This is truly an incredible thing that Ichiro is about to do. The single season hit record has been around since 1920! No one has even come close to it since 1930. This is just as impressive as Bonds' 73 homeruns.


Year-----Player---------------Hits

1920-----Sisler---------------257
2004-----Ichiro---------------254
1930-----Bill Terry------------254
1929-----Lefty O'Doul---------254
1925-----Al Simmons----------253
1922-----Rogers Hornsby------250
1930-----Chuck Klein----------250
1911-----Ty Cobb-------------248
1922-----Sisler----------------246

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