Notable Players With 300 or More Sacrifice Bunts
The following players have accumulated 300 or more sacrifice bunts in their playing careers:
- Major League Baseball (MLB)
- 512: Eddie Collins (2B) (major league record)
- 392: Jake Daubert (1B)
- 383: John "Stuffy" McInnis (1B)
- 337: Owen "Donie" Bush (SS)
- 334: Ray Chapman (SS)
- 323: Bill Wambsganss (2B)
- 314: Larry Gardner (3B)
- 309: Tris Speaker (OF)
- 300: Walter "Rabbit" Maranville (SS)
- Active MLB leaders
- 251: Omar Vizquel (SS)
- 131 Juan Pierre (OF)
- 113 Liván Hernández (P)
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- 533: Masahiro Kawai (SS) (world record)
Of players who played significantly prior to 1901, "Wee" Willie Keeler (OF) accumulated 366 sacrifice bunts.
Among players who played primarily in the post-1920 live-ball era, the career leader in sacrifice bunts is Joe Sewell with 275. He was first called up by the Cleveland Indians late in the 1920 season shortly after the death of Indians star shortstop Ray Chapman after being hit in the head by a pitch, the event which is generally regarded as the start of the live-ball era.
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