Baseball Almanac - Record Book : Game Winning RBI Records

Record Book : Game Winning RBI Records

Game winning runs batted in were once an official record kept by major league baseball. The statistic started in 1980 and ended eight years later. Records are presented in alphabetical order and ties within records are alphabetized.

"Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week he might have lasted a long time and become a great star." - Tris Speaker

Game Winning Runs Batted In Team Records Stats Only Official From 1980-1988 In Alphabetical Order
Fewest In A Season	AL	Baltimore	48	1988
Fewest In A Season	NL	Atlanta	51	1988
Fewest Games Won In A Season w/o A GWRBI	AL	New York	0	1982
Fewest Games Won In A Season w/o A GWRBI	NL	Chicago Pittsburgh	1	1987 1985
Most In A Season	AL	Oakland	99	1988
Most In A Season	NL	New York	102	1986
Most Games Won In A Season w/o A GWRBI	AL	Detroit	12	1980
Most Games Won In A Season w/o A GWRBI	NL	Houston	12	1980

All player related game winning runs batted in records are here on the Almanac also!

In the American League during this time frame, only Jackie Gutierrez, Steve Lombardozzi, Tony Phillips, and Dick Schofield played in more than one-hundred fifty games each yet only hit a single game winning run batted in!

From July 13 through July 20, 1986, Kirk Gibson hit five consecutive game winning runs batted in with Detroit!

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