A “hitting cycle” in baseball refers to the accomplishment of a batter hitting a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game. This is considered to be a rare and impressive feat, as it requires the batter to hit for all four types of base hits in a single game.
To achieve a hitting cycle, a batter must hit a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in a single game, in that order. For example, a batter might hit a single in his first at-bat, a double in his second at-bat, a triple in his third at-bat, and a home run in his fourth at-bat. This is the most common way to achieve a hitting cycle, but it is also possible to hit the home run before the triple or hit the triple before the double.
Achieving a hitting cycle is a relatively rare accomplishment in baseball. As of September 2021, there have been only 329 cycles recorded in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. The first player to accomplish the feat was Curry Foley of the Buffalo Bisons in 1882, and the most recent was Kyle Schwarber of the Washington Nationals in 2021.
