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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This is a list of single-season records in Major League Baseball. Batting records Overview (1876–present) Records Player # Season Refs Games Maury ...
In the past 81 years, only Ichiro Suzuki, whose first season in Major League Baseball was his tenth in the top professional ranks, following nine years in his native Japan, has topped 250 hits in a season (with 262 hits in 2004). [50] Ichiro ended his playing career with 3,089 MLB hits [49] and 1,278 hits in the Japanese major leagues [51 ...
Lyons hit in 52 consecutive games that season, but his streak included two games (#22 and #44) in which his only "hits" were walks. In 1968, MLB ruled that walks in 1887 would not be counted as hits, so Lyons' streak was no longer recognized, though it still appears on some lists. In 2000, Major League Baseball reversed its 1968 decision ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.
October 1 – Ichiro Suzuki surpasses George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a single season. After this game, Ichiro collects 259 hits in the season with two games left; he finishes the season with 262 hits. October 2 The Anaheim Angels clinch their first AL West Division title in 18 years with a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
The live-ball era, also referred to as the lively ball era, is the period in Major League Baseball since 1920. It contrasts with the pre-1920 period known as the " dead-ball era ". The name "live-ball era" comes from the dramatic rise in offensive statistics , a direct result of a series of rule changes (introduced in 1920) that were ...
Ichiro Suzuki is 50 years old and has been retired from MLB since 2019, but he can still hit home runs that break windows. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) (Steph Chambers via Getty Images)
Ichiro holds the record for most single-season hits and singles, obtaining both in 2004. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Mike Cameron is tied with 14 others for the most home runs in a game, with four. [ 5 ] Additionally, Gene Walter , a Mariner for the 1988 season, is tied for the American League lead in balks for a single game, which he achieved on July 18 in a ...