Who has hit for the cycle the most times?

The MLB single-season and all-time leader in home runs is Barry Bonds, who hit 73 home runs in the 2001 season and notched 762 in his 22-season career.
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Has anyone hit for the cycle more than once?

Hitting for multiple cycles in a career is one of the rarest feats in baseball. Only 28 Modern Era American or National League players have done it. Four of them have joined the group in the last five seasons: Trea Turner, Brock Holt, Christian Yelich and Freddie Freeman.
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Did Babe Ruth ever hit for the cycle?

Why Babe Ruth Never Hit for the Cycle, and Other Hitting for the Cycle Tidbits. Babe Ruth is arguably the greatest player to ever swing a bat. His nicknames include the Bambino, Sultan of Swat, Big Bam, Behemoth of Bust, Colossus of Clout, and Maharajah of Mash.
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Has anyone hit for the cycle in order?

The natural cycle has been accomplished five times in NPB history. Fumio Fujimura's second cycle on May 25, 1950, was the first time a player collected the hits in order. On average, the natural cycle occurs approximately every 13 years.
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What is the fastest pitch ever recorded?

The University of Tennessee pitcher uncorked a pitch at 105.5 mph, breaking the college baseball record for fastest-ever recorded pitch. The pitch broke his own record he set in March when he fired a 104 mph fastball against South Carolina.
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What is the rarest feat in baseball?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
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How many catchers have hit for the cycle?

Thru 2006, the CYCLE (single, double, triple, home run in one game) has been accomplished just 248 times in the major leagues. It has been done fourteen times by a catcher, twice by Mickey Cochrane (1 of only 20 players to have done it 2 or more times).
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Has anyone hit for the cycle in their debut?

Arencibia became the 28th player in MLB history to hit a homer on the very first pitch to start a career. Arencibia was far from done, however. Arencibia would hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth and add a double and single along the way, leaving him just a triple shy of the cycle in his major league debut.
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What team has the most triple plays?

The most triple plays turned by one team in a season is three. Here's the list: 2021 Yankees, 2016 White Sox, 1979 Red Sox, 1979 A's, 1965 Cubs, 1964 Phillies, 1924 Red Sox, 1911 Tigers. In the 19th century, it was also done four times (1890 Rochester/AA, 1886 Brooklyn/AA, 1885 NY Giants/NL, 1882 Cincinnati/AA).
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.
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Who has caught the most no-hitters?

The record for most no-hitters caught by a catcher is four, a record shared by Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek and Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz.
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Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning?

Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.
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Has anyone hit for the cycle in 2021?

Trea Turner became the fifth player to hit three career cycles in 2021 while at the Washington Nationals. . @ChristianYelich is the only player to hit 3 cycles all against the same team (Cincinnati).
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How many guys have hit 4 homeruns in a game?

Five-of-the-seventeen men to hit four home runs in a game are in the Hall of Fame (Lou Gehrig, Ed Delahanty, Willie Mays, Chuck Klein, and Mike Schmidt). The RBIs received during a four homer game range from four (Cameron) to twelve (Whiten). Every team needs a leader.
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How many no hitters have there been?

Through June 25, 2022, there have been 317 no-hitters officially recognized by Major League Baseball (MLB); the first 43 in the pre-modern era (before the formation of the American League in 1901) and the balance in the modern era.
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Who hit the farthest home run ever?

Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!
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Who threw the hardest pitch?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Who is the hardest throwing pitcher of all time?

Nolan Ryan has the record, all in all, and this was from Doppler Radar. His pitch was measured at 108.1 miles per hour. With the equipment used today, the record is held by Aroldis Chapman, at 105.1 mph.
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What is the rarest triple play?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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Has there ever been a quadruple play?

The world of marketing has appropriated the term "quadruple play" to depict a supposed product success that has four desirable features, and their assumption is that a quadruple play is impossible except for their product. However, a quadruple play might someday happen in the world of baseball.
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What is the fewest pitches thrown in a complete game?

Charles Henry "Red" Barrett (February 14, 1915 – July 28, 1990) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches (58) in history.
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