[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 53 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 53

  Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki for breaking the Major League Baseball 
                  record for hits in a single season.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2005

 Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Smith of Washington, Miss McMorris, Mr. Hastings of 
 Washington, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following resolution; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki for breaking the Major League Baseball 
                  record for hits in a single season.

Whereas on Friday, October 1, 2004, right fielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle 
        Mariners got his 258th hit of the 2004 season, thereby breaking the 
        Major League Baseball record for hits in a single season;
Whereas Ichiro Suzuki's 262 hits in a single season breaks the 84-year old 
        record of 257, set by George Sisler in 1920;
Whereas Ichiro Suzuki's 225 singles in a single season breaks the 106-year old 
        record of 206, set by ``Wee'' Willie Keeler in 1898;
Whereas in 2004 Ichiro Suzuki won his second American League batting title in 
        four years;
Whereas Ichiro Suzuki's batting average of .372 during the 2004 season was the 
        highest single-season batting average ever for a Seattle Mariner; and
Whereas no other player in the history of Major League Baseball has as many hits 
        in the first four years of his career as Ichiro Suzuki: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates Ichiro Suzuki for breaking the Major 
        League Baseball record for hits in a single season and 
        recognizes his historic achievements;
            (2) requests that the President recognize the 
        accomplishments of Ichiro Suzuki; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        make available enrolled copies of this resolution to Ichiro 
        Suzuki for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled copy 
        of this resolution to the owner of the Seattle Mariners, the 
        Commissioner of Baseball, and the President of the National 
        Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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