List of Major League Baseball single-game records explained

The following is a list of single-game baseball records and unusual events. The following criteria are used for inclusion:

• Only events occurring within a single plate appearance, inning, or game are included; cumulative or aggregate records achieved over more than one game are not listed.
• Events occurring during post-season play are included, but events occurring during an All-Star Game are not included.

Individual batting/hitting

• Four home runs in a game. Number of occurrences: 18.^[1] Most recently, J.D. Martinez, September 4, 2017.
• 2 grand slams in an inning. Number of occurrences: 1.^[2] Fernando Tatís, April 23, 1999
• 1 grand slam from each side of the plate in the same game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[2] Bill Mueller, July 29, 2003
• Grand slam on first career pitch. Number of occurrences: 2. Kevin Kouzmanoff, September 2, 2006; Daniel Nava, June 12, 2010.
• Home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning. Number of occurrences: 3.^[3] Carlos Baerga, April 8, 1993; Mark Bellhorn, August 29, 2002; Kendrys Morales, July 30, 2012.
• Grand slam in MLB debut game. Number of occurrences: 7.^[4] Bill Duggleby, April 21, 1898; Bobby Bonds, June 25, 1968; Chase Utley, April 24, 2003; Jeremy Hermida, August 31, 2005; Kevin Kouzmanoff, September 2, 2006; Daniel Nava, June 12, 2010; Brandon Crawford, May 27, 2011.
• 19 total bases in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[5] Shawn Green, May 23, 2002 (4 home runs, a double and a single).
• 9 hits in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[6] Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932. (18 inning game)
• 7 hits in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 2.^[7] Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892; Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975.
• Three hits in an inning. Number of occurrences: 5.^[6] Last by Johnny Damon, June 27, 2003.
• 4 triples in a game. Number of occurrences: 2.^[8] George Strief, June 25, 1885; Bill Joyce, May 18, 1897.
• 7 times on base in a game without a hit. Number of occurrences: 1.^[9] Bryce Harper, May 8, 2016. (13 innings; 6 walks, 1 HBP).
• 4 Intentional walks in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 2.^[10] Barry Bonds, May 1, 2004 and September 22, 2004.
• 5 Intentional walks in an extra-inning game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[11] Andre Dawson, May 22, 1990.
• 7 runs scored in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[12] Guy Hecker, August 15, 1886.
• 3 runs scored in an inning. Number of occurrences: 3.^[12] Sammy White, June 18, 1953, Tom Burns and Ned Williamson (both in the same game for the Chicago Colts), September 6, 1883.
• 12 RBIs in a single game. Number of occurrences: 2.^[13] Jim Bottomley, September 16, 1924; Mark Whiten, September 7, 1993.
• Hitting into 4 double plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 3.^[14] Goose Goslin, April 28, 1934; Joe Torre, July 21, 1975; Víctor Martínez, September 11, 2011.
• Three sacrifice flies in a game. Number of occurrences: 12.^[15] Most recently, José López, April 15, 2008.^[16]

Event	of occurrences	References
10 or more runs batted in during a game	14	Baseball Almanac
Hitting for the natural cycle	14	Baseball Almanac
6 singles in a 9-inning game	18	Baseball Almanac
4 home runs in a game	18	Baseball Almanac
6 or more runs scored in a game	19	Baseball Almanac
Home run on first pitch in the major leagues	3`	Baseball Almanac
Home run in final at bat in the major leagues	69	Baseball Almanac
Home run in first at bat in the major leagues	138	Baseball Almanac
Inside-the-park grand slam	224^[17]
Hitting for the cycle	344^[18]

Collective batting/hitting

Event	of occurrences	References
Two inside the park grand slams by two teammates in a game	1^a	Baseball Almanac
2 pinch-hit grand slams (by batters on different teams) in a game	1^b	Baseball Almanac
10 home runs by one team in a game	1^c	Baseball Almanac
Home runs by same 2 consecutive batters twice in same inning	1^d	AP Online
5 sacrifice flies by one team in a game	2^e	CBS Sportsline
9 or more home runs by one team in a game	2	Baseball Almanac
5 or more home runs by one team in an inning	2^f
3 grand slams by both teams in a game	3	Baseball Almanac
3 sacrifice flies by one team in a single inning^[19]	4	Baseball Almanac
4 home runs by 4 consecutive batters	10^g	MLB.com
3 grand slams by one team in a game	1	Washington Post

Individual pitching

• 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. Number of occurrences: 5.^[20] Roger Clemens 1986 and 1996 struck out 20. Kerry Wood in 1998. Most recently, Max Scherzer, May 11, 2016. In 2001, Randy Johnson also struck out 20 in a 9-inning start, but the game went on to extra innings.
• 21 strikeouts in a game of any length. Number of occurrences: 1. Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (pitched 16 innings of a 16-inning game).
• 26 innings pitched in a game. Number of occurrences: 2.^[21] Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger, May 1, 1920. (Same game.)
• 4 consecutive home runs allowed. Number of occurrences: 5.^{[22] [23]} Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963; Chase Wright, April 22, 2007, Dave Bush, August 11, 2010, Michael Blazek, July 27, 2017, and Craig Stammen, June 9, 2019.
• 7 home runs allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[23] Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886.
• 6 wild pitches in one game. Number of occurrences: 3.^[24] Most recently, Bill Gullickson, October 4, 1982. Bert Cunningham of the 1890 Players' League threw five wild pitches in a single inning.
• 26 hits allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1. Allan Travers, May 18, 1912.
• 29 hits allowed in an extra-inning game. Number of occurrences: 1. Eddie Rommel (17 innings), July 10, 1932.
• Oldest pitcher to win a game. Jamie Moyer, age, May 16, 2012.
• Most innings pitched by a relief pitcher in one game. Zip Zabel, innings. June 17, 1915
• Fastest recorded pitch thrown by a pitcher in a game. Aroldis Chapman, 105.1mph. September 24, 2010.^[25]
• Slowest recorded pitch thrown by a pitcher in a game. Brock Holt, 30.4mph. August 7, 2021.^{[26] [27]}

Event	of occurrences	References
10 consecutive strikeouts in a game	3^h	Baseball Almanac
20 or more consecutive scoreless innings pitched in a game	2	Baseball Almanac
First 27 batters retired without a perfect game^[28]	2
6 or more home runs surrendered in a game	4	Baseball Almanac
Base on balls given to the first 4 batters	4	Baseball Almanac
Intentional base on balls with the bases loaded^[29]	6	Baseball Almanac
Home run surrendered on first pitch in major leagues	7^[30]	Baseball Almanac
Perfect game bid lost on the 27th batter	13
4 consecutive strikeouts in a single inning^[31]	17^[32]	Baseball Almanac
Perfect game	24^[33]
4 strikeouts in a single inning	62	Baseball Almanac
Home run surrendered to first batter faced in major leagues	69^[34]	Baseball Almanac
Immaculate inning (9 pitches, 9 strikes, side retired)	104	Baseball Almanac
No-hitter	313

Collective pitching

• 26 strikeouts in a game of any length. Number of occurrences: 4. New York Mets, August 23, 2019 (in a 14-inning game); Los Angeles Dodgers, June 2, 2017 (in a 12-inning game); Chicago Cubs, May 7, 2017 (in an 18-inning game); and California Angels, July 9, 1971 (in a 20-inning game).
• Most strikeouts in a game of any length by both teams. 48 in an 18-inning game between the Cubs and Yankees on May 7, 2017 ^[35]

Scoring

• Highest combined score: 49. Chicago Cubs (26) over Philadelphia Phillies (23), August 25, 1922.^{[36] [37]}
• Highest score, one team: 30. Texas Rangers (30) vs. Baltimore Orioles (3), August 22, 2007.^[38]

Fielding

• Team executes two triple plays in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.^[39] Minnesota Twins, July 17, 1990.
• Shortstop plays doubleheader without an official chance. Number of occurrences: 1.^[40] Toby Harrah, June 25, 1976.
• Unassisted triple play. Number of occurrences: 15.^[41] Most recently, Eric Bruntlett, August 23, 2009.
• Three errors on one play. Number of occurrences: 4. Most recently committed by Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres, September 8, 2014. Yasiel Puig bungled a throw to first base. A. J. Ellis then torpedoed the throw into left field, and then on the relay to home plate, Hanley Ramírez threw the ball past a diving Clayton Kershaw to complete the trifecta of errors.^[42]

Baserunning

Event	of occurrences	References
Two triple steals by the same team in a game	1^i	Baseball Almanac
A single baserunner caught stealing 4 times in a game	1^j	Baseball Almanac
8 stolen bases by a team in a single inning	2	Baseball Almanac
Home stolen 3 times by the same team in a game	5	Baseball Almanac
A single baserunner caught stealing twice in a single inning	10	Baseball Almanac
Home stolen twice by a single baserunner in a game	11	Baseball Almanac
One player stealing second, third, and home in a single inning	53	Baseball Almanac

See also

• Baseball record holders

Notes and References

1. Web site: 4 Home Runs in 1 Game. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
2. Web site: 2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac. baseball-almanac.com. 14 January 2022.
3. Web site: Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate In One Game. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
4. Web site: Grand Slam Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
5. Web site: MLB Total Bases Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
6. Web site: MLB Hits Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
7. Web site: Six Hits in a Game. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
8. Web site: MLB Triples Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
9. https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harper-ties-record-for-walks-in-a-game-c177023166 Harper reaches base 7 times without a swing
10. Web site: Intentional Bases On Balls Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
11. Web site: National League Roundup : Reds Walk Dawson Intentionally Five Times in 2-1 Loss . Los Angeles Times. 23 May 1990 . 14 January 2022.
12. Web site: MLB Runs Scored Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
13. Web site: RBI Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
14. Web site: Grounding Into Double Plays Records by Baseball Almanac. baseball-almanac.com. 14 January 2022.
15. Web site: Sacrifice Flies Records . baseball-almanac.com. 14 January 2022.
16. Web site: Seattle Mariners ride flurry of sacrifice flies to 11-6 victory over Kansas City Royals (Seattle Times, 16 April 2008, last accessed 28 July 2009) . seattletimes.nwsource.com. 16 April 2008. 14 January 2022.
17. As of 2002. This event was much more common before the modern era (i.e. the turn of the 20th century); there have been only 40 inside-the-park grand slams since 1950.
18. As of 9 September 2023.
19. This may seem impossible. However, a sacrifice fly can be awarded without an out being recorded, if the fielder in question commits an error.
20. Web site: MLB Strikeout Records Set by Pitchers. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
21. Web site: MLB Innings Pitched Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
22. Web site: The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: New York Yankees News. newyork.yankees.mlb.com. 14 January 2022.
23. Web site: Home Runs Allowed Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
24. Web site: Wild Pitch Records. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
25. Web site: Yank throws 105.1 mph, is on Cubs' radar . 2022-03-24 . MLB.com . en.
26. Web site: Rangers utility player Brock Holt throws 30.4 mph pitch in mop-up duty . 2022-03-24 . www.ballysports.com . 8 August 2021 . en.
27. Web site: Holt has umps check glove after hilarious slow pitches vs. A's . 2022-03-24 . RSN . 7 August 2021 . en.
28. This may seem impossible. However, by definition a perfect game requires more than simply retiring the first 27 batters in order; it also requires that the pitcher's team wins, and that the pitcher completes the entire game. See perfect game for more details.
29. These six events may be the only times in the history of baseball when a team has deliberately and with premeditation allowed a run to score by the opposing team for strategic purposes. It is true that there are cases where a particular choice of defensive alignment may make scoring more likely, and there are cases where decisions made in the moment of play allow a run to score in exchange for other strategic purposes, but intentionally walking in a run is clearly in a different class of strategic maneuver. This may also have occurred when a pitcher was instructed to deliberately hit a batter with the bases loaded, but in this case, intention is not provable.
30. Baseball Reference lists 6, but Hideki Okajima surrendered a home run on his first pitch April 2, 2007.
31. This is possible when a batter who has been struck out reaches first base safely under a dropped third strike. That is, if strike three is recorded on the batter but the catcher does not catch the ball to complete the putout (likely because of a wild pitch or passed ball) and first base is unoccupied, the batter may advance to first; the pitcher is credited with a strikeout, but no out is recorded.
32. The Baseball Almanac states that 17 pitchers have accomplished this feat. Of these, all but Chuck Finley have only once struck out 4 batters in a single inning (consecutively or otherwise). Finley however did it 3 times, but the Baseball Almanac does not state how many of those were consecutive strikeouts (i.e., whether it was once, twice, or all 3 times).
33. Some sources do not include the two perfect games thrown in the 19th century, because of differences in the rules of play, and thus list only twenty-one perfect games.
34. Baseball Reference lists 64, but Russ Johnson took Shane Komine deep in Komine's 2nd pitch on July 30, 2006. As well, Brandon Phillips hit one off of Steven Matz on his 5th pitch June 28, 2015.
35. Web site: Yankees edge Cubs in 18th inning and the teams combined for a record 48 strikeouts.
36. Web site: Chicago Cubs 26, Philadelphia Phillies 23 (1922) . Bleacher Report.
37. Web site: Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Box Score, August 25, 1922 . Baseball-Reference.com.
38. Web site: Teams to score 25 or more runs in a game . MLB.com.
39. http://tripleplays.sabr.org/tp_trivia.htm Baseball's Triple Plays – Trivia & Miscellanea
40. Web site: The Official Site of The Texas Rangers: History: Rangers Timeline. texas.rangers.mlb.com. 14 January 2022.
41. Web site: Unassisted Triple Plays. Baseball Almanac. 14 January 2022.
42. Web site: USA TODAY. usatoday.com. 14 January 2022.