Thanks, Drew

Here's the poop on the 50-hit month thing: 

 

"When Ichiro hit a home run in the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, he became the first Major League player since St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joe Medwick in 1936 to have two 50-hit months in the same season...  (Pete) Rose and Ichiro are the only players in MLB history to have at least three 50-hit months. Besides the two this season, Ichiro had 51 hits in August 2001 and went on to capture the American League batting championship, Most Valuable Player Award and Rookie of the Year honors."