Oct 1, 2004 · George Sisler’s daughter, 81-year-old Frances Sisler Drochelman, born two years after Sisler set the hits record in 1920, was one of the 45,573 fans at the game. She, like most of the crowd, had come for the chance to witness history.

May 6, 2020 · Ichiro Suzuki shakes hands with George Sisler’s daughter after breaking the Hall of Famer’s decades-old MLB single-season hits record.

Jul 16, 2009 · Ichiro Suzuki visited the grave of George Sisler on Monday while in St. Louis for the All Star Game. He laid flowers on the grave of Sisler as he honored the player whose single season hits...

Jul 15, 2009 · During an All-Star Weekend when history is made and honored, Ichiro Suzuki paid respects to a man whose achievements are linked with his own. Ichiro, in St. Louis for his ninth All-Star Game,...

Sep 10, 2010 · On October 1, 2004, Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (b. 1973) hits three singles to break an 84-year-old major league record and electrify a packed house at Safeco Field. That night he tops by two the 257 hits made by George Sisler (1893-1973) in 1920.

He won the American League (AL) batting title in 1920 and 1922. In 1920, he batted .407 and recorded 257 hits, the record until Ichiro Suzuki had 262 in 2004. Sisler won the AL Most Valuable Player Award in 1922, finishing with a batting average of .420, the third-highest batting average by AL or NL players after 1900.

Sep 26, 2004 · In 1941, George Sisler watched as Joe DiMaggio eclipsed his record 41-game hitting streak, going all the way to 56 games. Now, Sisler’s family is watching as another of his records is...

Jan 20, 2025 · 1. Ichiro breaks George Sisler’s 84-year-old season hits record. In 1920, George Sisler had 257 hits, a record that for decades seemed as safe as Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak.

Sep 16, 2004 · Sadly, that historic union will never take place because George Sisler died in 1973. But his family is delighted that Ichiro's pursuit of Sisler's 84-year-old hits record has shined a new...

Sep 26, 2012 · Ichiro and Gorgeous George: A Fan's Look at Baseball, Life and Ichiro Suzuki's Magnificent Run at George Sisler's Single Season Hit Record [Arnold, Mark D.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.