Run batted in
In
baseball statistics, a
run batted in (
RBI) is given to a
batter for each run scored as the result of a batter's
plate appearance.
There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a
double play and a run scores, if a run is scored on a
wild pitch or
passed ball or as the result of an
error, or if the pitcher
balks. A player does receive an RBI if he is
walked or
hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. He will also receive an RBI if a runner scores from his
sacrifice fly or
sacrifice bunt.
As an example, if someone hits a
home run with two runners on base, the batter would get three RBIs (since both baserunners as well as the batter would score).
RBI are sometimes referred to in
slang, as
ribbies or
ribs, by interchanging the
B and
I, or as
steaks (as in 'ribeye steaks').
RBI are one of three categories composing baseball's batting
triple crown, the other two being
batting average and
home runs. The first team to track the RBI stat was the now-defunct Buffalo Bison.
Career
#
Hank Aaron - 2,297 #
Babe Ruth - 2,213 #
Cap Anson - 2,076 #
Lou Gehrig - 1,995 #
Stan Musial - 1,951
Season
#
Hack Wilson (
1930) - 191 #
Lou Gehrig (
1931) - 184 #
Hank Greenberg (
1937) - 183 #
Jimmie Foxx (
1938) - 175 #
Lou Gehrig (
1927) - 175
Game
#
Jim Bottomley (
September 24,
1924) - 12 #
Mark Whiten (
September 7,
1993) - 12 #
Wilbert Robinson (
June 10,
1892) - 11 #
Tony Lazzeri (
may 24,
1936) - 11 #
Phil Weintraub (
April 30,
1944) - 11
Inning
#
Fernando Tatis (
April 23,
1999) - 8#
Ed Cartwright (
September 23,
1890) - 7
