I, like many, had long checked out of the broadcast of the Twins’ game Friday night by the time Jason Kubel completed the cycle by hitting a grand slam, the shot that ended up being the game-winner. That’ll teach me.
Someday I may try and graph some of the other cycles, but based on the fangraphs.com, last night’s game was an instance of a player single-handedly winning a game.
Here is an updated list of players who have hit for the cycle in franchise history:
Otis Clymer – 10/2/1908
Goose Goslin – 8/28/1924
Joe Cronin – 9/2/1929
Mickey Vernon – 5/19/1946
Rod Carew – 5/20/1970
Cesar Tovar – 9/19/1972
Larry Hisle – 6/4/1976
Lyman Bostock – 7/24/1976
Mike Cubbage – 7/27/1978
Gary Ward – 9/18/1980
Kirby Puckett – 8/1/1986
Carlos Gomez – 5/7/2008
Jason Kubel – 4/17/2009
