1920-21 George Sisler W514 strip card #101. Sisler was an all-time great hitter who helped prepare Jackie Robinson before breaking baseball's color barrier and later mentored a young Roberto Clemente.

CHASING GEORGE SISLER: ... He knocked out 242 hits as a major-league rookie in 2001, and now he enters the final week of this season at 251, with a clear eye on catching Sisler.

As George Sisler’s daughter looked on from the front row, ... But everyone knew Ichiro’s feat was possible when he came to the Mariners from Japan as an MLB rookie in 2001 and amassed 242 hits.