Dave Bancroft Hits for the Cycle, 1921
Dave Bancroft hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 1, 1921: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The New York Giants won 8–3.
The game was played at Polo Grounds V in New York. The announced attendance was 10,000. The game took 1h 37m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Dave Bancroft managed it. George Smith started for the Philadelphia Phillies. Ernie Quigley umpired behind the plate. It is the second of four cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, NY1192106012
- Retrosheet event files — event:NY1192106012
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