List of Major League Baseball single-game runs batted in leaders

Tony Lazzeri (left), Rudy York (center) and Nomar Garciaparra (right) are the only players to amass 10 runs batted in and hit two grand slams in the same game.

In baseball, a run batted in (RBI) is awarded to a batter for each runner who scores as a result of the batter's action, including a hit, fielder's choice, sacrifice fly, sacrifice bunt, catcher's interference, or a walk or hit by pitch with the bases loaded.^[1] A batter is also awarded an RBI for scoring himself upon hitting a home run.^[1] Thirteen players have batted in at least 10 runs in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Garret Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on August 21, 2007.^[2][3] No player has accomplished the feat more than once in his career and no player has ever hit more than twelve RBIs in a game. Wilbert Robinson was the first player to hit at least 10 RBIs in a single game,^[4][5] driving in 11 runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the St. Louis Browns on June 10, 1892.^[6]

As of 2016, every team that has had a player achieve the milestone has won the game in which it occurred. These games have resulted in other single-game MLB records being set due to the stellar offensive performance. Robinson, for example, also amassed seven hits in that same game, setting a new major league record that has since been tied by only one other player.^[7] Mark Whiten hit four home runs to complement his 12 RBIs for the St. Louis Cardinals on September 7, 1993, tying the single-game records in both categories.^[8][9] By attaining both milestones, he became the only player to hit four home runs and drive in 10 or more runs in the same game.^[4] Tony Lazzeri, Rudy York, and Nomar Garciaparra hit two grand slams during their 10 RBI game,^[10][11][12] equaling the record for most grand slams in one game.^[13] Norm Zauchin has the fewest career RBIs among players who have 10 RBIs in one game with 159, while Alex Rodriguez, with 2,086, drove in more runs than any other player in this group and hit the third most in major league history.^[14]

Of the eight players eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame who have hit 10 RBIs in a game, four have been elected and one was elected on the first ballot. Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame if they have played in at least 10 MLB seasons, and have either been retired for five seasons or deceased for at least six months.^[15] These requirements leave three players ineligible who are living and have played in the past five seasons and two—Phil Weintraub and Zauchin—who did not play in 10 seasons.^[16][17]

Players

Wilbert Robinson was the first player to drive in at least 10 runs in one game, and also amassed a record seven hits in the same game.

Garret Anderson is the most recent player to hit 10 RBIs in one game, achieving the feat in 2007.

Key

Player	Name of the player
Date	Date of the game
Team	The player's team at the time of the game
Opposing team	The team against whom the player hit 10 runs batted in
Score	Final score of the game, with the player's team score listed first
Runs batted in	Number of runs batted in the player hit
Career RBI	The number of runs batted in the player hit in his MLB career
	Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

MLB hitters with 10 RBI in one game

Player	Date	Team	Opposing team	Score	Runs batted in	Career RBI	Refs
Robinson, WilbertWilbert Robinson	000000001892-06-10-0000June 10, 1892	Baltimore Orioles	St. Louis Browns	25.2125–4	11	722	[6][18]
Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley	000000001924-09-16-0000September 16, 1924	St. Louis Cardinals	Brooklyn Robins	17–3	12	1,422	[19][20]
Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri	000000001936-05-24-0000May 24, 1936	New York Yankees	Philadelphia Athletics	25.2325–2	11	1,194	[21][22]
Weintraub, PhilPhil Weintraub	000000001944-04-30-0000April 30, 1944	New York Giants	Brooklyn Dodgers	26–8	11	207	[16][23]
York, RudyRudy York	000000001946-07-27-0000July 27, 1946	Boston Red Sox	St. Louis Browns	13–6	10	1,152	[24][25]
Cooper, WalkerWalker Cooper	000000001949-07-06-0000July 6, 1949	Cincinnati Reds	Chicago Cubs	23–4	10	812	[26][27]
Zauchin, NormNorm Zauchin	000000001955-05-27-0000May 27, 1955	Boston Red Sox	Washington Senators	16–0	10	159	[17][28]
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	000000001969-06-14-0000June 14, 1969	Oakland Athletics	Boston Red Sox	21–7	10	1,702	[29][30]
Lynn, FredFred Lynn	000000001975-06-18-0000June 18, 1975	Boston Red Sox	Detroit Tigers	15.1415–1	10	1,111	[31][32]
Whiten, MarkMark Whiten	000000001993-09-07-0000September 7, 1993	St. Louis Cardinals	Cincinnati Reds	15.1315–2	12	423	[33][34]
Garciaparra, NomarNomar Garciaparra	000000001999-05-10-0000May 10, 1999	Boston Red Sox	Seattle Mariners	12–4	10	936	[35][36]
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	000000002005-04-26-0000April 26, 2005	New York Yankees	Los Angeles Angels	12–4	10	2,086	[37][38]
Anderson, GarretGarret Anderson	000000002007-08-21-0000August 21, 2007	Los Angeles Angels	New York Yankees	18–9	10	1,365	[39][40]

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