Singles Records by Baseball Almanac

Singles Records

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for singles — including career singles marks, single season singles plateaus and game related singles records.

"So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball. When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storyboo"If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete (Rose), I'd wear a dress." - New York Yankees' Outfielder Mickey Mantle in The Mick (1985)k career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long." - Cal Ripken, Jr.

Singles Career Singles Record
Record	Lg	Name	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career	AL	Ty Cobb	Detroit	2,840	3,053
	AL	Ty Cobb	Philadelphia	213	3,053
	NL	Pete Rose	Cincinnati	2,490	3,215
			Philadelphia	661
			Montreal	64
Singles Single Season Singles Records
Record	Lg	Name	Team(s)	Data
Fewest In A Season 150 Games Played	AL	Mark McGwire	Oakland	53	1991
Fewest In A Season 150 Games Played	NL	Barry Bonds	San Francisco	49	2001
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Don Buford	Chicago	129	1965
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	NL	Enos Slaughter	St. Louis	127	1942
Most In A Season	AL	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle	225	2004
Most In A Season	NL	Willie Keeler	Baltimore	206	1898
Most In A Season By A Lefthander	AL	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle	225	2004
Most In A Season By A Lefthander	NL	Willie Keeler	Baltimore	206	1898
Most In A Season By A Righthander	AL	Al Simmons	Philadelphia	174	1925
Most In A Season By A Righthander	NL	Curt Flood	St. Louis	178	1964
Most In A Season By A Rookie	AL	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle	192	2001
Most In A Season By A Rookie	NL	Lloyd Waner	Pittsburgh	198	1927
Most In A Season By A Switch-Hitter	AL	Willie Wilson	Kansas City	184	1980
Most In A Season By A Switch-Hitter	NL	Pete Rose	Cincinnati	181	1973
Singles Game Specific Singles Records
Record	Lg	Name	Team(s)	Data
Most In A 9-Inning Game	AA	Hick Carpenter	Cincinnati	6	09-12-1883
		George Pinkney	Brooklyn		06-25-1885
		Reddy Mack	Louisville		05-26-1887
	AL	Doc Cramer	Philadelphia	6	06-20-1932
		Jim Fridley	Cleveland		04-29-1952
		Zaza Harvey	Cleveland		04-25-1902
		Myril Hoag	New York		06-06-1934
		Raul Ibanez	Seattle		09-22-2004
		Floyd Robinson	Chicago		07-22-1962
	NL	Dave Bancroft	New York	6	06-28-1920
		Ginger Beaumont	Pittsburgh		07-22-1899
		George Cutshaw	Brooklyn		08-09-1915
		Jack Glasscock	New York		09-27-1890
		George Gore	Chicago		05-07-1880
		Danny Richardson	New York		06-11-1887
		Wilbert Robinson	Baltimore		06-10-1892
		Chick Stahl	Boston		05-31-1899
		Jake Stenzel	Pittsburgh		05-14-1896
Most In A Game Extra Innings	AL	Johnny Burnett	Cleveland	7	07-10-1932
	AL	Johnny Burnett	Cleveland	7	18 Innings
	NL	Carson Bigbee	Pittsburgh	6	08-22-1917
		Carson Bigbee	Pittsburgh		22 Innings
		Hank DeBerry	Brooklyn		06-23-1929
		Hank DeBerry	Brooklyn		14 Innings
		Willie Davis	Los Angeles		05-24-1973
		Willie Davis	Los Angeles		19 Innings
		Paul Hines	Providence		08-26-1879
		Paul Hines	Providence		10 Innings
Most In A Doubleheader	AL	Too Many To List	-	8
Most In A Doubleheader	NL	Too Many To List	-	8
Record	Lg	Name	Team(s)	Data
Singles Team Singles Records
Record	Lg	Team(s)	Data
Fewest In A Season 150 Games Played	AL	Baltimore	811	1968
Fewest In A Season 150 Games Played	NL	New York	843	1972
Most In A Game	AL	Milwaukee [vs Toronto]	26	08-28-1992
	NL	Philadelphia [vs Louisville]	28	08-17-1894
	NL	Boston [vs Baltimore]	28	04-20-1896
Most In An Inning	AL	Boston [vs Detroit]	11	06-18-1953
	AL	Boston [vs Detroit]	11	7^th Inning
	NL	Cincinnati [vs Houston]	12	08-03-1989
	NL	Cincinnati [vs Houston]	12	1^st Inning
Most In A Season	AL	Detroit	1,298	1921
Most In A Season	NL	Philadelphia	1,338	1894
Record	Lg	Name	Team(s)	Data
Singles Records

The record for most seasons leading their league in singles belongs to Ichiro Suzuki in the American League with ten and Tony Gwynn in the National League with seven.

The record for most consecutive seasons leading their league in singles belongs to Ichiro Suzuki in the American League who led from 2001 through 2010 and Willie Keeler in the National League who led from 1897 through 1900 and was eventually tied by Brett Butler who led from 1990 through 1993.

Did you know that not one single Major League baseball player has ever had more than two singles during the same inning? Is it possible (three hits in an inning is the current record)? Will it ever happen? Share your opinion on Baseball Fever.

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