On June 6, 1996, two rare baseball events take place in a game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. Boston’s John Valentin hits for the cycle and the White Sox execute a triple play, marking the first time that both take place in the same game. The Red Sox win the contest, 7-4, at Fenway Park.
The last time this occurred was In 1931, outfielder Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies hit for the cycle in a game in which Philadelphia turned a triple play against the Chicago Cubs.
Valentin becomes the 14th player in Red Sox history to hit for the cycle, collecting a two-run homer in the first inning, a triple in the third, a single in the fourth, and a double in the sixth. The Boston shortstop’s ten total bases, three runs, and two RBIs.
