List of career achievements by Babe Ruth

This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Babe Ruth. At the time in which Babe Ruth played, some of baseball's modern awards did not exist. The Division Series and Championship Series did not exist. The MLB All-Star Game did not exist until 1933, late in Ruth's career. At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many of baseball's most esteemed records, including the career records for home runs (714 — since broken), slugging percentage (0.690), runs batted in (2,213 — since broken), bases on balls (2,062 — since broken) and on-base plus slugging (1.164). At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many more records than are listed here.

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Achievements

All-time ranks

Major League records

Regular season

Slugging percentage, career: 0.690

Home runs, career: 714 (708 in AL, 6 in NL)

Most times hitting two or more home runs in a game, career: 72 (71 in AL, 1 in NL)

Runs batted in, career: 2,213 (2,201 in AL, 12 in NL)

Bases on balls, career: 2,062 (2,042 in AL, 20 in NL)

No-hitter: Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0, June 23, 1917

American League records

Regular Season

Slugging percentage

Slugging percentage, career: 0.692

Slugging percentage, season: 0.847 (1920)

Slugging percentage by a left-hander, season: 0.847 (1920)

Seasons leading the league in slugging percentage: 13 (1918–1924, 1926–1931)

Runs

Runs, season: 177 (152 games, 1921)

Runs by a left-hander, season: 177 (152 games, 1921)

Seasons leading the league in runs: 8 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in runs: Three, twice

Seasons with 150 or more runs: 6 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930)

Doubles

Doubles by pitcher, game: 3, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918 (10 innings)

Home Runs

Home runs, career: 708

Home runs with one club, career: 659, New York Yankees (1920–1934)

Home runs by left hander, career: 714

Home runs in extra innings, career: 16

Home runs by outfielder, career: 686

Home runs, season: 60 (151 games in 1927)

Seasons leading the league in home runs: 12 (1918–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1931)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in home runs: 6 (1926–1931)

Home runs at home by lefthander, season: 32 (1921)

Home runs on road, season: 32 (1927)

Home runs on road by lefthander, season: 32 (1927)

Seasons hitting home runs in all parks, career: 11 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)

Seasons with 50 or more home runs: 4 (1920, 1921, 1927, 1928)

Consecutive seasons with 50 or more home runs: Two, twice

Seasons with 40 or more home runs: 11 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1932)

Consecutive seasons with 40 or more home runs: 7 (1926–1932)

Seasons with 30 or more home runs: 13 (1920–1924, 1926–1933)

Seasons with 20 or more home runs: 16 (1919–1934)

Consecutive seasons with 20 or more home runs: 16 (1919–1934)

Home runs, two consecutive seasons: 114 (60 in 1927, 54 in 1928)

Home runs by lefthander, two consecutive seasons: 114 (60 in 1927, 54 in 1928)

Home runs by lefthander, one month: 17 (September 1927)

Home runs in June: 15 (1930)

Home runs through July 31: 41 (1928)

Home runs in September: 17 (1927)

Home runs through September 30: 60 (1927)

Most times hitting three home runs in a doubleheader, career (homering in both games): 7 (1920, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1933 (2))

Most times hitting two or more home runs in a game, career: 71

Home runs, two consecutive days: 6, May 21, 1930—May 22, 1930

Grand slams

Grand slams, two consecutive games (homering in each game): 2, twice

Total bases

Total bases, season: 457 (152 games in 1921)

Total bases by lefthander, season: 457 (152 games in 1921)

Seasons leading the league in total bases: 6 (1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928)

Total bases by pitcher, game: 10, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918 (10 innings)

Extra-base hits

Extra-base hits, career: 1,350 (506 doubles, 136 triples, 708 HR)

Extra-base hits, season: 119 (1921)

Extra-base hits by lefthander, season: 119 (1921)

Seasons leading the league in extra-base hits: 7 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1928)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in extra-base hits: 4 (1918–1921)

Extra-base hits by pitcher, game: 4, at Washington Senators, May 9, 1918, (10 innings)

Runs batted in

Runs batted in, career: 2,202

Seasons leading the league in runs batted in: 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in runs batted in: 3 (1919–1921)

Consecutive seasons with 150 or more runs batted in: 3 (1929–1931)

Seasons with 100 or more runs batted in: 13 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1933)

Bases on balls

Bases on balls, career: 2,042

Bases on balls, season: 170 (152 games in 1923)

Bases on balls by lefthander, season: 170 (152 games in 1923)

Seasons leading the league in bases on balls: 11 (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928, 1930–1933)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in bases on balls: 4 (1930–1933)

Seasons with 100 or more bases on balls: 13 (1919–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1928, 1930–1934)

Set with Lou Gehrig

Two teammates with 40 or more home runs, season: Thrice

Clubs with three consecutive home runs in inning: Twice

Shutouts

Shutouts won or tied by lefthander, season: 9 (1916)

All-Star Game records

Plate appearances, inning: 2, 5th inning, July 10, 1934

First home run in All-Star Game history: 1 on, off Bill Hallahan, 3rd inning, July 6, 1933

World Series records

At the time of his retirement, Ruth held the World Series career records for series played (10), runs (37), home runs (15), total bases (96), slugging percentage (0.744), extra-base hits (22), bases on balls (33), strikeouts (30), and earned run average (0.87).

Most positions played, career: 4 (pitcher, left field, right field, first base)

Series batting .300 or over: 6 (1921, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932)

Runs, 4-game series: 9 (1928)

Runs, game: 4, at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926

Consecutive games scoring one or more runs, career: 9 (1927 (last 2), 1928 (4), 1932 (first 3))

Hits, 4-game series: 10 (1928)

Most times reached first base safely, game (batting 1.000): 5, twice

Home runs, 7-game series: 4 (1926)

Series with three or more home runs: 3 (1923 (3), 1926 (4), 1928 (3))

Series with two or more home runs in a game: 4 (1923, 1926, 1928, 1932)

Most home runs, three consecutive series (three consecutive years): 9 (1926 (4), 1927 (2), 1928 (3))

Home runs, game: 3, twice

Home runs, two consecutive innings: 2, twice

Total bases, 4-game series: 22 (1928)

Total bases, game: 12, twice

Extra-base hits, 4-game series: 6 (1928)

Bases on balls, game: 4, vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 10, 1926

Stolen bases, inning: 2, 5th inning, vs. New York Giants, October 6, 1921

Innings pitched, game: 14, vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, October 9, 1916

References

  1. The Sporting News list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players (1998) provided by Baseball Almanac
  2. "ESPN: Top North American Athletes of the Century". ESPN SportsCentury. ESPN.com. September 14, 1999. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  3. Caple, Jim. "Classic Box Score: June 23, 1917". espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
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