VBG Single-Game Records
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VBG Regular-Season Record Book
(Evolution of Each Single-Game Record)
The league started on April 6, 1927.
Player owned record on own unless otherwise noted.
1927-1970
BATTING RECORDS
Longest Hit Streak
26, Bill Terry (Maryland Skipjacks), April 6-May 3, 1927
36, Tony Lazzeri (Chester Dogmen), April 30-June 7, 1927
42, Freddy Lindstrom (Louisiana Krewe), July 18-Sept 2, 1928
Most Hits in A Game
4, Billy Southworth (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 6, 1927
5, Tris Speaker (Morristown Jacks), April 8, 1927
6, Billy Southworth (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 20, 1927 (tied by 39 others 1927-1945)
7, Leon Culberson (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), July 21, 1945 (tied by 2 others 1957-1966)
Most Doubles in A Game
1, Seventeen players on April 6, 1927
2, Three players on April 7, 1927
3, Chuck Dressen (Chester Dogmen), April 24, 1927 (tied by 24 others 1927-1928)
4, Rube Bressler (River City Rug Rats), July 9, 1928 (tied by 15 others 1929-1949)
5, Jay Stefani (Altoona Warriors), April 15, 1949
Most Triples in A Game
2, Billy Rogell (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 6, 1927 (tied by 118 others 1927-1929)
3, Lefty O’Doul (Oak Ridge Bombers), July 29, 1929 (tied by 16 others 1930-1950)
4, Chuck Lindstrom (West Des Moines Demons), August 14, 1958 (tied by Lindstrom on August 18, 1958)
Most Home Runs in A Game
2, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), April 6, 1927
3, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), June 3, 1927 (tied by 4 others 1927-1929)
4, Glenn Wright (San Diego Admirals), April 12, 1930 (tied by 7 others 1930-1970)
Most Runs Scored in A Game
2, Fourteen players on April 6, 1927
3, Dave Bancroft (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), April 7, 1027 (tied by 2 others April 8, 1927)
4, Paul Waner (Morristown Jacks), April 9, 1927
5, Kiki Cuyler (Indianapolis Corn Kings), April 10, 1927
6, Rogers Hornsby (Dover Pilgrims), May 2, 1927 (tied by 9 others 1928-1945)
Most RBIs in A Game
3, Three players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 2 others April 7, 1927)
5, George Pipgras PITCHER (Maryland Skipjacks), April 8, 1927 (tied by Eddie Moore on April 10, 1927)
6, Eddie Moore (Indianapolis Corn Kings), April 13, 1927 (tied by 3 others May 12-21, 1927)
7, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), June 3, 1927 (tied by 7 others 1927-1928)
8, Wally Gilbert (LA Shoeless Joes), April 11, 1929
9, Chick Hafey (San Diego Admirals), April 24, 1929
10, Chick Hafey (San Diego Admirals), June 23, 1929 (tied by 4 others 1930-1949)
11, Jackie Brandt (Dover Pilgrims), April 2, 1962
Most Total Bases in A Game
8, Two players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 2 others April 7-9, 1927)
11, Eddie Moore (Indianapolis Corn Kings), April 13, 1927 (tied by Jim Bottomley on June 1, 1927)
12, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), June 3, 1927 (tied by 3 others June 29-July 22, 1927)
13, Jimmy Welsh (Chester Dogmen), July 30, 1927
15, Chick Hafey (San Diego Admirals), June 23, 1929 (tied by Hafey on Sept 23, 1929)
17, Glenn Wright (San Diego Admirals), April 12, 1930 (tied by Tommy Henrich on May 19, 1941)
Most Stolen Bases in A Game
1, Fourteen players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 22 others April 7-9, 1927)
2, Sparky Adams (Louisville Black Sox), April 10, 1927 (He tied his own record on April 11, 1927)
3, Max Carey (Chester Dogmen), April 12, 1927 (tied by 4 others May 7-22, 1927)
4, Frankie Frisch (West Park War Eagles), June 2, 1927 (tied by 5 others 1931-1962)
5, Luis Aparicio (Cincinnati Rhinos), May 17, 1964 (tied by 2 others 1965)
Most Strikeouts in A Game
3, Les Bell (San Francisco Seals), April 6, 1927 (tied by 10 others April 9-20, 1927)
4, Jesse Petty PITCHER (Chester Dogmen), April 24, 1927 (tied by 26 others 1927-1932)
5, Charlie Root PITCHER (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 24, 1932 (tied by 18 others 1935-1970)
Most Walks in A Game
2, Four players on April 6, 1927
3, Johnny Schulte (Morristown Jacks), April 7, 1927 (tied by 2 others on April 8, 1927)
4, Mike Gazella (Kansas City Monarchs), April 10, 1927 (tied by 5 others April 11-July 24, 1927)
5, Lou Gehrig (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), August 9, 1927 (tied by 27 others 1927-1951)
6, Mickey Vernon (Kansas City Monarch), August 2, 1951
Most Times Hit by a Pitch in A Game
2, Ira Flagstead (Virginia Senators), April 6, 1927 (tied by 51 others 1927-1932)
3, Wattie Holm (Dover Pilgrims), August 12, 1932 (tied by 4 others 1951-1968)
Most Sacrifice Bunts in A Game
1, Seventeen players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 88 others April 7-April 15, 1927)
2, Urban Shocker PITCHER (Louisville Black Sox), on April 16, 1927 (tied by 44 others April 27-July 28, 1927)
3, Urban Shocker PITCHER (Louisville Black Sox), on July 29, 1927 (tied by 43 others 1927-1943)
4, Hi Bithorn (PITCHER) (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), on September 28, 1943 (tied by 5 others 1944-1961)
Most Sacrifice Flies in A Game
2, George Harper (Dover Pilgrims) on April 6, 1927 (tied by 16 others 1927-1928)
3, Chick Galloway (Maryland Skipjacks), September 3, 1928 (tied by 5 others 1936-1963)
PITCHING RECORDS
Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher in A Game
6, Jumbo Elliott (Maryland Skipjacks) on April 6, 1927
7, Dazzy Vance (Virginia Senators) on April 8, 1927 (tied by 8 others April 10-25, 1927)
9, Red Ruffing (Maryland Skipjacks) on April 28, 1927 (tied by 2 others May 2-3, 1027)
10, Two players (Lefty Grove/Dazzy Vance) on June 5, 1927
11, Dazzy Vance (Virginia Senators) on April 17, 1928 (tied by 4 others 1929-1930)
14, Bill Hallahan (Maryland Skipjacks) on June 14, 1930 (tied by Bob Feller on September 5, 1945)
19, Bob Feller (Oak Ridge Bombers) on May 22, 1946
Most Innings Pitched by a Pitcher in A Game
9, Five players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 11 others April 7-8, 1927)
10, Bump Hadley (Louisville Black Sox), April 9, 1927
10 2/3, Ownie Carroll (San Diego Admirals), May 4, 1927
12, Fred Frankhouse (Morristown Jacks) on May 10, 1927 (tied by 2 teams from 1927-1928)
13, Freddie Fitzsimmons (Laplata Tornadoes) on Sept 23, 1930 (tied by 2 others 1933-1952)
13 1/3, Don Newcombe (Texas Aggies) on April 23, 1959.
TEAM RECORDS
Most Consecutive Games Won
13, Morristown Jacks (April 27-May 11, 1927) tied by San Diego Admirals May 22-June 4, 1930
16, San Francisco Seals (June 24-July 15, 1931)
20, Quasqueton Carpsuckers (June 7-29, 1934)
21, Laplata Tornadoes (May 20-June 12, 1935) tied by Quasqueton Carpsuckers June 13-July 12, 1959.
22, West Park Splinters (August 25-September 17, 1959)
Most Consecutive Games Lost
11, Kansas City Monarchs (June 6-17, 1927), tied by San Francisco Seals July 9-20, 1927
12, River City Rugrats (May 24-June 9, 1928)
13, Morristown Jacks (June 9-23, 1929)
14, Laplata Tornadoes (May 19-June 2, 1930) tied by Madison Mallards June 11-June 26, 1933
15, Madison Mallards (April 27-May 14, 1934)
27, San Diego Admirals (May 19-June 20, 1934)
Most Runs Scored in an Inning
11, Morristown Jacks (April 8, 1927)
15, Indianapolis Corm Kings (May 19, 1927) tied by Quasqueton Carpsuckers on August 16, 1930
Largest Deficit Overcame to Win a Game
8, Carolina Moonshiners (June 20, 1927), tied by 3 teams from 1927-1929
10, River City Rugrats (May 29, 1929)
13, San Diego Admirals (July 7, 1931)
Most Hits in a Game
18, San Francisco Seals (April 6, 1927)
20, Maryland Skipjacks (April 8, 1927)
22, Indianapolis Corn Kings (April 10, 1927) tied by San Francisco Seals on May 21, 1927
25, West Park War Eagles (July 13, 1927)
26, Dover Pilgrims (July 16, 1927)
27, Dover Pilgrims (July 23, 1927)
29, Quasqueton Carpsuckers (August 29, 1928) tied by 3 other teams 1936-1943
31, Carlisle Thundering Herd (August 1, 1964)
Most Runs Scored in a Game
9, Two teams on April 6, 1927
16, Morristown Jacks on April 8, 1927
19, Indianapolis Corn Kings on April 10, 1927
21, Dover Pilgrims on May 2, 1927
22, Indianapolis Corn Kings on May 19, 1927
24, LA Shoeless Joes on April 11, 1929
25, Oak Ridge Bombers on April 21, 1929 (tied by River City Rug Rats on May 2, 1929)
27, Oak Ridge Bombers on April 17, 1930 (tied by 3 other teams 1936-1943)
29, Goat Island Lights on August 12, 1944 (tied by Cincinnati Rhinos on April 17, 1959)
Most Team Errors in a Game
3, Two teams on April 6, 1927
5, Quasqueton Carpsuckers (April 7, 1927)
6, San Diego Admirals (April 10, 1927)
7, Morristown Jacks (April 29, 1927) tied by 6 teams from 1927-1929
8, Dover Pilgrims (Sept 20, 1929) tied by 2 teams in 1930
9, Laplata Tornadoes (August 16, 1930) tied by Maryland Skipjacks on June 11, 1932
(Evolution of Each Single-Game Record)
The league started on April 6, 1927.
Player owned record on own unless otherwise noted.
1927-1970
BATTING RECORDS
Longest Hit Streak
26, Bill Terry (Maryland Skipjacks), April 6-May 3, 1927
36, Tony Lazzeri (Chester Dogmen), April 30-June 7, 1927
42, Freddy Lindstrom (Louisiana Krewe), July 18-Sept 2, 1928
Most Hits in A Game
4, Billy Southworth (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 6, 1927
5, Tris Speaker (Morristown Jacks), April 8, 1927
6, Billy Southworth (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 20, 1927 (tied by 39 others 1927-1945)
7, Leon Culberson (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), July 21, 1945 (tied by 2 others 1957-1966)
Most Doubles in A Game
1, Seventeen players on April 6, 1927
2, Three players on April 7, 1927
3, Chuck Dressen (Chester Dogmen), April 24, 1927 (tied by 24 others 1927-1928)
4, Rube Bressler (River City Rug Rats), July 9, 1928 (tied by 15 others 1929-1949)
5, Jay Stefani (Altoona Warriors), April 15, 1949
Most Triples in A Game
2, Billy Rogell (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 6, 1927 (tied by 118 others 1927-1929)
3, Lefty O’Doul (Oak Ridge Bombers), July 29, 1929 (tied by 16 others 1930-1950)
4, Chuck Lindstrom (West Des Moines Demons), August 14, 1958 (tied by Lindstrom on August 18, 1958)
Most Home Runs in A Game
2, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), April 6, 1927
3, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), June 3, 1927 (tied by 4 others 1927-1929)
4, Glenn Wright (San Diego Admirals), April 12, 1930 (tied by 7 others 1930-1970)
Most Runs Scored in A Game
2, Fourteen players on April 6, 1927
3, Dave Bancroft (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), April 7, 1027 (tied by 2 others April 8, 1927)
4, Paul Waner (Morristown Jacks), April 9, 1927
5, Kiki Cuyler (Indianapolis Corn Kings), April 10, 1927
6, Rogers Hornsby (Dover Pilgrims), May 2, 1927 (tied by 9 others 1928-1945)
Most RBIs in A Game
3, Three players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 2 others April 7, 1927)
5, George Pipgras PITCHER (Maryland Skipjacks), April 8, 1927 (tied by Eddie Moore on April 10, 1927)
6, Eddie Moore (Indianapolis Corn Kings), April 13, 1927 (tied by 3 others May 12-21, 1927)
7, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), June 3, 1927 (tied by 7 others 1927-1928)
8, Wally Gilbert (LA Shoeless Joes), April 11, 1929
9, Chick Hafey (San Diego Admirals), April 24, 1929
10, Chick Hafey (San Diego Admirals), June 23, 1929 (tied by 4 others 1930-1949)
11, Jackie Brandt (Dover Pilgrims), April 2, 1962
Most Total Bases in A Game
8, Two players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 2 others April 7-9, 1927)
11, Eddie Moore (Indianapolis Corn Kings), April 13, 1927 (tied by Jim Bottomley on June 1, 1927)
12, Babe Ruth (San Diego Admirals), June 3, 1927 (tied by 3 others June 29-July 22, 1927)
13, Jimmy Welsh (Chester Dogmen), July 30, 1927
15, Chick Hafey (San Diego Admirals), June 23, 1929 (tied by Hafey on Sept 23, 1929)
17, Glenn Wright (San Diego Admirals), April 12, 1930 (tied by Tommy Henrich on May 19, 1941)
Most Stolen Bases in A Game
1, Fourteen players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 22 others April 7-9, 1927)
2, Sparky Adams (Louisville Black Sox), April 10, 1927 (He tied his own record on April 11, 1927)
3, Max Carey (Chester Dogmen), April 12, 1927 (tied by 4 others May 7-22, 1927)
4, Frankie Frisch (West Park War Eagles), June 2, 1927 (tied by 5 others 1931-1962)
5, Luis Aparicio (Cincinnati Rhinos), May 17, 1964 (tied by 2 others 1965)
Most Strikeouts in A Game
3, Les Bell (San Francisco Seals), April 6, 1927 (tied by 10 others April 9-20, 1927)
4, Jesse Petty PITCHER (Chester Dogmen), April 24, 1927 (tied by 26 others 1927-1932)
5, Charlie Root PITCHER (Oak Ridge Bombers), April 24, 1932 (tied by 18 others 1935-1970)
Most Walks in A Game
2, Four players on April 6, 1927
3, Johnny Schulte (Morristown Jacks), April 7, 1927 (tied by 2 others on April 8, 1927)
4, Mike Gazella (Kansas City Monarchs), April 10, 1927 (tied by 5 others April 11-July 24, 1927)
5, Lou Gehrig (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), August 9, 1927 (tied by 27 others 1927-1951)
6, Mickey Vernon (Kansas City Monarch), August 2, 1951
Most Times Hit by a Pitch in A Game
2, Ira Flagstead (Virginia Senators), April 6, 1927 (tied by 51 others 1927-1932)
3, Wattie Holm (Dover Pilgrims), August 12, 1932 (tied by 4 others 1951-1968)
Most Sacrifice Bunts in A Game
1, Seventeen players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 88 others April 7-April 15, 1927)
2, Urban Shocker PITCHER (Louisville Black Sox), on April 16, 1927 (tied by 44 others April 27-July 28, 1927)
3, Urban Shocker PITCHER (Louisville Black Sox), on July 29, 1927 (tied by 43 others 1927-1943)
4, Hi Bithorn (PITCHER) (Quasqueton Carpsuckers), on September 28, 1943 (tied by 5 others 1944-1961)
Most Sacrifice Flies in A Game
2, George Harper (Dover Pilgrims) on April 6, 1927 (tied by 16 others 1927-1928)
3, Chick Galloway (Maryland Skipjacks), September 3, 1928 (tied by 5 others 1936-1963)
PITCHING RECORDS
Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher in A Game
6, Jumbo Elliott (Maryland Skipjacks) on April 6, 1927
7, Dazzy Vance (Virginia Senators) on April 8, 1927 (tied by 8 others April 10-25, 1927)
9, Red Ruffing (Maryland Skipjacks) on April 28, 1927 (tied by 2 others May 2-3, 1027)
10, Two players (Lefty Grove/Dazzy Vance) on June 5, 1927
11, Dazzy Vance (Virginia Senators) on April 17, 1928 (tied by 4 others 1929-1930)
14, Bill Hallahan (Maryland Skipjacks) on June 14, 1930 (tied by Bob Feller on September 5, 1945)
19, Bob Feller (Oak Ridge Bombers) on May 22, 1946
Most Innings Pitched by a Pitcher in A Game
9, Five players on April 6, 1927 (tied by 11 others April 7-8, 1927)
10, Bump Hadley (Louisville Black Sox), April 9, 1927
10 2/3, Ownie Carroll (San Diego Admirals), May 4, 1927
12, Fred Frankhouse (Morristown Jacks) on May 10, 1927 (tied by 2 teams from 1927-1928)
13, Freddie Fitzsimmons (Laplata Tornadoes) on Sept 23, 1930 (tied by 2 others 1933-1952)
13 1/3, Don Newcombe (Texas Aggies) on April 23, 1959.
TEAM RECORDS
Most Consecutive Games Won
13, Morristown Jacks (April 27-May 11, 1927) tied by San Diego Admirals May 22-June 4, 1930
16, San Francisco Seals (June 24-July 15, 1931)
20, Quasqueton Carpsuckers (June 7-29, 1934)
21, Laplata Tornadoes (May 20-June 12, 1935) tied by Quasqueton Carpsuckers June 13-July 12, 1959.
22, West Park Splinters (August 25-September 17, 1959)
Most Consecutive Games Lost
11, Kansas City Monarchs (June 6-17, 1927), tied by San Francisco Seals July 9-20, 1927
12, River City Rugrats (May 24-June 9, 1928)
13, Morristown Jacks (June 9-23, 1929)
14, Laplata Tornadoes (May 19-June 2, 1930) tied by Madison Mallards June 11-June 26, 1933
15, Madison Mallards (April 27-May 14, 1934)
27, San Diego Admirals (May 19-June 20, 1934)
Most Runs Scored in an Inning
11, Morristown Jacks (April 8, 1927)
15, Indianapolis Corm Kings (May 19, 1927) tied by Quasqueton Carpsuckers on August 16, 1930
Largest Deficit Overcame to Win a Game
8, Carolina Moonshiners (June 20, 1927), tied by 3 teams from 1927-1929
10, River City Rugrats (May 29, 1929)
13, San Diego Admirals (July 7, 1931)
Most Hits in a Game
18, San Francisco Seals (April 6, 1927)
20, Maryland Skipjacks (April 8, 1927)
22, Indianapolis Corn Kings (April 10, 1927) tied by San Francisco Seals on May 21, 1927
25, West Park War Eagles (July 13, 1927)
26, Dover Pilgrims (July 16, 1927)
27, Dover Pilgrims (July 23, 1927)
29, Quasqueton Carpsuckers (August 29, 1928) tied by 3 other teams 1936-1943
31, Carlisle Thundering Herd (August 1, 1964)
Most Runs Scored in a Game
9, Two teams on April 6, 1927
16, Morristown Jacks on April 8, 1927
19, Indianapolis Corn Kings on April 10, 1927
21, Dover Pilgrims on May 2, 1927
22, Indianapolis Corn Kings on May 19, 1927
24, LA Shoeless Joes on April 11, 1929
25, Oak Ridge Bombers on April 21, 1929 (tied by River City Rug Rats on May 2, 1929)
27, Oak Ridge Bombers on April 17, 1930 (tied by 3 other teams 1936-1943)
29, Goat Island Lights on August 12, 1944 (tied by Cincinnati Rhinos on April 17, 1959)
Most Team Errors in a Game
3, Two teams on April 6, 1927
5, Quasqueton Carpsuckers (April 7, 1927)
6, San Diego Admirals (April 10, 1927)
7, Morristown Jacks (April 29, 1927) tied by 6 teams from 1927-1929
8, Dover Pilgrims (Sept 20, 1929) tied by 2 teams in 1930
9, Laplata Tornadoes (August 16, 1930) tied by Maryland Skipjacks on June 11, 1932
