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Gee Walker Hits for the Cycle, 1937

DateApr 20, 1937
ScoreIndians 3, Tigers 4
TypeCycle

Gee Walker hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on April 20, 1937: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Detroit Tigers won 4–3.

The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The announced attendance was 38,200. The game took 2h 20m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Gee Walker managed it. Mel Harder started for the Cleveland Indians. Harry Geisel umpired behind the plate. It is the first of three cycles the archive records that season.

Key figures

Hits for the Cycle

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, DET193704200
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:DET193704200
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