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Tony Lazzeri (left), Rudy York (center) and Nomar Garciaparra (right) are the only players to amass 10 runs batted in and hit two grand slams in the same game. In baseball, a run batted in (RBI) 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, sacrifice bunt, catcher's interference, or a walk or hit by pitch ...
The plural of "RBI" is a matter of "(very) minor controversy" for baseball fans: [3] it is usually "RBIs", in accordance with the usual practice for pluralizing initialisms in English; [4] [5] however, some sources use "RBI" as the plural, on the basis that it can stand for "runs batted in".
In Major League Baseball (MLB), a player in each league wins the "RBI crown" [4] or "RBI title" [5] [6] each season by hitting the most runs batted in that year. The first RBI champion in the National League (NL) was Deacon White; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, White hit 60 RBIs for the Chicago White Stockings. [7]
The sacrifice fly is one of two instances in baseball where a batter is not charged with a time at bat after putting a ball in play; the other is the sacrifice hit (also known as a sacrifice bunt). But, while a sacrifice fly does not affect a player's batting average, it counts as a plate appearance and lowers the on-base percentage.
Joey Bart's routine pop fly turned into a tiebreaking RBI double and the San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia 4-3 on Tuesday night, sending the Phillies to their third straight loss. With a ...
In the bottom of the sixth, Ohtani hit an RBI single to score Smith and in the top of the seventh, Álvarez hit a sacrifice fly with one out to score Tyrone Taylor making it a 7–4 game. In the bottom of the eighth, Mookie Betts hit an RBI double, Teoscar Hernández then hit a sacrifice fly to score Ohtani and Enrique Hernández hit an RBI ...
In the top of the fifth, Soto hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Anthony Volpe to extend the Yankees' lead to 2–0. In the bottom of the fifth, Kyle Isbel hit an RBI double, followed by an RBI triple from Michael Massey to tie the game at 2–2.
The infield fly rule is explained in the Official Baseball Rules in two places: . Definitions of terms: Infield Fly; Rule 5.09 (Batter is out) The rule applies only when there are fewer than two outs, and there is a force play at third base (which means there are runners at first and second base, or the bases are loaded). [2]