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John Mayberry Hits for the Cycle, 1977

DateAug 5, 1977
ScoreWhite Sox 2, Royals 12
TypeCycle

John Mayberry hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox on August 5, 1977: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Kansas City Royals won 12–2.

The game was played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The announced attendance was 38,079. The game took 2h 37m. It was a night game, at 85 degrees.

It was the only time John Mayberry managed it. Chris Knapp started for the Chicago White Sox. Dave Phillips umpired behind the plate. It is the second of three cycles the archive records that season.

Key figures

Hits for the Cycle

Sources

  1. Retrosheet, KCA197708050
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:KCA197708050
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