Run batted in
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There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a double play and a run scores, if a run is scored on a wild pitch or passed ball or as the result of an error, or if the pitcher balks. A player does receive an RBI if he is walked or hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. He will also receive an RBI if a runner scores from his sacrifice fly or sacrifice bunt.
As an example, if someone hits a home run with two runners on base, the batter would get three RBIs (since both baserunners as well as the batter would score).
RBI are sometimes referred to in slang, as ribbies or ribs, by interchanging the B and I, or as steaks (as in 'ribeye steaks').
RBI are one of three categories composing baseball's batting triple crown, the other two being batting average and home runs. The first team to track the RBI stat was the now-defunct Buffalo Bison.
RBI leaders in Major League Baseball
Career
- Hank Aaron - 2,297
- Babe Ruth - 2,213
- Cap Anson - 2,076
- Lou Gehrig - 1,995
- Stan Musial - 1,951
Season
- Hack Wilson (1930) - 191
- Lou Gehrig (1931) - 184
- Hank Greenberg (1937) - 183
- Jimmie Foxx (1938) - 175
- Lou Gehrig (1927) - 175
Game
- Jim Bottomley (September 24,1924) - 12
- Mark Whiten (September 7,1993) - 12
- Wilbert Robinson (June 10,1892) - 11
- Tony Lazzeri (may 24,1936) - 11
- Phil Weintraub (April 30,1944) - 11
Inning
- Fernando Tatis (April 23, 1999) - 8
- Ed Cartwright (September 23, 1890) - 7
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