Thanks to Retrosheet, we now have complete game data from 1901-2023. We can rate every game by every batter by BAGS (BAtters Game Score), which is calculated via
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To make the list of the top 100 games of all time requires 125 BAGS. The only player with three of these games is Lou Gehrig. Josh Hamilton, Willie Mays, George Kelly, Joe DiMaggio, Carl Yastrzemski, and Dmitri Young each had two. 1. 171 Shawn Green (four HR, 2B, 1B) - best game with 19 TB; best game with 4 HR 2. 159 Joe Adcock, Josh Hamilton (four HR, 2B) - best games with 18 TB 4. 152 Scooter Gennett (four HR, 1B) - best game with 17 TB 5. 151 Adolis Garcia (three HR, two 2B, HBP) - best game with 16 TB; best game with 3 HR 6T. 148 Rocky Colavito (four HR, BB) 6T. 148 Edgardo Alfonzo, Anthony Rendon (three HR, 2B, two 1B) 9. 145 Gil Hodges, Mike Schmidt (four HR, 1B, out) 11T. 144 Alex Dickerson (three HR, two 2B, BB, out) 11T. 144 Dustin Pedroia (three HR, 2B, 1B, BB) - best game with 15 TB 13. 143 Kris Bryant, Matt Carpenter (three HR, two 2B) 15T. 141 Mike Cameron (four HR, HBP, out) 15T. 141 Willie Stargell (three HR, 2B, 1B, SB) 17T. 140 Carlos Delgado (four HR) 17T. 140 Larry Walker (three HR, 2B, two BB) - best game
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From 100-124 BAGS, we have: 101T. 124 six players, including Jim Edmonds (two HR, two 2B, two BB) - best game with 12 TB 107T. 122 six players, including Rico Brogna (two HR, 2B, 1B, two BB, SB - best game with 11 TB 113T. 121 twenty-three players, including Rondell White (HR, 3B, two 2B, two 1B, BB, out) 136T. 120 twenty players, including Harry Craft (HR, 3B, 2B, two 1B, BB, HBP) - only game with cycle plus BB, HBP 156. 119 Joe Morgan (two HR, 2B, three 1B, SB, CS) 157T. 118 twenty-two players, including Max Carey (2B, five 1B, three BB, three SB) - best game with 7 TB 179T. 117 forty-nine players, including Barry Larkin (two HR, 3B, two BB, SB) 228T. 116 fourteen players, including Bobby Veach, Christian Yelich (HR, 3B, 2B, three 1B) 242T. 115 fourteen players, including Vince DiMaggio (two HR, two 1B, two BB, SB) - best game with 10 TB 256T. 114 fourteen players, including Rickey Henderson (HR, 2B, two 1B, two BB, four SB) - best game with 8 TB; Lance Johnson (three 3B, three 1B) and Mike Donlin (two 3B, two 2B, two 1B) -
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Players with multiple 100-BAGS games within a single season: Patsy Dougherty 07/29/1903, 09/05/1903 George Burns 06/19/1924, 07/23/1924 Kiki Cuyler 06/20/1925, 09/22/1925 Jim Bottomley 06/22/1927, 07/15/1927 Babe Ruth 07/09/1927(1), 07/26/1927(1) Jimmie Foxx 04/24/1933, 06/08/1933, 07/02/1933(2) -- three in a season! Lou Gehrig 08/23/1935, 08/26/1935 -- three days apart! Bill Dickey 06/25/1939, 07/26/1939 Phil Weintraub 04/30/1944, 06/12/1944 Ralph Kiner 08/16/1947, 09/11/1947 Lou Boudreau 04/26/1948, 10/04/1948 -- the latter in the 1948 AL tiebreaker! Joe DiMaggio 05/20/1948, 05/23/1948 -- three days apart! Bobby Doerr 06/08/1950, 06/13/1950 -- five days apart! Hank Sauer 06/25/1950, 08/28/1950 Duke Snider 05/30/1950, 07/16/1950 Gus Bell 04/27/1951, 06/04/1951 Dusty Rhodes 07/28/1954, 08/29/1954 Mickey Mantle 05/18/1956, 08/04/1956 Willie McCovey 07/09/1966, 09/17/1966 Reggie Jackson 06/11/1969, 06/14/1969 -- three days apart! Steve Garvey 06/29/1977, 08/28/1977 George Brett 05/28/1979, 07/22/1979 Dale Murphy 05/18/1979, 09/14/1979 Joe Carter 08/29/1986, 09
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To make the list of the top 100 games of all time requires 125 BAGS. The only player with three of these games is Lou Gehrig. Josh Hamilton, Willie Mays, George Kelly, Joe DiMaggio, Carl Yastrzemski, and Dmitri Young each had two.
1. 171 Shawn Green (four HR, 2B, 1B) - best game with 19 TB; best game with 4 HR
2. 159 Joe Adcock, Josh Hamilton (four HR, 2B) - best games with 18 TB
4. 152 Scooter Gennett (four HR, 1B) - best game with 17 TB
5. 151 Adolis Garcia (three HR, two 2B, HBP) - best game with 16 TB; best game with 3 HR
6T. 148 Rocky Colavito (four HR, BB)
6T. 148 Edgardo Alfonzo, Anthony Rendon (three HR, 2B, two 1B)
9. 145 Gil Hodges, Mike Schmidt (four HR, 1B, out)
11T. 144 Alex Dickerson (three HR, two 2B, BB, out)
11T. 144 Dustin Pedroia (three HR, 2B, 1B, BB) - best game with 15 TB
13. 143 Kris Bryant, Matt Carpenter (three HR, two 2B)
15T. 141 Mike Cameron (four HR, HBP, out)
15T. 141 Willie Stargell (three HR, 2B, 1B, SB)
17T. 140 Carlos Delgado (four HR)
17T. 140 Larry Walker (three HR, 2B, two BB) - best game ( ... )
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From 100-124 BAGS, we have:
101T. 124 six players, including Jim Edmonds (two HR, two 2B, two BB) - best game with 12 TB
107T. 122 six players, including Rico Brogna (two HR, 2B, 1B, two BB, SB - best game with 11 TB
113T. 121 twenty-three players, including Rondell White (HR, 3B, two 2B, two 1B, BB, out)
136T. 120 twenty players, including Harry Craft (HR, 3B, 2B, two 1B, BB, HBP) - only game with cycle plus BB, HBP
156. 119 Joe Morgan (two HR, 2B, three 1B, SB, CS)
157T. 118 twenty-two players, including Max Carey (2B, five 1B, three BB, three SB) - best game with 7 TB
179T. 117 forty-nine players, including Barry Larkin (two HR, 3B, two BB, SB)
228T. 116 fourteen players, including Bobby Veach, Christian Yelich (HR, 3B, 2B, three 1B)
242T. 115 fourteen players, including Vince DiMaggio (two HR, two 1B, two BB, SB) - best game with 10 TB
256T. 114 fourteen players, including Rickey Henderson (HR, 2B, two 1B, two BB, four SB) - best game with 8 TB;
Lance Johnson (three 3B, three 1B) and Mike Donlin (two 3B, two 2B, two 1B) - ( ... )
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Here's a table of the number of regular-season 100-BAGS games by year. One decade per line.
1900s: XX 03 00 06 00 00 01 01 00 00
1910s: 01 02 04 00 01 02 01 01 00 03
1920s: 02 02 06 03 09 07 03 08 08 09
1930s: 12 04 09 08 08 07 09 09 04 09
1940s: 11 03 01 02 04 03 05 04 13 07
1950s: 17 06 04 04 08 08 08 08 09 05
1960s: 06 11 07 06 06 07 09 05 03 12
1970s: 17 08 05 11 09 08 07 13 08 10
1980s: 12 03 07 08 04 09 09 20 06 05
1990s: 13 10 05 10 12 19 25 13 10 25
2000s: 20 21 27 22 25 14 26 15 15 17
2010s: 17 15 15 17 12 13 17 29 24 25
2020s: 14 18 13 18
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Players with multiple 100-BAGS games within a single season:
Patsy Dougherty 07/29/1903, 09/05/1903
George Burns 06/19/1924, 07/23/1924
Kiki Cuyler 06/20/1925, 09/22/1925
Jim Bottomley 06/22/1927, 07/15/1927
Babe Ruth 07/09/1927(1), 07/26/1927(1)
Jimmie Foxx 04/24/1933, 06/08/1933, 07/02/1933(2) -- three in a season!
Lou Gehrig 08/23/1935, 08/26/1935 -- three days apart!
Bill Dickey 06/25/1939, 07/26/1939
Phil Weintraub 04/30/1944, 06/12/1944
Ralph Kiner 08/16/1947, 09/11/1947
Lou Boudreau 04/26/1948, 10/04/1948 -- the latter in the 1948 AL tiebreaker!
Joe DiMaggio 05/20/1948, 05/23/1948 -- three days apart!
Bobby Doerr 06/08/1950, 06/13/1950 -- five days apart!
Hank Sauer 06/25/1950, 08/28/1950
Duke Snider 05/30/1950, 07/16/1950
Gus Bell 04/27/1951, 06/04/1951
Dusty Rhodes 07/28/1954, 08/29/1954
Mickey Mantle 05/18/1956, 08/04/1956
Willie McCovey 07/09/1966, 09/17/1966
Reggie Jackson 06/11/1969, 06/14/1969 -- three days apart!
Steve Garvey 06/29/1977, 08/28/1977
George Brett 05/28/1979, 07/22/1979
Dale Murphy 05/18/1979, 09/14/1979
Joe Carter 08/29/1986, 09 ( ... )
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By franchise: Total 100-BAGS games; Individual leader in 100-BAGS games; Best Game Ever (all regular-season only)
Yankees 76; Lou Gehrig 8; Joe DiMaggio 135
Pirates 65; Willie Stargell 7; Willie Stargell 141
Giants 62; Barry Bonds, Willie Mays 4; Alex Dickerson 144 SFG (Wes Westrum 139 NYG)
Red Sox 61; Mookie Betts 5; Dustin Pedroia 144
Tigers 58; Miguel Cabrera 5; Ty Cobb 137
Cubs 57; Alfonso Soriano, Ernie Banks 4; Kris Bryant 143
Indians 57; Joe Carter 4; Rocky Colavito 148
Braves 54; Chipper Jones 5; Joe Adcock 159 MLN (Bob Horner 133 ATL, Les Bell 124 BSN)
Reds 52; Paul O'Neill, Barry Larkin, Joey Votto 3; Scooter Gennett 152
Cardinals 51; Jim Bottomley, Albert Pujols 4; Matt Carpenter 143
Athletics 48; Jimmie Foxx 5; Jimmie Foxx 135 PHA (Harold Baines 132 OAK, Manny Jimenez 117 KCA)
Dodgers 44; Duke Snider 4; Shawn Green 171 LAD (Gil Hodges 145 BRO)
Orioles 40; Cal Ripken Jr 4; Albert Belle 133 BAL (Chet Laabs 115 SLB)
Mets 34; Francisco Lindor, Mike Piazza, Tommie Agee, Yoenis Cespedes, Todd Hundley, Darryl Strawberry 2; Edgardo Alfonzo ( ... )
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