Odell Hale Hits for the Cycle, 1938
Odell Hale hit for the cycle for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on July 12, 1938: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Cleveland Indians lost 9–8.
The game was played at Griffith Stadium in Washington. The announced attendance was 10,000. The game took 2h 21m. It was a day game.
It was the only time Odell Hale managed it. Ken Chase started for the Washington Senators. Joe Rue umpired behind the plate. It is the first of two cycles the archive records that season.
Key figures
Hits for the Cycle
Sources
- Retrosheet, WS1193807120
- Retrosheet event files — event:WS1193807120
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