Hitting for the Cycle in the American League by Baseball Almanac

Hitting for the Cycle in the American League

A single, a double, a triple, and a home run. Hit them all in one game and the cycle is complete. Listed below is an alphabetical list every player in the history of the American League who has hit for the cycle.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are interested in a chronological list sorted by a specific team please visit our Team by Team section on the main menu or click the team name next to the player's name.

"I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right by his glove and I laugh." - Hall of Fame Player Rod Carew (Hit for the Cycle on May 20, 1970 with the Minnesota Twins)

American League Cycle Hitters In Alphabetical Order / National League Cycle Hitters
Name	Team	Date / Box
Earl Averill	Cleveland Indians	08-17-1933
Frank Baker	Philadelphia Athletics	07-03-1911
Adrian Beltre	Seattle Mariners	09-01-2008
Mike Blowers	Oakland Athletics	05-18-1998
Lyman Bostock	Minnesota Twins	07-24-1976
Bill Bradley	Cleveland Blues	09-24-1903
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	05-28-1979
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	07-25-1990
Jack Brohamer	Chicago White Sox	09-24-1977
Jay Buhner	Seattle Mariners	06-23-1993
Eric Byrnes	Oakland Athletics	06-29-2003
Melky Cabrera	New York Yankees	08-02-2009
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	05-20-1970
Roy Carlyle	Boston Red Sox	07-21-1925
Sam Chapman	Philadelphia Athletics	05-05-1939
Eric Chavez	Oakland Athletics	06-21-2000
Lou Clinton	Boston Red Sox	07-13-1962
Otis Clymer	Washington Senators	10-02-1908
Mickey Cochrane	Philadelphia Athletics	07-22-1932
Mickey Cochrane	Philadelphia Athletics	08-02-1933
Scott Cooper	Boston Red Sox	04-12-1994
Doc Cramer	Philadelphia Athletics	06-10-1934
Joe Cronin	Washington Senators	09-02-1929
Joe Cronin	Boston Red Sox	08-02-1940
Mike Cubbage	Minnesota Twins	07-27-1978
Mike Cuddyer	Minnesota Twins	05-22-2009
Leon Culberson	Boston Red Sox	07-03-1943
Jeff DaVanon	Anaheim Angels	08-25-2004
Harry Davis	Philadelphia Athletics	07-10-1901
Bert Daniels	New York Highlanders	07-25-1912
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	07-09-1937
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	05-20-1948
Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	06-04-1952
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	05-17-1944
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	05-13-1947
Pat Dougherty	Boston Americans	07-29-1903
Damion Easley	Detroit Tigers	06-08-2001
Mark Ellis	Oakland Athletics	06-04-2007
Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	06-28-1984
Hoot Evers	Detroit Tigers	09-07-1950
Tony Fernandez	New York Yankees	09-03-1995
Chone Figgins	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	09-16-2006
Carlton Fisk	Chicago White Sox	05-16-1984
Dan Ford	California Angels	08-10-1979
Bob Fothergill	Detroit Tigers	09-26-1926
Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia Athletics	08-14-1933
Buck Freeman	Boston Red Sox	07-21-1903
Jim Fregosi	Los Angeles Angels	07-28-1964
Jim Fregosi	California Angels	05-20-1968
Jeff Frye	Toronto Blue Jays	08-17-2001
Travis Fryman	Detroit Tigers	07-28-1993
Rich Gedman	Boston Red Sox	09-18-1985
Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	06-25-1934
Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	08-01-1937
Charlie Gehringer	Detroit Tigers	05-27-1939
Carlos Gomez	Minnesota Twins	05-07-2008
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	09-08-1940
Goose Goslin	Washington Senators	08-28-1924
Mike Greenwell	Boston Red Sox	09-14-1988
Kelly Gruber	Toronto Blue Jays	04-16-1989
Carlos Guillen	Detroit Tigers	08-01-2006
Travis Hafner	Cleveland Indians	08-14-2003
Odell Hale	Cleveland Indians	07-12-1938
Mike Hegan	Milwaukee Brewers	09-03-1976
Pinky Higgins	Philadelphia Athletics	08-06-1933
Larry Hisle	Minnesota Twins	06-04-1976
Tony Horton	Cleveland Indians	07-02-1970
Aubrey Huff	Baltimore Orioles	06-29-2007
Baby Doll Jacobson	St. Louis Browns	04-17-1924
Bob Johnson	Boston Red Sox	07-06-1944
George Kell	Detroit Tigers	06-02-1950
Ian Kinsler	Texas Rangers	04-15-2009
Jason Kubel	Minnesota Twins	04-17-2009
Jim King	Washington Senators	05-26-1964
Nap Lajoie	Philadelphia Athletics	07-30-1901
Tony Lazzeri	New York Yankees	06-03-1932
Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	05-13-1980
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	07-23-1957
Gary Mathews, Jr.	Texas Rangers	09-13-2006
John Mayberry	Kansas City Royals	08-05-1977
Oddibe McDowell	Texas Rangers	07-23-1985
George McQuinn	St. Louis Browns	07-19-1941
Ski Melillo	St. Louis Browns	05-23-1929
Bob Meusel	New York Yankees	05-07-1921
	New York Yankees	07-03-1922
	New York Yankees	07-26-1928
Paul Molitor	Milwaukee Brewers	05-15-1991
Charlie Moore	Milwaukee Brewers	10-01-1980
Bobby Murcer	New York Yankees	08-29-1972
Danny Murphy	Philadelphia Athletics	08-25-1910
John Olerud	Seattle Mariners	06-16-2001
Freddie Patek	Kansas City Royals	07-09-1971
Tony Phillips	Oakland Athletics	05-16-1986
Felix Pie	Baltimore Orioles	08-14-2009
Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	08-01-1986
Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	05-06-1984
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	07-15-1960
Alex Rodriguez	Seattle Mariners	06-05-1997
Buddy Rosar	New York Yankees	07-19-1940
Ray Schalk	Chicago White Sox	06-27-1922
Chris Singleton	Chicago White Sox	07-06-1999
George Sisler	St. Louis Browns	08-08-1920
George Sisler	St. Louis Browns	08-13-1921
Moose Solters	Boston Red Sox	08-19-1934
Tris Speaker	Boston Red Sox	06-09-1912
Miguel Tejada	Oakland Athletics	09-29-2001
Mark Teixeira	Texas Rangers	08-17-2004
Andy Thornton	Cleveland Indians	04-22-1978
Cesar Tovar	Minnesota Twins	09-19-1972
B.J. Upton	Tampa Bay Rays	10-02-2009
John Valentin	Boston Red Sox	06-06-1996
Jose Valentin	Chicago White Sox	04-27-2000
Elmer Valo	Philadelphia Athletics	08-02-1950
Bobby Veach	Detroit Tigers	09-17-1920
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	05-19-1946
Gee Walker	Detroit Tigers	04-20-1937
Gary Ward	Minnesota Twins	09-18-1980
Bob Watson	Boston Red Sox	09-15-1979
Vic Wertz	Detroit Tigers	09-14-1947
Frank White	Kansas City Royals	09-26-1979
Frank White	Kansas City Royals	08-03-1982
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	07-21-1946
Dave Winfield	California Angels	06-24-1991
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	05-14-1965
Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	06-12-1988
Name	Team	Date / Box
American League Cycle Hitters

Leon Culberson, Bob Fothergill, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Gary Mathews Jr., Jose Valentin, and Bob Watson each hit for the cycle in the American League in natural order — meaning they had their single first, their double second, their triple third and their home run last.

Jay Buhner, Jimmie Foxx, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, and Miguel Tejeda are the only American League cycle hitters who capped off their cycle with a grand slam instead of a "mere" home run.

Did you know that Bob Meusel is the only American League player to hit for the cycle three times? Use this page to determine more trivia questions about cycle hitters.

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