Phillies cycle history
In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle."
The Phillies have played 20,940 games since 1883, when the franchise was established. Yet there have been only eight cycles in all that time. As far as how many different players, the answer would be seven. Hall of Famer Chuck Klein is the fella who did it twice.
None of the eight have been a natural cycle.
3B Lave Cross, April 24, 1894, at Brooklyn Grooms. 22-5 win. (Details not available).
OF Sam Thompson, Aug. 17, 1894, vs. Louisville Colonels at Baker Bowl. 29-4 win. (Three singles, a double, triple and home run in seven at-bats. Sequence not available.)
CF Cy Williams, Aug. 5, 1927, at Pittsburgh. Triple (1st inning), double (2nd), home run (7th), single (9th). 6 RBIs in 9-7 win. Attendance: 3,500.
RF Chuck Klein, July 1, 1931, vs. Chicago Cubs at Baker Bowl. Triple (1st), single (5th), double (6th), home run (8th). 5 RBIs in 11-6 win. Attendance: not available.
RF Chuck Klein, May 26, 1933, at St. Louis. Triple (1st), single (3rd), double (11th), home run (13th). 2 RBIs in 5-4, 14-inning loss. Attendance: not available.
RF Johnny Callison, June 27, 1963, at Pittsburgh. Triple (1st), home run (5th), single (6th), double (7th). 4 RBIs in 13-4 win. Attendance: 9,576.
1B Gregg Jefferies, Aug. 25, 1995, vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Veterans Stadium. Home run (1st), triple (3rd), single (4th), double (5th). 4s RBI in 17-4 win. Attendance: 33,230.
3B David Bell, June 28, 2004, vs. Montreal at Citizens Bank Park. Double (2nd), home run (4th), single (6th), triple (7th). 6 RBIs in 14-6 win. Attendance: 39,444.
David’s grandfather, Gus, hit for the cycle on June 4, 1951, against the Phillies in a 12-4 Pirates win at Shibe Park. (Triple, single, home run, double).