Hitting for the cycle

The cycle is about as uncommon as a no-hitter;{{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}}{{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}} it has been called "one of the rarest"{{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}} and "most difficult feats"{{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=148–152 |issn=0012-9011 |via=Google Books}} 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.{{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}} The most cycles hit in a single major league season is eight, which occurred in both 1933 and 2009.

In other baseball leagues, the cycle is achieved less frequently. Through June 2022, there have been 76 cycles hit in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the top-level baseball organization in Japan, most recently by Yasutaka Shiomi on September 18, 2021.{{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 |website=NHKニュース |access-date=June 12, 2022 |date=September 18, 2021}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

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,{{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}} and on August 7, 2018, by Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.{{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}}

File:Michihiro Ogasawara 2010.jpg hit the only cycle during the 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season.]]

Under Major League Baseball Rule 6.09(a), the "batter becomes a runner when he hits a fair ball".{{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}} 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.{{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}} The MLB leader in singles is Pete Rose, who is also the league's all-time hit leader.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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; of those five, only Rose had more than 150 home runs,{{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}} and two (Collins and Keeler), who both played during the dead-ball era, had fewer than 50,{{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}}{{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}} lessening the probability of their completing the cycle.

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.{{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}} Tris Speaker is the all-time leader in doubles in MLB history with 792,{{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}} 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. 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. The single-season MLB leader is Earl Webb, the left-handed outfielder who hit 67 in 1931.{{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}}

File:SamCrawford4.jpg 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.{{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}} Triples are often hit to the same areas as doubles, but may require impressive speed by the runner.{{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=66–67}} 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.{{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}} The MLB all-time leader in triples is Sam Crawford, with 309; he never hit for the cycle.{{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 }} 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. Chief Wilson hit for the cycle in 1910, two years before he hit for a record 36 triples in a single season.{{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}}

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. 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.{{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}}{{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}} Bonds never hit for the cycle.{{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}} 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),{{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}} who hit for the cycle on June 5, 1997. 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. Inside-the-park home runs are rare, and no player has hit one as part of a cycle since 1943.{{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}}

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

File:Bob-meusel_cleaned.jpg 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:{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/trea-turner-hits-for-third-career-cycle |title=Trea Turner triples to join 3-cycle club |website=MLB.com |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=June 30, 2021}}

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.

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 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:

One player has hit for the cycle twice against the same team in one season: Christian Yelich against the Cincinnati Reds in 2018.{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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.

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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:{{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}}

File:Tony Lazzeri COTA F1257 s1057 it3350 cropped.jpg was hit by Tony Lazzeri in 1932.]]

The natural cycle has been accomplished in reverse (home run, triple, double, single)—also known as an "unnatural" cycle—ten times:{{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}}

File:Luke Scott on May 11, 2012.jpg's reverse cycle in 2006 was the first in nearly 40 years.]]

File:NCA 3894 Miguel Tejada.jpg's cycle included a grand slam.]]

Nine players have hit a grand slam as part of their cycle:

File:George Brett 1990 CROP.jpg 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:

File:Ian Kinsler.jpg 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.{{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}}

{{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.{{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}}

File:Nap Lajoie 1913.jpg hit for the cycle and won the AL Triple Crown.]]

The most recent player to hit for the cycle with an inside-the-park home run was Leon Culberson in 1943.

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.{{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}}

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).{{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}} 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.

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), and father and son Craig Biggio (2002) and Cavan Biggio (2019).{{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}}

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.{{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}}

{{Main list|List of Nippon Professional Baseball players to hit for the cycle}}

File:SH-Arihito-Muramatsu.jpg 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.{{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}}

The 2003 NPB season saw the most cycles hit in a single season—five. 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.{{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}} The next day, Shinjiro Hiyama became the third player to hit for the cycle in two days.{{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}} Conversely, the longest period of time between two players hitting for the cycle was 5 years, 11 months, and 30 days, a drought lasting from Michihiro Ogasawara{{'s}} cycle in 2008 to Rainel Rosario{{'s}} in 2014.

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 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).

Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta (game 2 of the 1992 series.{{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}}) and Hanshin Tigers outfielder Koji Chikamoto (game 2 of the 2019 series.{{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}})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. Kosuke Fukudome is the only NPB player to have hit a grand slam as the home run of the cycle.{{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 }} 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.{{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}}

{{main|List of KBO players to hit for the cycle}}

There was 31 people accomplished throughout history of KBO League.

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.{{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}}{{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}}

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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.{{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}}

There has only one reverse natural cycle in KBO history. Kang Seung-Ho of the Doosan Bears did it on September 15, 2023.{{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}}

Oh yun-seok is the only KBO player to have hit a grand slam as the home run of the cycle. {{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}}

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.{{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}}{{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}}

• 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

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• [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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