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Ichiro’s run rivals Wee Willie’s

If Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki is really one of baseball’s best-kept secrets, what about Wee Willie Keeler? As Ichiro becomes the first Major Leaguer to have nine consecutive seasons with 200 or more hits, he’s becoming a household name. At least among baseball fans.


It’s Keeler’s record achieved from 1894 through 1901 that Ichiro will surpass. At last glance Ichiro needed just four hits to reach 200 for the season. Wonder what the coverage was like when Keeler set the record? More about him later.

If Ichiro, 35, played most anywhere but Seattle, I’m certain he’d be in the news constantly. This may be unfair, but I believe many of his amazing feats since arriving from Japan in 2001 have almost gone unnoticed. Maybe not unnoticed, but certainly not given the importance they deserve.

Click here to read the full article – By Hal Bodley of MLB.com

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September 11, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | MLB, Mariners Collectibles, Mariners News | Baseball, Ichiro collectibles, Ichiro Suzuki collectibles, Mariners Baseball, Mariners Collectibles, MLB, Seattle, Seattle Mariners | No Comments Yet