List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders

In baseball, a run batted in is awarded to a batter for each runner who scores as a result of the batter's action, including a hit, fielder's choice, sacrifice fly, bases loaded walk, or hit by pitch. A batter is also awarded an RBI for scoring himself upon hitting a home run. In Major League Baseball, a player in each league wins the "RBI crown" or "RBI title" each season by hitting the most runs batted in that year.
The first RBI champion in the National League was Deacon White; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, White hit 60 RBIs for the Chicago White Stockings. The American League was established in 1901, and Hall of Fame second baseman Nap Lajoie led that league with 125 RBIs for the Philadelphia Athletics. Over the course of his 27-season career, Cap Anson led the NL in RBI eight times. Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner have the second- and third-most RBI titles, respectively: Ruth with six, and Wagner with five. Several players are tied for the most consecutive seasons led with three: Anson, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Ruth, Joe Medwick, George Foster, and Cecil Fielder. Notably, Matt Holliday won the NL title in 2007 by one RBI over Ryan Howard, only overtaking Howard due to his performance in the 2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game. Had Howard won the 2007 title, he would have led the NL in a record four consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2009. The most recent champions are José Abreu in the American League, and Anthony Rendon in the National League.
Sam Thompson was the first to set a single-season RBI record that stood for more than three seasons, hitting 166 in 1887. Thompson's title that season also represented the widest margin of victory for an RBI champion as he topped the next highest total by 62 RBIs. The single-season mark of 166 stood for over thirty years until Babe Ruth hit 171 in 1921. Ruth's mark was then broken by teammate Lou Gehrig six seasons later in 1927 when Gehrig hit 175 RBI. Finally, Hack Wilson set the current record mark of 191 RBI in 1930 with the Chicago Cubs. The all-time career RBI record holder is Hank Aaron with 2,297, 84 more than Ruth in second place. Aaron led the National League in RBI four times, never consecutively. The 1930 season when Wilson set the record saw four players hit more than 160 RBI: Wilson, Gehrig, Chuck Klein, and Al Simmons. A player has batted in 160 or more runs 21 times, with 14 of these seasons occurring during the 1930s and only twice since 1940. The lowest RBI total to ever lead a major league was 49, by Deacon White in the National League's second season.

Key

American League

Year	Winner	RBI	Team	Runner-up	2nd RBI	Ref
1901	^†	125	Philadelphia Athletics		114
1902		121	Boston Americans		110
1903		104	Boston Americans
	^†	102	Cleveland Naps
			Philadelphia Athletics
			Philadelphia Athletics	^†
	^†	119	Detroit Tigers
	^†	108	Detroit Tigers	^†
	^†	107	Detroit Tigers	^†
	^†	120	Detroit Tigers	^†
	^†	127	Detroit Tigers	^†	115
	^†	130	Philadelphia Athletics		109
	^†	117	Philadelphia Athletics
	^†	104	Detroit Tigers
	Sam Crawford^†	112	Detroit Tigers	^†
		103	St. Louis Browns
		103	Detroit Tigers		102
			Detroit Tigers
	^†	114	Boston Red Sox		101
	^†	137	New York Yankees	^†	122
	^†	171	New York Yankees	^†	139
		155	St. Louis Browns		126
	^†	131	New York Yankees	^†	130
	^†	129	Washington Senators	^†	121
		138	New York Yankees	^†	134
	^†	146	New York Yankees	^† George Burns	114
	^†	175	New York Yankees	^†	164
	^† Lou Gehrig^†	142	New York Yankees		113
	^†	157	Philadelphia Athletics	^†	154
	^†	173	New York Yankees	^†	165
	^†	185	New York Yankees	^†	163
	^†	169	Philadelphia Athletics	^† Al Simmons^†	151
	^†	163	Philadelphia Athletics	^†	139
	^†	165	New York Yankees		142
	^†	168	Detroit Tigers	^†	119
		162	Cleveland Indians	^†	152
	^†	184	Detroit Tigers	^†	167
	^†	175	Boston Red Sox	^†	146
	^†	145	Boston Red Sox	^†	126
	^†	150	Detroit Tigers		134
	^†	125	New York Yankees		123
	^†	137	Boston Red Sox	^†	114
		118	Detroit Tigers		107
		109	St. Louis Browns		106
		111	New York Yankees
	^†	127	Detroit Tigers	^†	123
	^†	114	Boston Red Sox
	^†	155	New York Yankees		137
	^† Vern Stephens	159	Boston Red Sox		133
	Vern Stephens	144	Boston Red Sox	^†	124
		129	Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics	^†	126
		105	Cleveland Indians	^† Eddie Robinson	104
		145	Cleveland Indians		115
	^†	126	Cleveland Indians	^†	125
	Jackie Jensen	116	Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox	^†	108
	^†	130	New York Yankees	^†	128
		114	Washington Senators		105
		122	Boston Red Sox		113
		112	Boston Red Sox		111
		112	New York Yankees		105
	Roger Maris	141	Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees	Rocky Colavito	140
	^†	126	Minnesota Twins		117
		118	Boston Red Sox	^†	101
	^†	118	Baltimore Orioles		114
		108	Cleveland Indians		104
	^†	122	Baltimore Orioles	^†	110
	^†	121	Boston Red Sox	^†	113
		109	Boston Red Sox		106
	^†	140	Minnesota Twins		121
		126	Washington Senators		116
	^†	119	Minnesota Twins	^†
		113	Chicago White Sox		100
	^†	117	Oakland Athletics		107
		118	Texas Rangers		103
		109	Milwaukee Brewers		106
		109	Baltimore Orioles		105
		119	Minnesota Twins		115
	^†	139	Boston Red Sox		121
		139	California Angels	^†	130
		122	Milwaukee Brewers	^† Ben Oglivie	118
	^†		Baltimore Orioles
		133	Kansas City Royals		121
	^† Cecil Cooper	126	Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers	^†	116
		123	Boston Red Sox	^†	122
		145	New York Yankees	^†	124
		121	Cleveland Indians		117
		134	Toronto Blue Jays		123
		124	Oakland Athletics	^†	121
		119	Texas Rangers		113
		132	Detroit Tigers		118
		133	Detroit Tigers		122
		124	Detroit Tigers		119
		129	Cleveland Indians	^†	128
	^†	112	Minnesota Twins		103
	Mo Vaughn	126	Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox		121
		148	Cleveland Indians		144
	^†	147	Seattle Mariners		141
		157	Texas Rangers		152
		165	Cleveland Indians		148
	^†	145	Seattle Mariners		144
		141	Seattle Mariners		140
		142	Texas Rangers		135
		145	Toronto Blue Jays		118
		150	Baltimore Orioles		139
		148	Boston Red Sox	Mark Teixeira	144
		137	Boston Red Sox		130
		156	New York Yankees		139
		130	Texas Rangers		129
		122	New York Yankees		119
		126	Detroit Tigers		125
		119	New York Yankees		118
		139	Detroit Tigers		128
		138	Baltimore Orioles		137
		111	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		109
		123	Toronto Blue Jays		117
	David Ortiz	127	Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox		119
		119	Seattle Mariners		114
		130	Boston Red Sox		123
		123	Chicago White Sox		117

National League

Year	Winner	RBI	Team	Runner-up	2nd RBI	Ref
	^†		Chicago White Stockings	Cap Anson^† Ross Barnes
	^†		Boston Red Caps
			Providence Grays
	Charley Jones		Boston Red Caps
	^†		Chicago White Stockings	^†
	^†		Chicago White Stockings
	^†		Chicago White Stockings	^†
	^†		Buffalo Bisons
	^†	102	Chicago White Stockings		101
	^†	108	Chicago White Stockings	^†
	^†	147	Chicago White Stockings
	^†	166	Detroit Wolverines	^†	104
	^†		Chicago White Stockings
	^†	130	New York Giants	^†	118
		128	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	^†	107
	^†	120	Chicago Colts
	^†	124	Brooklyn Grooms	^†	104
	^†	146	Philadelphia Phillies		133
	^†	147	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	145
	^†	165	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	134
	^†	126	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	121
	^†	135	New York Giants	^†	132
	^†	127	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	111
	^†	137	Philadelphia Phillies		122
	^†	110	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	109
	^†	126	Pittsburgh Pirates	^†	108
	^†		Pittsburgh Pirates
		104	New York Giants	^†	101
			New York Giants	Harry Lumley
		121	Cincinnati Reds		108
	Jim Nealon		Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates
			Philadelphia Phillies	Honus Wagner^†
	^†	109	Pittsburgh Pirates		106
	^†	100	Pittsburgh Pirates
		123	Philadelphia Phillies
	Frank Schulte	107	Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs
	^†	102	Pittsburgh Pirates		100
		128	Philadelphia Phillies
		103	Philadelphia Phillies		100
		115	Philadelphia Phillies
			Chicago Cubs New York Giants
		102	New York Giants
			Cincinnati Reds
			Brooklyn Robins	^† Rogers Hornsby^†
	^† George Kelly^†		St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants	^†
	^†	126	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	122
	^†	152	St. Louis Cardinals		132
		125	New York Giants		114
	^†	136	New York Giants		116
	^†	143	St. Louis Cardinals		130
	^†	120	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	109
	^†	131	Pittsburgh Pirates	^†	129
	^†	136	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	124
	^†	159	Chicago Cubs	^†	151
	^†	191	Chicago Cubs	^†	170
	^†	121	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	115
		143	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	137
	^†	120	Philadelphia Phillies		106
	^†	135	New York Giants		128
		130	Boston Braves	^†	126
	^†	138	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	135
	^†	154	St. Louis Cardinals		115
	^†	122	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	116
		128	Cincinnati Reds	^†	117
	^†	137	St. Louis Cardinals		127
		120	Brooklyn Dodgers		104
	^†	110	New York Giants		109
		128	Chicago Cubs		101
		122	Chicago Cubs		108
		124	Brooklyn Dodgers		117
	^†	130	St. Louis Cardinals		116
	^†	138	New York Giants	^†	127
	^†	131	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	125
	^†	127	Pittsburgh Pirates	^†	124
		126	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	118
	^†	121	New York Giants	^† Sid Gordon	109
		121	Chicago Cubs		108
	^†	142	Brooklyn Dodgers	^†	135
		141	Cincinnati Reds	^†	130
	^†	136	Brooklyn Dodgers	^†	127
	^†	109	St. Louis Cardinals		103
	^†	132	Milwaukee Braves		105
	^†	129	Chicago Cubs		109
	^†	143	Chicago Cubs	^†	125
	^†	126	Milwaukee Braves	^†	124
	^†	142	San Francisco Giants	^†	124
		153	Los Angeles Dodgers	^†	141
	^†	130	Milwaukee Braves		111
		119	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	114
		130	Cincinnati Reds	^†	113
	^†	127	Atlanta Braves	^†	119
	^†	111	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	110
	^†	105	San Francisco Giants	^† Billy Williams^†
	^†	126	San Francisco Giants	^†	123
	^†	148	Cincinnati Reds	^† Billy Williams^†	129
	^†	137	St. Louis Cardinals	^†	125
	^†	125	Cincinnati Reds	^†	122
	^†	119	Pittsburgh Pirates		105
	^†	129	Cincinnati Reds	^†	116
		120	Philadelphia Phillies	^†	110
		121	Cincinnati Reds	^†	111
		149	Cincinnati Reds		130
		120	Cincinnati Reds		117
	^†	118	San Diego Padres		115
	^†	121	Philadelphia Phillies		109
	^†		Philadelphia Phillies
	Al Oliver	109	Atlanta Braves Montreal Expos		105
		121	Atlanta Braves	^†	113
	^† Gary Carter^†	106	Philadelphia Phillies Montreal Expos		100
		125	Cincinnati Reds		111
	^†	119	Philadelphia Phillies		116
	^†	137	Chicago Cubs		123
		109	San Francisco Giants		101
		125	San Francisco Giants		117
		122	San Francisco Giants		120
		117	New York Mets		116
		109	Philadelphia Phillies		105
		123	San Francisco Giants		120
	^†	116	Houston Astros
		128	Colorado Rockies		119
		150	Colorado Rockies		141
		140	Colorado Rockies	^†	135
		158	Chicago Cubs		147
		147	St. Louis Cardinals		142
		147	Colorado Rockies		138
		160	Chicago Cubs		146
		128	Houston Astros		127
		141	Colorado Rockies		132
		131	Colorado Rockies		124
		128	Atlanta Braves		117
		149	Philadelphia Phillies		137
		137	Colorado Rockies		136
		146	Philadelphia Phillies		124
	Ryan Howard	141	Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies		135
		118	St. Louis Cardinals		117
		126	Los Angeles Dodgers		120
		115	San Diego Padres		112
		125	Arizona Diamondbacks		109
		116	Los Angeles Dodgers		105
		130	Colorado Rockies		110
		133	Colorado Rockies		109
		132	Miami Marlins		130
		111	Chicago Cubs		110
		126	Washington Nationals		121

Other major leagues

Year	Winner	RBI	Team	League	Runner-up	2nd RBI	Ref
			Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association
			Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association	^†
		112	New York Metropolitans	American Association	^†
			Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association
		107	St. Louis Browns	American Association
		123	St. Louis Browns	American Association		118
		103	Cincinnati Red Stockings	American Association		101
		119	Philadelphia Athletics	American Association		113
		113	Columbus Solons	American Association
		146	Brooklyn Ward's Wonders	Players' League		124
	Hugh Duffy^†	110	Boston Reds	American Association	^†	109
		107	Indianapolis Hoosiers	Federal League
			Pittsburgh Rebels	Federal League

Footnotes

Recognized "major leagues" include the current American and National Leagues and several defunct leagues – the American Association, the Federal League, the Players' League, and the Union Association. However, RBI statistics are not available for the Union Association.

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