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In reply to the discussion: Baseball fans: about hitting for the cycle, is an inside-the-park homer consdered... [View all]Oeditpus Rex
(42,876 posts)27. Ever been to or seen
whatever the yard in San Francisco is called now? Lou Piniella could wind up on third if he hit one that kicked around in Triples Alley.
(Piniiella, btw, is the only major leaguer, as far as is known, to be thrown out for the cycle -- once at each base and once at the plate in one game.)
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brush
Jun 2025
OP
An inside the park home run is just a home run. The hitter would also need a single, double and a triple to make a
mobeau69
Jun 2025
#5
Doubles can be "hit" but a triple requires some speed. Not all players can do that...nt
Wounded Bear
Jun 2025
#11
I think we all know that. That's what hitting for the cycle is, all four hit types.
brush
Jun 2025
#12