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Single Game Batting
- Walks, most: Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 6 (6/16/1938); Walt Wilmot, Chicago Cubs, 6 (8/22/1891)
- Hits, most, extra inning game: Johnny Burnett, Cleveland Indians, 9 (7/10/1932)
- Hits, most, 9 inning game: Wilbert Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, 7 (6/10/1892); Rennie Stennett, Pittsburgh Pirates, 7 (9/16/1975)
- Hits, most in an inning: 3, 5 players tied
- Singles, most: Johnny Burnett, Cleveland Indians, 7 (7/10/1932)
- Singles, most, 9 inning game: 6, 14 players tied
- Singles, most in an inning: 2, too many to count
- Doubles, most: 4, accomplished 46 times
- Triples, most in a game: George Strief, Philadelphia A's, 4 (6/25/1885); Bill Joyce, New York Giants, 4 (5/18/1897)
- Triples, most in a game, modern record: 3
- Triples, most in an inning: 2, 11 players tied
- Home runs, most: 4, 15 players (12 in 9 inning games)
- Home runs, most in an inning: 2, 29 players
- Grand slams, most in a game: 2, 12 players
- Grand slams, most in an inning: Fernando Tatis, St. Louis Cardinals, 2 (4/23/1999)
- RBI, most in a game: Mark Whiten, St. Louis Cardinals, 12 (9/7/1993), Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals, 12 (9/16/1924)
- RBI, most in an inning: Fernando Tatis, St. Louis Cardinals, 8 (4/23/1999)
- Runs, most in a game: Guy Hecker, Louisville Colonels, 7 (8/15/1886)
- Runs, most in a game, modern record: 6, 7 players tied
- Runs, most in an inning: 3, 3 players tied
- Sacrifice flies, most in a game: 3, 9 players tied
- Strikeouts, most, 9 inning game: 5, accomplished 47 times by 46 players (Dick Allen only player to do it twice)
- Strikeouts, most, extra inning game: 6, 7 players tied
Single Game Pitching
- Innings, most in a game: Leon Cadore, Brooklyn Dodgers, 26 (5/1/1920); Joe Oeschger, Boston Braves, 26 (5/1/1920)
- Strikeouts, 9 inning game: Roger Clemens, 20 (4/29/1986, 9/18/1996); Kerry Wood, Chicago Cubs, 20 (5/6/1998); Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks, 20 (5/8/2001) (1st 9 innings of an extra inning game)
- Strikeouts, extra inning game: Tom Cheney, Washington Senators 21 (9/12/1962)
- Strikeouts, most in an inning: 4, accomplished 47 times by 45 players (Chuck Finley did it 3 times, only player to do it more than once)
- 3 strikeouts in an inning on 9 pitches: accomplished 39 times by 36 players
- Walks, most in a game: 16, 4 players tied (3 players tied in 9 inning game)
- Walks, most in an inning: Dolly Ewing, Washington Senators, 8 (8/28/1909)
- Home runs allowed, most in a game: Charlie Sweeney, St. Louis Cardinals, (6/12/1886)
- Home runs allowed, most in a game, modern record: 6, 8 players tied
- Home runs allowed, most in an inning: 4, 24 players tied
- Home runs allowed, most consecutive: Paul Foytack, Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 (7/31/1963); Chase Wright, New York Yankees, 4 (4/22/2007)
- Balks, most in a game: 4, 6 players tied
- Balks, most in an inning: 3, 5 players tied
- Wild pitches, most in a game: Johnny Ryan, Louisville Colonels, 10 (7/22/1876)
- Wild pitches, most in a game, modern record: 5
- Wild pitches, most in an inning: Rick Ankiel, St. Louis Cardinals, 5 (10/3/2000) (postseason game); Bert Cunningham, Buffalo Bisons, 5 (9/15/1890)
- Wild pitches, most in an inning, regular season, modern record: 4, 4 players tied
Single Season Batting
- Batting Average(AL), highest: Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia A's, .426 (1901)
- Batting Average(NL), highest: Hugh Duffy, Boston Braves, .440 (1894)
- On-base Percentage, highest: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, .609 (2004)
- On-base plus Slugging, highest: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 1.421 (2001)
- Slugging Percentage, highest: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, .863 (2001)
- At-bats, most: Willie Wilson, Kansas City Royals, 705 (1980)
- Runs, most: Billy Hamilton, Philadelphia Phillies, 192 (1894)
- Runs, most, modern record: Babe Ruth, 177, New York Yankees (1921)
- Hits, most: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, 262 (2004)
- Singles, most: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners, 225 (2004)
- Doubles, most: Earl Webb, Boston Red Sox, 67 (1931)
- Triples, most: Chief Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates, 36 (1912)
- Home Runs, most: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 73 (2001)
- Home Runs, most at home: Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers, 39 (1938)
- Home Runs, most on road: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 37 (2001)
- Home Runs, leadoff: Alfonso Soriano, New York Yankees, 13 (2003)
- Home Runs, inside the park: Sam Crawford, Cincinnati Reds, 12 (1901)
- Grand Slams, most: Don Mattingly, New York Yankees, 6 (1987)
- Hitting streaks, longest: Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, 56 (1941)
- Hitting streaks, longest by a rookie: Benito Santiago, San Diego Padres, 34 (1987)
- Games Hit Safely In: 5 players, 135
- Total bases, most: Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, 457 (1921)
- Bases on Balls, most: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 232 (2004)
- Bases on Balls, most intentional: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 120 (2004)
- Hit by Pitch, most: Hughie Jennings, Baltimore Orioles, 51 (1896)
- Hit by Pitch, most, modern record: Ron Hunt, Montreal Expos, 50 (1971)
- Strikeouts, most: Adam Dunn, Cincinnati Reds, 195 (2004)
- Runs Batted In, most: Hack Wilson, Chicago Cubs, 191 (1930)
- Stolen Bases, most: Rickey Henderson, Oakland A's, 130 (1982)
Single Season Pitching
- Earned Run Average, lowest: Dutch Leonard, Boston Red Sox, 0.96 (1914)
- Wins, most: Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Providence Grays, 59 (1884)
- Wins, most, modern record: Jack Chesbro, New York Highlanders 41 (1904)
- Losses, most: John Coleman, Philadelphia Phillies, 48 (1883)
- Losses, most, modern record: Vic Willis, Boston Beaneaters, 29 (1905)
- Saves, consecutive conversions without a blown save: Eric Gagne, Los Angeles Dodgers , 84 (2003-2004)
- Saves, consecutive conversions without a blown save among rookies: Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox, 20 (2006)
- Saves, most: 57, Bobby Thigpen, Chicago White Sox (1990)
- Saves, most by a rookie: 37, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle Mariners, (2000)
- Saves, most in one month: 3 players, 15
- Complete Games, most: Will White, Cincinnati Reds, 75 (1879)
- Complete Games, most, modern record: Jack Chesbro, New York Highlanders 48 (1904)
- Shutouts, most won: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Philadelphia Phillies, 16 (1916); George Bradley, St. Louis Brown Stockings, 16 (1876)
- Innings, most: Will White, Cincinnati Reds, 680 (1879)
- Innings, most, modern record: Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox, 464 (1908)
- Games, most: Mike Marshall, Los Angeles Dodgers, 106 (1974)
- Games Started, most: Will White, Cincinnati Reds, 76 (1879); Pud Galvin, Buffalo Bisons, 76 (1883)
- Games Started, most, modern record: Will White, Cincinnati Reds, 51 (1879); Pud Galvin, Buffalo Bisons, 76 (1883)
- Games Finished, most: Mike Marshall, Minnesota Twins, 84 (1979)
- Bases on Balls, most: Amos Rusie, New York Giants, 238 (1890)
- Bases on Balls, most, modern record: Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians, 208 (1938)
- Hit Batsmen, most: Phil Knell, Columbus Colts, 54, 1891
- Hit Batsmen, most, modern record: Chick Fraser, Philadelphia A's, 32, 1901
- Home Runs, most: Bert Blyleven, Minnesota Twins, 50 (1986)
- Strikeouts, most: Matt Killroy, Baltimore Orioles, 513 (1886)
- Strikeouts, most, modern record: Nolan Ryan, California Angels, 383 (1973)
- Wild Pitches, most: Bill Stemmeyer, Boston Beaneaters, 63, (1886)
- Wild Pitches, most, modern record: Red Ames, New York Giants, 30, (1905)
- Opponents' Batting Average, lowest: Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, .167 (2000)
- Opponents' On-base Percentage, lowest: Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, .213 (2000)
- Adjusted ERA+, highest: Tim Keefe, Troy Trojans, 294 (1880)
- Adjusted ERA+, highest, modern record: Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, 285 (2000)
Team Records
- Longest Winning Streak: 1916 New York Giants, 26
- Longest Home Winning Streak: 1916 New York Giants, 26
- Longest Losing Streak: 1899 Cleveland Spiders, 24
- Longest Losing Streak, modern record: 1961 Philadelphia Phillies, 23
- Longest Postseason winning streak: 2004 Red Sox, 2005 Chicago White Sox, 8
- Longest Postseason losing streak: 1986-1995 Boston Red Sox, 13
- Best winning percentage, season: 1908 Chicago Cubs, .763 (116-36)
- Worst winning percentage, season: 1899 Cleveland Spiders, .130 (20-134)
- Worst winning percentage, season, modern record: 1962 New York Mets, .250 (40-120)
Career Batting
- Batting Average, highest (minimum 1500 AB): Ty Cobb, 0.366
- On Base Percentage, highest (minimum 1500 AB): Ted Williams, 0.482
- Slugging Percentage, highest (minimum 1500 AB): Babe Ruth, 0.690
- Games, most: Pete Rose, 3,562
- At-Bats, most: Pete Rose, 14,053
- Runs, most: Rickey Henderson, 2,295
- Hits, most: Pete Rose, 4,256
- Doubles, most: Tris Speaker, 792
- Triples, most: Sam Crawford, 309
- Home Runs, most: Barry Bonds, 762
- Grand Slams, most(AL): Lou Gehrig, 23
- Grand Slams, most (NL): Willie McCovey, 18
- Runs Batted In, most: Hank Aaron, 2,297
- Total Bases, most: Hank Aaron, 6,856
- Extra Base Hits, most: Carl Yastrzemski, 1,157
- Bases on Balls, most: Barry Bonds, 2,385 (active)
- Stolen Bases, most: Rickey Henderson, 1,406
Career Pitching
- Earned Run Average, lowest: Ed Walsh, 1.82
- Wins, most: Cy Young, 511
- Winning Percentage, highest (minimum 100 decisions): Pedro Martinez, .699
- Relief Wins, most: Hoyt Wilhelm, 124
- Losses, most: Cy Young, 316
- Saves, most: Lee Smith, 478
- Complete Games, most: Cy Young, 750
- Shutouts, most: Walter Johnson, 110
- Innings, most: Cy Young, 7,356
- Games, most: Hoyt Wilhelm, 1,070
- Games Started, most: Cy Young, 815
- Bases on Balls, most: Nolan Ryan, 2,795
- Strikeouts, most: Nolan Ryan, 5,714
- Games with Ten Strikeouts, most: Nolan Ryan, 215
- No-hitters: Nolan Ryan, 7
Postseason Career Batting
- Batting Average, highest: Bobby Brown, New York Yankees, .439
- On-base Percentage, highest: Bobby Brown, New York Yankees, .500
- On-base plus Slugging, highest: Carlos Beltran, New York Mets, 1.302
- Slugging Percentage, highest: Troy Glaus, Anaheim Angels, .819
- At-bats, most: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, 478
- Runs, most: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, 85
- Hits, most: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, 150
- Doubles, most: Bernie Williams, New York Yankees, 29
- Triples, most: George Brett, Kansas City Royals, 5
- Home Runs, most: Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, 23
- Total bases, most: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, 229
- Bases on Balls, most: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves, 72
- Strikeouts, most: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, 92
- Runs Batted In, most: Bernie Williams, New York Yankees, 80
- Stolen Bases, most: Rickey Henderson, Oakland, San Diego, Toronto, New York Mets, Seattle, 33
Postseason Career Pitching
- Earned Run Average, lowest (min 20 IP): Joe Niekro, Minnesota Twins, John Rocker, Atlanta Braves 0.00
- WHIP, lowest (min 20 IP): Ken Dayley, St. Louis Cardinals, .581
- Wins, most: John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves, 15
- Losses, most: Tom Glavine, New York Mets, 16
- Saves, most: Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, 34
- Shutouts, most: Christy Mathewson, 4
- Innings, most: Tom Glavine, New York Mets, 218.33
- Games, most: Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, 73
- Bases on Balls, most: Tom Glavine, New York Mets, 87
- Strikeouts, most: John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves, 194
