What is Appearing for the Cycle?
In baseball, Appearing for the Cycle is the accomplishment of one batter who has a walk, sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, and hit by pitch, in the same game.
Is this a real statistic or did you just make this up?
I made it up in 2020, but it is based on real statistics. (See also "Saint Cycle" for a similar but different stat introduced by Kelsey McKinney.)
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Why those four outcomes?
Those are four different ways a player can have a Plate Appearance without an At Bat.
Why don't they count as At Bats?
Major League Baseball (MLB) does not count them as At Bats so that the player's batting average doesn't suffer for having a positive outcome while not getting a hit.
Are there other ways?
Yes, defensive interference, for example by the catcher, counts as a Plate Appearance. The batter is awarded first base without an At Bat. I do not count that since it is not an offensive statistic.
How do you figure out who Appears for the Cycle?
I use data made available by Retrosheet at retrosheet.org. I use my own custom program to parse the newest data when it is made available annually after the previous season ends.
Has anyone ever Appeared for the Cycle?
Yes, eleven players between 1910 and 2025 have Appeared for the Cycle. Most recently, Liam Hicks on the Miami Marlins Appeared for the Cycle in 2025. That was the first Cycle in 35 years. I do not have statistics from before 1910.
How often does someone come close?
About 10-20 players every season have three out of the four.
Who has Appeared for the Cycle?
Seasons 1910–present
Ed Konetchy
St. Louis Cardinals (vs. Cincinnati Reds)
April 25, 1910 Game

Inning 1, sacrifice fly
Inning 3, sacrifice bunt
Inning 5, ground out
Inning 7, walk (scored - stole home on double steal)
Inning 9, hit by pitch
Mike Donlin
Pittsburgh Pirates (vs. Chicago Cubs)
June 29, 1912 Game

Inning 1, sacrifice fly
Inning 4, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 5, ground out
Inning 7, walk
Inning 9, sacrifice bunt
Al Wickland
Pittsburgh Rebels (Federal League) (vs. Baltimore Terrapins)
July 1, 1915 Game

(Game 1 of double-header: ground out, strike out, walk, grounded into double play)

Game 2
Inning 1, sacrifice bunt
Inning 2, fielder's choice
Inning 4, double (scored)
Inning 6, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 7, walk
Inning 9, sacrifice fly
Lyn Lary
New York Yankees (vs. Detroit Tigers)
July 31, 1932 Game

Inning 4, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 6, walk (scored)
Inning 7, sacrifice fly*
Inning 9, sacrifice bunt (safe on fielder's choice, scored)

*From 1931–1938 and 1940–1953 MLB did not recognize the sacrifice fly and charged an At Bat. I'm counting this anyway. It's my stat!
Mel Ott
New York Giants (vs. Cincinnati Reds)
July 19, 1936 Game

(Game 1 of double header: single, ground out, fly out, single, strikeout)

Game 2
Inning 1, sacrifice fly*
Inning 4, hit by pitch
Inning 6, sacrifice bunt
Inning 8, walk (intentional)

*From 1931–1938 and 1940–1953 MLB did not recognize the sacrifice fly and charged an At Bat. I'm counting this anyway. It's my stat!
Frankie Crosetti
New York Yankees (vs. Philadelphia Athletics)
August 12, 1939 Game

Inning 1, walk (after a pop foul dropped for error)
Inning 2, sacrifice bunt
Inning 4, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 5, sacrifice fly
Inning 6, walk
Inning 7, single
Roy McMillan
Cincinnati Reds (vs. Chicago Cubs)
September 19, 1954 Game

Inning 1, walk (scored)
Inning 2, sacrifice bunt
Inning 4, pop foul out
Inning 7, single
Inning 9, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 10, sacrifice fly (walk-off)
Dick Howser
Cleveland Indians (vs. Detroit Tigers)
July 31, 1964 Game

Game 1 of double header

Inning 1, walk (scored)
Inning 2, sacrifice fly
Inning 4, walk
Inning 6, sacrifice bunt
Inning 7, ground out
Inning 8, hit by pitch

(Game 2: double, single, fly out, strike out)
Tim Flannery
San Diego Padres (vs. Houston Astros)
October 1, 1988 Game

Inning 1, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 2, sacrifice fly
Inning 4, walk
Inning 7, fly out
Inning 9, sacrifice bunt
Brett Butler
San Francisco Giants (vs. Houston Astros)
August 8, 1990 Game

Inning 1, pop out
Inning 3, walk
Inning 4, sacrifice fly
Inning 6, sacrifice bunt
Inning 8, hit by pitch (scored)
Inning 9, fielder's choice
Paul Molitor*
Milwaukee Brewers (vs. Kansas City Royals)
July 9, 1992 Game

Inning 1, sacrifice fly
Inning 3, catcher's interference
Inning 5, walk
Inning 7, hit by pitch
Inning 9, ground out

*Not a true cycle: interference, no sacrifice bunt
Liam Hicks
Miami Marlins (vs. Milwaukee Brewers)
July 25, 2025 Game

Inning 2, walk
Inning 3, hit by pitch
Inning 6, sacrifice bunt
Inning 7, sacrifice fly