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Ichiro on pace to break long-standing record


Ichiro did not have a hit in today's game, making it only the 16th game the Mariners have played this season that did not feature a hit by Ichiro.  The M's have played 90 games, and Ichiro has hits in 74 of them.  That's just over 82%.

Over a full 162 season, that projects to 133 games.

Of course, Ichiro hasn't played in every game; he spent the first 8 games on the DL.  So he actually has hits in 74 games out of 82 - just over 90%.

Over the 154 games Ichiro has an opportunity to play, that projects to hits in 139 games.

The major-league record for games in a season with at least one hit is 135.  That record is shared by five players:

Okay, so Ichiro already has a piece of that record, but if he breaks it he'll be the first person to hold it alone since Rogers Hornsby did.

That's nifty.

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He blew his wad early

De Gutibus non disputandum est

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 18, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weren't there fewer games in the season then?

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jul 21, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn.

I was hoping this fanpost was by Attractive Nusiance and would be even more obscure of a record.

by hcoguy on Jul 18, 2009 11:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Two of those players played in 154 game seasons.

Though somehow Rogers Hornsby managed to play 156 games in 1929, which is weird. I guess if Ichiro bests it with his 8 game DL trip, that’s fair.

...and now I'm here

by Librocrat on Jul 19, 2009 4:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ichiro is such a dominant player

Future hall of famer!

Ichiro is my uncle

by twags on Jul 19, 2009 8:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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