Hits
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A hit is a baseball statistic, often abbreviated to H. A player is credited with a hit when they reach base safely after "hitting" the ball into fair territory and an error or fielder's choice do not occur. Using a player’s hits, and at bats, one is also able to figure out batters Batting Average. The all-time hits leader in Major League Baseball is Pete Rose, with 4,256. The single-season leader is Ichiro Suzuki, who had 262 hits in 2004.
A major accomplishment over the course of a players career is to collect 3,000 or more hits. Currently, there are only 26 players to have accumulated 3,000 or more hits. Furthemore, of all the players who have atleast 3,000 hits, every single one of them has been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Types of Hits
There are four different classifications of a hit and they are single, double, triple, and home run.
Single
A single is when a batter hits the ball into fair territory and reaches first base and no further. The all-time leader in singles is Pete Rose, with 3,215, almost 76% of his hits. The single-season leader is Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro compiled 225 singles in 2004.
Double
A double is when the batter hits the ball and he reaches second base with no errors or advancement on errant throws. The career doubles leader is Tris Speaker with 792. Speaker began his Hall of Fame career with the Red Sox. The single-season leader with 67 doubles is Earl Webb. Webb accomplished this record in 1931 while playing for the Red Sox.
Triple
A triple, often called the most exciting play in baseball, is when the batter reaches third base on a single hit. The career leader in triples is Sam Crawford with 309. The single-season leader in triples is Chief Wilson. Wilson hit 36 triples for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1912.
Home Run
A home run is when a player hits the ball out of the field of play and touches all four bases, giving his team a run. An inside the park home-run can also occur when the ball is hit into the field of play and the runner circles the bases before he is tagged out. The career leader in home runs is Barry Bonds. Bonds has 762 HR's and counting. The single-season HR record is 73, also held by Barry Bonds and set in 2001. The home run record has recently come under question because of the use of performance enhancing drugs.
