Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred all-time single season leaders in Major League hits. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. IMPORTANT NOTE: In 1887 Major League Baseball ruled that walks would be added to a player's hits total. This was reversed by a special committee designed for rules then restored by MLB in 1999 (but they do not count as record holders even though their total exceeds the actual record holders).
After three decades of interviews with celebrities, David Letterman's band leader and sidekick Paul Shaffer chats about who was the most flirty guest. After three decades of interviews with celebrities, David Letterman's band leader and sidekick Paul Shaffer chats about who was the most flirty guest.
Appropriately enough the former Late Show host was there to hand out a present, as he gave the Big Man Of The Year gong to his long-time musical director and sidekick Paul Shaffer. 1  Grand debut: David Letterman showed off his bushy new white beard at the tle Kids Rock Benefit show in New York on Tuesday. The fact the 68-year-old was there for his friend was only appropriate. as when he announced his retirement in April 2014, he joked that he would be quitting so that 'Paul and I can be married.'.