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Lou Clinton Hits for the Cycle, 1962

DateJul 13, 1962
ScoreRed Sox 11, Athletics 10
TypeCycle

Lou Clinton hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Athletics on July 13, 1962: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Boston Red Sox won 11–10.

The game was played at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. It went fifteen innings. The announced attendance was 6,905. The game took 4h 53m. It was a night game.

It was the only time Lou Clinton managed it. Jerry Walker started for the Kansas City Athletics. Frank Umont 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, KC1196207130
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:KC1196207130
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