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Dave Robertson Hits for the Cycle, 1921

DateAug 30, 1921
ScorePirates 8, Robins 2
TypeCycle

Dave Robertson hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Robins on August 30, 1921: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Pittsburgh Pirates won 8–2.

The game was played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The announced attendance was 4,000. The game took 1h 31m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Dave Robertson managed it. Leon Cadore started for the Brooklyn Robins. Bob Hart umpired behind the plate. It is the last of four cycles the archive records that season.

Key figures

Hits for the Cycle

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, BRO192108300
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:BRO192108300
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