191 Runs Batted In by Hack Wilson

The slugging center fielder holds the distinction of being one of the few players not remembered for his home run records (all though he did lead the league for three straight years). He is best remembered for his 1930 season where he had one-hundred ninety-one runs batted in, good for the all time record ahead of fellow Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig (one-hundred eighty-four), Hank Greenberg (one-hundred eighty-three), and Jimmie Foxx (one-hundred seventy-five). Even in today's slug-it-out world of long ball RBIs, the only player to even come within thirty runs of Wilson is Manny "Mr. RBI" Ramirez with one-hundred sixty-five.

Wilson was no stranger to RBIs. He had over one-hundred of them in during six of his twelve Major League seasons. 1930 did, however, turn out to be his career year. He set a new National League record for single season home runs at fifty-six, which stood until the 1998 Sammy Sosa / Mark McGwire war. Strangely enough, Wilson never had a grand slam in 1930. Also, Wilson's record stood at a mere one-hundred ninety ribbies until research in the 1980s found that a run batted in attributed to Charlie Grimm actually belonged to Wilson, rewriting the record at one-hundred ninety-one.

Wilson never saw his total go above the one-hundred ninety mark. He died in 1948, his life cut short due to his infamous battle with alcoholism. Wilson's record stands as one of the unreachable marks in baseball's history.

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"I never played drunk. Hung over, yes, but never drunk." - Hack Wilson

191 Runs Batted In

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1 04-15-1930 Cubs 9 @ Cardinals 8 4 1 0 1
4 04-21-1930 Cubs 9 @ Reds 1 5 1 1 3
7 04-22-1930 Cubs 3 vs Cardinals 8 4 1 1 3
9 04-25-1930 (a) Cubs 6 vs Reds 5 5 3 1 2
10 04-28-1930 Cubs 7 vs Pirates 4 2 1 0 1
11 04-30-1930 Cubs 5 vs Pirates 2 4 1 1 1
13 05-04-1930 Cubs 8 vs Phillies 7 3 3 0 2
15 05-06-1930 Cubs 3 vs Dodgers 1 3 1 1 2
19 05-07-1930 Cubs 9 vs Dodgers 5 4 2 0 4
20 05-08-1930 Cubs 7 vs Dodgers 4 4 2 1 1
22 05-09-1930 Cubs 6 vs Giants 5 4 3 0 2
25 05-10-1930 Cubs 4 vs Giants 9 3 2 1 3
26 05-12-1930 Cubs 12 vs Giants 14 2 1 1 1
29 05-13-1930 Cubs 9 vs Braves 8 2 1 1 3
31 05-15-1930 Cubs 8 vs Braves 10 5 2 0 2
34 05-18-1930 (b) Cubs 9 @ Cardinals 6 3 2 2 3
35 05-20-1930 Cubs 3 @ Cardinals 16 4 1 1 1
36 05-22-1930 Cubs 12 @ Pirates 5 4 2 0 1
37 05-24-1930 Cubs 5 @ Pirates 3 4 1 0 1
39 05-26-1930 Cubs 2 vs Reds 8 4 1 1 2
41 05-28-1930 Cubs 6 vs Reds 5 3 1 0 2
42 05-30-1930 (c) Cubs 9 vs Cardinals 8 3 1 1 1
44 05-31-1930 Cubs 6 vs Cardinals 5 5 1 0 2
49 06-01-1930 Cubs 16 vs Pirates 4 5 4 2 5
50 06-03-1930 Cubs 15 @ Braves 2 4 1 0 1
51 06-04-1930 Cubs 18 @ Braves 10 5 2 0 1
52 06-05-1930 Cubs 10 @ Braves 7 6 2 1 1
53 06-06-1930 Cubs 13 @ Dodgers 0 5 2 0 1
55 06-07-1930 Cubs 9 @ Dodgers 12 4 1 1 2
56 06-10-1930 Cubs 2 @ Phillies 6 2 1 0 1
58 06-12-1930 Cubs 3 @ Phillies 5 2 1 0 2
60 06-14-1930 Cubs 8 @ Giants 5 3 1 0 2
61 06-16-1930 Cubs 8 @ Giants 5 4 1 0 1
64 06-19-1930 Cubs 10 vs Braves 4 4 1 1 3
66 06-21-1930 (ab) Cubs 5 vs Braves 4 5 3 1 2
67 06-22-1930 Cubs 2 vs Braves 3 4 1 1 1
72 06-23-1930 Cubs 21 vs Phillies 8 6 5 1 5
73 06-24-1930 Cubs 6 vs Phillies 1 5 2 0 1
74 07-01-1930 Cubs 5 vs Giants 7 3 2 1 1
76 07-02-1930 Cubs 8 vs Giants 9 5 2 0 2
77 07-04-1930 (c) Cubs 1 @ Pirates 5 3 0 0 1
80 07-05-1930 Cubs 12 @ Pirates 3 4 3 0 3
81 07-06-1930 (b) Cubs 4 @ Reds 5 3 2 1 1
82 07-06-1930 (c) Cubs 7 @ Reds 8 4 2 0 1
84 07-16-1930 (b) Cubs 6 @ Dodgers 4 3 1 0 2
85 07-18-1930 Cubs 6 @ Dodgers 2 5 3 1 1
87 07-19-1930 Cubs 5 @ Dodgers 4 3 1 1 2
88 07-20-1930 Cubs 5 @ Giants 13 4 1 1 1
91 07-21-1930 Cubs 6 @ Giants 0 5 2 2 3
92 07-24-1930 Cubs 19 @ Phillies 15 5 2 0 1
93 07-25-1930 Cubs 9 @ Phillies 5 3 1 0 1
98 07-26-1930 Cubs 16 @ Phillies 2 5 3 3 5
99 07-27-1930 Cubs 5 @ Reds 6 2 1 0 1
101 07-28-1930 (b) Cubs 3 vs Reds 2 4 1 0 2
102 07-28-1930 (c) Cubs 5 vs Reds 3 4 1 0 1
104 07-29-1930 Cubs 3 vs Reds 4 3 1 1 2
106 08-01-1930 Cubs 10 vs Pirates 7 3 1 0 2
107 08-02-1930 Cubs 8 vs Pirates 14 5 2 1 1
109 08-03-1930 Cubs 8 vs Pirates 12 4 2 1 2
111 08-05-1930 Cubs 5 @ Cardinals 4 3 1 1 2
114 08-07-1930 Cubs 6 @ Cardinals 5 3 2 0 3
118 08-10-1930 (b) Cubs 6 vs Braves 0 4 2 2 4
121 08-10-1930 (c) Cubs 17 vs Braves 1 4 2 1 3
123 08-13-1930 Cubs 5 vs Dodgers 15 4 2 1 2
125 08-14-1930 Cubs 5 vs Dodgers 1 3 2 0 2
126 08-15-1930 (d) Cubs 4 vs Dodgers 3 4 1 0 1
129 08-16-1930 (b) Cubs 10 vs Phillies 9 5 2 1 3
131 08-17-1930 Cubs 5 vs Phillies 4 3 1 0 2
135 08-18-1930 Cubs 17 vs Phillies 3 5 4 1 4
136 08-19-1930 (b) Cubs 8 vs Phillies 9 4 3 1 1
138 08-20-1930 Cubs 8 vs Phillies 10 2 0 0 2
140 08-21-1930 Cubs 6 vs Giants 13 5 1 0 2
141 08-22-1930 Cubs 12 vs Giants 4 3 1 0 1
144 08-23-1930 Cubs 4 vs Giants 2 3 1 0 3
148 08-26-1930 Cubs 7 vs Pirates 5 3 2 1 4
151 08-27-1930 Cubs 8 vs Pirates 10 5 2 0 3
157 08-30-1930 Cubs 16 vs Cardinals 4 3 3 2 6
158 09-03-1930 Cubs 6 @ Pirates 9 5 3 0 1
159 09-04-1930 (d) Cubs 10 @ Pirates 7 5 2 0 1
160 09-05-1930 Cubs 7 @ Pirates 8 5 0 0 1
164 09-06-1930 Cubs 19 @ Pirates 14 6 3 1 4
165 09-11-1930 Cubs 1 @ Dodgers 2 4 1 1 1
171 09-12-1930 Cubs 17 @ Phillies 4 5 5 1 6
172 09-15-1930 (b) Cubs 11 @ Phillies 12 5 2 0 1
173 09-15-1930 (c) Cubs 6 @ Phillies 4 3 1 1 1
177 09-17-1930 Cubs 5 @ Giants 2 4 3 2 4
178 09-19-1930 Cubs 5 @ Braves 4 4 1 0 1
179 09-20-1930 Cubs 2 @ Braves 3 3 1 0 1
182 09-22-1930 Cubs 6 @ Braves 2 4 2 1 3
185 09-26-1930 Cubs 7 vs Reds 5 4 2 1 3
189 09-27-1930 Cubs 13 vs Reds 8 4 2 2 4
191 09-28-1930 Cubs 13 vs Reds 11 3 2 0 2

(a) = Twelve (12) inning game.
(b) = First game of a doubleheader.
(c) = Second game of a doubleheader.
(d) = Ten (10) inning game.

Source: The Sporting News (box scores).

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baseball almanac fast facts

It is obvious that Hack Wilson could drive in the runs during his 1930 campaign, but did you know that Hack Wilson also led the league in home runs for three (3) consecutive seasons (1926-1927-1928)?

During the 1930 record setting season, the Chicago Cubs were thirty-four & sixteen during home games where Hack Wilson had a run batted in.

During the 1930 record setting season, the Chicago Cubs were twenty-eight & fourteen in road games where Hack Wilson had a run batted in.