Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki hits 200th of season

Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki hits 200th of season

Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrates after picking up his 200th hit of the season at Green Stadium Kobe in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 1994. Ichiro set a Japanese single-season record with 210 hits in the 1994 season, becoming the first player ever to reach the 200 mark in a single season.

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Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton responds to fans after matching Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton ties Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton ties Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton ties Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki responds to fans after hitting a leadoff single to right in the first inning of the tream's 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Oct. 11, making him the second player in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 hits in a single season. Aoki, who went 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, became the first player in the Central League and the second overall to reach the milestone after Ichiro Suzuki collected 210 hits in 1994, when he was with the Pacific League's Orix BlueWave.

Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki responds to fans after hitting a leadoff single to right in the first inning of the tream's 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Oct. 11, making him the second player in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 hits in a single season. Aoki, who went 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, became the first player in the Central League and the second overall to reach the milestone after Ichiro Suzuki collected 210 hits in 1994, when he was with the Pacific League's Orix BlueWave. (Kyodo)

Lions' Akiyama surpasses Ichiro's single-season hits record

Lions' Akiyama surpasses Ichiro's single-season hits record

Shogo Akiyama of the Seibu Lions hits a double in the fifth inning against Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome in Osaka to reach 212 hits for the season on Sept. 30, 2015, surpassing Ichiro Suzuki's single-season hits record of 210 in Japan by two. Japan's single-season hits record of 214 was set in 2010 by Matt Murton of the Hanshin Tigers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics. (Kyodo)

Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics. (Kyodo)