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RBI

RBI

58 4.2
A run scored when a batter's play makes a player touch home plate, not if a fielder makes a mistake
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːr biː ˈaɪ/
  • Jargon
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  • Steve finished the regular season with 111 RBIs, three more than Jimmy Wynn.
  • runs and RBIs

It's OK now I got an RBI.

Examples

  • Improved last season to 27 hits, 21 RBI, nine doubles, and a .466 batting average.

    Blog text (6)

  • Trout, by contrast, had 53 RBIs with runners in scoring position.

    Blog text (10)

  • Six for ten with a home run, three RBIs in the series.

    In the Bedroom (2001)

  • His third home run of the series, and RBIs 10, 11, and 12.

    Bad Lieutenant (1992)

  • We cracked a few hits, had ourselves a couple of RBIs.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • All of a sudden, you're hitting well over 400, 11 home runs, 30 RBIs last month.

    The Fan (1996)

  • His .330 average, 44 homers, and 139 RBI led the AL.

    Blog text (4)

  • He's hitting .314 with 8 home runs, 20 RBIs, and a .902 OPS.

    Blog text (9)

  • Haywood steps in, the American League’s triple crown winner, .341 average, 48 homers, 121 RBIs.

    Major League (1989)

  • Ben Francisco hit an RBI single, bringing in a crucial run for the Astros.

Synonyms

run batted in
vsRBI
  • Specialized
3 5.3

A score given to a batter when their hit lets another player reach home

excludes runs that result solely from fielding errors

Surface Forms

RBI singular
RBIs plural

Etymology

RBI is short for run batted in, which literally means a batter 'bats' and brings a 'run' 'in' to the score. So an RBI is the run that happens because of the batter's action at the plate.