Hitting for the Cycle Records by Baseball Almanac

Hitting for the Cycle Records

A single, a double, a triple, and a home run. Hit them all in one game and the cycle is complete. Listed below are records for players who have hit for the cycle. If you are interested in a chronological list sorted by a specific team please visit our Team by Team section on the main menu.

"He (Babe Herman [NL record holder for career cycles]) used to tell me to wait on the ball, wait a little longer and swing quick at the end. The gangly left-handed swinger could tell in batting practice when he was ready for a good night." - Teammate Cliff Dapper

Hitting For The Cycle Career Records
Record	Lg(s)	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Career	AL	Bob Meusel	New York	3	3
	NL	Babe Herman	Brooklyn	2	3
			Chicago	1
	AA & NL	John Reilly	Cincinnati	2	3
			Cincinnati	1
Hitting For The Cycle Single Season Records
Record	Lg	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Most In A Season	AA	Tip O'Neill	St. Louis	2	04-30-1887
			St. Louis		05-07-1887
		John Reilly	Cincinnati		09-12-1883
			Cincinnati		09-19-1883
	AL	Too Many To List	-	1	-
	NL	Babe Herman	Brooklyn	2	05-18-1931
			Brooklyn		07-24-1931
Hitting For The Cycle Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Record	Lg(s)	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Cycles Hit In Natural Order 1B, 2B, 3B, HR	AL	Leon Culberson	Boston	07-03-1943
		Bob Fothergill	Detroit	09-26-1926
		Charlie Gehringer	Detroit	05-27-1939
		Tony Lazzeri	New York	06-03-1932
		Gary Mathews, Jr.	Texas	09-13-2006
		Jose Valentin	Chicago	04-27-2000
		Bob Watson	Boston	09-15-1979
	NL	Ken Boyer	St. Louis	06-16-1964
		Bill Collins	Boston	10-06-1910
		Tim Foli	Montreal	04-21-1976
		Jim Hickman	New York	08-07-1963
		John Mabry	St. Louis	05-18-1996
		Billy Williams	Chicago	07-17-1966
		Brad Wilkerson	Montreal	06-24-2003
Cycles Hit With A Grand Slam	AL	Jay Buhner	Seattle	06-23-1993
		Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia	08-14-1933
		Nap Lajoie	Philadelphia	07-30-1901
		Tony Lazzeri	New York	06-03-1932
		Miguel Tejada	Oakland	09-29-2001
	NL	Bill Terry	New York	05-29-1928
Cycles On Different Teams Same League	AL	Joe Cronin	Washington	09-02-1929
			Boston	08-02-1940
	NL	Babe Herman	Brooklyn	05-18-1931
			Brooklyn	07-24-1931
			Chicago	09-30-1933
Cycles On Different Teams In Different Leagues	AA & NL	John Reilly	Cincinnati	AA	09-12-1883
					09-19-1883
			Cincinnati	NL	08-06-1890
	AL & NL	Bob Watson	Houston	NL	06-24-1977
			Boston	AL	09-15-1979
		John Olerud	New York	NL	09-11-1997
			Seattle	AL	06-16-2001
Cycles Time Between	Closest	Tip O'Neill	St. Louis	7d	04-30-1887
					05-07-1887
		John Reilly	Cincinnati		09-12-1883
					09-19-1883
	Farthest	George Brett	Kansas City	11y57d	05-28-1979
					07-25-1990
Record	Lg(s)	Name(s)	Team(s)	Data
Hitting For The Cycle Records

Did you know that every single cycle hitter in Major League history and the date they accomplished the amazing feat - not to mention more than a hundred cycle box scores - is recorded here on Baseball Almanac?

During a two week span, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins all hit for the cycle with the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics.

Tony Lazzeri

On June 3, 1932, Tony Lazzeri (picture above) had a natural cycle that was also completed with a grand slam; however, this amazing event is often overlooked because it was the same game in which Lou Gehrig hit four home runs.

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