List of Major League Baseball single-game records

The following is a list of single-game baseball records and unusual events. The following criteria are used for inclusion:

  • Only events occurring within a single plate appearance, inning, or game are included; cumulative or aggregate records achieved over more than one game are not listed.
  • Events occurring during post-season play are included, but events occurring during an All-Star Game are not included.

Individual batting/hitting

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Event # of occurrences References
10 or more runs batted in during a game 17 Baseball Almanac
Hitting for the natural cycle 14 Baseball Almanac
6 singles in a 9-inning game 18 Baseball Almanac
4 home runs in a game 18 Baseball Almanac
6 or more runs scored in a game 19 Baseball Almanac
Home run on first pitch in the major leagues 3 Baseball Almanac
Home run in final at bat in the major leagues 69 Baseball Almanac
Home run in first at bat in the major leagues 138 Baseball Almanac
Inside-the-park grand slam 224[17]
Hitting for the cycle 344[18]

Collective batting/hitting

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Event # of occurrences References
Two inside the park grand slams by two teammates in a game 1a Baseball Almanac
2 pinch-hit grand slams (by batters on different teams) in a game 1b Baseball Almanac
10 home runs by one team in a game 1c Baseball Almanac
Home runs by same 2 consecutive batters twice in same inning 1d AP Online
5 sacrifice flies by one team in a game 2e CBS Sportsline
9 or more home runs by one team in a game 2 Baseball Almanac
5 or more home runs by one team in an inning 2f Wikipedia [better source needed]
3 grand slams by both teams in a game 3 Baseball Almanac
3 sacrifice flies by one team in a single inning[19] 4 Baseball Almanac
4 home runs by 4 consecutive batters 10g MLB.com
3 grand slams by one team in a game 1 Washington Post[dead link]

Individual pitching

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  • 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 5.[20] Roger Clemens 1986 and 1996 struck out 20. Kerry Wood in 1998. Most recently, Max Scherzer, May 11, 2016. In 2001, Randy Johnson also struck out 20 in a 9-inning start, but the game went on to extra innings.
  • 21 strikeouts in a game of any length. Number of occurrences: 1.[20] Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (pitched 16 innings of a 16-inning game).
  • 26 innings pitched in a game. Number of occurrences: 2.[21] Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger, May 1, 1920. (Same game.)
  • 4 consecutive home runs allowed. Number of occurrences: 5.[22][23] Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963; Chase Wright, April 22, 2007, Dave Bush, August 11, 2010, Michael Blazek, July 27, 2017, and Craig Stammen, June 9, 2019.
  • 7 home runs allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[23] Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886.
  • 6 wild pitches in one game. Number of occurrences: 3.[24] Most recently, Bill Gullickson, October 4, 1982. Bert Cunningham of the 1890 Players' League threw five wild pitches in a single inning.
  • 26 hits allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1. Allan Travers, May 18, 1912.
  • 29 hits allowed in an extra-inning game. Number of occurrences: 1. Eddie Rommel (17 innings), July 10, 1932.
  • Oldest pitcher to win a game. Jamie Moyer, age 49 years, 151 days, May 16, 2012.
  • Most innings pitched by a relief pitcher in one game. Zip Zabel, 18+1⁄3 innings. June 17, 1915
  • Fastest recorded pitch thrown by a pitcher in a game. Aroldis Chapman, 105.1 miles per hour (169.1 km/h). September 24, 2010.[25]
  • Slowest recorded pitch thrown by a pitcher in a game. Brock Holt, 30.4 miles per hour (48.9 km/h). August 7, 2021.[26][27]
Event # of occurrences References
10 consecutive strikeouts in a game 3h Baseball Almanac
20 or more consecutive scoreless innings pitched in a game 2 Baseball Almanac
First 27 batters retired without a perfect game[28] 2
6 or more home runs surrendered in a game 4 Baseball Almanac
Base on balls given to the first 4 batters 4 Baseball Almanac
Intentional base on balls with the bases loaded[29] 6 Baseball Almanac
Home run surrendered on first pitch in major leagues 7[30] Baseball Almanac
Perfect game bid lost on the 27th batter 13
4 consecutive strikeouts in a single inning[31] 17[32] Baseball Almanac
Perfect game 24[33]
4 strikeouts in a single inning[31] 62 Baseball Almanac
Home run surrendered to first batter faced in major leagues 69[34] Baseball Almanac
Immaculate inning (9 pitches, 9 strikes, side retired) 104 Baseball Almanac
No-hitter 313

Collective pitching

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  • 26 strikeouts in a game of any length. Number of occurrences: 4. New York Mets, August 23, 2019 (in a 14-inning game); Los Angeles Dodgers, June 2, 2017 (in a 12-inning game); Chicago Cubs, May 7, 2017 (in an 18-inning game); and California Angels, July 9, 1971 (in a 20-inning game).
  • Most strikeouts in a game of any length by both teams. 48 in an 18-inning game between the Cubs and Yankees on May 7, 2017 [35]

Scoring

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  • Highest combined score: 49. Chicago Cubs (26) over Philadelphia Phillies (23), August 25, 1922.[36][37]
  • Highest score, one team: 30. Texas Rangers (30) vs. Baltimore Orioles (3), August 22, 2007.[38]

Fielding

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  • Team executes two triple plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.[39] Minnesota Twins, July 17, 1990.
  • Shortstop plays doubleheader without an official chance. Number of occurrences: 1.[40] Toby Harrah, June 25, 1976.
  • Unassisted triple play. Number of occurrences: 15.[41] Most recently, Eric Bruntlett, August 23, 2009.
  • Three errors on one play. Number of occurrences: 4. Most recently committed by Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres, September 8, 2014. Yasiel Puig bungled a throw to first base. A. J. Ellis then torpedoed the throw into left field, and then on the relay to home plate, Hanley Ramírez threw the ball past a diving Clayton Kershaw to complete the trifecta of errors.[42]

Baserunning

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Event # of occurrences References
Two triple steals by the same team in a game 1i Baseball Almanac
A single baserunner caught stealing 4 times in a game 1j Baseball Almanac
8 stolen bases by a team in a single inning 2 Baseball Almanac
Home stolen 3 times by the same team in a game 5 Baseball Almanac
A single baserunner caught stealing twice in a single inning 10 Baseball Almanac
Home stolen twice by a single baserunner in a game 11 Baseball Almanac
One player stealing second, third, and home in a single inning 53 Baseball Almanac

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "4 Home Runs in 1 Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate In One Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Grand Slam Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "MLB Total Bases Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "MLB Hits Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Six Hits in a Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "MLB Triples Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ Harper reaches base 7 times without a swing, MLB.com
  10. ^ "Intentional Bases On Balls Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ "National League Roundup : Reds Walk Dawson Intentionally Five Times in 2-1 Loss". Los Angeles Times. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b "MLB Runs Scored Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. ^ "RBI Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Grounding Into Double Plays Records by Baseball Almanac". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Sacrifice Flies Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Seattle Mariners ride flurry of sacrifice flies to 11-6 victory over Kansas City Royals (Seattle Times, 16 April 2008, last accessed 28 July 2009)". seattletimes.nwsource.com. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  17. ^ As of 2002. This event was much more common before the modern era (i.e. the turn of the 20th century); there have been only 40 inside-the-park grand slams since 1950.
  18. ^ As of 9 September 2023.
  19. ^ This may seem impossible. However, a sacrifice fly can be awarded without an out being recorded, if the fielder in question commits an error.
  20. ^ a b "MLB Strikeout Records Set by Pitchers". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  21. ^ "MLB Innings Pitched Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  22. ^ "The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: New York Yankees News". newyork.yankees.mlb.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Home Runs Allowed Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Wild Pitch Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Yank throws 105.1 mph, is on Cubs' radar". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  26. ^ "Rangers utility player Brock Holt throws 30.4 mph pitch in mop-up duty". www.ballysports.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  27. ^ "Holt has umps check glove after hilarious slow pitches vs. A's". RSN. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  28. ^ This may seem impossible. However, by definition a perfect game requires more than simply retiring the first 27 batters in order; it also requires that the pitcher's team wins, and that the pitcher completes the entire game. See perfect game for more details.
  29. ^ These six events may be the only times in the history of baseball when a team has deliberately and with premeditation allowed a run to score by the opposing team for strategic purposes. It is true that there are cases where a particular choice of defensive alignment may make scoring more likely, and there are cases where decisions made in the moment of play allow a run to score in exchange for other strategic purposes, but intentionally walking in a run is clearly in a different class of strategic maneuver. This may also have occurred when a pitcher was instructed to deliberately hit a batter with the bases loaded, but in this case, intention is not provable.
  30. ^ Baseball Reference lists 6, but Hideki Okajima surrendered a home run on his first pitch April 2, 2007.
  31. ^ a b This is possible when a batter who has been struck out reaches first base safely under a dropped third strike. That is, if strike three is recorded on the batter but the catcher does not catch the ball to complete the putout (likely because of a wild pitch or passed ball) and first base is unoccupied, the batter may advance to first; the pitcher is credited with a strikeout, but no out is recorded.
  32. ^ The Baseball Almanac states that 17 pitchers have accomplished this feat. Of these, all but Chuck Finley have only once struck out 4 batters in a single inning (consecutively or otherwise). Finley however did it 3 times, but the Baseball Almanac does not state how many of those were consecutive strikeouts (i.e., whether it was once, twice, or all 3 times).
  33. ^ Some sources do not include the two perfect games thrown in the 19th century, because of differences in the rules of play, and thus list only twenty-one perfect games.
  34. ^ Baseball Reference lists 64, but Russ Johnson took Shane Komine deep in Komine's 2nd pitch on July 30, 2006. As well, Brandon Phillips hit one off of Steven Matz on his 5th pitch June 28, 2015.
  35. ^ "Yankees edge Cubs in 18th inning and the teams combined for a record 48 strikeouts".
  36. ^ "Chicago Cubs 26, Philadelphia Phillies 23 (1922)". Bleacher Report.
  37. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score, August 25, 1922". Baseball-Reference.com.
  38. ^ "Teams to score 25 or more runs in a game". MLB.com.
  39. ^ Baseball's Triple Plays – Trivia & Miscellanea Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  40. ^ "The Official Site of The Texas Rangers: History: Rangers Timeline". texas.rangers.mlb.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  41. ^ "Unassisted Triple Plays". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  42. ^ "USA TODAY". usatoday.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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