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Single Season Leaders
Batting Average

Excluding 1887, when walks counted as hits.
Rank Player Year Avg.
1. Hugh Duffy 1894 .438
2. Willie Keeler 1897 .432
3. Ross Barnes 1876 .429
4. Rogers Hornsby 1924 .424
5. Jesse Burkett 1895 .423
6. Nap Lajoie 1901 .422
7. Fred Dunlap 1884 .420
Ty Cobb 1911 .420
George Sisler 1922 .420
10. Ty Cobb 1912 .410

Single Season Leaders
Doubles
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Doubles
1. Earl Webb 1931 67
2. George Burns 1926 64
Joe Medwick 1936 64
4. Hank Greenberg 1934 63
Paul Waner 1932 63
6. Charlie Gehringer 1936 60
7. Chuck Klein 1930 59
Tris Speaker 1923 59
9. Billy Herman 1936 57
Billy Herman 1935 57
Single Season Leaders
Grand Slams
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Grand Slams
1. Don Mattingly 1987 6
2. Ernie Banks 1955 5
Jim Gentile 1961 5
4. 13 players tied 4
Single Season Leaders
Hits

UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Hits
1. George Sisler 1920 257
2. Lefty O'Doul 1929 254
Bill Terry 1930 254
4. Al Simmons 1925 253
5. Rogers Hornsby 1922 250
Chuck Klein 1930 250
7. Ty Cobb 1911 248
8. George Sisler 1922 246
9. Willie Keeler 1897 243
10. Babe Herman 1930 241
Heinie Manush 1928 241

Single Season Leaders
Home Runs
The single season leaders pages are updated each off-season

UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Home Runs
1. Mark McGwire 1998 70
2. Sammy Sosa 1998 66
3. Mark McGwire 1999 65
4. Sammy Sosa 1999 63
5. Roger Maris 1961 61
6. Babe Ruth 1927 60
7. Babe Ruth 1921 59
8. Jimmie Foxx 1932 58
Hank Greenberg 1938 58
Mark McGwire 1997 58

Single Season Leaders
Longest Hitting Streaks
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Player Team Year Games
Joe DiMaggio New York 1941 56
George Sisler St. Louis 1922 41
Ty Cobb Detroit 1911 40
Paul Molitor Milwaukee 1987 39
Ty Cobb Detroit 1917 35
George Sisler St. Louis 1925 34
George McQuinn St. Louis 1938 34
Dom DiMaggio Boston 1949 34
Hal Chase New York 1907 33
Heinie Manush Washington 1933 33
Nap Lajoie Cleveland 1906 31
Sam Rice Washington 1924 31
Ken Landreaux Minnesota 1980 31
Tris Speaker Boston 1912 30
Bing Miller Philadelphia 1929 30
Goose Goslin Detroit 1934 30
Ron LeFlore Detroit 1976 30
George Brett Kansas City 1980 30
Nomar Garciaparra Boston 1997 30
Sandy Alomar Jr. Cleveland 1997 30
Eric Davis Baltimore 1998 30

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Player Team Year Games
Willie Keeler Baltimore 1897 44
Pete Rose Cincinnati 1978 44
Bill Dahlen Chicago 1894 42
Tommy Holmes Boston 1945 37
Billy Hamilton Philadelphia 1894 36
Fred Clarke Louisville 1895 35
Benito Santiago San Diego 1987 34
George Davis New York 1893 33
Rogers Hornsby St. Louis 1922 32
Ed Delahanty Philadelphia 1899 31
Willie Davis Los Angeles 1969 31
Rico Carty Atlanta 1970 31
Vladimir Guerrero Montreal 1999 31
Elmer Smith Cincinnati 1898 30
Stan Musial St. Louis 1950 30
Jerome Walton Chicago 1989 30
Luis Gonzalez Arizona 1999 30

Single Season Leaders
Runs Batted In
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year RBI
1. Hack Wilson 1930 191
2. Lou Gehrig 1931 184
3. Hank Greenberg 1937 183
4. Jimmie Foxx 1938 175
5. Lou Gehrig 1927 175
6. Lou Gehrig 1930 174
7. Babe Ruth 1921 171
8. Hank Greenberg 1935 170
Chuck Klein 1930 170
10. Jimmie Foxx 1932 169

Single Season Leaders
Runs Scored
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Runs
1. Billy Hamilton 1894 196
2. Babe Ruth 1921 177
3. Tom Brown 1891 170
4. Lou Gehrig 1936 167
Joe Kelley 1894 167
Tip O'Neill 1887 167
7. Billy Hamilton 1895 166
8. Willie Keeler 1894 164
9. Lou Gehrig 1931 163
Arlie Latham 1887 163
Babe Ruth 1928 163

Single Season Leaders
Saves
The single season leaders pages are updated each off-season

UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Saves
1. Bobby Thigpen 1990 57
2. Trevor Hoffman 1998 53
Randy Myers 1993 53
4. Rod Beck 1998 51
Dennis Eckersley 1992 51
6. Rod Beck 1993 48
Dennis Eckersley 1990 48
Jeff Shaw 1998 48
9. Lee Smith 1991 47
10. 5 players tied 46

Single Season Leaders
Stolen Bases
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Rank Player Year Stolen Bases
1. Rickey Henderson 1982 130
2. Lou Brock 1974 118
3. Vince Coleman 1985 110
4. Vince Coleman 1987 109
5. Rickey Henderson 1983 108
6. Vince Coleman 1986 107
7. Maury Wills 1962 104
8. Rickey Henderson 1980 100
9. Ron LeFlore 1980 97
10. Ty Cobb 1915 96
Omar Moreno 1980 96

Single Season Leaders
Strikeouts
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UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Since 1893, when mound was set at 60'6".
Rank Player Year Strikeouts
1. Nolan Ryan 1973 383
2. Sandy Koufax 1965 382
3. Nolan Ryan 1974 367
4. Randy Johnson 1999 364
5. Rube Waddell 1904 349
6. Bob Feller 1946 348
7. Nolan Ryan 1977 341
8. Randy Johnson 1998 329
Nolan Ryan 1972 329
10. Nolan Ryan 1976 327

Single Season Leaders
Triples

Rank Player Year Triples
1. Owen Wilson 1912 36
2. Perry Werden 1893 33
3. Dave Orr 1886 31
Heinie Reitz 1894 31
5. Harry Davis 1897 28
6. George Davis 1893 27
Sam Thompson 1894 27
Jimmy Williams 1899 27
9. 5 players tied 26

Single Season Leaders
Wins
The single season leaders pages are updated each off-season

UPDATED THROUGH 1999

Since 1893, when the mound was set at 60'6".
Rank Player Year Wins
1. Jack Chesbro 1904 41
2. Ed Walsh 1908 40
3. Christy Mathewson 1908 37
4. Walter Johnson 1913 36
Amos Rusie 1894 36
Frank Killen 1893 36
7. Joe McGinnity 1904 36
Cy Young 1895 36
9. Kid Nichols 1893 34
Smokey Joe Wood 1912 34
Cy Young 1893 34

Single Season Leaders
Walks
Rank Player Year Walks
1. Babe Ruth 1923 170
2. Mark McGwire 1998 162
3. Ted Williams 1949 162
Ted Williams 1947 162
5. Ted Williams 1946 156
6. Barry Bonds 1996 151
Eddie Yost 1956 151
8. Eddie Joost 1949 149
Jeff Bagwell 1999 149
10. Babe Ruth 1920 148
Eddie Stanky 1945 148
Jimmy Wynn 1969 148

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