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Leon Culberson Hits for the Cycle, 1943

DateJul 3, 1943
ScoreRed Sox 12, Indians 4
TypeCycle

Leon Culberson hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on July 3, 1943: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Boston Red Sox won 12–4.

The game was played at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland. The announced attendance was 11,410. The game took 2h 30m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Leon Culberson managed it. Chubby Dean started for the Cleveland Indians. Bill McGowan 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, CLE194307030
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:CLE194307030
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