[gridlock]

I always thought that hitting for the cycle was an individual accomplishment, when a single player gets a single, double, triple and HR in the same game.

I saw Bernie William do it for the Yanks back in '96 or '97. I haven't seen in since, but I don't watch a lot of baseball unless one of the teams is wearing pinstripes. Who was the last player to hit for the cycle?

[Molly Pitcher]

I always thought that hitting for the cycle was an individual accomplishment,

Me too, but the radio guys used the term last night also, so ...???

[Alberta's Child]

Hitting for the cycle is not as rare as people might think. I'd say it happens about once every other year, on average. If you do the research and find a list of players who have done it, you might be surprised at how long it is.

Some aspects of it, however, could be quite rare -- such as a "natural cycle" in which a player hits a single, double, triple, and home run in that specific order (this has only happened about a dozen times in history). Even more rare is a player hitting a grand slam in a game in which he hits for the cycle . . . this has happened fewer than ten times in history, and Miguel Tejada accomplished this rarity back in 2001.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Randy Winn hit for the cycle just a few weeks ago. That's probaly the last time it happened.