Single Season Team Batting Records

Plate appearances: 1999 Cleveland – 6,554
At bats: 1997 Boston Red Sox – 5,781
Runs: 1894 Boston Beaneaters – 1,220
Runs (modern era): 1931 New York Yankees – 1,067
Hits: 1930 Philadelphia Phillies – 1,783
Singles: 1894 Philadelphia Phillies – 1,345
Singles (modern era): 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates – 1,297
Doubles: 2008 Texas Rangers – 376
Triples: 1894 Baltimore Orioles – 150
Triples (modern era): 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates – 129
Home runs: 2019 Minnesota Twins – 307
Runs batted in: 1894 Boston Beaneaters – 1,043
Runs batted in (modern era): 1936 New York Yankees – 997
Walks: 1949 Boston Red Sox – 835
Strikeouts: 2021 Chicago Cubs – 1,596
Total bases: 2003 Boston Red Sox; 2019 Minnesota Twins – 2,832
Double plays grounded into: 1990 Boston Red Sox – 174
Hit by pitch: 1898 Baltimore Orioles – 160
Hit by pitch (modern era): 2022 New York Mets – 112
Sacrifice hits: 1917 Boston Red Sox – 310
Sacrifice flies: 1984 Oakland Athletics – 77
Intentional walks: 2004 San Francisco Giants – 153
Extra-base hits: 2003 Boston Red Sox – 649
Left on base: 1941 St. Louis Browns – 1,334

Batting average: 1894 Philadelphia Phillies – .350
Batting average (modern era): 1930 New York Giants – .319
On-base percentage: 1894 Baltimore Orioles – .418
On-base percentage (modern era): 1950 Boston Red Sox – .385
Slugging percentage: 2019 Houston Astros – .495
On-base plus slugging: 1894 Baltimore Orioles – .901
On-base plus slugging (modern era): 1927 New York Yankees – .872
Batting average on balls in play: 1894 Philadelphia Phillies – .363
Batting average on balls in play (modern era): 2017 Colorado Rockies – .332
Isolated power: 2019 Minnesota Twins – .224
Runs created: 1930 New York Yankees – 1,056
At bats per strikeout: 1894 Baltimore Orioles – 24.0
At bats per strikeout (modern era): 1900 Boston Beaneaters – 18.3
OPS+: 1927 New York Yankees – 127
Runs per game: 1871 Philadelphia Athletics – 13.4
Runs per game (modern era): 1930 New York Yankees – 6.90

Stolen bases: 1887 St. Louis Browns – 581
Stolen bases (modern era): 1911 New York Giants – 347
Caught stealing: 1913 New York Giants – 195
Stolen base attempts: 1913 New York Giants – 491

Wins above replacement: 2001 Seattle Mariners – 50.3
Offensive WAR: 1931 New York Yankees – 46.3
Defensive WAR: 1973 Baltimore Orioles – 13.7
Win probability added: 1976 Cincinnati Reds – 20.0
WPA Clutch: 2021 Seattle Mariners – 9.8
Batters used: 2021 Chicago Cubs – 69

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