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Steve O'Neill had 36 double plays in 1916, the only season of 30 or more in major league history. Yogi Berra led the American League in double plays a record six times. Gabby Hartnett holds the National League record. Charlie Bennett was the first catcher to record 100 double plays. Tom Haller set the National League record of 23 double plays ...
Major League Baseball has various records related to doubles. ... Team Season Earl Webb: 67: Boston Red Sox: 1931: George H. Burns: 64: Cleveland Indians: 1926:
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the double play is defined in the Official Rules in the Definitions of Terms, and for the official scorer in Rule 9.11. [1] During the 2023 Major League Baseball season, teams completed an average 132 double plays per 162 games played during the regular season. [2]
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the leader in each league (American League and National League) are recognized for their achievement. The most doubles hit in one season is 67, as done by Earl Webb in 1931. Two players share the record for most times leading a league in doubles - Tris Speaker (AL) and Stan Musial (NL) each led their leagues ...
Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, making him the last player to reach the .400 mark for a full season. Rogers Hornsby posted a .424 batting average in 1924, which was the highest mark for anyone ...
List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
A batter may also be credited with a ground-rule double when a fair ball, after touching the ground, bounds into the stands or becomes lodged in a fence or scoreboard. [2] Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker [3] [4] [5] holds the Major League Baseball career doubles record with 792. [6] Pete Rose [7] is second with 746, the National League ...
Held the American League single-season record, 1934-1935 67 George Burns: 1,145 1,145 0 Held the American League single-season record, 1918-1920 68 Carlos Peña: 1,140 1,036 104 69 Donn Clendenon: 1,136 0 1,136 Holds the National League single-season record of 182 (set in 1966) 70 Boog Powell: 1,131 1,130 1 71 Rod Carew* 1,130 1,130 0 72 Lyle ...