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BATTING

GAMES Played Jim Rice 163 1978
Hit safely in Wade Boggs 135**1985
PLATE APPEARANCES Wade Boggs 758* 1985
AT-BATS Right-handed Nomar Garciaparra684 1997
Left-handed Bill Buckner 673 1985
Switch-hitter Reggie Smith 618 1971
BATTING AVERAGE Left-handed Ted Williams .406 1941
Right-handed Nomar Garciaparra.372 2000
HITS One season Wade Boggs 240 1985
One monthJohnny Pesky 53 Aug. 1946
Dom DiMaggio 53 Aug. 1950
Multi-hit games Wade Boggs 72 1985
Pinch hits Joe Cronin 18 1943
Consecutive Johnny Pesky 11 1946
HITTING STREAKS Longest Dom DiMaggio 34 1949
At start of season Eddie Bressoud 20 1964
SINGLES Wade Boggs 187 1985
DOUBLES Earl Webb 67* 1931
TRIPLES One season Tris Speaker 22 1913
W/ bases loaded Jackie Jensen 3** 1956
HOME RUNS Left-handed David Ortiz 54 2006
Right-handed Jimmie Foxx 50 1938
EXTRA-BASE HITS Jimmie Foxx 92 1938
TOTAL BASES Jim Rice 406 1978
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Left-handed Ted Williams .735 1941
Right-handed Jimmie Foxx .704 1938
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE Ted Williams .553* 1941
CONSECUTIVE PLATE APPEARANCES REACHING BASE Ted Williams 16* 1957
CONSECUTIVE GAMES REACHING BASE AT LEAST ONCE Ted Williams 84* 1949
WALKS Ted Williams 162 1947 and 1949
INTENTIONAL WALKS Left-handed Ted Williams 33* 1957
Right-handed Manny Ramirez 28 2003
RUNS Ted Williams 150 1949
RUNS BATTED IN One season Jimmie Foxx 175 1938
Consecutive games w/ RBIJoe Cronin12 1939
Ted Williams 12 1942
In 2 consecutive games Rudy York 14 1946
Game-winning Mike Greenwell 23* 1988
As leadoff hitter Nomar Garciaparra98 1997
Pinch-hit Joe Cronin 25** 1943
HIT BY PITCHER Don Baylor 35* 1986
SACRIFICES Total Jack Barry 54 1917
Sacrifice fliesJackie Jensen12 1955 and 1959
Jimmy Piersall 12 1956
Sacrifice hits Fred Parent 35 1905
GROUNDED INTO DOUBLE PLAYSMost, Right-handed Jim Rice 36* 1984
Most, Left-handed Carl Yastrzemksi 30* 1964
Fewest, Right-handed Ellis Burks 1 1987
Fewest, Left-handed Tony Lupien 3 1943
STRIKEOUTS Most, Right-handed Butch Hobson 162 1977
Most, Left-handed Mo Vaughn 154 1996 and 1997
Most, Switch-hitter Mark Bellhorn 177* 2004
Fewest Stuffy McInnis 9 1921

Plain* denotes American League record
Plain** denotes tie with A.L. record
Bold* denotes Major League record
Bold** denotes tie with M.L.record



HOME RUNS

In One Season David Ortiz 54 2006
At Home Jimmie Foxx 35 1938
On the Road David Ortiz 32** 2006
In One Month Jackie Jensen 14 June, 1958
Multi-Homer Games Jimmie Foxx 10 1938
Consecutive Games w/ HRJimmie Foxx 5 1940
Ted Williams 5 1957
Dick Stuart 5 1963
George Scott 5 1977
Jose Canseco 5 1995
In 2 Consecutive Games Carl Yastrzemski5** 1976
Nomar Garciaparra5** 2002
In First 2 Major League GamesDave Stapleton2** 1980
Sam Horn 2** 1987
Grand Slams Babe Ruth 4 1919
Inside-the-Park Tris Speaker 8 1912
Extra Inning Ted Williams 3 1946
David Ortiz 3 2003
Pinch Hit Joe Cronin 5* 1943
Leading Off Nomar Garciaparra7 1997
As a 1st Baseman Jimmie Foxx 50 1938
As a 2nd Baseman Bobby Doerr 27 1948 and 1950
As a 3rd Baseman Butch Hobson 30 1977
As a Shortstop Rico Petrocelli40 1969
As a Left fielder Manny Ramirez 45 2005
As a Center fielder Fred Lynn 38 1979
Tony Armas 38 1984
As a Right fielder Tony Conigliaro36 1970
As a Catcher Carlton Fisk 26 1973 and 1977
As a DH David Ortiz 47 2006
As a Pitcher Wes Ferrell 7 1935

Plain* denotes American League record
Plain** denotes tie with A.L. record
Bold* denotes Major League record
Bold** denotes tie with M.L.record



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