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Bobby Doerr Hits for the Cycle, 1947

DateMay 13, 1947
ScoreWhite Sox 6, Red Sox 19
TypeCycle

Bobby Doerr hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox on May 13, 1947: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Boston Red Sox won 19–6.

The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston. The announced attendance was 9,729. The game took 2h 33m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Bobby Doerr managed it. Johnny Rigney started for the Chicago White Sox. Joe Paparella umpired behind the plate. It is the first of two cycles the archive records that season.

Key figures

Hits for the Cycle

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, BOS194705130
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:BOS194705130
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