Single Season Leaders for Outs in the American League

Each of the following players has recorded more outs than any other player in history. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in American League outs. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"(Horace) Clarke, a native of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, took over for Bobby Richardson on the Yankees in 1967 and became one of the league's more surehanded second basemen." - Sportswriter Jim Murry on BaseballLibrary.com
Outs Made
Single Season American League Leaders

'Top 100'
Horace Clarke 542 1970 New York Yankees AL 1
Sandy Alomar 536 1971 California Angels AL 2
Bobby Richardson 536 1964 New York Yankees AL  
Sandy Alomar 535 1970 California Angels AL 4
Alfredo Griffin 533 1980 Toronto Blue Jays AL 5
Frankie Crosetti 530 1939 New York Yankees AL 6
Bobby Richardson 529 1962 New York Yankees AL 7
Bobby Richardson 527 1965 New York Yankees AL 8
Brian Hunter 525 1997 Detroit Tigers AL 9
Bobby Richardson 523 1961 New York Yankees AL 10
Kirby Puckett 521 1985 Minnesota Twins AL 11
Bert Campaneris 520 1972 Oakland Athletics AL 12
Alex Gonzalez 519 2001 Toronto Blue Jays AL 13
Brooks Robinson 517 1961 Baltimore Orioles AL 14
Devon White 517 1989 California Angels AL  
Harold Reynolds 516 1990 Seattle Mariners AL 16
Alfonso Soriano 516 2002 New York Yankees AL  
Max Alvis 515 1967 Cleveland Indians AL 18
Jim Rice 515 1984 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ruben Sierra 515 1993 Oakland Athletics AL  
Ruben Sierra 515 1987 Texas Rangers AL  
Jake Wood 515 1961 Detroit Tigers AL  
Robin Yount 515 1976 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Julio Franco 514 1984 Cleveland Indians AL 24
Dick Howser 513 1964 Cleveland Indians AL 25
Cesar Tovar 513 1967 Minnesota Twins AL  
Luis Aparicio 512 1966 Baltimore Orioles AL 27
Tony Batista 512 2003 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Rick Burleson 512 1980 Boston Red Sox AL  
Travis Fryman 512 1992 Detroit Tigers AL  
Michael Young 512 2006 Texas Rangers AL  
Joe Carter 511 1989 Cleveland Indians AL 32
Rick Burleson 510 1978 Boston Red Sox AL 33
Harold Reynolds 510 1991 Seattle Mariners AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 510 1989 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Zoilo Versalles 510 1965 Minnesota Twins AL  
Eddie Mayo 509 1944 Detroit Tigers AL 37
Mickey Rocco 509 1944 Cleveland Indians AL  
Roy White 509 1973 New York Yankees AL  
Billy Gardner 508 1957 Baltimore Orioles AL 40
Eddie Lake 508 1947 Detroit Tigers AL  
Eddie Mulligan 508 1921 Chicago White Sox AL  
Buddy Bell 507 1979 Texas Rangers AL 43
Johnny Damon 507 2001 Oakland Athletics AL  
Del Unser 507 1968 Washington Senators AL  
Buck Weaver 507 1916 Chicago White Sox AL  
Carney Lansford 506 1979 California Angels AL 47
Zoilo Versalles 506 1964 Minnesota Twins AL  
Devon White 506 1987 California Angels AL  
Bill Buckner 505 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 50
Rick Burleson 505 1977 Boston Red Sox AL  
Alex Rodriguez 505 1998 Seattle Mariners AL  
Chuck Schilling 505 1961 Boston Red Sox AL  
Rusty Staub 505 1978 Detroit Tigers AL  
George Bell 504 1992 Chicago White Sox AL 55
Carlos Beltran 504 1999 Kansas City Royals AL  
Mike Devereaux 504 1992 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Jerry Remy 504 1982 Boston Red Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 504 1985 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Mike Bordick 503 1999 Baltimore Orioles AL 60
Don Buford 503 1966 Chicago White Sox AL  
Bert Campaneris 503 1968 Oakland Athletics AL  
Tony Fernandez 503 1986 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 503 1993 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Bill Wambsganss 503 1924 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ray Durham 502 1997 Chicago White Sox AL 66
Nomar Garciaparra 502 1997 Boston Red Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 502 1987 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Brian Roberts 502 2004 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Alfonso Soriano 502 2003 New York Yankees AL  
Tommie Agee 501 1966 Chicago White Sox AL 71
Garret Anderson 501 2001 Anaheim Angels AL  
Doc Cramer 501 1941 Washington Senators AL  
Cristian Guzman 501 2000 Minnesota Twins AL  
Ron LeFlore 501 1978 Detroit Tigers AL  
Billy Moran 501 1962 Los Angeles Angels AL  
Leon Wagner 501 1964 Cleveland Indians AL  
Rick Bosetti 500 1979 Toronto Blue Jays AL 78
Derek Jeter 500 1997 New York Yankees AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 500 1992 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Roy Schalk 500 1944 Chicago White Sox AL  
Garret Anderson 499 2000 Anaheim Angels AL 82
Dave Philley 499 1950 Chicago White Sox AL  
Gorman Thomas 499 1980 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Albert Belle 498 1997 Chicago White Sox AL 85
Bill Buckner 498 1986 Boston Red Sox AL  
Tony Fernandez 498 1990 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Nellie Fox 498 1956 Chicago White Sox AL  
Paul Molitor 498 1982 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Devon White 498 1992 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Luis Aparicio 497 1959 Chicago White Sox AL 91
Hank Blalock 497 2005 Texas Rangers AL  
Julio Franco 497 1985 Cleveland Indians AL  
Omar Vizquel 497 2001 Cleveland Indians AL  
Jose Canseco 496 1987 Oakland Athletics AL 95
Sam Dente 496 1950 Washington Senators AL  
Chone Figgins 496 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL  
Nellie Fox 496 1961 Chicago White Sox AL  
Derek Jeter 496 2004 New York Yankees AL  
Brian McRae 496 1991 Kansas City Royals AL 100
Freddy Parent 496 1905 Boston Americans AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 496 1996 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Current Through End of 2007 Regular Season


Take a very close look at the year column in the single season leaders for outs in the American League. Did you know that there are absolutely zero players from the period covering 1901 through 1955?

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The National League single season record for outs was set in 1980 by Omar Moreno of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The American League single season record for outs is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Outs?
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