Bob Watson Hits for the Cycle, 1979
DateSep 15, 1979
TeamsBoston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles
ScoreRed Sox 10, Orioles 2
Venue Memorial Stadium
TypeCycle
Bob Watson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles on September 15, 1979: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Boston Red Sox won 10–2.
The game was played at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The announced attendance was 49,525. The game took 3h 20m. It was a night game.
Bob Watson did it twice in all. Dennis Martínez started for the Baltimore Orioles. Vic Voltaggio umpired behind the plate. It is the third of four cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, BAL197909150
- Retrosheet event files — event:BAL197909150
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