At bat

An at bat is a specific type of plate appearance in which the batter puts the ball in play intending to get on base.

Rule 9.02(a)(1) of the official rules of Major League Baseball defines an at bat as: "Number of times batted, except that no time at bat shall be charged when a player: (A) hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly; (B) is awarded first base on four called balls; (C) is hit by a pitched ball; or (D) is awarded first base because of interference or obstruction[.

Willie Wilson, Ichiro Suzuki and Juan Samuel also had more than 700 at bats in a season.

[7] The team record for most at bats in a single season is 5,781 by the 1997 Boston Red Sox.

Official Baseball Rule 5.06(c) provides that "[a] batter has legally completed his time at bat when he is put out or becomes a runner" (emphasis added).