List of Nippon Professional Baseball players to hit for the cycle
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The most cycles hit by a player in Nippon Professional Baseball is three, accomplished by
No player has ever hit a cycle in both the Central and Pacific Leagues; however, after Alex Ochoa hit his cycle with the Dragons on April 13, 2004, he became the only player to hit a cycle in both MLB and NPB. Ochoa hit his first and only cycle in the MLB eight years prior on July 3, 1996, while playing for the New York Mets.[7] Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta is the only player to hit for the cycle in an NPB All-Star game, hitting one in game 2 of the 1992 series.[8] Furuta's cycle is not considered an official NPB cycle as it occurred during an exhibition game.[2] Inaba is the only player to hit for the cycle in a rain-shortened game. After hitting a triple in the first inning and hitting a home run in the fourth, Inaba collected the other two necessary hits in a seven-run fifth inning when the order batted around.[5] Six players achieved their cycles by acquiring a required hit during extra innings.[2] Kosuke Fukudome is the only player to have hit a grand slam as the home run of the cycle.[9] Hiroshi Ohshita and Kazuhiko Kondo are the only two players to have hit a walk-off home run to win the game as the final hit of their cycles.
Cycles by player
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Inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Indicates that a hit required for the cycle was acquired during extra innings |
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Number of cycles recorded to that point (if the player recorded more than one) |
Cycles by franchise
See also
References
- General
- "Saikuru Hitto" サイクルヒット [Cycles Hit] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "List of Hall of Famers". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- Inline citations
- ISBN 0-15-600580-8. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce "Saikuru Hitto" サイクルヒット [Cycles Hit] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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- ^ 【７月16日】1965年（昭40） 荒々しい"野球博士"が教えてくれた貴重な記録 [(July 16, 1965) The valuable record that gruff "Dr. Baseball" taught]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Corporation. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Inaba, Muramatsu both hit for the cycle". The Japan Times. July 2, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ "Hiyama follows suit; hits for cycle as Tigers slay Dragons". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. July 3, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ Graczyk, Wayne (September 2, 2004). "Dragons hoping Ochoa's lucky No. 4 can bring them success". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ 1992年度サンヨーオールスターゲーム 試合結果（第2戦） [1992 Sanyo All-Star Game Results (Game 2)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ 【６月８日】2003年(平15) 記録ラッシュ 井口忠仁は４９年ぶり 福留孝介は４６年ぶり. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Corporation. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.