
Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Willie Wilson hit the most singles in the 8th inning, with 136 singles.
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most singles by a player in the 8th inning in the 1980s| NAME | 1B | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. Wilson | 136 | 608 | 553 | 170 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 89 | 611 | 224 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | .307 | .360 | .405 | .766 | |
| 2 | W. Boggs | 133 | 558 | 469 | 170 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 79 | 2 | 37 | 559 | 221 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .362 | .455 | .471 | .926 | |
| 3 | E. Murray | 132 | 719 | 624 | 192 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 104 | 91 | 2 | 105 | 721 | 316 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .308 | .395 | .506 | .902 | |
| 4 | R. Yount | 132 | 707 | 622 | 190 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 68 | 3 | 72 | 708 | 283 | 58 | 7 | 8 | 11 | .305 | .372 | .455 | .827 | |
| 5 | S. Sax | 131 | 567 | 503 | 160 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 55 | 3 | 40 | 568 | 204 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .318 | .387 | .406 | .793 | |
| 6 | B. Buckner | 126 | 626 | 588 | 171 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 627 | 230 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .291 | .323 | .391 | .714 | |
| 7 | C. Ripken Jr. | 124 | 684 | 633 | 190 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 92 | 45 | 1 | 69 | 685 | 317 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .300 | .345 | .501 | .845 | |
| 8 | A. Trammell | 121 | 649 | 579 | 176 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 88 | 58 | 3 | 53 | 649 | 271 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .304 | .369 | .468 | .837 | |
| 9 | C. Lansford | 121 | 572 | 505 | 156 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 50 | 7 | 45 | 575 | 223 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .309 | .374 | .442 | .816 | |
| 10 | L. Whitaker | 119 | 641 | 541 | 156 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 86 | 1 | 74 | 641 | 216 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 8 | .288 | .383 | .399 | .783 | |
| 11 | T. Gwynn | 118 | 481 | 431 | 143 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 46 | 0 | 21 | 482 | 179 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .332 | .395 | .415 | .811 | |
| 12 | W. Randolph | 116 | 578 | 496 | 145 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 71 | 2 | 30 | 578 | 183 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .292 | .381 | .369 | .750 | |
| 13 | J. Gantner | 116 | 583 | 523 | 151 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 45 | 583 | 198 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 6 | .289 | .334 | .379 | .713 | |
| 14 | H. Baines | 116 | 669 | 619 | 172 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 72 | 48 | 2 | 100 | 672 | 278 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .278 | .331 | .449 | .780 | |
| 15 | J. Ray | 115 | 574 | 517 | 154 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 40 | 1 | 37 | 576 | 207 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 7 | .298 | .345 | .400 | .745 | |
| 16 | C. Cooper | 114 | 547 | 505 | 154 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 63 | 34 | 1 | 51 | 548 | 220 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .305 | .347 | .436 | .783 | |
| 17 | K. Hernandez | 114 | 597 | 517 | 151 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 77 | 5 | 91 | 599 | 206 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .292 | .389 | .398 | .787 | |
| 18 | R. Oester | 112 | 541 | 498 | 136 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 71 | 542 | 171 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | .273 | .316 | .343 | .659 | |
| 19 | D. Murphy | 112 | 720 | 618 | 178 | 27 | 5 | 34 | 104 | 95 | 3 | 132 | 720 | 317 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 30 | .288 | .384 | .513 | .897 | |
| 20 | J. Rice | 112 | 623 | 566 | 154 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 67 | 49 | 2 | 86 | 623 | 234 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .272 | .329 | .413 | .742 | |
| 21 | A. Dawson | 111 | 641 | 590 | 169 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 86 | 39 | 1 | 84 | 642 | 282 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 16 | .286 | .327 | .478 | .805 | |
| 22 | R. Henderson | 109 | 614 | 514 | 149 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 94 | 2 | 83 | 614 | 228 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .290 | .400 | .444 | .843 | |
| 23 | G. Brett | 109 | 589 | 506 | 164 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 46 | 590 | 258 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 29 | .324 | .410 | .510 | .920 | |
| 24 | H. Brooks | 107 | 524 | 485 | 131 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 26 | 5 | 86 | 525 | 173 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .270 | .310 | .357 | .667 | |
| 25 | R. Ramirez | 107 | 541 | 502 | 136 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 25 | 3 | 61 | 542 | 184 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .271 | .307 | .367 | .674 | |
StatMuse has event-level data for singles going back to the 1974 season.
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