Hitting for the Cycle – Page 7 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 4, 1951: Pirates’ Gus Bell hits for the cycle as Bob Friend earns first major-league win

June 4, 1952: Cleveland’s Larry Doby hits for the cycle, drives in six runs in loss to Red Sox

July 11, 1954: Giants’ Don Mueller hits for the cycle, while Willie Mays just misses

July 2, 1957: Cubs waste Lee Walls’ cycle

July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee Stadium

April 29, 1959: Art Schult hits for the cycle in Minneapolis Millers’ win over Houston

May 2, 1959: Frank Robinson’s cycle leads Reds’ bombardment

Willie Mays (Courtesy National Baseball Hall of Fame)

July 11-13, 1960: Willie Mays hits for the cycle in All-Star doubleheader

July 15, 1960: ‘Fielding genius’ Brooks Robinson hits for cycle

Bill White (Trading Card DB)

August 14, 1960: Bill White’s cycle a bright spot for Cardinals in Pirates’ sweep

September 14, 1961: Ken Boyer’s 11 total bases and 11th-inning homer drive Cards to defeat Cubs

July 13, 1962: Boston’s Lou Clinton hits for the cycle, drives in game-winner in 15th

Johnny Callison (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

June 27, 1963: Phillies’ Johnny Callison hits for the cycle, sparking ‘merry-go-round of base runners’

Jim Hickman

August 7, 1963: Jim Hickman becomes first Mets batter to hit for the cycle

Jim King (Trading Card DB)

May 26, 1964: Despite Jim King’s cycle, Senators score just two runs and Red Sox rally for walk-off win

Ken Boyer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 16, 1964: Ken Boyer breaks out of slump and hits for a natural cycle

July 22, 1964: Mazeroski, Lynch, and Stargell lead Pirates’ rout of Cardinals

July 28, 1964: Dean Chance, Angels defeat Yankees as Jim Fregosi hits for the cycle

May 14, 1965: Yastrzemski hits for the cycle, but Detroit’s Willie Horton steals the show

July 17, 1966: Cubs’ Billy Williams hits for natural cycle against Cardinals

August 11, 1966: Cubs’ Randy Hundley hits for the cycle

Jim Fregosi (TRADING CARD DB)

May 20, 1968: Jim Fregosi’s walk-off single completes second career cycle

May 7, 1970: Wes Parker hits for cycle; triple in 10th wins it for Dodgers

May 20, 1970: Red-hot Rod Carew hits for the cycle, raises average to .432