Hitting for the cycle facts for kids

Eric Davis hit for the cycle in 1989

In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when they hit a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. It does not have to happen in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a natural cycle.

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  Curry Foley was the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit for the cycle, in 1882 for the Buffalo Bisons.

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  Harry Davis hit the first cycle in American League history, in 1901 for the Philadelphia Athletics.

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  Michihiro Ogasawara hit the only cycle during the 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season.

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  Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb, the top two players in MLB history in triples

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  Bob Meusel is one of only six MLB players with three career cycles.

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  Christian Yelich is the most recent player to hit for the cycle twice in a season, in 2018.

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  The only natural cycle by a member of the New York Yankees was hit by Tony Lazzeri in 1932.

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  Luke Scott's reverse cycle in 2006 was the first in nearly 40 years.

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  Miguel Tejada's cycle included a grand slam.

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  George Brett completed his cycle with a walk-off home run.

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  Ian Kinsler went 6-for-6 on the day of his cycle.

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  In 1901, Nap Lajoie hit for the cycle and won the AL Triple Crown.

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  Arihito Muramatsu is one of five players to hit a natural cycle in NPB.