Pete Runnels
1951–1964 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,799G
.291AVG
.375OBP
.378SLG
1,854H
49HR
628RBI
37SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,799 | 7,329 | 6,373 | 876 | 1,854 | 283 | 64 | 49 | 628 | 844 | 628 | 37 | 55 | 28 | 34 | 2,412 | .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 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1953-08-06 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1959-08-14 | 1 in 2,226 player-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 | – | – |