York Yankees
155
1948
T31Ken Williams St. Louis Browns
155
1922
T33Joe Medwick St. Louis Cardinals
154
1937
T33Babe RuthNew York Yankees
154
1929
T35Tommy Davis  Los Angeles Dodgers
153
1962
T35Babe Ruth New York Yankees
153
1930
T37Albert Belle  Chicago White Sox
152
1998
T37Lou GehrigNew York Yankees
152
1936
T37Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
152
1922
T40Lou GehrigNew York Yankees
151
1932
T40Mel Ott New York Giants
151
1929
T40Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics
151
1932
T43Andres Galarraga  Colorado Rockies
150
1996
T43Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers
150
1940
T43Babe RuthNew York Yankees
150
1926
T43Miguel Tejada  Baltimore Orioles
150
2004

Updated: Mar. 25th 2011

Sources:
baseball-reference.com
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wikipedia.org
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