Sacrifice Flies All Time Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Career Leaders for Sacrifice Flies

A sign of longevity, some good clutch hitting skills, and a team that can get on base in scoring position in front of you is what you can determine with this all time sacrifice flies leader board.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time career leaders in Major League sacrifice flies. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"When I first came to the big leagues he (Eddie Murray / #1 Ranked Career Leader for Sacrifice Flies) really helped me out and showed me the way. His professionalism - and the way he was there for his team and ready to play - really had an impact on me as a young player." - Cal Ripken, Jr. (#2 Ranked Career Leader for Sacrifice Flies)

Sacrifice Flies All Time Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Sacrifice Flies	Rank
Eddie Murray	128	1
Cal Ripken, Jr.	127	2
Robin Yount	123	3
Hank Aaron	121	4
Frank Thomas	121
George Brett	120	6
Ruben Sierra	120
Rafael Palmeiro	119	8
Rusty Staub	119
Andre Dawson	118	10
Don Baylor	115	11
Brooks Robinson	114	12
Gary Sheffield	111	13
Paul Molitor	109	14
Mike Schmidt	108	15
Tony Perez	106	16
Joe Carter	105	17
Carl Yastrzemski	105
Gary Gaetti	104	19
Al Kaline	104
B.J. Surhoff	104
Jeff Conine	103	22
Jeff Kent	103
Amos Otis	103
Jeff Bagwell	102	25
Frank Robinson	102
Will Clark	101	27
Ken Griffey, Jr.	101
Ted Simmons	100	29
Harold Baines	99	30
Gary Carter	99
Mark Grace	99
Luis Gonzalez	98	33
Roberto Alomar	97	34
Bobby Bonilla	97
Bill Buckner	97
Ernie Banks	96	37
Wade Boggs	96
Willie Davis	96
Don Mattingly	96
Joe Morgan	96
John Olerud	96
Al Oliver	95	43
Dave Winfield	95
Chili Davis	94	45
Jim Rice	94
Ron Santo	94
Carlos Delgado	93	48
Barry Bonds	91	49
Wally Joyner	91
Willie Mays	91
Lou Whitaker	91
Johnny Bench	90	53
Darrell Evans	90
Steve Garvey	90
Graig Nettles	90
Paul O'Neill	90
Manny Ramirez	87	58
Dave Concepcion	86	59
George Hendrick	86
Fred Lynn	86
Dave Parker	86
Reggie Smith	86
Omar Vizquel	86
Garret Anderson	85	65
Dusty Baker	85
Tony Gwynn	85
Chipper Jones	85
Hal McRae	85
George Bell	83	70
Jack Clark	83
Moises Alou	82	72
Ron Cey	82
Jose Cruz	82
Jason Giambi	82
Carlos Lee	82
Alex Rodriguez	82
Craig Biggio	81	78
Jose Canseco	81
Mike Lowell	81
Bobby Murcer	81
Todd Zeile	81
Buddy Bell	80	83
Julio Franco	80
Tino Martinez	80
Cecil Cooper	79	86
Carlton Fisk	79
Greg Luzinski	79
Scott Rolen	79
Pete Rose	79
Albert Belle	78	91
Bob Boone	78
Travis Fryman	78
Juan Gonzalez	78
Mark McGwire	78
Vada Pinson	78
Sammy Sosa	78
Orlando Cabrera	77	98
Dwight Evans	77
Harmon Killebrew	77	100
Carney Lansford	77
Edgar Martinez	77
Tim Wallach	77
Name	Sacrifice Flies	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

The American League record holder for career sacrifice flies belongs to Cal Ripken, Jr. (#2 overall) who also happened to have all one-hundred twenty-seven (127) sac flies with the same team (Baltimore Orioles). The National League leader is Hank Aaron (#4 overall) who had one-hundred thirteen (113) with the Braves franchise (Milwaukee / Atlanta) — and eight (8) more in the American League with the Brewers.

Did you know that Brooks Robinson is the only Major League player to lead his league in sacrifice flies on four different occasions? While playing with the Orioles he led or tied the American League in sac flies in 1964, 1964, 1967 & 1968.

In 1973 Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds set a unique record of most at-bats (six-hundred eighty) without a single sacrifice fly. While that record has never been surpassed, odd enough it has been tied twice since then by Frank Taveras of the Pittsburgh Pirates / New York Mets in 1979 and Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins in 1986.

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