(1)Ichiro breaks MLB record for hits in a season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tips his hat to the baseball fans at Safeco Field in Seattle on Oct. 1 after singling to left in the first inning of a game against the Texas Rangers to match George Sisler's major league single-season hits record of 257. Ichiro, going 3-for-5 in the game, went on to break the record with 258 hits, then extend it to 259. (MLB)

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