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Walk-Off Balk

There have been 28 walk-off balks since 1897, measured across 207,975 games, one every 7,427 games. The most recent was the Kansas City Royals on 5 September 2023; the first was the New York Yankees on 21 May 1912.

A game ended by a balk.
28times in history
1 in 7,427games · 1897+
1912first · New York Yankees
2023-09-05most recent · Kansas City Royals
21y 10mlongest drought · 1943-06-24 to 1965-04-28

By decade

1910s2
1930s1
1940s3
1960s2
1970s2
1980s2
1990s1
2000s5
2010s7
2020s3

Done it most

Every occurrence (28 of them)

DateTeam#Game
2023-09-05Kansas City Royals28
2023-08-01Kansas City Royals27
2022-07-08Cincinnati Reds26
2018-08-18Seattle Mariners25
2016-07-16San Diego Padres24
2015-06-18Los Angeles Dodgers23
2014-05-21Cleveland Guardians22
2011-07-04Chicago White Sox21
2011-06-16Atlanta Braves20
2010-05-31Los Angeles Dodgers19
2008-09-09Atlanta Braves18
2005-07-15Milwaukee Brewers17
2004-04-19Seattle Mariners16
2000-05-08Florida Marlins15
2000-04-28Baltimore Orioles14
1993-07-04Atlanta Braves13
1989-05-28Los Angeles Dodgers12
1986-07-10Boston Red Sox11
1978-09-29Pittsburgh Pirates10
1973-04-29Houston Astros9
1965-06-08Pittsburgh Pirates8
1965-04-28Cincinnati Reds7
1943-06-24Homestead Grays6
1943-05-05New York Yankees5
1942-05-23Philadelphia Phillies4
1939-04-22Philadelphia Phillies3
1917-08-26St. Louis Browns2
1912-05-21New York Yankees1