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Pie Traynor Hits for the Cycle, 1923

DateJul 7, 1923
ScorePirates 18, Phillies 5
Venue Baker Bowl
TypeCycle

Pie Traynor hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 7, 1923: a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. The Pittsburgh Pirates won 18–5.

The game was played at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The announced attendance was 6,000. The game took 2h 05m. It was a day game.

It was the only time Pie Traynor managed it. Whitey Glazner started for the Philadelphia Phillies. Charlie Moran 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, PHI192307070
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PHI192307070
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