# hitting for the cycle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2002, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969 "2002-07-02T03:05:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rnlife4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@rnlife4me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rnlife4me)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969/1 "2002-07-02T03:05:33Z")

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hey guys…

my family and i were discussing old baseball stories and this question came up…has anyone ever hit for the cylce in order (ie. single,double,triple,homerun). i’ve been to several sites and just cant nail this one down…if anyone can give me a lil help we would appreciate it…thanks everyone!🙂

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969/2 "2002-07-02T03:42:14Z")

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From [this site](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16b.shtml) for the NL :

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> Ken Boyer, Bill Collins, Tim Foli, Jim Hickman, John Mabry, and Billy Williams each hit for the cycle in natural order…snip…Bill Terry is the only National League cycle hitter who had a grand slam instead of a home run!

And from [this site for](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16a.shtml) the AL :

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> Leon Culberson, Bob Fothergill, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Jose Valentin, and Bob Watson each hit for the cycle in natural order …snip… Jay Buhner, Jimmie Foxx, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, and Miguel Tejeda are the only American League cycle hitters who capped off their cycle with a grand slam instead of a “mere” home run!

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969/3 "2002-07-02T04:13:30Z")

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Just to let you know, **donkeyoatey** , I edited your post to fix one of your links.

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969/4 "2002-07-02T04:23:48Z")

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Thanks, **bibliophage**. You are a schooner and a geranium.🙂

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**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-for-the-cycle/116969/5 "2002-07-02T08:29:41Z")

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Slight hijack: Joe Gargiola once got “thrown out for the cycle”, that is he made an out at all three bases and home plate in one game. I don’t know if it was in order.