Japanese fans celebrate Suzuki&#39;s historic hit
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His countrymen celebrated Suzuki&#39;s record-breaking hit Saturday when the Seattle Mariners outfielder broke George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league mark for hits in a season.
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Just one hit away from matching George Sislerâs all-time single-season record for hits, Ichiro Suzuki has the Seattle Mariners playing their most inspired baseball of a disappointing season.
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The Seattle Mariners&#39; Ichiro Suzuki registered three singles to equal, break and then add to the Major League hits record with his 259th of the season in a game against the Texas Rangers Friday.
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In shattering one of Major League  Baseball's (MLB) oldest records, Ichiro Suzuki did more than  just write his name in the history books.
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Rubens Barrichello&#39;s start-to-finish win - holding off the double challenge of young guns Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen - enthralled genuine sports fans and undoubtedly had the marketing men rubbing their hands as the sport sunk its claws into China&#39;s
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They came from far and wide to see Ichiro Suzuki in his pursuit of George Sisler&#39;s hit record. There was a real crush of people on hand -- but all in the press box, not the stands.
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Ichiro Suzuki, baseball's sang-froid  player, is racing to shatter an elusive record for hits in a  single season, aiming to bring glory to himself, the Seattle  Mariners and his country Japan.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki got one hit and plenty of help in knocking Oakland out of first place. Suzuki&#39;s fifth-inning single gave him 255 hits, two shy of George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league record
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics gained a share of first place. Ichiro Suzuki did not. Suzuki went 1 for 5 on Thursday, inching within one hit of George Sisler&#39;s single season record of 257, but again
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Fans of one of Japan's best-loved sports  lined up for tickets Monday as professional baseball players  returned to work after staging the first strike in the 70-year  history of the domestic game.
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Japanese school children and grown up  fans cheered Ichiro Suzuki when he set a new major league  baseball record for hits in a single season, a milestone that  drew personal congratulations from Japan's prime minister.
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SEATTLE -- Achieving the Major League record for the most hits in a single year was &quot;the best moment of my career,&quot; Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki said after Friday&#39;s game.
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That&#39;s more than any other baseball player except Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. Pretty good company there. It was an accomplishment to be celebrated, and in San Francisco, they did.
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No devalued currency here. No plastic parts. In a time when action is stopped every other night in every sport to celebrate another &quot;milestone&quot; with the presentation of a new SUV and a lifetime pass to immortality, Ichiro&#39;s work stands pretty much alone.
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Like others through New England, Boston Red Sox fans in Maine erupted in celebration following their team&#39;s first World Series championship in 86 years.
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Ichiro Suzukiâs attempt to break George Sislerâs season hits record is not only big for baseball, but also for Japanese players all over the world.
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Ichiro Suzuki&#39;s 56 hits in August are still impressive -- only they&#39;re not the most in a month by a major leaguer in 68 years as originally reported.