August 12, 1890: Farmer Weaver strokes 6 hits and hits for cycle as Louisville clobbers Syracuse
The 1890 Louisville Colonels – dubbed the “Cyclones” in…
July 5, 1890: Toledo’s Bill Van Dyke hits for the cycle but Maumees lose to Syracuse Stars
The Syracuse Stars and Toledo Maumees both spent exactly one…
June 13, 1894: Senators rookie Bill Hassamaer hits for the cycle; Browns’ Kid Gleason is suspended without pay
The Washington Senators finished dead last in the 12-team National…
June 21, 1903: ‘Biff, bang, smash’: Buck Freeman hits for first cycle in Red Sox franchise history
Part of the 1903 schedule had the Boston Americans and Cleveland…
August 16, 1895: Browns’ Tommy Dowd hits for the cycle in ‘somnolent game’
The National League’s St. Louis Browns and Louisville Colonels…
September 30, 1895: Washington’s Ed Cartwright hits for the cycle on season’s final day
The final day of the 1895 National League season, September 30,…
July 30, 1901: Nap Lajoie, ‘champion batsman of the world,’ hits for the cycle with grand slam
In late July 1901, the Philadelphia Athletics traveled to Cleveland…
August 1, 1890: Oyster Burns hits for natural cycle as Bridegrooms rout Alleghenys in shortened contest
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms routed the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20-1…
July 1, 1891: Jimmy Ryan’s homer hits house as he cycles against Spiders
Just over two months of the 1891 season were in the books, and…
August 15, 1889: Larry Twitchell records 16 total bases, hits for cycle, and pitches in Cleveland blowout of Boston
What one newspaper called the “greatest batting exhibition…
September 24, 1903: Bill Bradley hits for reverse natural cycle; teammate Nap Lajoie just misses
The Boston Americans ran away with the American League pennant…
May 7, 1903: Pirates’ Fred Clarke hits for second career cycle in game full of ejections and errors
The Pittsburgh Pirates, two-time defending National League champions,…
May 30, 1896: Bill Joyce hits for the cycle in a ‘veritable slugging affair’
With Pennsylvania law still barring Sunday baseball,1 the Pittsburgh…
August 6, 1890: John Reilly becomes first player to hit for the cycle three times in his career
Almost 90 games into the 1890 season, the National League had…
May 9, 1896: Herman Long hits for the cycle as Beaneaters sweep Colonels
Three weeks had passed in the National League’s 1896 season,…
July 23, 1901: Player-manager Fred Clarke hits for the cycle, leading Pirates over crippled Reds
It was just past the midpoint of the 1901 season.1 Pittsburgh…
April 24, 1894: Lave Cross hits for the cycle as Phillies trounce Bridegrooms
It was only their fourth game of the 1894 season, but the Brooklyn…
September 12, 1891: Brewers’ Abner Dalrymple hits for the cycle with homer that goes through house window
Eight teams made up the American Association at the beginning…
July 29, 1903: New York, Boston combine for 29 runs as Patsy Dougherty hits for the cycle
A crowd of 4,135 fans turned out to watch the New York Highlanders…
September 28, 1894: Reds pitcher Tom Parrott plays second base and hits for the cycle
In mid-September of 1894, the New York Giants were 3½ games…
July 18, 1890: Jumbo Davis hits for the cycle, but Brooklyn falls to Louisville in a walk-off
A crowd of 1,236 turned out to watch the second-place Louisville…
July 10, 1901: Harry Davis becomes first American League player to hit for the cycle
The year was 1901, the inaugural season of the new American…
July 21, 1890: Roger Connor becomes only Players’ League batter to hit for the cycle
In 1890 a record seven batters in the major leagues hit for the…
August 17, 1894: Phillies break records for hits and runs; Sam Thompson hits for cycle
A crowd of 1,2501 was on hand to watch the Philadelphia Phillies…