Let’s remember when Ichiro broke the Major League record for most hits in a season, on this day in 2004 (October 1)
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1 min readOct 1, 2019
The Mariners season just ended and there wasn’t a lot to get excited about, but it seems like it’s a good time to get nostalgic for one of the greatest achievements in Mariners history.
HistoryLink’s Glenn Drosendahl writes of this:
On October 1, 2004, Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (b. 1973) hits three singles to break an 84-year-old major league record and electrify a packed house at Safeco Field. That night he tops by two the 257 hits made by George Sisler (1893–1973) in 1920. Ichiro — as he prefers to be called and is widely known — goes on to finish the season with 262 hits. His record is hailed as the greatest individual achievement in Mariners history.
Let’s watch some highlights.
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