Hitting for the Cycle – Page 6 – Society for American Baseball Research

August 2, 1940: Joe Cronin hits for second career cycle in Red Sox-Tigers slugfest

Joe Gordon (TRADING CARD DB)

September 8, 1940: Joe Gordon’s cycle leads Yankees over Red Sox in packed Fenway Park

July 19, 1941: Browns’ George McQuinn hits for the cycle

July 3, 1943: Red Sox rookie Leon Culberson hits for the natural cycle — with inside-the-park home run

May 17, 1944: Boston’s Bobby Doerr hits for the cycle in Browns’ ‘good, sloppy, indifferent’ romp

Bob Johnson (Trading Card DB)

July 6, 1944: All-Star Bob Johnson hits for the cycle in Red Sox rout of Tigers

September 2, 1944: Dixie Walker hits for the cycle as Dodgers climb out of last place

Bob Elliott (Trading Card DB)

July 15, 1945: Bob Elliott hits for the cycle, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates’ rout over Dodgers

August 4, 1945: Pirates rookie Salkeld hits for cycle, sets two records

Mickey Vernon (Trading Card DB)

May 19, 1946: Mickey Vernon hits for cycle on his way to AL batting title

July 21, 1946: Ted Williams hits for the cycle in MVP season

May 13, 1947: Bobby Doerr hits for second career cycle; Ted Williams homers twice over Green Monster

Vic Wertz (TRADING CARD DB)

September 14, 1947: Rookie Vic Wertz cycles Tigers to ‘mayhem’ victory in Washington

May 20, 1948: Déjà vu: Joe DiMaggio homers twice in hitting for the cycle (again!)

Wally Westlake

July 30, 1948: Wally Westlake hits for the cycle as Pirates double up Dodgers

August 29, 1948: Jackie Robinson hits for reverse natural cycle vs. Cardinals

Wally Westlake

June 14, 1949: Braves’ attempt to trade for Westlake fails after Wally hits for second career cycle

June 25, 1949: Gil Hodges hits for cycle as Dodgers, Pirates slug 9 home runs

July 24, 1949: Stan Musial hits for cycle to lead Cardinals rout at Ebbets Field

June 2, 1950: George Kell hits for the cycle, leads Tigers’ hitting spree against A’s

June 25, 1950: Ralph Kiner hits for cycle with 8 RBIs in Pirates’ win over Dodgers

June 28, 1950: Cubs’ Roy Smalley hits for the cycle and drives in four

Elmer Valo (Trading Card DB)

August 2, 1950: Philadelphia’s Elmer Valo hits for the cycle

Hoot Evers (TRADING CARD DB)

September 7, 1950: Hoot Evers hits for the cycle as Tigers stage ‘sensational comeback’