RUN BATTED IN

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'Run batted in' or 'RBI' is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of their at-bat results in a run being scored except in the case of an error. Common names for the term include "Ribby", "Rib-eye", and "Rib". The first team to track RBIs was the Buffalo Bisons.

Contents

Major League Baseball Rules

Criticisms and Controversy

Season

Game

Inning

Major League Baseball Rules

The official rulebook of Major League Baseball states:

Criticisms and Controversy

The perceived significance of the RBI is displayed by the fact that it is one of the three categories that compose the triple crown. In addition, Career RBIs are often cited in debates over who should be elected to the Hall of Fame. However, critics, particularly within the field of sabermetrics, argue that RBIs do a better job of measuring the quality of the lineup than it does the player himself since it is the number of men on base that determines the amount of RBIs a player can have. RBIs are contingent on the amount and extent of opportunities given to the player.
==RBI leaders in Major League Baseball==

Career

Totals are current through games of 9/5/07. Active players in 'bold'.
#Hank Aaron - 2,297
#Babe Ruth - 2,217
#Cap Anson - 2,076
#'Barry Bonds' - 1,996
#Lou Gehrig - 1,995
#Stan Musial - 1,951
#Ty Cobb - 1,937
#Jimmie Foxx - 1,922
#Eddie Murray - 1,917
#Willie Mays - 1,903
See also List of Major League Baseball players with 1,000 RBI.

Season

#Hack Wilson (1930) -191
#Lou Gehrig (1931) - 184
#Hank Greenberg (1937) - 183
#Jimmie Foxx (1938) - 175
#Lou Gehrig (1927) - 175

Game

12 - Jim Bottomley (September 24,1924), Mark Whiten (September 7,1993)

11 - Wilbert Robinson (June 10,1892), Tony Lazzeri (May 24,1936), Phil Weintraub (April 30,1944)

10 - by 12 major league players, most recently Garret Anderson ( August 21, 2007)

Inning

#Fernando Tatis (April 23, 1999) - 8
#Ed Cartwright (September 23, 1890) - 7