redcped
This cycle needs a special name
July 21, 2013 at 05:24PM View BBCode
Red Jackson did something in this playoff game today I've never seen.
Sure, a cycle is neat, but it's not worthy of a special post.
But Jackson also matched the RBI for each hit in succession.
1st inning: 1-run single
3rd inning: 2-run double
5th inning: 3-run triple
10th inning: 4-run home run (aka, walk-off grand slam)
[url=http://simdynasty.com/boxscore.jsp?playoff=true&series=73238&boxscoreid=396945]Game[/url]
eragon
July 21, 2013 at 10:14PM View BBCode
Wow that's amazing I think that has probably never happened in MLB history, especially when the HR was an extra inning walk off
redcped
July 22, 2013 at 03:09AM View BBCode
That might turn out to be the last game we ever win in the Clemens League, too. He put us up 2-0, but we lost the next four. The league is at the end of the term with at best longshot odds of continuing.
The symmetry of the performance was a thing of beauty. A fitting departure.
Kingturtle
July 22, 2013 at 03:24AM View formatted
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it is called a "natural cycle". 13 major league players have hit for the natural cycle. Leon Culberson, Bob Fothergill, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Jose Valentin, Bob Watson, Ken Boyer, Tim Foli, Jim Hickman, John Mabry, Billy Williams, Bill Collins and Brad Wilkerson.
Tony Lazzeri's the only one to end on a Grand Slam.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml
P.S. Lazzeri's feat did not make the headlines, because it was overshadowed. Lou Gehrig hit 4 home runs in the same game.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06031932.shtml
redcped
July 22, 2013 at 04:32AM View BBCode
It is indeed a natural cycle. On top of that, though, each hit brought in the same number of runners as the total bases for that hit. So that's naturally symmetrical.
tworoosters
October 19, 2013 at 06:38PM View BBCode
That's very cool.
Many years ago in the DNL I had [url=http://www.simdynasty.com/player.jsp?player=nobody&mode=stats&id=3791573]a player[/url] hit for what I called the "supercycle", single, double, triple, home run, base on balls and hit by pitch, but the symmetry of Jackson's natural cycle is what sets it apart.
Cheezweezel
November 01, 2013 at 06:15PM View BBCode
You know what TR, since he didn't reach on an error at any point I'm gonna have to say I'm not impressed...
Cheezweezel
November 01, 2013 at 06:16PM View BBCode
You know what TR, since he didn't reach on an error at any point I'm gonna have to say I'm not impressed...
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