July 30, 1948: Wally Westlake hits for the cycle as Pirates double up Dodgers
The 31,278 fans who came through the turnstiles at Ebbets Field…
September 2, 1944: Dixie Walker hits for the cycle as Dodgers climb out of last place
The 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers were struggling. They played .167…
August 2, 1950: Philadelphia’s Elmer Valo hits for the cycle
Born in Slovakia and an immigrant to the United States a child,…
May 19, 1946: Mickey Vernon hits for cycle on his way to AL batting title
James Barton “Mickey” Vernon’s SABR biography notes that…
July 15, 1945: Bob Elliott hits for the cycle, drives in 6 runs to lead Pirates’ rout over Dodgers
A Sunday crowd of 24,129, including 261 servicemen, “got a…
July 6, 1944: All-Star Bob Johnson hits for the cycle in Red Sox rout of Tigers
Less than a week before the 1944 midsummer classic, Boston’s…
June 14, 1949: Braves’ attempt to trade for Westlake fails after Wally hits for second career cycle
June 14 was the day before the 1949 trade deadline.1 According…
September 14, 1947: Rookie Vic Wertz cycles Tigers to ‘mayhem’ victory in Washington
The Detroit Tigers “waited until late in the waning season…
September 8, 1940: Joe Gordon’s cycle leads Yankees over Red Sox in packed Fenway Park
On September 8, 1940, there were still four teams in the American…
September 7, 1950: Hoot Evers hits for the cycle as Tigers stage ‘sensational comeback’
After the first week of September 1950, the Cleveland Indians…
June 4, 1951: Pirates’ Gus Bell hits for the cycle as Bob Friend earns first major-league win
On June 4, 1951, a meager crowd of 2,343 came to Shibe Park to…
June 2, 1950: George Kell hits for the cycle, leads Tigers’ hitting spree against A’s
As June started in the 1950 season, the Detroit Tigers traveled…
June 28, 1950: Cubs’ Roy Smalley hits for the cycle and drives in four
The Chicago Cubs “swished home run bats that belted big George…
May 20, 1948: Déjà vu: Joe DiMaggio homers twice in hitting for the cycle (again!)
It was the 24th regular season game of the 1948 season, but the…
June 25, 1950: Ralph Kiner hits for cycle with 8 RBIs in Pirates’ win over Dodgers
“Pitching is called 70 per cent of baseball.”1 The Pittsburgh…
May 17, 1944: Boston’s Bobby Doerr hits for the cycle in Browns’ ‘good, sloppy, indifferent’ romp
The second-place St. Louis Browns traveled to Beantown for a…
July 19, 1941: Browns’ George McQuinn hits for the cycle
George McQuinn led the offense as the Browns swept the Boston…
May 13, 1947: Bobby Doerr hits for second career cycle; Ted Williams homers twice over Green Monster
The Boston Red Sox (12-9) hosted the Chicago White Sox (11-9)…
June 25, 1949: Gil Hodges hits for cycle as Dodgers, Pirates slug 9 home runs
Gil Hodges contributed five of Brooklyn’s 17 hits, leading…
August 4, 1945: Pirates rookie Salkeld hits for cycle, sets two records
On August 4, 1945, Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Bill Salkeld “joined…
July 21, 1946: Ted Williams hits for the cycle in MVP season
On a pleasant summer Sunday at Fenway Park, before a packed crowd…
July 3, 1943: Red Sox rookie Leon Culberson hits for the natural cycle — with inside-the-park home run
As the Boston Red Sox pounded the Cleveland Indians in front…
August 29, 1948: Jackie Robinson hits for reverse natural cycle vs. Cardinals
On August 29, 1948, before a season record crowd of 33,826 at…
July 24, 1949: Stan Musial hits for cycle to lead Cardinals rout at Ebbets Field
By the middle of June 1949, the National League pennant race…