Sacrifice Flies Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season 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 single season sacrifice flies leader board.

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

"Not getting booed at Ebbets Field was an amazing thing. Those fans knew their baseball and Gil (Hodges) was the only player I can remember whom the fans never, I mean never booed." - Brooklyn Dodger Teammate Clem Labine

Sacrifice Flies Single Season Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Sacrifice Flies	Year	Team	League	Rank
Gil Hodges	19	1954	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	1
Andre Dawson	18	1983	Montreal Expos	NL	2
Bobby Bonilla	17	1996	Baltimore Orioles	AL	3
Roy White	17	1971	New York Yankees	AL
Juan Gonzalez	16	2001	Cleveland Indians	AL	5
Mark Loretta	16	2004	San Diego Padres	NL
Albert Belle	15	1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	7
Bobby Bonilla	15	1990	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Gary Carter	15	1986	New York Mets	NL
Howard Johnson	15	1991	New York Mets	NL
Don Mattingly	15	1985	New York Yankees	AL
Magglio Ordonez	15	2000	Chicago White Sox	AL
George Bell	14	1989	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	13
Albert Belle	14	1993	Cleveland Indians	AL
Jose Cardenal	14	1971	Milwaukee Brewers	AL
Jose Cardenal	14	1971	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
George Hendrick	14	1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Dave Kingman	14	1984	Oakland Athletics	AL
Dave Parker	14	1990	Milwaukee Brewers	AL
Ron Santo	14	1969	Chicago Cubs	NL
J.T. Snow	14	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL
Miguel Tejada	14	2004	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Roberto Alomar	13	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL	22
Carlos Baerga	13	1993	Cleveland Indians	AL
Jeff Bagwell	13	1992	Houston Astros	NL
Sal Bando	13	1974	Oakland Athletics	AL
Barry Bonds	13	1991	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Bret Boone	13	2001	Seattle Mariners	AL
Tom Brunansky	13	1985	Minnesota Twins	AL
Mike Cameron	13	2001	Seattle Mariners	AL
Joe Carter	13	1992	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Joe Carter	13	1994	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Will Clark	13	1990	San Francisco Giants	NL
Jeff Conine	13	2003	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Jeff Conine	13	2003	Florida Marlins	NL
Dan Ford	13	1979	California Angels	AL
Travis Fryman	13	1994	Detroit Tigers	AL
Gary Gaetti	13	1982	Minnesota Twins	AL
Kelly Gruber	13	1990	Toronto Blue Jays	AL
Tom Herr	13	1985	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jeff Kent	13	2001	San Francisco Giants	NL
Ray Knight	13	1982	Houston Astros	NL
Carlos Lee	13	2007	Houston Astros	NL
Bill Madlock	13	1982	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Tino Martinez	13	1997	New York Yankees	AL
Willie Montanez	13	1971	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dean Palmer	13	1998	Kansas City Royals	AL
Lance Parrish	13	1983	Detroit Tigers	AL
Darrell Porter	13	1979	Kansas City Royals	AL
Mike Schmidt	13	1980	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Reggie Smith	13	1978	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Mike Sweeney	13	2000	Kansas City Royals	AL
Johnny Temple	13	1959	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Frank Thomas	13	1993	Chicago White Sox	AL
Andy Van Slyke	13	1988	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Hank Aaron	12	1960	Milwaukee Braves	NL	54
Roberto Alomar	12	1996	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Dusty Baker	12	1980	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Don Baylor	12	1978	California Angels	AL
Don Baylor	12	1979	California Angels	AL
Johnny Bench	12	1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jeff Burroughs	12	1974	Texas Rangers	AL
Jeff Cirillo	12	2000	Colorado Rockies	NL
Jeff Conine	12	1995	Florida Marlins	NL
Del Crandall	12	1960	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Johnny Damon	12	2000	Kansas City Royals	AL
Doug DeCinces	12	1984	California Angels	AL
Darrin Fletcher	12	1994	Montreal Expos	NL
Barry Foote	12	1974	Montreal Expos	NL
Bernard Gilkey	12	1997	New York Mets	NL
Juan Gonzalez	12	1999	Texas Rangers	AL
Luis Gonzalez	12	2000	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Ken Griffey, Jr.	12	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL
Pedro Guerrero	12	1989	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Tony Gwynn	12	1997	San Diego Padres	NL
Keith Hernandez	12	1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Tom Herr	12	1987	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jackie Jensen	12	1955	Boston Red Sox	AL
Jackie Jensen	12	1959	Boston Red Sox	AL
Wally Joyner	12	1986	California Angels	AL
Eric Karros	12	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Jeff King	12	1997	Kansas City Royals	AL
Chuck Knoblauch	12	1992	Minnesota Twins	AL
Jeffrey Leonard	12	1989	Seattle Mariners	AL
John Mayberry	12	1976	Kansas City Royals	AL
Minnie Minoso	12	1961	Chicago White Sox	AL
Paul Molitor	12	1997	Minnesota Twins	AL
Craig Monroe	12	2005	Detroit Tigers	AL
Joe Morgan	12	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bobby Murcer	12	1974	New York Yankees	AL
Bobby Murcer	12	1975	San Francisco Giants	NL
John Olerud	12	2002	Seattle Mariners	AL
Amos Otis	12	1974	Kansas City Royals	AL
Jimmy Piersall	12	1956	Boston Red Sox	AL
Leo Posada	12	1961	Kansas City Athletics	AL
Vic Power	12	1961	Cleveland Indians	AL
Johnny Ray	12	1989	California Angels	AL
Scott Rolen	12	2001	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Ron Santo	12	1967	Chicago Cubs	NL
Ruben Sierra	12	1987	Texas Rangers	AL
Sammy Sosa	12	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL
Frank Thomas	12	1957	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	100
Frank Thomas	12	1995	Chicago White Sox	AL
Robin Yount	12	1992	Milwaukee Brewers	AL
Name	Sacrifice Flies	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

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The American League single season record for sacrifice flies was set in 1971 by Roy White of the New York Yankees then tied in 1996 by Bobby Bonilla of the Baltimore Orioles. The National League single season record for sacrifice flies was set in 1954 by Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

A batted ball is considered a Sacrifice Fly if the following four criteria are met: There are fewer than two outs. The ball is hit to the outfield (a fly ball). The batter is out because an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield catches the fly ball (or would have been out if not for an error). A runner who is already on base scores on the play.

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