Run batted in

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"RBI" redirects here. For other uses, see RBI (disambiguation).

Run batted in (plural runs batted in, abbreviated RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations like when an error is made on the play).

Historically, the Buffalo Bisons were the first team to track RBIs. Major League Baseball did not recognize the RBI as an official statistic until 1920.

Common nicknames for an RBI include "ribby", "rib", and "ribeye". The plural of RBI is generally "RBIs", although some commentators use "RBI" as both singular and plural, as it stands for Runs Batted In.[1][2][3][4]

Major League Baseball Rules

The official rulebook of Major League Baseball states in Rule 10.04:

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(a) The official scorer shall credit the batter with a run batted in for every run that scores:

(1) unaided by an error and as part of a play begun by the batter's safe hit (including the batter's home run), sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, infield out or fielder's choice, unless Rule 10.04(b) applies;
(2) by reason of the batter becoming a runner with the bases full (because of a base on balls, an award of first base for being touched by a pitched ball or for interference or obstruction); or
(3) when, before two are out, an error is made on a play on which a runner from third base ordinarily would score.

(b) The official scorer shall not credit a run batted in

(1) when the batter grounds into a force double play or a reverse-force double play; or
(2) when a fielder is charged with an error because the fielder muffs a throw at first base that would have completed a force double play.
(c) The official scorer's judgment must determine whether a run batted in shall be credited for a run that scores when a fielder holds the ball or throws to a wrong base. Ordinarily, if the runner keeps going, the official scorer should credit a run batted in; if the runner stops and takes off again when the runner notices the misplay, the official scorer should credit the run as scored on a fielder's choice.

Criticism

The perceived significance of the RBI is displayed by the fact that it is one of the three categories that comprise 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 measure the quality of the lineup more than it does the player himself since an RBI can only be credited to a player if one or more batters preceding him in the batting order reached base (the exception to this being a solo home run, in which the batter is credited with driving himself in).[5][6] This implies that better offensive teams—and therefore, the teams in which the most players get on base—tend to produce hitters with higher RBI totals than equivalent hitters on lesser-hitting teams.[7]

RBI leaders in Major League Baseball

Career

Hank Aaron, All-time career leader in RBI with 2,297.

Totals are current through October 8, 2015. Active players in bold.

  1. Hank Aaron – 2,297
  2. Babe Ruth – 2,213
  3. Alex Rodríguez – 2,055
  4. Barry Bonds – 1,996
  5. Lou Gehrig – 1,993
  6. Stan Musial – 1,951
  7. Ty Cobb – 1,937
  8. Jimmie Foxx – 1,922
  9. Eddie Murray – 1,917
  10. Willie Mays – 1,903
  11. Cap Anson – 1,879

Season

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP
  1. Hack Wilson (1930) – 191
  2. Lou Gehrig (1931) – 185
  3. Hank Greenberg (1937) – 183
  4. Jimmie Foxx (1938) – 175
  5. Lou Gehrig (1927, 1930) – 173

Game

Inning

  1. Fernando Tatís (April 23, 1999) – 8
  2. Ed Cartwright (September 23, 1890) – 7
  3. Alex Rodriguez (October 4, 2009) – 7

Postseason (single season)

  1. David Freese (2011) – 21[8]
  2. Scott Spiezio (2002) – 19[8]
  3. Sandy Alomar (1997) – 19[8]
  4. David Ortiz (2004) – 19[8]

Game-winning RBI

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Main article: Game-winning RBI

See also

References

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