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by Brian Cina on May 8th, 2006

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Who holds the single season major league record for runs scored?

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  • by Henry Hascup on May 8th, 2006

    Henry Hascup

    Here's a list up to and including the 2005 season:

    SEASON

    RUNS YEAR R
    1 Billy Hamilton 1894 192 (some sources have 198)
    T2 Babe Ruth 1921 177
    T2 Tom Brown 1891 177
    T4 Lou Gehrig 1936 167
    T4 Tip O'Neill 1887 167
    6 Billy Hamilton 1895 166
    T7 Joe Kelley 1894 165
    T7 Willie Keeler 1894 165
    T9 Lou Gehrig 1931 163
    T9 Arlie Latham 1887 163
    T9 Babe Ruth 1928 163
    12 Willie Keeler 1895 162
    13 Hugh Duffy 1890 161
    T14 Jesse Burkett 1896 160
    T14 Fred Dunlap 1884 160
    T14 Hugh Duffy 1894 160
    17 Hughie Jennings 1895 159
    T18 Chuck Klein 1930 158
    T18 Bobby Lowe 1894 158
    T18 Babe Ruth 1920 158
    T18 Babe Ruth 1927 158
    T22 Rogers Hornsby 1929 156
    T22 John McGraw 1894 156
    T24 King Kelly 1886 155
    T24 Kiki Cuyler 1930 155
    T26 Willie Keeler 1896 153
    T26 Jesse Burkett 1895 153
    T26 Dan Brouthers 1887 153
    T29 Mike Griffin 1889 152
    T29 Billy Hamilton 1896 152
    T29 Billy Hamilton 1897 152
    T29 Arlie Latham 1886 152
    T29 Chuck Klein 1932 152
    T29 Lefty O'Doul 1929 152
    T29 Jeff Bagwell 2000 152
    T29 Woody English 1930 152
    T29 Harry Stovey 1889 152
    T29 Al Simmons 1930 152
    T39 Jimmie Foxx 1932 151
    T39 Babe Ruth 1923 151
    T39 Joe DiMaggio 1937 151
    T42 Ted Williams 1949 150
    T42 George Gore 1886 150
    T42 Babe Ruth 1930 150
    T45 Lou Gehrig 1927 149
    T45 Herman Long 1893 149
    T45 Babe Ruth 1931 149
    T45 Bill Dahlen 1894 149
    T45 Ed Delahanty 1895 149
    T50 Joe Kelley 1895 148
    T50 Joe Kelley 1896 148
    T50 Hub Collins 1890 148
    T50 Jake Stenzel 1894 148
    T54 Ed Delahanty 1894 147
    T54 Ty Cobb 1911 147
    T54 Hugh Duffy 1893 147
    T54 Mike Tiernan 1889 147
    T58 Hack Wilson 1930 146
    T58 Rickey Henderson 1985 146
    T58 Darby O'Brien 1889 146
    T58 Craig Biggio 1997 146
    T58 Tom Brown 1890 146
    T58 Sammy Sosa 2001 146
    T64 Nap Lajoie 1901 145
    T64 Willie Keeler 1897 145
    T64 Jesse Burkett 1893 145
    T64 Cupid Childs 1893 145
    T64 Harlond Clift 1936 145
    T64 Ed Delahanty 1893 145
    T64 Patsy Donovan 1894 145
    T71 Charlie Gehringer 1930 144
    T71 Charlie Gehringer 1936 144
    T71 Billy Hamilton 1889 144
    T71 Hank Greenberg 1938 144
    T71 Kiki Cuyler 1925 144
    T71 Hugh Duffy 1889 144
    T71 Ty Cobb 1915 144
    T71 Al Simmons 1932 144
    T79 Larry Walker 1997 143
    T79 Lou Gehrig 1930 143
    T79 Babe Herman 1930 143
    T79 John McGraw 1898 143
    T79 Red Rolfe 1937 143
    T79 Babe Ruth 1924 143
    T79 Jeff Bagwell 1999 143
    T79 Cupid Childs 1894 143
    T79 Lenny Dykstra 1993 143
    T79 Earle Combs 1932 143
    T89 Paul Waner 1928 142
    T89 Ted Williams 1946 142
    T89 Mike Griffin 1887 142
    T89 Ellis Burks 1996 142
    T89 Jesse Burkett 1901 142
    T89 Harry Stovey 1890 142
    T95 Ted Williams 1942 141
    T95 Billy Hamilton 1891 141
    T95 Rogers Hornsby 1922 141
    T95 Alex Rodriguez 1996 141
    T99 Mike Griffin 1895 140
    T99 Willie Keeler 1899 140
    T99 Chuck Knoblauch 1996 140
    T99 Jim McTamany 1890 140
    T99 John McGraw 1899 140
    T99 Tom Poorman 1887 140
    T99 Jimmy Ryan 1889 140
    T99 Earl Averill 1931 140
    T99 Max Carey 1922 140
    T108 Lou Gehrig 1928 139
    T108 Jimmie Foxx 1938 139
    T108 Bid McPhee 1886 139
    T108 Red Rolfe 1939 139
    T108 Babe Ruth 1926 139
    T108 Dan Brouthers 1886 139
    T108 Charles Comiskey 1887 139
    T108 Hub Collins 1889 139
    T108 Bill Terry 1930 139

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