Hitting for the cycle

Eric Davis hit for the cycle in 1989

Hitting for the cycle is a baseball accomplishment characterized by a player hitting a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle".

The feat is understandably rare in Major League Baseball as it requires a game of no less than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power, and a triple, which requires a batter to have some speed on the basepaths. The accomplishment is held in high enough esteem, however, that players needing only a single to "complete the cycle" have been known to "hold up" at first base on balls hit in the alley.

Listed below are the 247 occurrences of players "hitting for the cycle" in Major League Baseball (multiple occurrences denoted into parentheses, natural cycles in bold):

External links

• Baseball Almanac
• Hickok Sports