Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Bill Buckner hit the most singles in the 9th inning, with 95 singles.
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most singles by a player in the 9th 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 |  | B. Buckner | 95 | 437 | 404 | 118 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 438 | 151 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .292 | .341 | .374 | .715 |
| 2 |  | W. Boggs | 94 | 405 | 356 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 46 | 1 | 33 | 406 | 140 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .323 | .401 | .393 | .794 |
| 3 | | O. Smith | 93 | 453 | 393 | 115 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 453 | 146 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .293 | .372 | .372 | .744 |
| 4 | | E. Murray | 92 | 516 | 443 | 138 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 67 | 0 | 45 | 516 | 219 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .312 | .397 | .494 | .892 |
| 5 | | J. Gantner | 91 | 432 | 384 | 107 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 35 | 434 | 131 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .279 | .336 | .341 | .677 |
| 6 | | W. Wilson | 90 | 422 | 398 | 115 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 62 | 422 | 149 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .289 | .325 | .374 | .699 |
| 7 | | R. Yount | 89 | 462 | 408 | 135 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 39 | 2 | 64 | 462 | 231 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 5 | .331 | .384 | .566 | .950 |
| 8 | | K. Hernandez | 88 | 454 | 387 | 119 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 | 4 | 45 | 454 | 171 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 16 | .307 | .392 | .442 | .833 |
| 9 | | T. Kennedy | 85 | 436 | 405 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 58 | 436 | 145 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .269 | .317 | .358 | .675 |
| 10 | | J. Ray | 83 | 426 | 391 | 109 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 31 | 426 | 144 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .279 | .329 | .368 | .697 |
| 11 |  | C. Ripken Jr. | 83 | 404 | 364 | 110 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 51 | 405 | 168 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .302 | .366 | .462 | .828 |
| 12 | | S. Sax | 82 | 402 | 368 | 101 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 403 | 133 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .274 | .327 | .361 | .688 |
| 13 | | D. Murphy | 82 | 535 | 462 | 123 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 72 | 1 | 113 | 536 | 207 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .266 | .366 | .448 | .814 |
| 14 | | G. Carter | 82 | 455 | 419 | 128 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 28 | 3 | 56 | 455 | 210 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .305 | .349 | .501 | .851 |
| 15 | | R. Ramirez | 81 | 405 | 372 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 405 | 113 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .258 | .305 | .304 | .609 |
| 16 | | P. Molitor | 81 | 398 | 356 | 108 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 53 | 398 | 152 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .303 | .354 | .427 | .781 |
| 17 | | G. Templeton | 80 | 437 | 400 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 83 | 437 | 115 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 14 | .238 | .286 | .288 | .573 |
| 18 | | D. Winfield | 80 | 445 | 408 | 123 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 32 | 1 | 62 | 445 | 205 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .301 | .352 | .502 | .855 |
| 19 | | T. Herr | 80 | 402 | 359 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 0 | 37 | 402 | 136 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .287 | .337 | .379 | .716 |
| 20 | | A. Griffin | 80 | 400 | 364 | 101 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 41 | 400 | 127 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .319 | .349 | .668 |
| 21 | | K. Moreland | 79 | 428 | 391 | 98 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 38 | 428 | 133 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .251 | .291 | .340 | .631 |
| 22 | | H. Baines | 79 | 457 | 417 | 128 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 35 | 0 | 64 | 458 | 224 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .307 | .357 | .537 | .895 |
| 23 | | C. Cooper | 79 | 352 | 326 | 103 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 41 | 353 | 146 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .316 | .362 | .448 | .810 |
| 24 | | J. Cruz | 78 | 376 | 333 | 101 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 44 | 376 | 147 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .303 | .374 | .441 | .816 |
| 25 | | T. Pena | 77 | 399 | 380 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 399 | 141 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .294 | .371 | .665 |
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