What pitcher hit the most batters in a single season answers. Its his 20th hitbypitch this season, which is a new diamondbacks singleseason record. Renewed interest in hit by pitch records society for. Bolded names mean the player is still active and playing. Kevin, thanks for your note in response to my post on hitbypitch records. Don baylor, 35, 1986 don baylor led baseball in hit by pitch eight times in his 19year career, and this number is still a singleseason record for the boston red sox. List of major league baseball singleseason records wikipedia. Hughie jennings holds the record for most times hit by a pitch. The singlegame record is three, held by numerous players. Individual hit by pitch and sacrifice hits were added in 2004.
He did it nearly every time after getting plunked by a pitch. Hit by a pitch records major league baseball records for getting hit by pitches. The single season hbp record is held by hughie jennings of the baltimore orioles who was hit 51 times in the 1896 season. In statistical rankings, the rounding of percentages andor averages may indicate ties where none exists. Where possible, hitting streaks that extend between seasons are broken down to show when the hits occurred. Louis, missouri, compete in the national league nl of major league baseball mlb. Ichiro breaks the singleseason hit record in 2004 youtube.
Free mlb baseball player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. In these cases, the numerical order of the rankings is accurate. The year ron hunt got hit by 50 pitches fivethirtyeight. On final pitch of 2019, tigers set new strikeout record. He has been hit 15 times this season and leads baseball in the category. The singleseason record for getting hit by a pitch is likely out of reach for harrison, unless he ramps up his rate of beanings. On october 1, 1961, new york yankee roger maris becomes the firstever majorleague baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in a single season. That was also lance johnsons career season, when he hit.
Hughie jennings holds the major league record for most hit by pitches, getting hit 287 times in his career. The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams. Being hit by a pitch is often caused by a batter standing too close to, or crowding, home plate. The astros cheating scandal has mlb players furious, and vegas odds are now set for hit by pitch this season. Auburns tim locastro hit by pitch, breaks diamondbacks single. Locastro sets diamondbacks record with latest hit by pitch. Louis cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in st. In baseball, hit by pitch hbp is a situation in which a batter or his clothing or equipment other. For example, keelers 1, 44 indicates 1 hit in 1896, and 44 in 1897. He retired in 1974 with 243 hitbypitches hbps 1, but his recordbreaking season came when he was playing for the montreal expos in 1971. Cincinnati reds derek dietrich sets hit by pitch record.
The evolution of the singleseason hit record beyond the. This would come close to the modern era record of 103 hit by pitches during the cleveland indians 2008 season. Whats the most times a batter has been hit by pitch in a. This season, brandon nimmo has already set the mets single season record for times hit by a pitch. On july 19, 1920, the great bambino hit his 30th home run of the season, breaking his own singleseason record of 29, which he had set the previous year. For instance, mlb history has only seen 4 seasons of 40 hbps or more and three of those seasons belong to hughie jennings, with the single season record of 51 hbps in. Chuck klein, the strongthrowing right fielder for the philadelphia phillies, has the major league record for assists by an outfielder in a single season since 1893, the beginning of modernday professional baseball. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for being hit by pitchers including career hit by pitch marks, single season hit by pitch plateaus and game related hut by pitch records. This is a list of major league baseball hit records. Hughie jennings, 287 hughie jennings was hit by 51 pitches in 1896, which is a. Moss infield single in the sixth, her third of the night, placed her in the history books alongside former rockfordtexas thunder standout kristen zaleski, who finished the 2005 season with 65 hits. If you go back to the 1800s, hughie jennings is the singleseason record holder, with 51 balls to the body in 1896.
Season records white sox history chicago white sox. The previous high was justin uptons 19 hitsbypitches. What is the mlb team that has been hit by the most pitches. Ichiro suzuki records his 258th hit of the year, breaking george sislers record for most hits in a single season check out for. The singleseason hit by pitch leaders total pro sports. That is no small task as the mets have had a number of players who were quite adept at leaning into one to get on base.
List of major league baseball career hit by pitch leaders wikipedia. Hugh jennings of the old baltimore orioles was reportedly hit by pitches 49 times in 1896, which was the old time mark. These are the sideeffects of going for the strikeout every single time. The most times a batter has been hit by pitch in a mlb season. The evolution of the singleseason hit record once upon a time, it changed hands frequently. List of major league baseball hit records wikipedia. Astros could challenge the record for most hit by pitches. Yes, 1968 was the year of the pitcher, when nobody could hit tiants. Jennings, as you may have guessed, also dominated the single season record books for hbp.
Ron hunt of the montreal expos was hit a record 50 times in 1971, and this resulted. Hit by pitch single season leaders on baseball almanac. Harry mccurdy 1926 most consecutive games with a home run 5. Moss ties singleseason hits record in regular season. Tim locastro sets diamondbacks record with latest hit by pitch. List of major league baseball career hit by pitch leaders. In fact, even with this bruising season, nimmo just cracked the mets top 20 in times hit by pitch. However, the bandits could not capitalize upon moss stellar night at the plate. Astros could challenge the record for most hit by pitches in a season nfl. The overall record was 148 by the 1898 baltimore orioles who mustve really made. Babe ruth hits his 30th home run of the season, breaking. Mike shannon calls mark mcgwire historic 62nd home run of the 1998 season, breaking roger maris record check out for our full. Renewed interest in hit by pitch records society for american.
On the third pitch of his at bat in the fifth inning, locastro was hit for the 20th time this season, which set a franchise record for most times in a single season. Dbacks tim locastro sets franchise record for hit by pitch. This is a list of team records for the new york mets baseball team. Before joining the nl, they were also a charter member of the american association aa from 1882 to 1891. In 1930, klein was credited with 44 assists from the outfield. Ron hunt of the montreal expos was hit a record 50 times in 1971, and this resulted in renewed interest in this unusual batting category.
Heres the alltime list as of the start of the 2008 season. Single season outfield assist record from deep right field. Lsu baseball signee sets national singleseason hitby. Auburns tim locastro hit by pitch, breaks diamondbacks.
The biggest onehit wonders for every national league team. Hall of famer hughie jennings holds three of the top ten positions for single season hit by pitch marks. The season record is 54 by phil knell in 1891, and the game record is six, held by ed knouff and john grimes. Who holds the mlb record for being hit by a pitch the most. The modernera career pitching record for most hit batsmen is 205 by halloffamer walter johnson. Many have come close to breaking former choctaw okla. The alltime record for pitchers is held by gus weyhing with 277 18871901. I saw this tweet and it made me curious as to what team holds the record for the most hbp in one season.
I meant to give details on pink hawleys and chick frasers hitbypitch statsand i was looking at a separate set of data on wild pitches at the same time. No other pitcher in baseball history has even approached 2,000. Dietrich became the first reds player to be hit by a pitch at least twice in consecutive games thursday and friday. High baseball star kenny reddings 49yearold singleseason national record for most times getting hit by a. Louis has been the cardinals home city for the franchises entire existence, they were also known as the brown. As extraordinary as ryans strikeout record is, his walk record is perhaps even more unbreakable. Miguel cabrera hit his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot in. The national league single season record for hit by pitch was set in 1896 by hughie jennings of the baltimore orioles.
Brookshire, a true freshman from san benito high school, hit two home runs during the sacramento state softball teams 11 win over southern utah on april 22 to tie and then set a new program record for most home runs in a single season by a hornet player. Hunt is the proud owner of the modern singleseason record of 50 hitbypitches jennings holds the alltime singleseason record with 51 in 1896 and is the only one of the six whose career slugging is lower than his onbase percentage. What is the mlb team that has been hit by the most pitches in a single season. Below is the list of the top 100 major league baseball players who have been hit by a pitch the most during their mlb careers. Softball slugger shatters singleseason home run record.
Xander bogaerts is having an excellent season, but if he keeps hitting, he has the chance to make it historic. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for being hit by pitchers including career hit by pitch marks, single season hit. The american league single season record for hit by pitch was set in 1986 by don baylor of the boston red sox. Single season pitching records 1901present category record pitcher team, league year wins above replacement 14. And nobody in baseballs modern era has been hit more times in one season than hunt. Can xander bogaerts break wade boggs red sox single. Astros could challenge the record for most hit by pitches in a season. The shot, which was the first of two in the game for ruth, came off of chicago white sox pitcher dickey kerr in the second game of a doubleheader. All i can find on baseball reference and baseball almanac is the player with the most hbp in a. Usssa used a 15hit attack to claim the regular season finale. The greatest singleseason hbp totals occurred in the 1890s.