Hitting for the cycle

In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle".

Related Topics:
Baseball - Single - Double - Triple - Home run

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The feat is rare in Major League Baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power, and a triple, which requires a batter to have some speed on the basepaths. The accomplishment is held in high enough esteem, however, that players needing only a single to "complete the cycle" have been known to "hold up" at first base on balls hit in the alley.

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Listed below are the 249 occurrences of players "hitting for the cycle" in Major League Baseball (multiple occurrences denoted in parentheses, natural cycles in bold):

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