9/24 Hit parade

Starlin Castro is now the youngest Cubs player with 200 hits, and moving up the charts:

* Most hits 21-years or younger, single season, since 1900 in MLB:

1. Lloyd Waner, PIT, 1927 (223 hits)
2. Alex Rodriguez, SEA, 1995 (215)
3. Ty Cobb, DET, 1907 (212)
4. Buddy Lewis, WSH, 1937 (210)
5. Joe DiMaggio, NYY, 1936 (206)
 Hal Trosky, CLE, 1934 (206)
7. Vada Pinson, CIN, 1959 (205)
8. Starlin Castro, 2011  (201)
9. Al Kaline, DET, 1955 (200)
 Garry Templeton, STL, 1977 (200)

* Cubs all-time single-season hit leaders

13. Juan Pierre, 2006 (204 hits)
14. Billy Williams, 1965 (203)
 Augie Galen, 1935 (203)
16. Kiki Cuyler, 1931 (202)
 Woody English, 1931 (202)
18. Starlin Castro, 2011 (201)
 Bill Buckner, 1982 (201)
 Billy Williams, 1964 (201)
 Charlie Hollocher, 1922  (201)
22. Ryne Sandberg, 1984 (200)

– Carrie Muskat