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Heinie Groh Hits for the Cycle, 1915

DateJul 5, 1915
ScoreReds 12, Cubs 7
TypeCycle

Heinie Groh hit for the cycle for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on July 5, 1915: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Cincinnati Reds won 12–7.

The game was played at West Side Grounds in Chicago. The announced attendance was 16,000. The game took 2h 08m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Heinie Groh managed it. Jimmy Lavender started for the Chicago Cubs. Al Orth umpired behind the plate. It is the only cycle the archive records anywhere in the majors that season.

Key figures

Hits for the Cycle

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, CHN191507052
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:CHN191507052
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