CLEVELAND, OH. July 17, 1913 - Getting 4 hits in a game is no easy feat, but hitting for the cycle is much more rare. Snooks Vincent was on fire today, going 4 for 5 and hitting for the cycle against New York at Murphy Park. His batting escapade sparked the Cleveland Maroons to a 4-1 victory over the Gothams. For the day the Maroons second baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 1.
The feat is rare in baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power, and a triple, which requires a batter to have both speed on the basepaths and a well-placed drive deep into the outfield.
He told reporters after the game, "It just happened. Must have been fate or something... you can't plan this. I was more concerned with winning the game."
S. Vincent hit a solo-shot off J. Beebe in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, tripled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th and singled in the 8th.
This season-to-date Vincent has 1 home run and a .282 batting average.
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