Jim Bottomley Hits for the Cycle, 1927
Jim Bottomley hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 15, 1927: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The St. Louis Cardinals won 9–7.
The game was played at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The announced attendance was 1,000. The game took 2h 03m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Jim Bottomley managed it. Alex Ferguson started for the Philadelphia Phillies. Bob Hart umpired behind the plate. It is the first of two cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, PHI192707150
- Retrosheet event files — event:PHI192707150
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