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Suzuki records 8th season of 200 runs, 100 hits

WOW! No wonder they wanted to beat the liver-snaps out of him! That’s unpossible!

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has matched Lou Gehrig’s record with his eighth season of at least 200 hits and 100 runs.

Suzuki scored his 100th run of the season in the third inning Friday night against Oakland on Raul Ibanez’s RBI single. Suzuki, who has 209 hits, achieved the 200-hit, 100-run mark for the eighth consecutive season.

Gehrig is the only other player in baseball history to have eight seasons reaching those benchmarks. Gehrig reached the marks in 1927-28, 1930-32, 1934 and 1936-37.

Repoz Posted: September 27, 2008 at 04:27 PM | 23 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Pops Freshenmeyer Posted: September 27, 2008 at 04:38 PM (#2958162)

Ha! The article has it right, just the headline is wrong.

2. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: September 27, 2008 at 04:42 PM (#2958166)

Ichiro could wind up with 3000 hits despite starting his career at 27. Amazing.

3. Tom Nawrocki Posted: September 27, 2008 at 04:44 PM (#2958167)

This has been a horrible season for the legacy of Lou Gehrig, with two of his most cherished records being equaled.

Next thing you know, there will be someone breaking his record of most sacrifice hits in a season by a lefthanded-hitting first baseman wearing Number Four and weighing at least 200 pounds.

4. Misirlou's got a busy day, he's wearing a vest Posted: September 27, 2008 at 04:46 PM (#2958168)

Hooray for 10 fingers.

Rose had 6, plus 2 seasons of over 100 runs and a mere 198 hits, plus 3 seasons of over 200 hits and 94-97 runs.

5. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: September 27, 2008 at 04:53 PM (#2958176)

[4] Point taken. There is nothing special about the base ten system, but milestones are still built around it.

6. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:01 PM (#2958181)

Next thing you know, there will be someone breaking his record of most sacrifice hits in a season by a lefthanded-hitting first baseman wearing Number Four and weighing at least 200 pounds.

I was wondering if any current players could challenge this hallowed record (Gehrig's career high was 21). Keep your eye on Alex Gordon!

When O when will Baseball-Reference include uniform number as searchable?! If I want the real scoop I still have to call the Elias Canetti Sports Burro.

7. Swoboda is freedom Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:07 PM (#2958185)

This has been a horrible season for the legacy of Lou Gehrig, with two of his most cherished records being equaled.

How about having the most diseases named after you. I guess Lou "Iron Horse" Gehrig shares the record with Alöis "Always lost" Alzheimer and Burrill "Belly ache" Crohn and a few others.

Tommy John has the surgery record.

8. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:13 PM (#2958191)

Some people have had more than one disease named after them. Frederick "Hyphenated eponym" Parkes Weber may hold the record.

9. Swoboda is freedom Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:16 PM (#2958197)

Some people have had more than one disease named after them. Frederick "Hyphenated eponym" Parkes Weber may hold the record.

But that was from the dead skin era.

10. The Ghost, elitist lollygagging neck-stabber

Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:26 PM (#2958210)

[4] Point taken. There is nothing special about the base ten system, but milestones are still built around it.

How true, but achievements like 200/100 are a lot better than the ones they come up with sometimes. For example:

Jose Lopez's RBI double in the first inning was his career-best 40th double of the season. With it, he becomes just the seventh second baseman in American League history with 40 doubles, 15 homers and 80 RBIs in the same season. (emphasis mine)

Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/380493_mbok25.html

11. AROM Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:40 PM (#2958223)

Next thing you know, there will be someone breaking his record of most sacrifice hits in a season by a lefthanded-hitting first baseman wearing Number Four and weighing at least 200 pounds.

I guess sacrifice flys and bunts were counted together? I don't believe Lou would have sac bunted that often.

12. Dan Posted: September 27, 2008 at 05:48 PM (#2958231)

I guess sacrifice flys and bunts were counted together? I don't believe Lou would have sac bunted that often.

Especially in his best year, in an all-time great lineup.

13. Mike Emeigh

Posted: September 27, 2008 at 06:08 PM (#2958257)

I guess sacrifice flys and bunts were counted together?

They were. In addition, from 1926-1930 hitters received credit for a sacrifice when a fly ball moved a runner up a base without scoring.

-- MWE

14. Srul Itza Posted: September 27, 2008 at 06:40 PM (#2958293)

Gehrig is the only other player in baseball history to have eight seasons reaching those benchmarks [at least 200 hits and 100 runs].

I am a little confused here. Why doesn't Willie Keeler's run of 8 straight years count?

From 1894 to 1901, he did the same thing in the National League. Didn't he? Am I misreading BB-REF? is the pre-1900 NL not a major league?

15. gef the talking mongoose Posted: September 27, 2008 at 06:48 PM (#2958310)

Hooray for 10 fingers.

Mordecai Brown, Pete Gray, Carlos Lee, Jim Abbott & Antonio Alfonseca scoff in your general direction.

16. RJ in TO Posted: September 27, 2008 at 06:50 PM (#2958317)

Carlos Lee

I wasn't expecting to see this name on the list. What happened to Lee?

17. Tom Nawrocki Posted: September 27, 2008 at 06:57 PM (#2958331)

He's thinking of Carlos May, who had roughly eight and a half fingers after an accident when he was in the National Guard.

18. RJ in TO Posted: September 27, 2008 at 07:05 PM (#2958349)

Thanks. The only way I could see Carlos Lee losing a finger was if he accidentally ate it.

19. Walt Davis Posted: September 27, 2008 at 07:47 PM (#2958413)

accidentally?

20. gef the talking mongoose Posted: September 27, 2008 at 07:53 PM (#2958426)

Crap, yeah -- Carlos May. *sigh*

21. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) Posted: September 27, 2008 at 09:52 PM (#2958692)

Rose had 6, plus 2 seasons of over 100 runs and a mere 198 hits, plus 3 seasons of over 200 hits and 94-97 runs.

And I bet Ichiro beats that, too.

22. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 27, 2008 at 09:52 PM (#2958693)

I think Carlos Lee spends most of his free time on cattle ranches. I could see him losing a finger interacting with the beasts.

23. ValueArb Posted: September 28, 2008 at 04:33 AM (#2959065)

Ichiro could wind up with 3000 hits despite starting his career at 27. Amazingly selfish.

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