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George Kell Hits for the Cycle, 1950

DateJun 2, 1950
ScoreTigers 16, Athletics 5
Venue Shibe Park
TypeCycle

George Kell hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the Philadelphia Athletics on June 2, 1950: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Detroit Tigers won 16–5.

The game was played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The announced attendance was 17,449. The game took 2h 20m. It was a night game.

It was the only time George Kell managed it. Alex Kellner started for the Philadelphia Athletics. Johnny Stevens umpired behind the plate. It is the first of five cycles the archive records that season.

Key figures

Hits for the Cycle

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, PHA195006022
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PHA195006022
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