{{short description|Hitting a single, double, triple, and a home run in one game of baseball}} {{for|the Major League Baseball players who have completed this feat |List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle}} {{good article}} [[File:Curry Foley cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Curry Foley was the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit for the cycle, in 1882 for the Buffalo Bisons.]] [[File:Harry H. Davis.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Harry Davis hit the first cycle in American League history, in 1901 for the Philadelphia Athletics.]] thumb|right|upright|Byron Buxton, the most recent player MLB history to hit for the cycle.

In baseball, '''hitting for the cycle''' is the accomplishment of one batter who hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml|title=Hitting for the Cycle Records|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref> Cycles are rare in Major League Baseball (MLB), having occurred fewer than 400 times since 1882.<ref name="chrono">{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/cycles_chron.htm|title=Cycles Chronologically |website=Retrosheet |access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref> The most recent cycle in MLB was accomplished by Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins on July 12, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 12, 2025 |title=Buxton warms up for Derby with cycle -- on his bobblehead day! |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/byron-buxton-hits-for-cycle |accessdate=July 12, 2025 |website=mlb.com}}</ref>

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==Rarity== The cycle is about as uncommon as a no-hitter;<ref>{{cite book|last=Swearingen|first=Randall|title=A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle|year=2007|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|isbn=978-1-59670-194-6|page=85|chapter=13: Riding the Cycle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=no_hitter|title=Rare Feats: No-hitters|work=MLB.com|access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref> it has been called "one of the rarest"<ref>{{cite journal|last=McMurray|first=John|date=August 2005|title=Brad Wilkerson: A Versatile Performer for the Nationals|journal=Baseball Digest|publisher=Lakeside|volume=64|issue=6|page=32|issn=0005-609X}}</ref> and "most difficult feats"<ref>{{cite journal |date=May 2000 |title=Six to Watch in 2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9oDAAAAMBAJ&q=hitting+for+the+cycle&pg=PA152 |journal=Ebony |publisher=Johnson Publishing |volume=55 |issue=7 |pages=148&ndash;152 |issn=0012-9011 |via=Google Books}}</ref> in baseball. Based on 2009 offensive levels, the probability of an average MLB player hitting for a cycle against an average team in a game is about 0.0059%; this corresponds to about 2{{frac|1|2}} cycles in a 162-game season with 30 teams.<ref name="HBT-cycle">{{Cite web |last=Sackmann |first=Jeff |title=The odds of a cycle |publisher=The Hardball Times |date=July 1, 2010 |url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-odds-of-a-cycle/ |access-date=2011-10-07}}</ref> The most cycles hit in a single major league season is eight, which occurred in both 1933 and 2009.<ref name="chrono"/> The Minnesota Twins are the most recent team to have a player hit for a cycle, with Byron Buxton doing so on July 12, 2025 ({{ayd|2025|07|12}}). The Kansas City Royals hold the longest active cycle drought; the feat was last achieved by George Brett on July 25, 1990 ({{ayd|1990|07|25}}).

In other baseball leagues, the cycle is achieved less frequently. Through June 2022, there have been 76 cycles hit in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),<ref name="NPB list"/> the top-level baseball organization in Japan, most recently by Yasutaka Shiomi on September 18, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=ヤクルト 塩見泰隆がサイクルヒットを達成 巨人戦で |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210918/k10013266961000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918112221/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210918/k10013266961000.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |website=NHKニュース |access-date=June 12, 2022 |date=September 18, 2021}}</ref> One NPB player, Atsuya Furuta, has hit for the cycle in an NPB All-Star game. No player has ever hit for the cycle in the MLB All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/sports/baseball/12rays.html|title=For Pena, Rebirth Is All in the Timing|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=October 12, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> One MLB player has hit for the cycle in a postseason game: Brock Holt of the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2018 ALDS.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brock-holt-completes-the-first-playoff-cycle/c-297456294 |title=Brock Holt completes first postseason cycle |first=David |last=Adler |website=MLB.com |date=October 8, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref>

Two players have hit for the cycle on the same day once in NPB history; this has occurred twice in MLB history. There have never been multiple cycles completed in a single MLB or NPB game; this is known to have occurred twice in Minor League Baseball: on April 11, 2018, by Gio Brusa and Jalen Miller of the Class A-Advanced San Jose Giants,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/bi-cycle-gio-brusa-jalen-miller-cycle-for-san-jose-giants-in-same-game-271895866 |title=Bi-cycle: Two Giants nab feat in same game |first=Tyler|last=Maun |website=Minor League Baseball |date=April 12, 2018}}</ref> and on August 7, 2018, by Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/minor-leaguers-hit-for-cycle-in-same-game/c-289336748 |title=Indianapolis Indians teammates Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings both hit for the cycle in the same game |first=Andrew |last=Mearns |website=Minor League Baseball |date=August 7, 2018}}</ref>

===Most recent cycle for each active MLB franchise=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Date of cycle ! Batter ! Franchise ! Time since cycle |- | June 29, 2012 || {{sortname|Aaron|Hill|Aaron Hill (baseball)}} ||Arizona Diamondbacks||{{ayd|2012|06|29}} |- | June 4, 2007 || {{sortname|Mark|Ellis|Mark Ellis (baseball)}} || Athletics||{{ayd|2007|06|04}} |- | September 19, 2021|| {{sortname|Eddie|Rosario}} ||Atlanta Braves||{{ayd|2021|9|19}} |- | May 12, 2023|| {{sortname|Cedric|Mullins}} ||Baltimore Orioles||{{ayd|2023|5|12}} |- | October 8, 2018{{efn|Game 3 of the 2018 American League Division Series. The only postseason cycle in MLB history.}}|| {{sortname|Brock|Holt}} ||Boston Red Sox||{{ayd|2018|10|08}} |- | March 31, 2025|| {{sortname|Carson|Kelly}} ||Chicago Cubs||{{ayd|2025|03|31}} |- | September 9, 2017|| {{sortname|José|Abreu}} ||Chicago White Sox||{{ayd|2017|09|09}} |- | June 23, 2023|| {{sortname|Elly|De La Cruz}} ||Cincinnati Reds||{{ayd|2023|06|23}} |- | June 14, 2019|| {{sortname|Jake|Bauers}} ||Cleveland Guardians||{{ayd|2019|06|14}} |- | September 30, 2018|| {{sortname|Charlie|Blackmon}} ||Colorado Rockies||{{ayd|2018|09|30}} |- | August 1, 2006 || {{sortname|Carlos|Guillén}} ||Detroit Tigers||{{ayd|2006|08|01}} |- |July 21, 2024|| {{sortname|Yordan|Alvarez}} ||Houston Astros||{{ayd|2024|07|21}} |- | July 25, 1990|| {{sortname|George|Brett}} ||Kansas City Royals||{{ayd|1990|07|25}} |- | June 11, 2022|| {{sortname|Jared|Walsh}}||Los Angeles Angels||{{ayd|2022|06|11}} |- | July 15, 2017|| {{sortname|Cody|Bellinger}} ||Los Angeles Dodgers||{{ayd|2017|07|15}} |- | July 28, 2024|| {{sortname|Xavier|Edwards}} ||Miami Marlins||{{ayd|2024|07|28}} |- | May 11, 2022|| {{sortname|Christian|Yelich|}}{{efn|Yelich's record-tying third cycle; he shares the record with Trea Turner, Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman, and Bob Meusel.}} ||Milwaukee Brewers||{{ayd|2022|05|11}} |- | July 12, 2025{{efn|The most recent cycle.}}|| {{sortname|Byron|Buxton}} ||Minnesota Twins||{{ayd|2025|07|12}} |- | June 6, 2022|| {{sortname|Eduardo|Escobar}} ||New York Mets||{{ayd|2022|06|06}} |- | August 2, 2009|| {{sortname|Melky|Cabrera}} ||New York Yankees||{{ayd|2009|08|02}} |- | August 15, 2024|| {{sortname|Weston|Wilson}}||Philadelphia Phillies||{{ayd|2024|08|15}} |- | September 28, 2016|| {{sortname|John|Jaso}}||Pittsburgh Pirates||{{ayd|2016|9|28}} |- | July 16, 2021|| {{sortname|Jake|Cronenworth}} ||San Diego Padres||{{ayd|2021|07|16}} |- | September 15, 2011|| {{sortname|Pablo|Sandoval}} ||San Francisco Giants||{{ayd|2011|09|15}} |- | September 1, 2008|| {{sortname|Adrián|Beltré}}{{efn|The first of Beltré's joint-record three career cycles; he shares the record with Christian Yelich, Trea Turner, Babe Herman, and Bob Meusel.}} ||Seattle Mariners||{{ayd|2008|09|01}} |- | July 1, 2022|| {{sortname|Nolan|Arenado}} ||St. Louis Cardinals||{{ayd|2022|07|01}} |- | August 1, 2017|| {{sortname|Evan|Longoria}} ||Tampa Bay Rays||{{ayd|2017|08|01}} |- | June 30, 2024|| {{sortname|Wyatt|Langford}} ||Texas Rangers||{{ayd|2024|06|30}} |- | September 17, 2019|| {{sortname|Cavan|Biggio}} ||Toronto Blue Jays||{{ayd|2019|09|17}} |- | June 30, 2021|| {{sortname|Trea|Turner}}{{efn|Turner's record-tying third cycle; he shares the record with Christian Yelich, Adrián Beltré, Babe Herman, and Bob Meusel.}} ||Washington Nationals||{{ayd|2021|06|30}} |- |}

==Components== ===Single=== Under Major League Baseball Rule 6.09(a), the "batter becomes a runner when he hits a fair ball".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2011/Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf|title=Official Baseball Rules: 2011 Edition|date=February 16, 2011|publisher=Major League Baseball|page=55|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> The single—in which the batter reaches first base without being put out, and without the benefit of a fielding error—is the most common type of hit in baseball: for example, there were 25,838 singles hit during the 1988 MLB season, compared to 6,386 doubles, 840 triples, or 3,180 home runs.<ref>{{cite book |last=Will |first=George F. |author-link=George Will |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUbjngR5YqIC&q=singles+baseball&pg=PA40 |title=Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-06-199981-9 |page=40 |format=PDF}}</ref> The MLB leader in singles is Pete Rose, who is also the league's all-time hit leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/1B_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Singles|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> The single-season leader in singles is Ichiro Suzuki, who broke Willie Keeler's 106-year-old record in 2004 by notching 225, 19 more than the previous record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/1B_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Singles|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> None of the top five players in singles (Rose, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Cap Anson, and Keeler) in MLB history have hit for the cycle;<ref name="chrono"/> of those five, only Rose had more than 150 home runs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe01.shtml|title=Pete Rose Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> and two (Collins and Keeler), who both played during the dead-ball era, had fewer than 50,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collied01.shtml|title=Eddie Collins Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keelewi01.shtml|title=Willie Keeler Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 18, 2011}}</ref> lessening the probability of their completing the cycle.

===Double=== A double is a hit in which the batter reaches second base without being put out and without the benefit of a fielding error. This scenario often occurs when a ball is hit into the gaps between the outfielders or down the foul line on either side of the playing field.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=Joe |author-link=Joe Morgan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0EviDehB0jcC&pg=PT259 |title=Baseball for dummies |last2=Lally |first2=Richard |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7645-7537-2 |pages=259–260 |access-date=September 23, 2011 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Tris Speaker is the all-time leader in doubles in MLB history with 792,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Doubles|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> one of which was part of a cycle; Speaker accomplished the feat for the Boston Red Sox on June 9, 1912, against the St. Louis Browns.<ref name="chrono"/> Two of the other top five players in MLB history in doubles have hit for the cycle: Stan Musial (725 doubles; third all-time) completed the cycle on July 24, 1949; and Craig Biggio (668; fifth all-time) accomplished the feat on April 8, 2002.<ref name="chrono"/> The single-season MLB leader is Earl Webb, the left-handed outfielder who hit 67 in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/2B_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Doubles|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref>

===Triple=== [[File:SamCrawford4.jpg|thumb|left|Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb, the top two players in MLB history in triples]] The triple, in which the batter reaches third base without being put out and without the benefit of a fielding error, is the "hardest part of a cycle" to complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-22811186|title=Reyes Hits for Cycle in D-Braves Victory|last=Morgenstern|first=Justin|date=August 5, 2011|publisher=Danville Braves|access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> Triples are often hit to the same areas as doubles, but may require impressive speed by the runner.<ref name="girls">{{cite book|last1=Koney|first1=Jackie|last2=Silva|first2=Deidre|title=It Takes More Than Balls: The Savvy Girls' Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Baseball|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IwtuBEfPx24C&pg=PA66|access-date=23 September 2011|year=2008|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing|isbn=978-1-60239-631-9|pages=66&ndash;67}}</ref> It is rare to see a player with slower-than-average running speed complete the cycle, but it has happened, such as when catcher Bengie Molina hit for the cycle on July 16, 2010; Molina described himself as "the [slowest] guy in baseball" earlier that season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/07/bengie-molina-on-cycle-being-s.html|title=Bengie Molina on cycle: 'Being slow has never been a joke for me'|last=Grant|first=Evan|date=July 16, 2010|work=Dallas Morning News|access-date=September 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130181714/http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/07/bengie-molina-on-cycle-being-s.html|archive-date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The MLB all-time leader in triples is Sam Crawford, with 309; he never hit for the cycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/3B_career.shtml |title=Career Leaders & Records for Triples |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=September 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210020740/http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/3B_career.shtml |archive-date=February 10, 2014 }}</ref> Of the top five players in MLB history in triples, two have hit for the cycle: Honus Wagner in 1912 and Roger Connor in 1890.<ref name="chrono"/> Chief Wilson hit for the cycle in 1910,<ref name="chrono"/> two years before he hit for a record 36 triples in a single season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/3B_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Triples|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref>

===Home run=== A home run is a hit in which the batter reaches home plate, scoring a run on the same play without being put out, and without the benefit of a fielding error. Most often in modern baseball, this occurs when the batter hits the ball over the outfield wall in fair territory. Home-run hitters are commonly believed to be larger, slower players due to their strength, and may not be fast enough to complete the triple.<ref name="girls"/> The MLB single-season and all-time leader in home runs is Barry Bonds, who hit 73 home runs in the 2001 season and notched 762 in his 22-season career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_season.shtml|title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Home Runs|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml|title=Barry Bonds Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> Bonds never hit for the cycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> Among the MLB leaders in career home runs, the highest-ranking player with a cycle is Alex Rodriguez (fifth all-time; retired in 2016 with 696 home runs),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodrial01.shtml#1994–2011-sum:batting_standard|title=Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 7, 2011}}</ref> who hit for the cycle on June 5, 1997.<ref name="chrono"/> Home runs can also occur on a batted ball that does not leave the field of play; this is called an inside-the-park home run.<ref name="girls"/> Inside-the-park home runs are rare, and no player has hit one as part of a cycle since 1943.<ref name=BArecords>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml |title=Hitting for the Cycle Records |website=Baseball Almanac |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref>

==Accomplishments== ===Major League Baseball=== {{Main list|List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle}}

====Multiple cycles==== [[File:Bob-meusel_cleaned.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bob Meusel is one of only six MLB players with three career cycles.]] The most career cycles hit by an MLB player is three, accomplished by six players:<ref name=BArecords/><ref name="Turner3">{{cite news |last=Camerato |first=Jessica |date=June 30, 2021 |title=Trea Turner triples to join 3-cycle club |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/trea-turner-hits-for-third-career-cycle |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=MLB.com}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ MLB players with three cycles in their career |- ! colspan=3 | Years || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- style="background: #F2F0E6;" | 1883 || 1883 || &nbsp; || rowspan=2 | John Reilly || Cincinnati Red Stockings || American Association || rowspan=2 | <ref name=reilly1/><ref name=reilly2/><ref name=reilly3>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18718674/untitled/ |title=(untitled) |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |page=2 |date=August 7, 1890 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- style="background: #F2F0E6;" | &nbsp; || &nbsp; || 1890 || Cincinnati Reds || National League |- | 1921 || 1922 || 1928 || Bob Meusel || New York Yankees || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1921/B05070WS11921.htm |title=New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 5 |website=Retrosheet |date=May 7, 1921 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1922/B07030PHA1922.htm |title=New York Yankees 12, Philadelphia Athletics 1 |website=Retrosheet |date=July 3, 1922 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1928/B07261DET1928.htm |title=New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 1 (1) |website=Retrosheet |date=July 26, 1928 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- style="background: #F2F0E6;" | 1931 || 1931 || &nbsp; || rowspan=2 | Babe Herman || Brooklyn Robins || rowspan=2 | National League || rowspan=2 | <ref name=herman1>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1931/B05180BRO1931.htm |title=Brooklyn Robins 14, Cincinnati Reds 4 |website=Retrosheet |date=May 18, 1931 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name=herman2>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1931/B07240PIT1931.htm |title=Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Robins 7 |website=Retrosheet |date=July 24, 1931 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name=herman3>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B09300SLN1933.htm |title=Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis Cardinals 2 |website=Retrosheet |date=September 30, 1933 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- style="background: #F2F0E6;" || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || 1933 || Chicago Cubs |- | 2008 || &nbsp; || &nbsp; || rowspan=2 | Adrián Beltré || Seattle Mariners || rowspan=2 | American League || rowspan=2 | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B09010TEX2008.htm |title=Seattle Mariners 12, Texas Rangers 6 |website=Retrosheet |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B08240TEX2012.htm |title=Texas Rangers 8, Minnesota Twins 0 |website=Retrosheet |date=August 24, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2015/B08030TEX2015.htm |title=Texas Rangers 12, Houston Astros 9 |website=Retrosheet |date=August 3, 2015 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | &nbsp; || 2012 || 2015 || Texas Rangers |- style="background: #F2F0E6;" | 2017 || 2019 || 2021 || Trea Turner || Washington Nationals || National League || <ref name=Turner3/> |- |2018 || 2018 || 2022 || Christian Yelich || Milwaukee Brewers || National League || <ref name=Yelich3rd>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-new-york-san-diego-padres-baseball-978fc6a3723e5c2541fd7841823745a4 |title=Yelich hits for third cycle in Brewers' 14-11 loss to Reds |agency=AP |website=apnews.com |date=May 11, 2022 |accessdate=May 11, 2022}}</ref> |} All of Beltré's cycles occurred at Globe Life Park in Arlington; he is the only player to hit for the cycle with different teams in the same ballpark.<ref name=BBRT/> All of Yelich's cycles were hit against the Cincinnati Reds; he is the only player to hit for the cycle three times against the same team.

[[File:Yelichbrewers (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Christian Yelich is the most recent player to hit for the cycle twice in a season, in 2018.]] Forty-four players have hit for the cycle at least twice. Five have hit for the cycle twice in one season:<ref name=BArecords/> {| class="wikitable" |+ colspan=5 | MLB players with two cycles in a season |- ! Year || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- | 1883 || John Reilly || Cincinnati Reds || American Association || <ref name=reilly1>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18718341/baseball/ |title=Base-ball |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |page=2 |date=September 13, 1883 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=reilly2>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18718508/tramped_on/ |title=Tramped On |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |page=2 |date=September 20, 1883 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | 1887 || Tip O'Neill || St. Louis Brown Stockings || American Association || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18718057/batting_records_broken/ |title=Batting Records Broken |newspaper=The New York Times |page=2 |date=May 1, 1887 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18718167/st_louis_may_7/ |title=St. Louis, May 7 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=2 |date=May 8, 1887 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | 1931 || Babe Herman || Brooklyn Robins || National League || <ref name=herman1/><ref name=herman2/> |- | 2012 || Aaron Hill || Arizona Diamondbacks || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B06180ARI2012.htm |title=Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Seattle Mariners 1 |website=Retrosheet |date=June 18, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B06290MIL2012.htm |title=Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 |website=Retrosheet |date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2018 || Christian Yelich || Milwaukee Brewers || National League || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/christian-yelich-hits-for-2nd-cycle-of-season/c-294990668 |title=Yelich's historic bi-cycle vs. Reds fuels Crew |first=Adam |last=McCalvy |website=MLB.com |date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> |} One player has hit for the cycle twice against the same team in one season: Christian Yelich against the Cincinnati Reds in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24717224/christian-yelich-makes-baseball-history-second-cycle-season |title=Christian Yelich makes baseball history with second cycle of season |date=18 September 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="chrono"/> Cycles have occurred on the same day twice in MLB history; on September 17, 1920, by Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants; and on September 1, 2008, by the Arizona Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew and the Seattle Mariners' Adrián Beltré.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Baltov|first1=Victor A.|last2=Baltov|first2=Victor A. Jr.|title=Baseball Is America: Origins and History: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVJZhDH345MC&q=hit+for+the+cycle+baseball&pg=PA305|access-date=September 10, 2011|year=2010|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4520-0486-0|page=305}}</ref> The longest period of time between two players hitting for the cycle was 5 years, 1 month, and 10 days, a drought lasting from Bill Joyce{{'s}} cycle in 1896 to Harry Davis's in 1901. {{multiple image | align = center | footer = Bobby Veach (left) and George Burns (right) hit for the cycle on the same day, September 17, 1920. | image1 = Bobby Veach 1925 CROP.jpg | width1 = 161 | alt1 = Bobby Veach with arms akimbo | image2 = GeorgeJBurns.jpg | width2 = 150 | alt2 = George Burns looking to the left of the image }}

====Natural cycles==== The natural cycle, in which the hits come in order from fewest to most total bases (single, double, triple, home run), has been accomplished 15 times in MLB history:<ref name=huber2>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-30-1883-philadelphias-lon-knight-is-first-player-to-hit-for-a-natural-cycle/ |title=July 30, 1883: Philadelphia's Lon Knight is first player to hit for a 'natural' cycle |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> [[File:Tony Lazzeri COTA F1257 s1057 it3350 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|The only natural cycle by a member of the New York Yankees was hit by Tony Lazzeri in 1932.]] {| class="wikitable" |+ MLB players who have hit natural cycles |- ! Year || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- | 1883 || Lon Knight || Philadelphia Athletics || American Association || <ref name=huber2/> |- | 1910 || Bill Collins || Boston Doves || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1910/B10060BSN1910.htm |title=Boston Doves 20, Philadelphia Phillies 7 |website=Retrosheet |date=October 6, 1910 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1926 || Bob Fothergill || Detroit Tigers || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1926/B09261DET1926.htm |title=Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 2 (1) |website=Retrosheet |date=September 26, 1926 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1932 || Tony Lazzeri || New York Yankees || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B06030PHA1932.htm |title=New York Yankees 20, Philadelphia Athletics 13 |website=Retrosheet |date=June 3, 1932 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1939 || Charlie Gehringer || Detroit Tigers || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B05270DET1939.htm |title=Detroit Tigers 12, St. Louis Browns 5 |website=Retrosheet |date=May 27, 1939 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1943 || Leon Culberson || Boston Red Sox || American League || <ref name=culberson>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1943/B07030CLE1943.htm |title=Boston Red Sox 12, Cleveland Indians 4 |website=Retrosheet |date=July 3, 1943 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1963 || Jim Hickman || New York Mets || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B08070NYN1963.htm |title=New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 |website=Retrosheet |date=August 7, 1963 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1964 || Ken Boyer || St. Louis Cardinals || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B06160HOU1964.htm |title=St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Colt .45s 1 |website=Retrosheet |date=June 16, 1964 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1966 || Billy Williams || Chicago Cubs || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1966/B07172SLN1966.htm |title=Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (2) |website=Retrosheet |date=July 17, 1966 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1976 || Tim Foli || Montreal Expos || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B04210CHN1976.htm |title=Montreal Expos 12, Chicago Cubs 6|website=Retrosheet |date=April 21, 1976|access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1979 || Bob Watson || Boston Red Sox || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1979/B09150BAL1979.htm |title=Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 2|website=Retrosheet |date=September 15, 1979| access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1996 || John Mabry || St. Louis Cardinals || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B05180COL1996.htm |title=Colorado Rockies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 8 |website=Retrosheet |date=May 18, 1996 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2000 || José Valentín || Chicago White Sox || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B04270CHA2000.htm |title=Chicago White Sox 13, Baltimore Orioles 4 |website=Retrosheet |date=April 27, 2000 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2003 || Brad Wilkerson || Montreal Expos || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B06240MON2003.htm |title=Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 |website=Retrosheet |date=June 24, 2003 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2006 || Gary Matthews Jr. || Texas Rangers || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B09130DET2006.htm |title=Texas Rangers 11, Detroit Tigers 3 |website=Retrosheet |date=September 13, 2006 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |}

====Reverse cycles==== The natural cycle has been accomplished in reverse (home run, triple, double, single)—also known as an "unnatural" cycle—ten times:<ref name=huber1>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-16-1885-henry-larkin-becomes-second-mlb-player-to-hit-for-reverse-natural-cycle/ |title=June 16, 1885: Henry Larkin becomes first MLB player to hit for reverse natural cycle |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> [[File:Luke Scott on May 11, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Luke Scott's reverse cycle in 2006 was the first in nearly 40 years.]] {| class="wikitable" |+ MLB players who have hit reverse cycles |- ! Year || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- | 1885 || Henry Larkin || Philadelphia Athletics || American Association || <ref name=huber1/> |- | 1887 || Bid McPhee || Cincinnati Red Stockings || American Association || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-26-1887-bid-mcphee-hits-cycle-cincinnati-baltimore-combine-30-run-fusillade |title=August 26, 1887: Bid McPhee hits for the cycle as Cincinnati, Baltimore combine for 30-run 'fusillade' |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1904 || Sam Mertes || New York Giants || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-4-1904-sam-mertes-hits-cycle-then-giants-forfeit-cardinals |title=October 4, 1904: Sam Mertes hits for cycle, then Giants forfeit to Cardinals |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1937 || Gee Walker || Detroit Tigers || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-20-1937-detroits-gee-walker-hits-cycle-opening-day |title=April 20, 1937: Detroit's Gee Walker hits for the cycle on Opening Day |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1937/B04200DET1937.htm |title=Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 |date=April 20, 1937 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1939 || Arky Vaughan || Pittsburgh Pirates || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B07190NY11939.htm |title=Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Giants 3 |date=July 19, 1939 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1948 || Jackie Robinson || Brooklyn Dodgers || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-29-1948-jackie-robinson-reverse-natural-cycle |title=August 29, 1948: Jackie Robinson hits for reverse natural cycle vs. Cardinals |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1948/B08291SLN1948.htm |title=Brooklyn Dodgers 12, St. Louis Cardinals 7 (1) |date=August 29, 1948 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> |- | 1968 || Jim Fregosi || California Angels || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-28-1964-dean-chance-angels-defeat-yankees-jim-fregosi-hits-cycle |title=July 28, 1964: Dean Chance, Angels defeat Yankees as Jim Fregosi hits for the cycle |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1968/B05200CAL1968.htm |title=California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 4 |date=May 20, 1968 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> |- | 2006 || Luke Scott || Houston Astros || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-28-2006-astros-rookie-luke-scott-hits-cycle-first-career-home-run |title=July 28, 2006: Astros rookie Luke Scott hits for the cycle with first career home run |first=Mike |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B07280HOU2006.htm |title=Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Houston Astros 7 |date=July 28, 2006 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> |- | 2008 || Carlos Gómez || Minnesota Twins || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B05070CHA2008.htm |title=Minnesota Twins 13, Chicago White Sox 1 |date=May 7, 2008 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> |- | 2016 || Rajai Davis || Cleveland Indians || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2016/B07020TOR2016.htm |title=Toronto Blue Jays 9, Cleveland Indians 6 |date=July 2, 2016 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> |}

====Other accomplishments==== [[File:NCA 3894 Miguel Tejada.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Miguel Tejada's cycle included a grand slam.]] Nine players have hit a grand slam as part of their cycle:<ref name=BArecords/> {| class="wikitable" |+ MLB players hitting a grand slam in their cycle |- ! Year || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- | 1882 || Curry Foley || Buffalo Bisons || National League || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18719230/buffalocleveland/ |title=Buffalo-Cleveland |newspaper=The Daily Inter Ocean |location=Chicago |page=7 |date=May 26, 1882 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | 1901 || Nap Lajoie || Philadelphia Athletics || American League || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18719093/athletics_11_cleveland_5/ |title=Athletics, 11; Cleveland, 5 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=6 |date=July 31, 1901 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |via=newspapers.com<!--men on base not specified-->}}</ref> |- | 1928 || Bill Terry || New York Giants || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1928/B05290BRO1928.htm |title=New York Giants 12, Brooklyn Robins 5 |date=May 29, 1928 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1932 || Tony Lazzeri || New York Yankees || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B06030PHA1932.htm |title=New York Yankees 20, Philadelphia Athletics 13 |date=June 3, 1932 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1933 || Jimmie Foxx || Philadelphia Athletics || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B08140CLE1933.htm |title=Philadelphia Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 5 |date=August 14, 1933 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1993 || Jay Buhner || Seattle Mariners || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B06230SEA1993.htm |title=Seattle Mariners 8, Oakland Athletics 7 |date=June 23, 1993 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2001 || Miguel Tejada || Oakland Athletics || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B09290SEA2001.htm |title=Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 4 |date=September 29, 2001 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2009 || Jason Kubel || Minnesota Twins || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B04170MIN2009.htm |title=Minnesota Twins 11, Anaheim Angels 9 |date=April 17, 2009 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2010 || Bengie Molina || Texas Rangers || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B07160BOS2010.htm |title=Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 4 |date=July 16, 2010 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |}

[[File:George Brett 1990 CROP.jpg|thumb|right|upright|George Brett completed his cycle with a walk-off home run.]] Six players have had a walk-off home run as the final hit of their cycles:<ref name=BArecords/> {| class="wikitable" |+ MLB players hitting a walk-off home run to complete their cycle |- ! Year || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- | 1961 || Ken Boyer || St. Louis Cardinals || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B09142SLN1961.htm |title=St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 5 (2) |date=September 14, 1961 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1972 || César Tovar || Minnesota Twins || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B09190MIN1972.htm |title=Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 3 |date=September 19, 1972 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1979 || George Brett || Kansas City Royals || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1979/B05280KCA1979.htm |title=Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 |date=May 28, 1979 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1984 || Dwight Evans || Boston Red Sox || American League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1984/B06280BOS1984.htm |title=Boston Red Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 6 |date=June 28, 1984 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2010 || Carlos González || Colorado Rockies || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B07310COL2010.htm |title=Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago Cubs 5 |date=July 31, 2010 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2017 || Nolan Arenado || Colorado Rockies || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2017/B06180COL2017.htm |title=Colorado Rockies 7, San Francisco Giants 5 |date=June 18, 2017 |website=Retrosheet |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> |}

[[File:Ian Kinsler.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Ian Kinsler went 6-for-6 on the day of his cycle.]] Ten players have collected six hits in the game in which they hit their cycle. Only three of these—by Larry Twitchell, Sam Thompson, and Ian Kinsler—were accomplished in a nine-inning game in the American League or National League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/6_hits_1_game.shtml |title=Six Hits in One 9-Inning Game |website=Baseball Almanac |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ MLB players with six hits in their cycle game |- ! Year || Player || Team || League || Ref. |- | 1883 || John Reilly || Cincinnati Red Stockings || American Association || <ref name=reilly1/> |- | 1885 || Dave Orr || New York Metropolitans || American Association || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/28f70a6f |title=Dave Orr |first=Jim |last=Morgan |website=SABR |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1885 || Henry Larkin || Philadelphia Athletics || American Association || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/tht-live/30th-anniversary-ted-simmons-bonehead-play/ |title=30th anniversary: Ted Simmons bonehead play |first=Chris |last=Jaffe |website=The Hardball Times |date=June 16, 2012 |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1889 || Larry Twitchell || Cleveland Spiders || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/research/larry-twitchell-s-big-day |title=Larry Twitchell's Big Day |first=Brian |last=Marshall |website=SABR |date=2015 |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1890 || Farmer Weaver || Louisville Colonels || American Association || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2c20717c |title=Farmer Weaver |first=Janice |last=Johnson |website=SABR |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1894 || Sam Thompson || Philadelphia Phillies || National League || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-17-1894-phillies-break-season-record-hits-and-runs-sam-thompson-hits-cycle |title=August 17, 1894: Phillies break records for hits and runs; Sam Thompson hits for cycle |first=Mark |last=Huber |website=SABR |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1920 || Bobby Veach{{dagger}} || Detroit Tigers || American League || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B09170DET1920.htm|title=Detroit Tigers 14, Boston Red Sox 13|date=September 17, 1920|work=Retrosheet.org|access-date=September 7, 2011}}</ref> |- | 1995 || Rondell White{{dagger}} || Montreal Expos || National League || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B06110SFN1995.htm|title=Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 8|date=June 11, 1995|work=Retrosheet.org|access-date=September 12, 2011}}</ref> |- | 2009 || Ian Kinsler || Texas Rangers || American League || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090415&content_id=4289562&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Kinsler hits for cycle, goes 6-for-6|last=Sullivan|first=T. R.|date=April 16, 2009|work=MLB.com|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> |- | 2018 || Christian Yelich{{dagger}} || Milwaukee Brewers || National League || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24518502/christian-yelich-milwaukee-brewers-hits-cycle-cincinnati-reds |title=Christian Yelich hits for first career cycle, goes 6-for-6 vs. Reds |website=ESPN |date=August 30, 2018 |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> |} {{dagger}} indicates an extra-innings game (Yelich collected his six hits in the first nine innings of a 10-inning game.)

Kinsler's six-hit cycle came on Jackie Robinson Day, honoring the African-American pioneer who had hit for the cycle in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/157650-ranger-ian-kinslers-6-hit-cycle-emulates-the-great-jackie-robinson |title=Ranger Ian Kinsler's Six-Hit Cycle Emulates the Great Jackie Robinson |first=Matthew |last=Irby |website=Bleacher Report |date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref>

The most recent player to hit for the cycle with an inside-the-park home run was Leon Culberson in 1943.<ref name=BArecords/><ref name=culberson/>

The earliest in a game that a cycle has been completed is the fourth inning, accomplished by Mike Lansing of the Colorado Rockies on June 18, 2000, when he had a first-inning triple, second-inning homer, third-inning double, and fourth-inning single.<ref name=BBRT>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballroundtable.com/hitting-for-the-cycle-past-and-present/ |title=Hitting for the Cycle – Past and Present |website=BaseballRoundTable.com |date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Nap Lajoie 1913.jpg|thumb|right|upright|In 1901, Nap Lajoie hit for the cycle and won the AL Triple Crown.]] Four batters hit for the cycle in the same season in which they won the Triple Crown: Nap Lajoie (AL, 1901), Jimmie Foxx (AL, 1933), Chuck Klein (NL, 1933), and Lou Gehrig (AL, 1934).<ref name="chrono"/><ref name="crown">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/triple_crowns.shtml|title=MLB Triple Crown Winners|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> Gehrig is the only player to complete the MLB Triple Crown in his cycle-hitting season, leading both leagues in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in.

Five players have hit for the cycle in the same season in which they won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award: Jimmie Foxx in 1933, Ted Williams in 1946, Mickey Mantle in 1957, and both Mookie Betts and Christian Yelich in 2018.

Three players—John Olerud, Michael Cuddyer, and Bob Watson—have hit for the cycle in both the National League and American League.<ref name=BBRT/>

Three family pairs have hit for the cycle: father and son Gary Ward (1980) and Daryle Ward (2004), grandfather and grandson Gus Bell (1951) and David Bell (2004),<ref name="chrono"/> and father and son Craig Biggio (2002) and Cavan Biggio (2019).<ref name=Cavan>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cavan-biggio-hits-for-cycle |title=Cavan Biggio hits for cycle in Baltimore |website=MLB.com |date=September 17, 2019 |access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref>

Two players have hit cycles both for and against the same team: Joe Cronin against (1929) and for (1940) the Red Sox, and Adrián Beltré against (2008) and for (2012, 2015) the Rangers.

One player, Brock Holt of the Boston Red Sox, hit for the cycle in a postseason game: Game 3 of the 2018 ALDS, on October 8, 2018, against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

On September 19, 2021, Eddie Rosario of the Atlanta Braves hit for the cycle on five pitches, the smallest number since at least 1900.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/eddie-rosario-becomes-eighth-player-in-braves-history-to-hit-for-cycle/CZ7BS6DWFFACVMNASMADFJU6VY/ |title=Eddie Rosario becomes eighth player in Braves history to hit for cycle |first=Gabriel |last=Burns |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=September 19, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref>

===Nippon Professional Baseball=== [[File:Michihiro Ogasawara 2010.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Michihiro Ogasawara hit the only cycle during the 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season.]] {{Main list|List of Nippon Professional Baseball players to hit for the cycle}}

====Multiple cycles==== [[File:SH-Arihito-Muramatsu.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Arihito Muramatsu is one of five players to hit a natural cycle in NPB.]] During his eight seasons playing for the Yokohama BayStars, Bobby Rose hit for three cycles, the most of any Nippon Professional Baseball player. Spaced two seasons apart, his first cycle occurred on May 2, 1995, the next on April 29, 1997, and his final cycle on June 30, 1999. Three NPB players have hit for the cycle twice; Fumio Fujimura (both with the Osaka Tigers), Hiromi Matsunaga (both with the Hankyu/Orix Braves), and Kosuke Fukudome (one with the Chunichi Dragons, and one with the Hanshin Tigers). Fujimura is also the only player to have hit a cycle during both the single league era and the current dual league era.<ref name="NPB list">{{cite web|url=http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~akichan/cyecle.htm |script-title=ja:サイクルヒット達成者 |access-date=November 23, 2017 |language=ja}}</ref>

The 2003 NPB season saw the most cycles hit in a single season—five.<ref name="NPB list"/> That season also saw the only instance of cycles occurring on the same day: on July 1, hit by Atsunori Inaba of the Yakult Swallows and Arihito Muramatsu of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.<ref name="NPB same day">{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20030702a1.html |title=Inaba, Muramatsu both hit for the cycle |date=July 2, 2003 |access-date=September 26, 2011 |work=The Japan Times}}</ref> The next day, Shinjiro Hiyama became the third player to hit for the cycle in two days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20030703a1.html |title=Hiyama follows suit; hits for cycle as Tigers slay Dragonse |date=July 3, 2003 |access-date=September 26, 2011 |work=The Japan Times}}</ref> Conversely, the longest period of time between two players hitting for the cycle was 5&nbsp;years, 11&nbsp;months, and 30&nbsp;days, a drought lasting from Michihiro Ogasawara{{'s}} cycle in 2008 to Rainel Rosario{{'s}} in 2014.<ref name="NPB list"/>

====Natural cycles==== The natural cycle has been accomplished five times in NPB history. Fumio Fujimura's second cycle on May 25, 1950, was the first time a player collected the hits in order. On average, the natural cycle occurs approximately every 13&nbsp;years. Other than Fujimura, the four players to hit for the natural cycle are Kazuhiko Kondo in 1961, Takahiro Tokutsu in 1976, Takanori Okamura in 1985, and Muramatsu in 2003. The natural cycle has been accomplished in reverse by Alex Ochoa (2004) and Rosario (2014).<ref name="NPB list"/>

====Other related accomplishments==== Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta (game 2 of the 1992 series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/allstargame/boxscore1992_2.html |script-title=ja:1992年度サンヨーオールスターゲーム 試合結果（第2戦） |trans-title=1992 Sanyo All-Star Game Results (Game 2)|access-date=September 26, 2011 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball| language=ja}}</ref>) and Hanshin Tigers outfielder Koji Chikamoto (game 2 of the 2019 series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://npb.jp/bis/scores/allstargame/boxscore2019_2.html |script-title=ja:2019年度サンヨーオールスターゲーム 試合結果（第2戦） |trans-title=2019 Mainabi All-Star Game Results (Game 2)|access-date=May 31, 2025 |publisher=Nippon Professional Baseball| language=ja}}</ref>)are the only players to hit for the cycle in an NPB All-Star game. Inaba is the only player to hit for the cycle in a rain-shortened game—after hitting a triple in the first inning and hitting a home run in the fourth, Inaba collected the other two necessary hits in a seven-run fifth inning when the order batted around.<ref name="NPB same day"/> Kosuke Fukudome is the only NPB player to have hit a grand slam as the home run of the cycle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/special/calender/calender_09june/KFullNormal20090601179.html |script-title=ja:【６月８日】2003年(平15) 記録ラッシュ 井口忠仁は４９年ぶり 福留孝介は４６年ぶり |access-date=September 26, 2011 |date=June 8, 2003 |work=Sponichi Annex |publisher=Sports Nippon Corporation |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224632/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/special/calender/calender_09june/KFullNormal20090601179.html |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}</ref> Hiroshi Ohshita and Kazuhiko Kondo are the only two players to have hit a walk-off home run to win the game as the final hit of their cycles.

Ochoa's cycle with the Chunichi Dragons on April 13, 2004, made him the first (and to date, only) player to hit a cycle in both MLB and NPB. He had previously accomplished the feat on July 3, 1996, while playing for MLB's New York Mets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20040902wg.html |title=Dragons hoping Ochoa's lucky No. 4 can bring them success |date=September 2, 2004 |access-date=September 26, 2011 |work=The Japan Times |author=Graczyk, Wayne}}</ref>

=== KBO League === {{main|List of KBO players to hit for the cycle}} There was 31 people accomplished throughout history of KBO League. ==== Multiple cycles ==== Eric Thames hit for the cycle twice during the 2015 season of the KBO League. Thames is the only KBO League player to hit for two cycles in one season. Only two players have hit for the cycle twice in their KBO League career: Thames and Yang Joon-hyuk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=테임즈, 시즌 2호 사이클링 히트...리그 최초 |trans-title=Thames, the second cycling hit of the season... League first |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=052&aid=0000706801 |access-date=2020-06-15 |website=sports.news.naver.com |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-08-11 |title=Eric Thames of NC Dinos becomes first KBO player with two cycles in one season |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/623862 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en |agency=Yonhap}}</ref> <!-- ===Other national leagues=== This is for other top-level national leagues, not for minor league cycles or anything else of the sort. Certainly not your high-school, college, or amateur league. Feel free to add, but minor league and amateur league cycles will be vigorously deleted. Thanks. --> {{clear}}

====Natural cycles==== The natural cycle has been accomplished twice in KBO history. Kim Eung-Gook of the Lotte Giants did it in 1996, and Kim Do-yeong of the KIA Tigers did on July 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=안타-2루타-3루타-홈런! KIA 김도영, KBO 역대 두번째 '내추럴 사이클링히트' |trans-title=Hit-double-triple-home run! KIA's Kim Do-young, KBO's second 'Natural Cycle' |url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/baseball/2024/07/23/GDKP2KB52RBGXG47PNTKSIX2ZU/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.chosun.com (조선일보) |language=ko}}</ref>

There has only one reverse natural cycle in KBO history. Kang Seung-Ho of the Doosan Bears did it on September 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=두산 강승호, 프로야구 역대 30번째 사이클링 히트 달성 |trans-title=Doosan's Kang Seung-ho becomes the 30th cycle in KBO League history |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230915157600007 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Yonhap News |language=ko}}</ref>

====Other related accomplishments==== Oh yun-seok is the only KBO player to have hit a grand slam as the home run of the cycle.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 5, 2020 |title=만루포+사이클링히트… 오윤석, 프로야구 사상 첫 ‘대박’쳤다 |trans-title=Manlupo + Cycle... Oh Yun-seok hit the 'big hit' for the first time in professional baseball history |url=https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0924158647 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728185546/https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0924158647 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |work=Kukmin Ilb |publisher=Kukmin Ilbo Corporation |language=Korean}}</ref>

Ahn Chi-Yong's cycle with the LG Twins on June 26, 2008, made him the first (and, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}, only) player to hit a cycle in both KBO League and KBO Futures League. He had previously accomplished the feat on April 15, 2003, while playing for the Twins' second team.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 15, 2003 |title=프로야구 LG 안치용, 2군 리그서 사이클링히트 |trans-title=Professional Baseball LG Ahn Chi-yong, 2nd Division Cycle Heat |url=https://m.sports.naver.com/general/article/001/0000356998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216202717/https://m.sports.naver.com/general/article/001/0000356998 |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=Yonhap News |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |language=Korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=October 9, 2020 |title=하늘이 내려주는 진기록 사이클링 히트…SK ‘나만 없어’ |trans-title=A record-breaking cycle from heaven... SK 'I'm not the only one' |url=https://ilyo.co.kr/?ac=article_view&entry_id=381756 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919161614/https://ilyo.co.kr/?ac=article_view&entry_id=381756 |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=Ilyosinmun |language=Ko}}</ref>

==See also== * Home run cycle, when a player hits a solo home run, two-run home run, three-run home run, and grand slam all in one game.

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Portal|Baseball}} *[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=hit_for_cycle Cycle records] at MLB.com *[http://www.retrosheet.org/cycles.htm Cycle records] at Retrosheet *[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml Cycle records] at Baseball Almanac

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