<Li> With a runner on third and two outs, batter hits a fly ball over centerfielder's head . It bounces several times as it rolls to the wall . The runner on third runs safely home and easily scores a run . Meanwhile, the batter safely reaches first, then tries to advance to second . The centerfielder, having retrieved the ball, throws the ball to the second baseman and the runner is tagged out as he slides into second . Since the runner stepped on home plate before the batter was tagged out at second for the third out of the inning, his run will count . </Li> <P> The career record for most runs scored by a major - league player is 2,295, held by Rickey Henderson (1979--2003). The season record for most runs scored is 198, set by Billy Hamilton of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894 . The so - called modern - day record (1900 and after) is 177, achieved by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees in 1921 . The record for most seasons leading one of the major leagues in runs scored is 8, held by Babe Ruth (American League: 1919--21, 1923, 1924, 1926--28). </P> <P> The record for most consecutive games with at least one run scored is 18, shared by the Yankees' Red Rolfe (August 9--August 25, 1939) and the Cleveland Indians' Kenny Lofton (August 15--September 3, 2000). The record for most runs scored by a player in a single game is 7, set by Guy Hecker of the American Association's Louisville Colonels on August 15, 1886 . The modern - day record of 6 is shared by fourteen players (eight of whom attained it before 1900). Of the six modern - day players to score 6 runs in a game, the first to perform the feat was Mel Ott of the New York Giants on August 4, 1934 (he repeated the accomplishment ten years later, making him the only player ever to do it twice); the most recent was Shawn Green, then of the Los Angeles Dodgers, on May 23, 2002 . </P> <P> The record for most runs scored by a major - league team during a single season is 1,212, set by the Boston Beaneaters (now the Atlanta Braves) in 1894 . The modern - day record is 1,067, achieved by the New York Yankees in 1931 . The team record for most consecutive games with at least one run scored (i.e., most consecutive games not being shut out) is 308, set by the Yankees between August 3, 1931, and August 2, 1933 . The team record for most runs in its overall history (up until 2013) is the Chicago Cubs with 94,138 . </P>

Record for most runs scored in a major league baseball game