Here are the details about each player’s three cycles:

John Reilly – 1883 (twice), 1890

Reilly was a first baseman and outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (National League) and the Cincinnati Red Stockings (American Association) in the early days of professional baseball, with a career spanning 1880 through 1891.

Reilly hit for the cycle on three occasions:

Bob Meusel – 1921, 1922, 1928

Meusel was an outfielder and third baseman for those great New York Yankees teams of the 1920s. And, though he wasn’t as legendary as teammates like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, Meusel did lead the American League in home runs (33) and RBI in 1925 (134).

He also hit for the cycle three times during his 11-year career, all spent with the Bombers …

Babe Herman – 1931 (twice), 1933

Herman starred as a rightfielder and first baseman for 13 seasons, all but one (1937) spent in the National Leagues. During his career, Herman played for the Brooklyn Robins, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Like the others on this list, Herman hit for the cycle three times:

Adrian Beltre – 2008, 2012, 2015

Beltre debuted in the Major Leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was just 19 years old, and, while it took him a few years to get his legs under him, he eventually developed into one of the greatest overall third basemen of all time.

And, ten years after he broke into the big leagues, Beltre recorded the first of his three career cycles …

Trea Turner – 2017, 2019, 2021

If it’s an odd year, it seems, then you can count on Trea Turner hitting for the cycle.

One of the game’s best middle infielders since his cup-of-coffee debut for the Washington Nationals in 2015, Turner has turned the cycle trick ever odd-numbered year since then — in 2017, 2019, and 2021.

That last one came on his 28th birthday, and a month to the day before the Nats traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Christian Yelich – 2018 (twice), 2022

If the Cincinnati Reds didn’t exist, neither might Yelich’s place on this list. Not only did the 2018 National League MVP join the three-cycle club in 2022, he did it ALL at the expense of the division-rival Reds:

Originally a Marlin, Yelich came to the Brewers prior to that 2018 season and made an immediate and lasting impact in Milwaukee.

Obviously, Yelich is also the most recent player who has hit for the cycle the most times — three in all!

Of the six men listed here, Meusel hit for the cycle at the youngest age, as he was still just 23 years old when he turned the trick in May of 1921. Does that make him the youngest to ever hit for the cycle? Not by a long shot!

And among the 300+ players who have hit for at least one cycle, you can find enough baseball stories to last you a lifetime.

Rose set the record on September 11, 1985, with single against Eric Show of the San Diego Padres at Riverfront Stadium. At the time, Rose was player-manager of the Reds after returning to Cincinnati in August of 1984.

That hit gave Rose 4192 hits, eclipsing the former mark of 4191 held by Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Ty Cobb.

Subsequent research has amended Cobb’s hit total to 4189, which remains the American League record.

St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial held the National League record with 3630 hits until Rose surpassed him during the strike-shortened 1981 season.

Most Hits in a Season

While Rose was the most prolific hitter in MLB history, his career-high single-season total was 230, achieved in 1973 when he won the National League Most Valuable Player award for the Reds.

That’s an impressive mark, but it’s tied for just 36th all-time on the single-season hits list.

Up at the top is Ichiro Suzuki, who set the all-time mark with 262 hits for the Seattle Mariners in 2004. That eclipsed George Sisler’s 257 safeties for the 1920 St. Louis Browns, the previous record.

The National League record for hits in a season belongs to Lefty O’Doul, who collected 254 for the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies.

Hammer Hits ‘Em

Although he never held the all-time MLB or league records for career hits, former (and some say current) all-time home run leader Hank Aaron merits special mention here.

In 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, Aaron collected 3600 hits (733 of them home runs), falling just shy of Musial’s NL mark.

The Braves traded Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers after the 1974 season, and he collected another 171 hits with the Brew Crew in 1975 and 1976 combined.

His grand total of 3771 hits stood as the second-highest mark, behind Cobb’s record, until Rose surpassed him in 1982.

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History of the Gold Glove Award

The first Gold Glove awards were handed out in 1957, with the goal of recognizing the best defensive player at each position on the diamond in each league.

In particular, Gold Gloves are awarded to the following positions: catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, pitcher, and the three outfield positions.

For the first four years (1957-60), the outfield awards were broken down into specific positions, with one award given to each of a right fielder, a center fielder, and a left fielder.

From 1961 through 2010, though, the requirement to address specific outfield positions was removed, with voters awarding instead giving three blanket “outfield” Gold Gloves in each league.

Then, in 2011, the former standard was adopted again, and the outfield awards were once again pinned down to one each of a right fielder, a center fielder, and a left fielder.

Who votes for Gold Glove awards?

As of 2021, Gold Glove award winners are picked by managers and coaches in each league, with the restriction that they cannot vote for players on their own team, along with a 25% contribution from members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).

Who has won the most Gold Gloves at each position?

Here are the players who have won the most Gold Gloves at each position, through 2020:

• Pitcher: Greg Maddux – 18 Gold Gloves
• Catcher: Ivan Rodriguez – 13 GG
• 1st base: Keith Hernandez – 11 GG
• 2nd base: Roberto Alomar – 10 GG
• 3rd base: Brooks Robinson – 16 GG
• Shortstop: Ozzie Smith – 13 GG
• Right field: Roberto Clemente – 12 GG
• Centerfield: Willie Mays – 12 GG
• Left field: Barry Bonds – 8 GG

Who has the most Gold Gloves in the National League?

Pitcher Greg Maddux won 18 Gold Gloves in the National League, more than any other player in the Senior Circuit.

Maddux won six Gold Gloves for the Chicago Cubs, ten for the Atlanta Braves, and two for the San Diego Padres.

Who has the most Gold Gloves in the American League?

Third baseman Brooks Robinson won 16 Gold Gloves in the American League, more than any other player in the Junior Circuit.

Robinson won all of his awards for the Baltimore Orioles.

Ott’s feat also established him as the youngest National Leaguer to hit for the cycle.

The youngest American League player to hit for the cycle was Mike Trout, who turned the trick for the Los Angeles Angels against the Seattle Mariners on May 21, 2013, when he was 21 years and 287 days old.

What Is ‘Hitting for the Cycle’ in Baseball?

“Hitting for the cycle” means a batter collects a single, double, triple, and home run, in any order, in the course of a single baseball game.

Check here to see who has hit for the cycle the most times.

And check here to see who was the youngest MLB player of all time, cycle or not.

Almost everybody loves the longball, after all, and any time a home run record comes under fire, the whole diamond world sits up and takes notice … all summer long, or sometimes for several summers in a row.

And, part of the beauty of the home run record is that there isn’t really such a thing as “the” home run record.

Nope … there are career records, single-season records, league records, team records, American records, Japanese records, monthly records, weekly records, and on and on and on.

On this page we’ll be collecting questions — and answers! — about all the different types of home run records, starting with …

Unless otherwise noted, all statistics culled from Baseball-Reference.com.

Aaron broke the record for most RBIs in 1975 as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers, besting Babe Ruth’s mark of 2214.

Of course, just the year before, Aaron had taken down Ruth’s record of 714 home runs when Hammer hit his 715th for the Atlanta Braves (Aaron began his career with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954). You’re bound to pile up some RBI with that many home runs!

Here are some other notable RBI marks …

Most RBIs in the National League

Among Aaron’s 2297 RBI, he collected 2202 of them in the National League, for the Braves. That’s the NL record, bettering the mark of 1951 set by St. Louis Cardinals great and fellow Hall of Famer Stan Musial from 1941 through 1963.

Most RBIs in the American League

Ruth’s mark of 2214 RBI remain the American League record nearly nine decades after his retirement. Alex Rodriguez stands in second place in the Junior Circuit, with 2086 ribbies for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees between 1994 and 2016.

Most RBIs in a Season

Hack Wilson holds the record for the most RBI in a single season, putting up a whopping 191 for the 1930 Chicago Cubs, setting the National League and MLB mark that still stands today.

Yankees great Lou Gehrig made a run at Wilson’s mark the next season, finishing the 1931 campaign with a 185 ribbies, still the American League record for most RBI in a season.

Among batters who played since World War II, Manny Ramirez put up the most RBI in a season, posting 165 for the Cleveland Indians in 1999.

Sammy Sosa tops the modern-day National League charts with 160 RBI for the 2001 Cubs.

Most RBIs Among Current Players (2021)

Among players still active in 2021, Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols entered the season with more RBI than any others — an even 2100 split over 20 big league seasons with the Cardinals (NL) and Angels (AL).

That mark puts Pujols in third place on the all-time RBI list, 14 ahead of A-Rod.

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In that game, played at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, Barrett allowed just two hits, didn’t allow a walk, and didn’t strike out a single batter.

The Braves didn’t commit any errors, either, so Barrett didn’t have to deal with any baserunners beyond the two men who got hits — Gee Walker, with two outs in the first, and Eddie Miller, to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning.

Of the two, only Miller advanced, reaching second base on a fielders choice when Woody Williams of the Reds grounded to Braves first baseman Buck Etchison for the second out.

Miller was stranded on second, though, when Cincy right fielder Tony Criscola popped out to second baseman Whitey Wietelmann to end the inning.

Reds starter Bucky Walters also pitched a complete game, giving up just six hits and a walk, and striking out one while allowing two runs to the Braves.

Thanks to the efficiency of the two hurlers that day, the 7783 fans in attendance saw an entire Major League game transpire in the span of just an hour and fifteen minutes (1:15) that summer night.

The victory left Barrett with a 7-11 record on the season, while the loss dropped Walters to 16-6.

Interestingly, though the Braves got the better of the Reds in this game, the teams finished the 1944 season with mirror-image records — Cincinnati landed in third place in the National League with an 89-65 mark, while Boston ended up sixth, at 65-89.

Another interesting tie from this game was that Barrett had spent the first four years of his career with the Reds, running up a 3-0 mark from 1937 through 1940.

The 29-year-old would play in the majors through 1949, compiling an overall 69-69 record with a 3.53 ERA over 253 appearances split between the bullpen and the rotation.

Walters, 35 in 1944, was the ace of the Reds’ staff and had been Barrett’s teammate in 1939 and 1940.

One of the game’s big stars in the 1940s, Bucky pitched in the majors from 1934 through 1950, going 198-160 with a 3.30 ERA.

Despite their divergent personal fortunes in Major League Baseball, though, Red Farrell got the best of his more celebrated former teammate on August 10, 1944 … and he set a pretty amazing record in the process!