Jody Gerut’s cycle
Posted by Andy on May 9, 2010
Jody Gerut in last night's game became the first player to hit for the cycle in 2010:
| Rk | Player | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | PA | AB | 1B | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | WPA | RE24 | BOP | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Gerut | 2010-05-08 | MIL | ARI | W 17-3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.225 | 4.296 | .598 | 6 | CF RF |
| 2 | B.J. Upton | 2009-10-02 | TBR | NYY | W 13-4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.213 | 5.911 | .538 | 7 | CF |
| 3 | Felix Pie | 2009-08-14 | BAL | LAA | W 16-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.123 | 3.553 | .486 | 8 | LF |
| 4 | Troy Tulowitzki | 2009-08-10 | COL | CHC | W 11-5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 6.742 | .408 | 4 | SS |
| 5 | Melky Cabrera | 2009-08-02 | NYY | CHW | W 8-5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.378 | 3.831 | 1.372 | 7 | CF |
| 6 | Michael Cuddyer | 2009-05-22 | MIN | MIL | W 11-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.229 | 4.568 | .450 | 4 | RF |
| 7 | Jason Kubel | 2009-04-17 | MIN | LAA | W 11-9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.903 | 4.845 | 1.810 | 4 | LF |
| 8 | Ian Kinsler | 2009-04-15 | TEX | BAL | W 19-6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.249 | 6.540 | .531 | 1 | 2B |
| 9 | Orlando Hudson | 2009-04-13 | LAD | SFG | W 11-1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.215 | 3.163 | .304 | 2 | 2B |
| 10 | Adrian Beltre | 2008-09-01 | SEA | TEX | W 12-6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.383 | 4.288 | 1.010 | 4 | 3B |
| 11 | Stephen Drew | 2008-09-01 | ARI | STL | W 8-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.479 | 4.641 | 1.248 | 1 | SS |
| 12 | Cristian Guzman | 2008-08-28 | WSN | LAD | W 11-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.091 | 3.180 | .316 | 2 | SS |
| 13 | Mark Kotsay | 2008-08-14 | ATL | CHC | L 7-11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.231 | 3.295 | .528 | 7 | CF |
| 14 | Carlos Gomez | 2008-05-07 | MIN | CHW | W 13-1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.208 | 2.910 | .507 | 1 | CF |
| 15 | Aubrey Huff | 2007-06-29 | BAL | LAA | L 7-9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.362 | 3.449 | 1.045 | 5 | 1B |
| 16 | Mark Ellis | 2007-06-04 | OAK | BOS | W 5-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.368 | 3.924 | 1.192 | 8 | 2B |
| 17 | Fred Lewis | 2007-05-13 | SFG | COL | W 15-2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.274 | 4.608 | .879 | 1 | CF |
| 18 | Chone Figgins | 2006-09-16 | LAA | TEX | L 6-12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.147 | 3.862 | .477 | 9 | CF |
| 19 | Gary Matthews | 2006-09-13 | TEX | DET | W 11-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.279 | 4.007 | .786 | 1 | CF |
| 20 | Carlos Guillen | 2006-08-01 | DET | TBD | W 10-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.173 | 2.338 | .657 | 5 | SS |
| 21 | Luke Scott | 2006-07-28 | HOU | ARI | L 7-8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.576 | 4.458 | 2.017 | 6 | RF |
| 22 | Jose Reyes | 2006-06-21 | NYM | CIN | L 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.247 | 2.705 | .915 | 1 | SS |
What an unlikely guy to do it! It was just his fourth game start of the year, as you can see from his game logs. Plus, is his last 4 seasons (dating back to 2005 since he missed all of 2006 and 2007) he's had fewer than 1000 plate appearances.
Here are all the Brewers to hit for the cycle.
| Rk | Player | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | PA | AB | 1B | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | WPA | RE24 | BOP | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Gerut | 2010-05-08 | MIL | ARI | W 17-3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.225 | 4.296 | .598 | 6 | CF RF |
| 2 | Chad Moeller | 2004-04-27 | MIL | CIN | W 9-8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.549 | 5.146 | 1.762 | 8 | C |
| 3 | Paul Molitor | 1991-05-15 | MIL | MIN | W 4-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.262 | 2.987 | .664 | 1 | DH |
| 4 | Robin Yount | 1988-06-12 | MIL | CHW | W 16-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.234 | 3.442 | .618 | 3 | DH |
| 5 | Charlie Moore | 1980-10-01 | MIL | CAL | W 10-7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.385 | 3.128 | .910 | 9 | C |
| 6 | Mike Hegan | 1976-09-03 | MIL | DET | W 11-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.224 | 5.257 | .410 | 5 | LF 1B |
May 9th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
It sure was unlikely. He didn't even hit for the season cycle in 2009 (122 games).
May 10th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Probably the only player more unlikely than Gerut to hit for the cycle (since 1952, anyway) was Andújar Cedeño for the Astros on August 25, 1992. Cedeño, 22 years old and in his second full big-league season, opened the season with the Astros but was demoted to Tucson in late May with a .186 average, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .546 OPS, and 37 strikeouts in 111 plate appearances. He then hit for the cycle in his first game back with the Astros, boosting his average to .215 and his OPS to .656. It was all downhill from there, though — for the rest of the 1992 season Cedeño hit .133 in 121 plate appearances. He finished the season with a .173 MLB average and a .509 OPS (OPS+ of 47). Yow.
Cedeño turned in decent offensive numbers but fielded poorly at shortstop for the 1993 and 1994 Astros. He played two more seasons in the majors after that, putting up batting averages of .210 and .212.