Always fun to have something happen that's never been done in MLB history

Art Deco · 12-18-2022, 09:46 PM

Tonight I had something happen which hasn't happened in the (tens of) thousands of games I've played, and it turns out it's never happened in MLB history either: 2 players hitting for the cycle in the same game. I went through the list of the 339 cycles to occur in MLB history to confirm that fact, nor could I Google any version of it happening. It was one for each team:

And Veen's cycle was completed with a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th, and I doubt more than few of the cycles in MLB history have been completed in that fashion (although that's *way* too much research to undertake). Of course it helped for both players that the game took place at Coors Field.

The full box, as my Rays sadly blew an 8-2 lead:

Pelican · 12-18-2022, 10:17 PM

Incredible. Only at Coors.

I recently had a rookie catcher, Barney Dickey, hit for the cycle in his first game, for the 1971 Phillies. He was an emergency replacement due to injury. I didn’t do the research, but I’ll bet that never happened before. And this from a guy who never reached the major leagues IRL. No idea if he was related to Yankees catcher Bill Dickey. As GM I had to send him back to AAA after the game, to free up a roster spot. Fortunately it was late August, and I promised he would be back on September 1 when the rosters expanded. He’s back and continuing to play well. For the moment he has climbed ahead of Bob Boone, who has struggled at AAA. I love the “alternate history” and “what if” aspects of OOTP.

Cryomaniac · 12-20-2022, 01:38 AM

Very cool. I remember Markus saying that he once had A Rod hit 5 HRs in a single game.

I'm fairly sure I remember someone posting about someone hitting a HR cycle before too, which obviously has never happened in real life.

12-18-2022, 09:46 PM	#1
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,023	Always fun to have something happen that's never been done in MLB history Tonight I had something happen which hasn't happened in the (tens of) thousands of games I've played, and it turns out it's never happened in MLB history either: 2 players hitting for the cycle in the same game. I went through the list of the 339 cycles to occur in MLB history to confirm that fact, nor could I Google any version of it happening. It was one for each team: And Veen's cycle was completed with a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th, and I doubt more than few of the cycles in MLB history have been completed in that fashion (although that's way too much research to undertake). Of course it helped for both players that the game took place at Coors Field. The full box, as my Rays sadly blew an 8-2 lead:

12-18-2022, 10:17 PM	#2
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,833 Blog Entries: 1	Incredible. Only at Coors. I recently had a rookie catcher, Barney Dickey, hit for the cycle in his first game, for the 1971 Phillies. He was an emergency replacement due to injury. I didn’t do the research, but I’ll bet that never happened before. And this from a guy who never reached the major leagues IRL. No idea if he was related to Yankees catcher Bill Dickey. As GM I had to send him back to AAA after the game, to free up a roster spot. Fortunately it was late August, and I promised he would be back on September 1 when the rosters expanded. He’s back and continuing to play well. For the moment he has climbed ahead of Bob Boone, who has struggled at AAA. I love the “alternate history” and “what if” aspects of OOTP. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”

12-20-2022, 01:38 AM	#3
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,903	Very cool. I remember Markus saying that he once had A Rod hit 5 HRs in a single game. I'm fairly sure I remember someone posting about someone hitting a HR cycle before too, which obviously has never happened in real life. __________________