Murton tops Ichiro

Murton tops Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton of the United States walks past photographers as he leaves the Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010, after a game against the Yakult Swallows. The 29-year-old former Colorado Rockies player belted a record 213th hit of the season the same day breaking Ichiro Suzuki's 1994 Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210.

Murton tops Ichiro

Murton tops Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton of the United States watches his RBI double, his 213th hit of the season, in the ninth inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010. The 29-year-old former Colorado Rockies player broke Ichiro Suzuki's 1994 Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 the same day.

Murton tops Ichiro

Murton tops Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton of the United States walks past photographers as he leaves the Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010, after a game against the Yakult Swallows. The 29-year-old former Colorado Rockies player belted a record 213th hit of the season the same day breaking Ichiro Suzuki's 1994 Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210. (Kyodo)

Murton tops Ichiro

Murton tops Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Matt Murton of the United States watches his RBI double, his 213th hit of the season, in the ninth inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010. The 29-year-old former Colorado Rockies player broke Ichiro Suzuki's 1994 Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 the same day. (Kyodo)