Wally Westlake

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…
Elmer Valo (Trading Card DB)

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

Born in Slovakia and an immigrant to the United States a child,…
Mickey Vernon (Trading Card DB)

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

James Barton “Mickey” Vernon’s SABR biography notes that…
Bob Johnson (Trading Card DB)

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

The Chicago Cubs “swished home run bats that belted big George…

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

George McQuinn led the offense as the Browns swept the Boston…

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…

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…