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Quoted: singles hitter? not
GEORGE SISLER 1920 STL AL 154 631 137 257 49 18 19 122 46 19 42 .407 .632
in a dead ball era the guy batted .407 49doubles 18 triples 19 hrs and 122 rbi's
and slugged .632 in almost 100 lesss at bats
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I didn't say Sisler was a singles hitter. I said the majority of his hits were singles, which they are. 49 + 18 + 19 = 86 extra-base hits, out of 257 total hits. That means 171 of Sisler's hits were singles.
Furthermore, Sisler accomplished this in an era when players often hit over .400, and also often hit off of pitchers who refused to come out of games in the late innings. They were often gassed by the late innings, but would still finish games because it was expected of them. There was also arguably less available talent in baseball because of segregation, fewer teams, and other factors.
George Sisler had a great season in 1920, but that doesn't mean Ichiro should have his accomplishment tarnished because he didn't hit as many doubles or home runs, or had a whole 8 extra games to play in. The fact remains that Ichiro has more hits this season than anyone has ever had in any season in the history of baseball.
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it also means 1/3 of sislers hits were xtra base hits.
im not putting Ichiro down , but he is far from a dominant ML player.
with 257+ hits and a 370 avg he barely has an OBP of 400.
there are much more productive players today who reach base 4 out of 10 times.
congrats on the record anyway