Pete Runnels
1951–1964 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,799G
.291AVG
.375OBP
.378SLG
More career statistics
1,854H
49HR
630RBI
37SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 51 | 55 |
| Batting · Doubles | 282 | 283 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 627 | 628 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,328 | 7,329 |
| Batting · RBI | 630 | 628 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,799 | 7,328 | 6,373 | 876 | 1,854 | 282 | 64 | 49 | 630 | 844 | 627 | 37 | 51 | 28 | 34 | 2,411 | .291 | .375 | .378 | .753 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1956-06-22 to 1956-07-08
40longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1960-08-30 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1960-08-30 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1952-06-03 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 903 | 3653 | 959 | 12 | 323 | 429 | 288 | .303 | .380 | .378 |
| Away | 896 | 3676 | 895 | 37 | 305 | 415 | 340 | .279 | .356 | .379 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 167 | 690 | 152 | 4 | 45 | 90 | 65 | .259 | .351 | .333 |
| May | 320 | 1298 | 323 | 7 | 120 | 168 | 104 | .292 | .378 | .386 |
| June | 331 | 1366 | 355 | 11 | 116 | 146 | 117 | .294 | .367 | .389 |
| July | 338 | 1342 | 330 | 14 | 130 | 153 | 110 | .285 | .360 | .381 |
| August | 346 | 1438 | 390 | 6 | 120 | 159 | 120 | .310 | .382 | .385 |
| September | 295 | 1188 | 303 | 7 | 97 | 126 | 110 | .289 | .361 | .374 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .429 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 235 | 1008 | 250 | 8 | 81 | 131 | 83 | .291 | .378 | .370 |
| new-york-yankees | 227 | 915 | 216 | 9 | 68 | 128 | 96 | .279 | .376 | .368 |
| chicago-white-sox | 222 | 922 | 209 | 5 | 72 | 88 | 78 | .253 | .322 | .327 |
| detroit-tigers | 219 | 909 | 271 | 7 | 92 | 67 | 60 | .325 | .372 | .426 |
| baltimore-orioles | 173 | 716 | 175 | 2 | 52 | 103 | 66 | .290 | .388 | .388 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 153 | 637 | 190 | 7 | 70 | 69 | 47 | .341 | .407 | .449 |
| boston-red-sox | 136 | 565 | 136 | 2 | 57 | 67 | 55 | .279 | .359 | .374 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 76 | 326 | 69 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 25 | .246 | .344 | .332 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 78 | 273 | 76 | – | 25 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1952 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 152 | 555 | 158 | 1 | 64 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1953 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 137 | 486 | 125 | 2 | 50 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1954 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 139 | 488 | 131 | 3 | 56 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 1955 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 134 | 503 | 143 | 2 | 49 | 3 | .284 | – | – |
| 1956 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 147 | 578 | 179 | 8 | 76 | 5 | .310 | – | – |
| 1957 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 134 | 473 | 109 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .230 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Boston Red Sox | 147 | 568 | 183 | 8 | 59 | 1 | .322 | – | – |
| 1959 | Boston Red Sox | 147 | 560 | 176 | 6 | 56 | 6 | .314 | – | – |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 528 | 169 | 2 | 35 | 5 | .320 | – | – |
| 1961 | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 360 | 114 | 3 | 38 | 5 | .317 | – | – |
| 1962 | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 562 | 183 | 10 | 59 | 3 | .326 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Houston Astros | 124 | 388 | 98 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .253 | – | – |
| 1964 | Houston Astros | 22 | 51 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .196 | – | – |