Single Season Leaders for Sacrifice Hits

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 hits leader board.

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

"The greatest shortstop, that is, considering all-around ability, batting, throwing, base running, bunting, fielding and ground covering ability, to metion nothing of his fight, spirit and conscientiousness, ever to wear a Cleveland uniform will never again be seen covering two-thirds of the ground between second and third." - Ray Chapman, a Tribute By Ed Bang in The Cleveland News (April 17, 1920)
Sacrifice Hits
Single Season Leaders

'Top 500'

Ray Chapman 67 1917 Cleveland Indians AL 1
Bill Bradley 60 1908 Cleveland Naps AL 2
Jack Barry 54 1917 Boston Red Sox AL 3
Donie Bush 52 1909 Detroit Tigers AL 4
Bob Ganley 52 1908 Washington Senators AL  
Ray Chapman 50 1919 Cleveland Indians AL 6
Donie Bush 48 1920 Detroit Tigers AL 7
Joe Gedeon 48 1920 St. Louis Browns AL  
Ossie Vitt 47 1919 Boston Red Sox AL 9
Bill Bradley 46 1907 Cleveland Naps AL 10
Bucky Harris 46 1924 Washington Senators AL  
Jimmy Sheckard 46 1909 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ralph Young 46 1919 Detroit Tigers AL  
Ray Chapman 45 1913 Cleveland Naps AL 14
Stuffy McInnis 45 1920 Boston Red Sox AL  
Buck Weaver 44 1916 Chicago White Sox AL 16
Kid Gleason 43 1905 Philadelphia Phillies NL 17
Roy Grover 43 1917 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Germany Schaefer 43 1908 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bill Wambsganss 43 1921 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bob Fisher 42 1915 Chicago Cubs NL 21
Willie Keeler 42 1905 New York Highlanders AL  
Otto Knabe 42 1908 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Pie Traynor 42 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Bobby Vaughn 42 1915 St. Louis Terriers FL  
Ossie Vitt 42 1915 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bill Wambsganss 42 1922 Cleveland Indians AL  
Buck Weaver 42 1915 Chicago White Sox AL  
Donie Bush 41 1921 Detroit Tigers AL 29
Washington Senators AL
Ray Chapman 41 1920 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bob Ganley 41 1909 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Washington Senators AL
Bucky Harris 41 1925 Washington Senators AL  
Otto Knabe 41 1913 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Everett Scott 41 1917 Boston Red Sox AL  
Joe Sewell 41 1929 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bert Campaneris 40 1977 Texas Rangers AL 36
Ray Chapman 40 1916 Cleveland Indians AL  
Eddie Collins 40 1919 Chicago White Sox AL  
Shano Collins 40 1915 Chicago White Sox AL  
George Davis 40 1905 Chicago White Sox AL  
Ike Davis 40 1925 Chicago White Sox AL  
Larry Gardner 40 1917 Boston Red Sox AL  
Joe Gedeon 40 1919 St. Louis Browns AL  
Mule Haas 40 1929 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Tom Jones 40 1906 St. Louis Browns AL  
Otto Knabe 40 1907 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Roger Peckinpaugh 40 1923 Washington Senators AL  
Jimmy Sheckard 40 1906 Chicago Cubs NL  
Bill Wambsganss 40 1920 Cleveland Indians AL  
Jay Bell 39 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 50
Eddie Collins 39 1923 Chicago White Sox AL  
Eddie Collins 39 1916 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jake Daubert 39 1915 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Jake Daubert 39 1919 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Max Flack 39 1916 Chicago Cubs NL  
Zeb Terry 39 1922 Chicago Cubs NL  
Chick Gandil 38 1914 Washington Senators AL 57
Hans Lobert 38 1911 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Terry Turner 38 1914 Cleveland Naps AL  
Dick Bartell 37 1933 Philadelphia Phillies NL 60
Max Carey 37 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
George Cutshaw 37 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Taylor Douthit 37 1926 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Charlie Hollocher 37 1922 Chicago Cubs NL  
Willie Kamm 37 1925 Chicago White Sox AL  
Otto Knabe 37 1910 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Freddie Maguire 37 1928 Chicago Cubs NL  
Stuffy McInnis 37 1923 Boston Braves NL  
Topper Rigney 37 1922 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bill Wambsganss 37 1924 Boston Red Sox AL  
Bill Coughlin 36 1906 Detroit Tigers AL 71
Art Devlin 36 1907 New York Giants NL  
Jiggs Donahue 36 1906 Chicago White Sox AL  
Hunter Hill 36 1905 Washington Senators AL  
Fielder Jones 36 1904 Chicago White Sox AL  
Harry Lord 36 1908 Boston Red Sox AL  
Harvey McClellan 36 1923 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bill McKechnie 36 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers FL  
Dave Shean 36 1918 Boston Red Sox AL  
Milt Stock 36 1921 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Joe Tinker 36 1906 Chicago Cubs NL  
Bobby Veach 36 1922 Detroit Tigers AL  
Harry Walker 36 1943 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Jimmy Austin 35 1915 St. Louis Browns AL 84
Dick Bartell 35 1932 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Beals Becker 35 1909 Boston Doves NL  
Ray Chapman 35 1918 Cleveland Indians AL  
Eddie Collins 35 1915 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jake Daubert 35 1916 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Dave Fultz 35 1902 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Bob Ganley 35 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Kid Gleason 35 1904 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Willie Keeler 35 1906 New York Highlanders AL  
Lee Magee 35 1914 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Stuffy McInnis 35 1921 Boston Red Sox AL  
Freddy Parent 35 1905 Boston Americans AL  
Jimmy Sheckard 35 1907 Chicago Cubs NL  
Billy Southworth 35 1921 Boston Braves NL  
Freddy Spurgeon 35 1926 Cleveland Indians AL  
Pie Traynor 35 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Buck Weaver 35 1917 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jimmy Austin 34 1911 St. Louis Browns AL 102
Frank Baker 34 1909 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Lu Blue 34 1925 Detroit Tigers AL  
Ping Bodie 34 1914 Chicago White Sox AL  
Charlie Deal 34 1920 Chicago Cubs NL  
Jimmy Esmond 34 1915 Newark Peppers FL  
Eddie Grant 34 1910 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Harry Hooper 34 1910 Boston Red Sox AL  
Doc Johnston 34 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Fielder Jones 34 1907 Chicago White Sox AL  
Tom Jones 34 1908 St. Louis Browns AL  
Billy Lush 34 1903 Detroit Tigers AL  
Eddie Mulligan 34 1921 Chicago White Sox AL  
Danny Murphy 34 1909 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Simon Nicholls 34 1907 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Babe Pinelli 34 1925 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Craig Reynolds 34 1979 Houston Astros NL  
Zeb Terry 34 1921 Chicago Cubs NL  
Joe Tinker 34 1912 Chicago Cubs NL  
Jimmy Callahan 33 1904 Chicago White Sox AL 121
Eddie Collins 33 1920 Chicago White Sox AL  
Eddie Collins 33 1917 Chicago White Sox AL  
Adam Comorosky 33 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
George Cutshaw 33 1922 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jake Daubert 33 1921 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Jake Daubert 33 1914 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Mike Donlin 33 1908 New York Giants NL  
Vern Duncan 33 1915 Baltimore Terrapins FL  
Dick Egan 33 1910 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Mule Haas 33 1930 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Dummy Hoy 33 1896 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Travis Jackson 33 1928 New York Giants NL  
Tom Jones 33 1910 Detroit Tigers AL  
Willie Keeler 33 1909 New York Highlanders AL  
Duffy Lewis 33 1917 Boston Red Sox AL  
Hy Myers 33 1920 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Roger Peckinpaugh 33 1921 New York Yankees AL  
Roger Peckinpaugh 33 1915 New York Yankees AL  
Babe Pinelli 33 1924 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Wally Pipp 33 1921 New York Yankees AL  
Topper Rigney 33 1923 Detroit Tigers AL  
Edd Roush 33 1918 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Cy Seymour 33 1908 New York Giants NL  
Bill Sweeney 33 1912 Boston Braves NL  
Zeb Terry 33 1920 Chicago Cubs NL  
Terry Turner 33 1913 Cleveland Naps AL  
Buck Weaver 33 1919 Chicago White Sox AL  
Doc Casey 32 1907 Brooklyn Superbas NL 149
Joe Evans 32 1917 Cleveland Indians AL  
Felix Fermin 32 1989 Cleveland Indians AL  
Larry Gardner 32 1920 Cleveland Indians AL  
Larry Gardner 32 1911 Boston Red Sox AL  
Wally Gerber 32 1922 St. Louis Browns AL  
Solly Hofman 32 1909 Chicago Cubs NL  
Willie Kamm 32 1924 Chicago White Sox AL  
Hans Lobert 32 1908 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Stuffy McInnis 32 1918 Boston Red Sox AL  
Del Pratt 32 1915 St. Louis Browns AL  
Billy Purtell 32 1910 Boston Red Sox AL  
Chicago White Sox AL
Howie Shanks 32 1919 Washington Senators AL  
Harry Steinfeldt 32 1908 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ossie Vitt 32 1916 Detroit Tigers AL  
Aaron Ward 32 1922 New York Yankees AL  
Jimmy Welsh 32 1926 Boston Braves NL  
Jack Barry 31 1914 Philadelphia Athletics AL 166
Les Bell 31 1926 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Lena Blackburne 31 1914 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jake Daubert 31 1922 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Jake Daubert 31 1910 Brooklyn Superbas NL  
Johnny Evers 31 1914 Boston Braves NL  
Larry Gardner 31 1921 Cleveland Indians AL  
Larry Gardner 31 1919 Cleveland Indians AL  
Kid Gleason 31 1906 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Eddie Grant 31 1909 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Heinie Groh 31 1915 Cincinnati Reds NL  
John Hummel 31 1909 Brooklyn Superbas NL  
Bill Hunnefield 31 1926 Chicago White Sox AL  
Frank Isbell 31 1906 Chicago White Sox AL  
Tom Jones 31 1907 St. Louis Browns AL  
Doc Lavan 31 1920 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Duffy Lewis 31 1912 Boston Red Sox AL  
Johnny Logan 31 1956 Milwaukee Braves NL  
Harry Lord 31 1911 Chicago White Sox AL  
Freddie Maguire 31 1931 Boston Braves NL  
Roy McMillan 31 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs NL  
Mike Mowrey 31 1916 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Greasy Neale 31 1919 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Simon Nicholls 31 1908 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Topper Rigney 31 1924 Detroit Tigers AL  
Claude Ritchey 31 1898 Louisville Colonels NL  
Wildfire Schulte 31 1911 Chicago Cubs NL  
Wildfire Schulte 31 1906 Chicago Cubs NL  
Hank Severeid 31 1924 St. Louis Browns AL  
Jimmy Sheckard 31 1910 Chicago Cubs NL  
Harry Steinfeldt 31 1909 Chicago Cubs NL  
Harry Steinfeldt 31 1910 Chicago Cubs NL  
George Stovall 31 1908 Cleveland Naps AL  
John Titus 31 1908 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Phil Todt 31 1928 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ossie Vitt 31 1917 Detroit Tigers AL  
Al Wickland 31 1915 Chicago Whales FL  
Pittsburgh Rebels FL
Steve Yerkes 31 1911 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ralph Young 31 1917 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jimmy Austin 30 1909 New York Highlanders AL 205
Jack Barry 30 1915 Boston Red Sox AL  
Philadelphia Athletics AL
Dick Bartell 30 1931 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Harry Bay 30 1905 Cleveland Naps AL  
Jay Bell 30 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Donie Bush 30 1911 Detroit Tigers AL  
Donie Bush 30 1910 Detroit Tigers AL  
Max Carey 30 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
George Davis 30 1908 Chicago White Sox AL  
Dick Egan 30 1909 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Frank Ellerbe 30 1921 St. Louis Browns AL  
Washington Senators AL
Hobe Ferris 30 1908 St. Louis Browns AL  
Mule Haas 30 1933 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bucky Harris 30 1927 Washington Senators AL  
Buck Herzog 30 1911 Boston Rustlers NL  
New York Giants NL
Solly Hofman 30 1910 Chicago Cubs NL  
Fielder Jones 30 1906 Chicago White Sox AL  
Tom Jones 30 1909 Detroit Tigers AL  
St. Louis Browns AL
Nap Lajoie 30 1908 Cleveland Naps AL  
Harry Lord 30 1909 Boston Red Sox AL  
Tom McCreery 30 1897 Louisville Colonels NL  
New York Giants NL
Dan McGann 30 1903 New York Giants NL  
Fritz Mollwitz 30 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Ivy Olson 30 1912 Cleveland Naps AL  
Dode Paskert 30 1911 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Wally Pipp 30 1919 New York Yankees AL  
Edd Roush 30 1926 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Everett Scott 30 1916 Boston Red Sox AL  
Howie Shanks 30 1914 Washington Senators AL  
Curt Walker 30 1926 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Bill Wambsganss 30 1916 Cleveland Indians AL  
Possum Whitted 30 1916 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Bud Clancy 29 1928 Chicago White Sox AL 237
Fred Clarke 29 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Eddie Collins 29 1912 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
George Cutshaw 29 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
George Cutshaw 29 1916 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Charlie Deal 29 1917 Chicago Cubs NL  
Dick Egan 29 1912 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Bones Ely 29 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Bill Hallman 29 1901 Cleveland Blues AL  
Philadelphia Phillies NL
Dick Hoblitzell 29 1909 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ducky Holmes 29 1905 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bob Jones 29 1923 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bob Jones 29 1922 Detroit Tigers AL  
Red Killefer 29 1910 Washington Senators AL  
Tommy Leach 29 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Duffy Lewis 29 1913 Boston Red Sox AL  
Bris Lord 29 1906 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Harry Lord 29 1912 Chicago White Sox AL  
Sherry Magee 29 1912 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Stuffy McInnis 29 1912 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Stuffy McInnis 29 1914 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Dots Miller 29 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Charley O'Leary 29 1905 Detroit Tigers AL  
Frank O'Rourke 29 1925 Detroit Tigers AL  
Muddy Ruel 29 1924 Washington Senators AL  
Germany Schaefer 29 1905 Detroit Tigers AL  
Spike Shannon 29 1904 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Earl Sheely 29 1922 Chicago White Sox AL  
Lee Tannehill 29 1909 Chicago White Sox AL  
Fred Tenney 29 1902 Boston Beaneaters NL  
Joe Tinker 29 1908 Chicago Cubs NL  
Joe Tinker 29 1905 Chicago Cubs NL  
Aaron Ward 29 1921 New York Yankees AL  
Jack Barry 28 1909 Philadelphia Athletics AL 270
Jack Barry 28 1913 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Jack Barry 28 1916 Boston Red Sox AL  
Lena Blackburne 28 1919 Boston Braves NL  
Philadelphia Phillies NL
Eddie Collins 28 1914 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Eddie Collins 28 1924 Chicago White Sox AL  
Shano Collins 28 1913 Chicago White Sox AL  
Art Devlin 28 1910 New York Giants NL  
Pat Duncan 28 1923 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Vern Duncan 28 1914 Baltimore Terrapins FL  
Bones Ely 28 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Wally Gerber 28 1923 St. Louis Browns AL  
Wally Gerber 28 1919 St. Louis Browns AL  
Charlie Grimm 28 1928 Chicago Cubs NL  
Sammy Hale 28 1927 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Fred Haney 28 1926 Boston Red Sox AL  
Arnold Hauser 28 1911 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Dick Hoblitzell 28 1915 Boston Red Sox AL  
Solly Hofman 28 1908 Chicago Cubs NL  
Joe Hoover 28 1943 Detroit Tigers AL  
Miller Huggins 28 1908 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Frank Isbell 28 1905 Chicago White Sox AL  
Hughie Jennings 28 1895 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Jimmy Johnston 28 1920 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Fielder Jones 28 1908 Chicago White Sox AL  
Joe Judge 28 1918 Washington Senators AL  
Willie Kamm 28 1928 Chicago White Sox AL  
Marty Krug 28 1922 Chicago Cubs NL  
Duffy Lewis 28 1915 Boston Red Sox AL  
Freddie Lindstrom 28 1926 New York Giants NL  
Heinie Manush 28 1926 Detroit Tigers AL  
Marty Marion 28 1941 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Eddie Mayo 28 1944 Detroit Tigers AL  
Matty McIntyre 28 1904 Detroit Tigers AL  
Dots Miller 28 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Ward Miller 28 1916 St. Louis Browns AL  
George Moriarty 28 1911 Detroit Tigers AL  
Eddie Mulligan 28 1922 Chicago White Sox AL  
Frank O'Rourke 28 1929 St. Louis Browns AL  
Freddy Parent 28 1904 Boston Americans AL  
Dode Paskert 28 1915 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Billy Purtell 28 1909 Chicago White Sox AL  
Morrie Rath 28 1920 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Jackie Robinson 28 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Claude Rossman 28 1907 Detroit Tigers AL  
Heinie Sand 28 1927 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Everett Scott 28 1922 New York Yankees AL  
Earl Sheely 28 1924 Chicago White Sox AL  
Ozzie Smith 28 1978 San Diego Padres NL  
Tris Speaker 28 1926 Cleveland Indians AL  
Milt Stock 28 1917 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Milt Stock 28 1920 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
George Stovall 28 1910 Cleveland Naps AL  
Jackie Tavener 28 1926 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bobby Veach 28 1924 Boston Red Sox AL  
Jimmy Welsh 28 1927 Boston Braves NL  
Possum Whitted 28 1917 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Possum Whitted 28 1915 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Bill Abstein 27 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 328
Jack Barry 27 1911 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Ossie Bluege 27 1930 Washington Senators AL  
Bill Bradley 27 1904 Cleveland Blues AL  
Donie Bush 27 1916 Detroit Tigers AL  
Ty Cobb 27 1922 Detroit Tigers AL  
Eddie Collins 27 1922 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bill Dahlen 27 1896 Chicago Colts NL  
Jake Daubert 27 1920 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Jiggs Donahue 27 1905 Chicago White Sox AL  
Pat Duncan 27 1920 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Jimmy Dykes 27 1920 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Chick Gandil 27 1916 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bob Ganley 27 1907 Washington Senators AL  
Charlie Gehringer 27 1926 Detroit Tigers AL  
Mule Haas 27 1932 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Fred Haney 27 1923 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bucky Harris 27 1926 Washington Senators AL  
Bucky Harris 27 1921 Washington Senators AL  
George Hausmann 27 1944 New York Giants NL  
Dick Hoblitzell 27 1914 Boston Red Sox AL  
Cincinnati Reds NL
Miller Huggins 27 1907 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Sonny Jackson 27 1966 Houston Astros NL  
Doc Johnston 27 1921 Cleveland Indians AL  
Willie Keeler 27 1903 New York Highlanders AL  
Willie Keeler 27 1904 New York Highlanders AL  
Joe Kelley 27 1906 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Otto Knabe 27 1914 Baltimore Terrapins FL  
Tommy Leach 27 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Tommy Leach 27 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Duffy Lewis 27 1910 Boston Red Sox AL  
Carl Lind 27 1928 Cleveland Indians AL  
Hans Lobert 27 1907 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Lee Magee 27 1918 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Sherry Magee 27 1909 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Rabbit Maranville 27 1914 Boston Braves NL  
George McBride 27 1909 Washington Senators AL  
Jack McCarthy 27 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Stuffy McInnis 27 1922 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bing Miller 27 1926 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
St. Louis Browns AL
Danny Murphy 27 1911 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Hap Myers 27 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops FL  
Hy Myers 27 1922 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Rebel Oakes 27 1915 Pittsburgh Rebels FL  
Wally Pipp 27 1922 New York Yankees AL  
Del Pratt 27 1920 New York Yankees AL  
Wildfire Schulte 27 1910 Chicago Cubs NL  
Wildfire Schulte 27 1909 Chicago Cubs NL  
Wildfire Schulte 27 1915 Chicago Cubs NL  
Howie Shanks 27 1917 Washington Senators AL  
Jimmy Slagle 27 1900 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Red Smith 27 1914 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Boston Braves NL
Homer Summa 27 1927 Cleveland Indians AL  
Fred Tenney 27 1897 Boston Beaneaters NL  
Terry Turner 27 1916 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bobby Veach 27 1921 Detroit Tigers AL  
Honus Wagner 27 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Curt Walker 27 1927 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Bill Wambsganss 27 1923 Cleveland Indians AL  
Bill Wambsganss 27 1917 Cleveland Indians AL  
Buck Weaver 27 1920 Chicago White Sox AL  
Al Wickland 27 1914 Chicago Whales FL  
Whitey Alperman 26 1906 Brooklyn Superbas NL 390
Jimmy Austin 26 1917 St. Louis Browns AL  
Jimmy Austin 26 1912 St. Louis Browns AL  
Walter Barbare 26 1921 Boston Braves NL  
Bill Barrett 26 1927 Chicago White Sox AL  
Jim Bottomley 26 1927 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Jimmy Brown 26 1937 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Ray Chapman 26 1915 Cleveland Indians AL  
Mickey Cochrane 26 1926 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Eddie Collins 26 1913 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Ernie Courtney 26 1905 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Monte Cross 26 1899 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Jake Daubert 26 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Gene DeMontreville 26 1902 Boston Beaneaters NL  
John Dobbs 26 1902 Chicago Cubs NL  
Cincinnati Reds NL
Patsy Donovan 26 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Mickey Doolin 26 1914 Baltimore Terrapins FL  
Larry Doyle 26 1917 Chicago Cubs NL  
Tim Foli 26 1982 California Angels AL  
Frankie Frisch 26 1927 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Frankie Frisch 26 1921 New York Giants NL  
Larry Gardner 26 1915 Boston Red Sox AL  
Billy Gilbert 26 1903 New York Giants NL  
John Gochnaur 26 1903 Cleveland Blues AL  
Charlie Grimm 26 1927 Chicago Cubs NL  
Charlie Grimm 26 1926 Chicago Cubs NL  
Harry Heilmann 26 1924 Detroit Tigers AL  
Dick Hoblitzell 26 1912 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Walter Holke 26 1919 Boston Braves NL  
Charlie Hollocher 26 1918 Chicago Cubs NL  
Charlie Hollocher 26 1921 Chicago Cubs NL  
Rogers Hornsby 26 1927 New York Giants NL  
Baby Doll Jacobson 26 1926 Boston Red Sox AL  
St. Louis Browns AL
Ernie Johnson 26 1922 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bob Jones 26 1921 Detroit Tigers AL  
John Kane 26 1908 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Willie Keeler 26 1907 New York Highlanders AL  
John Kerr 26 1929 Chicago White Sox AL  
Red Kress 26 1928 St. Louis Browns AL  
Duffy Lewis 26 1919 New York Yankees AL  
Hans Lobert 26 1913 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Lee Magee 26 1919 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Chicago Cubs NL
Freddie Maguire 26 1929 Boston Braves NL  
Les Mann 26 1918 Chicago Cubs NL  
George McBride 26 1910 Washington Senators AL  
Stuffy McInnis 26 1916 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Stuffy McInnis 26 1919 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ward Miller 26 1915 St. Louis Terriers FL  
Buddy Myer 26 1928 Boston Red Sox AL  
Hap Myers 26 1913 Boston Braves NL  
Charley O'Leary 26 1906 Detroit Tigers AL  
Rebel Oakes 26 1913 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Rube Oldring 26 1911 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Freddy Parent 26 1909 Chicago White Sox AL  
Del Pratt 26 1924 Detroit Tigers AL  
Johnny Rawlings 26 1920 Boston Braves NL  
Philadelphia Phillies NL
Johnny Rawlings 26 1915 Kansas City Packers FL  
Topper Rigney 26 1926 Boston Red Sox AL  
Phil Rizzuto 26 1951 New York Yankees AL  
Edd Roush 26 1920 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Everett Scott 26 1914 Boston Red Sox AL  
Everett Scott 26 1918 Boston Red Sox AL  
Luke Sewell 26 1926 Cleveland Indians AL  
Socks Seybold 26 1907 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Tommy Sheehan 26 1908 Brooklyn Superbas NL  
Earl Sheely 26 1923 Chicago White Sox AL  
Earl Sheely 26 1925 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bill Shipke 26 1908 Washington Senators AL  
Fred Snodgrass 26 1911 New York Giants NL  
Milt Stock 26 1922 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Denny Sullivan 26 1907 Boston Americans AL  
Tommy Thevenow 26 1930 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Pie Traynor 26 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Ossie Vitt 26 1920 Boston Red Sox AL  
Bill Wambsganss 26 1919 Cleveland Indians AL  
Possum Whitted 26 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Cy Williams 26 1917 Chicago Cubs NL  
Ken Williams 26 1920 St. Louis Browns AL  
Ed Abbaticchio 25 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 468
Jimmy Austin 25 1910 New York Highlanders AL  
Frank Baker 25 1911 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Jack Barry 25 1912 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Shad Barry 25 1905 Chicago Cubs NL  
Cincinnati Reds NL
Harry Bay 25 1903 Cleveland Blues AL  
Les Bell 25 1928 Boston Braves NL  
George Browne 25 1906 New York Giants NL  
Bert Campaneris 25 1978 Texas Rangers AL  
Max Carey 25 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Hal Chase 25 1912 New York Highlanders AL  
Sam Crawford 25 1909 Detroit Tigers AL  
Sam Crawford 25 1903 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jake Daubert 25 1917 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Klondike Douglass 25 1898 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Larry Doyle 25 1908 New York Giants NL  
Chuck Dressen 25 1927 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Joe Dugan 25 1924 New York Yankees AL  
Hod Ford 25 1922 Boston Braves NL  
Lonny Frey 25 1939 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Bucky Harris 25 1923 Washington Senators AL  
Harry Heilmann 25 1926 Detroit Tigers AL  
Rogers Hornsby 25 1928 Boston Braves NL  
Doc Johnston 25 1920 Cleveland Indians AL  
Willie Kamm 25 1927 Chicago White Sox AL  
Willie Keeler 25 1902 Brooklyn Superbas NL  
Ed Konetchy 25 1914 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Ed Konetchy 25 1908 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Chris Lindsay 25 1906 Detroit Tigers AL  
Freddie Lindstrom 25 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Herman Long 25 1899 Boston Beaneaters NL  
Billy Lush 25 1904 Cleveland Blues AL  
Rube Lutzke 25 1926 Cleveland Indians AL 500
Lee Magee 25 1912 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Billy Maloney 25 1907 Brooklyn Superbas NL  
Pinky May 25 1939 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Stuffy McInnis 25 1913 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Bill McKechnie 25 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Marty McManus 25 1921 St. Louis Browns AL  
Clyde Milan 25 1920 Washington Senators AL  
Dots Miller 25 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Dots Miller 25 1913 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
George Moriarty 25 1914 Detroit Tigers AL  
Bert Niehoff 25 1916 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Frank O'Rourke 25 1928 St. Louis Browns AL  
Jose Offerman 25 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Ivy Olson 25 1911 Cleveland Naps AL  
Roger Peckinpaugh 25 1918 New York Yankees AL  
Ollie Pickering 25 1903 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Swede Risberg 25 1917 Chicago White Sox AL  
Claude Ritchey 25 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Phil Rizzuto 25 1949 New York Yankees AL  
Wildfire Schulte 25 1908 Chicago Cubs NL  
Joe Sewell 25 1928 Cleveland Indians AL  
Howie Shanks 25 1916 Washington Senators AL  
Ted Sizemore 25 1973 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Roy Smalley 25 1976 Minnesota Twins AL  
Texas Rangers AL
Harry Steinfeldt 25 1907 Chicago Cubs NL  
Harry Steinfeldt 25 1906 Chicago Cubs NL  
Amos Strunk 25 1912 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Amos Strunk 25 1917 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Homer Summa 25 1923 Cleveland Indians AL  
Jackie Tavener 25 1925 Detroit Tigers AL  
Phil Todt 25 1929 Boston Red Sox AL  
Bobby Veach 25 1917 Detroit Tigers AL  
Curt Walker 25 1928 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Rob Wilfong 25 1979 Minnesota Twins AL  
Steve Yerkes 25 1913 Boston Red Sox AL  
Steve Yerkes 25 1912 Boston Red Sox AL  
Current Through 2013 Season


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The American League single season record for sacrifice hits was set in 1917 by Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians. The National League single season record for sacrifice hits was set in 1909 by Jimmy Sheckard of the Chicago Cubs.

Why are ten of the top ten American League hitters? Forty eight instances in history where a player has had more than thirty-nine sacrifice hits in a season and thirty are by American League batters. Why? Share your opinion about this unique junior circuit single season sacrifice hits trend on Baseball Fever.

     

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