Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Seibu Lions leadoff man Shogo Akiyama set a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for most hits in a single season (216) with two hits -- a single and a triple -- in a game against the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2015, the final game of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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