Mark Kotsay Hits for the Cycle, 2008
DateAug 14, 2008
TeamsChicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves
ScoreCubs 11, Braves 7
Venue Turner Field
TypeCycle
Mark Kotsay hit for the cycle for the Atlanta Braves against the Chicago Cubs on August 14, 2008: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Atlanta Braves lost 11–7.
The game was played at Turner Field in Atlanta. The announced attendance was 36,365. The game took 3h 10m. It was a night game under cloudy skies, at 83 degrees.
It was the only time Mark Kotsay managed it. Ted Lilly started for the Chicago Cubs. CB Bucknor umpired behind the plate. It is the second of five cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, ATL200808140
- Retrosheet event files — event:ATL200808140
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