What is Single (baseball)?
A '''single''' is when the [[batter]] safely reaches [[first base]] by hitting a [[fair ball]] and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out. As an exception, a batter-runner reaching first base safely is not credited with a single when an infielder attempts to put out another runner on the first play; this is one type of a [[fielder's choice]]. Also, a batter-runner reaching first base on a play due to a fielder's [[Error (baseball)|error]] trying to put him out at first base or another runner out (as a fielder's choice) is not credited with a single. ==Singles leaders, Major League Baseball== ===Career=== # [[Pete Rose]] - 3215 # [[Ty Cobb]] - 3053 # [[Eddie Collins]] - 2643 # [[Cap Anson]] - 2598 # [[Willie Keeler]] - 2513 # [[Honus Wagner]] - 2422 # [[Rod Carew]] - 2404 # [[Tris Speaker]] - 2383 # [[Tony Gwynn]] - 2378 # [[Paul Molitor]] - 2366<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/1B_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Singles|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> ===Season=== # [[Ichiro Suzuki]] ({{by|2004}}) - 225 # [[Willie Keeler]] ([[1898 in baseball|1898]]) - 206 # [[Ichiro Suzuki]] ({{by|2007}}) - 203 # [[Lloyd Waner]] ({{by|1927}}) - 198 # [[Willie Keeler]] ([[1897 in baseball|1897]]) - 193<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/1B_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Singles|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Sports-stub}} [[Category:Baseball]] [[Category:Sports words]]