Freddie Patek Hits for the Cycle, 1971

Freddie Patek hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Minnesota Twins on July 9, 1971: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Kansas City Royals won 6–3.

The game was played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. The announced attendance was 11,698. The game took 2h 22m. It was a night game, at 76 degrees.

It was the only time Freddie Patek managed it. Jim Perry started for the Minnesota Twins. Jim Odom umpired behind the plate. It is the only cycle the archive records anywhere in the majors that season.