Bob Johnson Hits for the Cycle, 1944
DateJul 6, 1944
TeamsDetroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
ScoreTigers 3, Red Sox 13
Venue Fenway Park
TypeCycle
Bob Johnson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Detroit Tigers on July 6, 1944: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Boston Red Sox won 13–3.
The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston. The announced attendance was 5,146. The game took 1h 56m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Bob Johnson managed it. Rufe Gentry started for the Detroit Tigers. Joe Rue umpired behind the plate. It is the first of three cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, BOS194407060
- Retrosheet event files — event:BOS194407060
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