Keith Hernandez Hits for the Cycle, 1985
Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the Atlanta Braves on July 4, 1985: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The New York Mets won 16–13.
The game was played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. It went 19 innings. The announced attendance was 44,947. The game took 6h 10m. It was a night game.
It was the only time Keith Hernandez managed it. Rick Mahler started for the Atlanta Braves. Terry Tata umpired behind the plate. It is the second of four cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, ATL198507040
- Retrosheet event files — event:ATL198507040
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