Dave Kingman Hits for the Cycle, 1972
Dave Kingman hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros on April 16, 1972: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The San Francisco Giants won 10–6.
The game was played at Astrodome in Houston. The announced attendance was 10,778. The game took 2h 34m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Dave Kingman managed it. Dave Roberts started for the Houston Astros. Chris Pelekoudas umpired behind the plate. It is the first of four cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, HOU197204160
- Retrosheet event files — event:HOU197204160
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