Major League Baseball “Mosts”

Baseball, like any sport, is full of records — most meant to be broken. The following list shows some baseball “mosts” since 1900. Some records have stood for more than a century, some were reached more recently, and most will eventually have some other player’s name next to them.

• Most Career Home Runs: 762, Barry Bonds (1986-2007)

  
  



• Most Home Runs in a Season: 73, Barry Bonds (2001)

  
  



• Most Runs Batted In (RBI) in a Season: 190, Hack Wilson, (1930)

  
  



• Most Runs Scored in a Season: 177, Babe Ruth (1921)

  
  



• Most Hits in a Season: 262, Ichiro Suzuki (2004)

  
  



• Most Consecutive Games Batting Safely: 56, Joe DiMaggio (1941)

  
  



• Most Wins by a Pitcher in a Season: 41, Jack Chesbro (1904)

  
  



• Most Saves in a Season: 62, Francisco Rodríguez (2008)

  
  



• Most Strikeouts in a Season: 383, Nolan Ryan (1973)

  
  



• Highest On-Base Percentage in a Season: .609, Barry Bonds (2004)

  
  



• Highest Slugging Average in a Season: .863, Barry Bonds (2001)

  
  



• Highest Batting Average in a Season: .426, Napoleon Lajoie (1901)

  
  



• Most Wins by a Team in a Season: 116, Chicago Cubs (1906), Seattle Mariners (2001)

  
  

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