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Gary Redus Hits for the Cycle, 1989

DateAug 25, 1989
ScorePirates 12, Reds 3
TypeCycle

Gary Redus hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds on August 25, 1989: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Pittsburgh Pirates won 12–3.

The game was played at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati. The announced attendance was 25,722. The game took 2h 44m. It was a night game, at 75 degrees.

It was the only time Gary Redus managed it. Rick Mahler started for the Cincinnati Reds. Ed Montague 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, CIN198908250
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:CIN198908250
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