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Article: Ichiro leads an assault on baseball's records; He's poised to rack up most hits in a season. Other marks look vulnerable, too.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 30, 2004
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Byline: Erik Spanberg Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Barring unforeseen circumstances, an 84-year-old baseball record will soon fall to a player known to fans by his first name: Ichiro.
The Seattle Mariners' leadoff hitter is on pace to break George Sisler's major-league record of 257 hits in one season. Just four hits shy as of press time, Ichiro Suzuki is pursuing his quest at a time when San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds is moving in on the game's holy grail: Hank Aaron's record 755 lifetime home runs.
These pursuits serve to underscore - once again - that with baseball, stats matter.
Even casual fans can identify ...