Mel Ott Hits for the Cycle, 1929

Mel Ott hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves on May 16, 1929: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The New York Giants lost 5–4.

The game was played at Braves Field in Boston. It went ten innings. The announced attendance was 12,000. The game took 2h 25m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Mel Ott managed it. Art Delaney started for the Boston Braves. Bill Klem umpired behind the plate. It is the first of three cycles the archive records that season.