Sacrifice Flies Records

Major League Baseball Records for Sacrifice Flies

The most sacrifice flies by a team, the most sacrifice flies by a player in a career & in a season, the fewest in a season, and other similar sac fly records are presented below and research is complete through completion of the previous season.

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Sacrifice Flies Records

Career Sacrifice Fly Records

Most Sac Flies
In A Career
(Top 1,000)
AL Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore 127 127
NL Hank Aaron Milwaukee 72 113
Atlanta 41
ML Eddie Murray Baltimore [AL] 77 128
Los Angeles [NL] 19
New York [NL] 17
Cleveland [AL] 12
Anaheim [AL] 3

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Single Season Sacrifice Fly Records

Fewest Sac Flies
In A Season
AL Too Many To List n/a 0 n/a
NL Too Many To List n/a 0 n/a
Most Sac Flies
In A Season
(Top 500)
AL Bobby Bonilla Baltimore 17 1996
Roy White New York 1971
NL Gil Hodges Brooklyn 19 1954
Most Sac Flies
In A Season
By A Lefthander
AL Don Mattingly New York 15 1985
NL J.T. Snow San Francisco 14 2000
Most Sac Flies
In A Season
By A Righthander
AL Juan Gonzalez Cleveland 16 2001
NL Gil Hodges Brooklyn 19 1954
Most Sac Flies
In A Season
By A Rookie
AL Gary Gaetti Minnesota 13 1982
NL Willie Montanez Philadelphia 13 1971
Most Sac Flies
In A Season
By A Switch-Hitter
AL Bobby Bonilla Baltimore 17 1996
Roy White New York 1971
NL Bobby Bonilla Pittsburgh 15 1990
Howard Johnson New York 1991

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Game Specific Sacrifice Fly Records

Most Sac Flies
In A Game
AL George Bell Toronto 3 08-14-1990
Juan Gonzalez Texas 07-03-1999
Chad Kreuter Detroit 07-30-1994
Jose Lopez Seattle 04-15-2008
Edgar Martinez Seattle 08-03-2002
Don Mattingly New York 05-03-1986
Bob Meusel New York 09-15-1926
Russ Nixon Boston 08-31-1965
NL Ernie Banks Chicago 3 06-02-1961
Vince Coleman St. Louis 05-01-1986
Candy Maldonado San Francisco 08-29-1987

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Single Season Team Specific Sacrifice Fly Records

Fewest Sac Flies
In A Season
AL California 23 1967
NL San Diego 19 1971
Most Sac Flies
In A Season
AL Oakland 77 1984
NL Colorado 75 2000

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Game Specific Team Sacrifice Fly Records

Most Sac Flies
In A Game
AL Seattle (vs Oakland) 5 08-07-1988
Seattle (vs Kansas City) 04-15-2008
NL Colorado (vs Pittsburgh) 5 06-07-2006
Most Sac Flies
In A Game (Both Teams)
AL Seattle (5) vs Kansas City (1) 6 04-15-2008
NL Too Many To List 5 --
Most Sac Flies
In An Inning
AL See Fast Fact #3 (below) 3 --
NL See Fast Fact #3 (below) 3 --
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Brooks Robinson led the American League in sacrifice flies during 1962 (10), 1964 (10), 1967 (8), and 1968 (8) — a league leading 4 times. Ron Santo & Johnny Bench led the National League in sacrifice flies during 1963 (11), 1967 (12) & 1969 (14) then 1970 (11), 1972 (12) & 1973 (10) — respectively, a league leading 3 times.

Did you know that in the entire history of baseball, three Major League players are tied for most at-bats without a single sacrifice fly in a season? Each had six-hundred eighty at-bats and zero sacrifice flies. They are: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds (1973), Frank Taveras of the Pittsburgh Pirates / New York Mets (1979) & Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins (1986).

The most sacrifice flies ever hit during an inning by an American League team is three: Chicago White Sox (vs Cleveland Indians) in the fifth inning on July 1, 1962, New York Yankees (vs Detroit Tigers) in the fourth inning on June 29, 2000 and the New York Yankees (vs Anaheim Angels) in the third inning on August 19, 2000. The National League team record is also three: New York Mets (vs the New York Yankees) in the second inning on June 24, 2005 and Houston Astros (vs the Texas Rangers) in the seventh inning on June 26, 2005.