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	Topics Run batted in Topic Home Run batted in or RBI is a statistic used in baseballBaseball Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.... , softballSoftball Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher a... and dartballDartball Dartball is a game in which darts are thrown at a wooden board with colored area's which denote bases.... to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons. Common nicknames for RBI include "Ribby", "Rib-eye", and "Rib". The term may be pluralized as either RBI or RBIs. Major League Baseball Rules The official rulebook of Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in professional baseball.... states in Rule 10.04: Criticism The perceived significance of the RBI is displayed by the fact that it is one of the three categories that compose the triple crownTriple crown (baseball) In baseball, the Triple Crown refers to:... . In addition, Career RBIs are often cited in debates over who should be elected to the Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum... . However, critics, particularly within the field of sabermetricsSabermetrics Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics.... , argue that RBIs do a better job of measuring the quality of the lineup than it does the player himself since an RBI can only be credited to a player if one or more batters preceding him in the batting order reached base. This implies that better offensive teams -- and therefore, the teams in which the most players get on base -- tend to produce hitters with higher RBI totals than equivalent hitters on lesser-hitting teams. RBI leaders in Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball Overview Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in professional baseball.... Career Totals are current through games of 9/5/07. Active players in bold. Hank Aaron - 2,297 Babe RuthBabe Ruth George Herman Ruth , better known as "Babe" Ruth, also known by the nicknames "The Bambino" and "The Sultan o... - 2,217 Cap AnsonCap Anson Adrian Constantine "Cap" Anson was a professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball for ... - 2,076 Barry BondsBarry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds is a left fielder for Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants.... - 1,996 Lou GehrigLou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig was a Major League first baseman who played his entire career for the New York Yankees.... - 1,995 Stan MusialStan Musial Overview Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed "Stan the Man", is an American former player in Major League Baseball who played 22 seas... - 1,951 Ty CobbTy Cobb Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was a Hall of Fame baseball player.... - 1,937 Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx James Emory Foxx was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who was one of the greatest right-handed power hitte... - 1,922 Eddie MurrayEddie Murray Eddie Clarence Murray is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was known as one of the most reliable and producti... - 1,917 Willie Mays - 1,903 Season Hack WilsonHack Wilson Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from to .... -191 Lou GehrigLou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig was a Major League first baseman who played his entire career for the New York Yankees.... - 184 Hank GreenbergHank Greenberg Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg , nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American Hall of Fame 5-time All-Star and 2-time MVP fi... - 183 Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx James Emory Foxx was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who was one of the greatest right-handed power hitte... - 175 Lou GehrigLou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig was a Major League first baseman who played his entire career for the New York Yankees.... - 175 Game 12 - Jim BottomleyJim Bottomley For other people of this name, click here... , Mark WhitenMark Whiten Mark Anthony Whiten is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and switch-hitter batter who played for the Toronto Blue J... 11 - Wilbert RobinsonFacts About Wilbert Robinson Wilbert Robinson, nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball.... , Tony LazzeriTony Lazzeri Anthony Michael Lazzeri, better known as Tony Lazzeri, was a Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s, ... , Phil WeintraubPhil Weintraub Summary Phil Weintraub was an American baseball player who had, as of July 2006, the second most runs batted in in a single game.... 10 - by 12 major league players, most recently Garret AndersonGarret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels o... Inning Fernando TatisFernando Tatis Fernando Tatis, Jr. is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Baltimore Orioles.... - 8 Ed CartwrightEd Cartwright Edward Charles "Jumbo" Cartwright was a Major League Baseball First baseman from 1890 to 1897.... - 7 See also List of Major League Baseball RBI RecordsList of Major League Baseball RBI records Players denoted in boldface are are still actively contributing to the record noted.... List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBIsList of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBIs Below is the list of 255 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1,000 RBI milestone....