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Single Season Leaders for Games Played in the American League
A sign of longevity. A sign of health. The ability to play the game at a level high enough to keep you in the starting lineup. Those are a few of the key components needed to make the American League single season games played leader board.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) single season leaders in American League games played. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
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"Hustling Cesar Tovar divided his 1967 season with the Twins among the outfield, third base, second, and short, playing in an AL-record 164 games and leading the league with 649 at-bats. The 5'9" Venezuelan dramatized his versatility in a September 22, 1968 game when he played all nine positions against the A's." - Rich Marazzi on BaseballLibrary.com
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| Name |
Games |
Year |
Team |
League |
Rank |
| Cesar
Tovar |
164 |
1967 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
1 |
| Albert
Belle |
163 |
1998 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
2 |
| Don
Buford |
163 |
1966 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
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| Rocky
Colavito |
163 |
1961 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Tony
Fernandez |
163 |
1986 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Harmon
Killebrew |
163 |
1967 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
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| Hideki
Matsui |
163 |
2003 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Justin
Morneau |
163 |
2008 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
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| Al
Oliver |
163 |
1980 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Jim
Rice |
163 |
1978 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
163 |
1996 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Brooks
Robinson |
163 |
1961 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Brooks
Robinson |
163 |
1964 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Leon
Wagner |
163 |
1964 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Greg
Walker |
163 |
1985 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
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| Sandy
Alomar |
162 |
1970 |
California Angels |
AL |
16 |
| Sandy
Alomar |
162 |
1971 |
California Angels |
AL |
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| Sal
Bando |
162 |
1968 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Sal
Bando |
162 |
1969 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Sal
Bando |
162 |
1973 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Jimmy
Barrett |
162 |
1904 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Don
Baylor |
162 |
1979 |
California Angels |
AL |
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| Buddy
Bell |
162 |
1979 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Carlos
Beltran |
162 |
2002 |
Kansas City Royals |
AL |
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| Rick
Bosetti |
162 |
1979 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Ed
Brinkman |
162 |
1973 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Bill
Buckner |
162 |
1985 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
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| Joe
Carter |
162 |
1986 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Joe
Carter |
162 |
1989 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Joe
Carter |
162 |
1991 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Chris
Chambliss |
162 |
1978 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Rocky
Colavito |
162 |
1965 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Al
Cowens |
162 |
1977 |
Kansas City Royals |
AL |
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| Jose
Cruz, Jr. |
162 |
2000 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Carlos
Delgado |
162 |
2000 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Carlos
Delgado |
162 |
2001 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Dwight
Evans |
162 |
1982 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
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| Dwight
Evans |
162 |
1984 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
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| Cecil
Fielder |
162 |
1991 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Jim
Fregosi |
162 |
1966 |
California Angels |
AL |
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| Gary
Gaetti |
162 |
1984 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
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| Bobby
Grich |
162 |
1973 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Alfredo
Griffin |
162 |
1982 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Alfredo
Griffin |
162 |
1983 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
AL |
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| Alfredo
Griffin |
162 |
1985 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Alfredo
Griffin |
162 |
1986 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Ron
Hansen |
162 |
1965 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
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| Toby
Harrah |
162 |
1982 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Ken
Henderson |
162 |
1974 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
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| Willie
Horton |
162 |
1979 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
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| Dick
Howser |
162 |
1964 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Aubrey
Huff |
162 |
2003 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
AL |
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| Brian
Hunter |
162 |
1997 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Raul
Ibanez |
162 |
2005 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
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| Raul
Ibanez |
162 |
2008 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
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| Ruppert
Jones |
162 |
1979 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
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| Roberto
Kelly |
162 |
1990 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Harmon
Killebrew |
162 |
1966 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
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| Harmon
Killebrew |
162 |
1969 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
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| Bobby
Knoop |
162 |
1964 |
Los Angeles Angels |
AL |
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| Terrence
Long |
162 |
2001 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Terrence
Long |
162 |
2002 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Hideki
Matsui |
162 |
2004 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Hideki
Matsui |
162 |
2005 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Don
Mattingly |
162 |
1986 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Dick
McAuliffe |
162 |
1964 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Hal
McRae |
162 |
1977 |
Kansas City Royals |
AL |
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| Jim
Morrison |
162 |
1980 |
Chicago White Sox |
AL |
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| Eddie
Murray |
162 |
1984 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Rafael
Palmeiro |
162 |
1996 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Rafael
Palmeiro |
162 |
1998 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Bobby
Richardson |
162 |
1961 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1983 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1984 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1986 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1987 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1989 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1991 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1992 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1993 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Cal
Ripken, Jr. |
162 |
1997 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Brooks
Robinson |
162 |
1962 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Brooks
Robinson |
162 |
1968 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Alex
Rodriguez |
162 |
2001 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Alex
Rodriguez |
162 |
2002 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Alex
Rodriguez |
162 |
2005 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| George
Scott |
162 |
1966 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
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| Norm
Siebern |
162 |
1962 |
Kansas City Athletics |
AL |
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| Ruben
Sierra |
162 |
1989 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Grady
Sizemore |
162 |
2006 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Grady
Sizemore |
162 |
2007 |
Cleveland Indians |
AL |
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| Roy
Smalley |
162 |
1979 |
Minnesota Twins |
AL |
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| Rusty
Staub |
162 |
1978 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| B.J.
Surhoff |
162 |
1998 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| B.J.
Surhoff |
162 |
1999 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Ichiro
Suzuki |
162 |
2005 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
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| Ichiro
Suzuki |
162 |
2008 |
Seattle Mariners |
AL |
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| Mark
Teixeira |
162 |
2005 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Mark
Teixeira |
162 |
2006 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Miguel
Tejada |
162 |
2001 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
100 |
| Miguel
Tejada |
162 |
2002 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Miguel
Tejada |
162 |
2003 |
Oakland Athletics |
AL |
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| Miguel
Tejada |
162 |
2004 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Miguel
Tejada |
162 |
2005 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Miguel
Tejada |
162 |
2006 |
Baltimore Orioles |
AL |
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| Gorman
Thomas |
162 |
1980 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
AL |
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| Don
Wert |
162 |
1965 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| Roy
White |
162 |
1970 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Roy
White |
162 |
1973 |
New York Yankees |
AL |
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| Jake
Wood |
162 |
1961 |
Detroit Tigers |
AL |
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| George
Wright |
162 |
1983 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Carl
Yastrzemski |
162 |
1969 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
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| Delmon
Young |
162 |
2007 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
AL |
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| Michael
Young |
162 |
2006 |
Texas Rangers |
AL |
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| Robin
Yount |
162 |
1988 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
AL |
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| Name |
Games |
Year |
Team |
League |
Rank |
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