Clyde Sukeforth Chapter Meeting with Herm Krabbenhoft!
One of baseball’s highly-regarded feats is the cycle. Throughout AL/NL history from 1876-2023, there have been 344 documented regular-season cycles. Not even one pitcher has achieved the feat and, because of the designated hitter, few will get a chance again. Thus, the “baseball” cycle has become a de facto “Batter’s Cycle”. What about a “Pitcher’s Cycle”? This presentation discusses the Pitcher’s Cycle, identifies all players who achieved a PC from 1893 — when the current 60’6” distance between the pitcher’s rubber and home plate was instituted — through 2023. It will discuss those who have completed either type of cycle – or both and defines a Pitcher’s Cycle not to mention why we’ve seen more of them in recent years than the past, with a focus on players who have completed both over the course of their careers.
Herm Krabbenhoft is a retired organic chemist and has been a SABR member since 1981. Among the various baseball research topics he has pioneered are: Ultimate Grand Slam Homers, Consecutive Games On Base Safely Streaks, Quasi-Cycles, Imperfect Perfectos, Minor League Day-In/Day-Out Double-Duty Diamondeers, Downtown Golden Sombreros. Herm is the author of Leadoff Batters of Major League Baseball (McFarland, 2001) and has received a SABR Baseball Research Award three times (1992, 1996, 2013). He is a lifetime Detroit Tigers fan and wants everyone to know the Tigers’ Zeb Eaton hit a pinch grand slam against the Yankees on the day Herm was born.
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Hey Bruce . This was a fascinating presentation. Really enjoyed it.