Catcher's Interference
There have been 2,016 catcher's-interference calls since 1897, measured across 208,335 games, an average of one occurrence every 103 games. The most recent was the Pittsburgh Pirates on 22 September 2026; the first was the Cleveland Guardians on 4 September 1909.
A batter awarded first for interference.
2,016recorded occurrences
1 in 103games · 1897+
1909first · Cleveland Guardians
2026-09-22most recent · Pittsburgh Pirates
3y 0mlongest drought · 1918-05-15 to 1921-05-15
By decade
Recorded occurrences in each decade within this page’s coverage.
Done it most
Every occurrence (2,016 of them) · 2,001–2,016 of 2,016
| Date | Team | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917-06-16 |  St. Louis Browns | 16 | ↗ | |
| 1917-05-17 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 15 | ↗ | |
| 1915-09-23 |  St. Louis Terriers | 14 | ↗ | |
| 1915-09-11 |  Detroit Tigers | 13 | ↗ | |
| 1915-08-28 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 12 | ↗ | |
| 1915-07-24 | St. Louis Terriers | 11 | ↗ | |
| 1915-07-03 |  Boston Red Sox | 10 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-20 | BBBuffalo Blues | 9 | ↗ | |
| 1914-05-21 |  Chicago White Sox | 8 | ↗ | |
| 1913-07-19 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 7 | ↗ | |
| 1912-07-23 |  Cleveland Guardians | 6 | ↗ | |
| 1911-07-30 |  Cincinnati Reds | 5 | ↗ | |
| 1911-07-05 | St. Louis Browns | 4 | ↗ | |
| 1911-07-04 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | ↗ | |
| 1911-05-14 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | ↗ | |
| 1909-09-04 | Cleveland Guardians | 1 | ↗ |