Hitting for the cycle includes getting each type of hit, single, double, triple and home run. Players can also hit for the natural cycle, which means getting each hit in order from single through the home run. While hitting for the cycle is not as rare as the perfect game - see list of players who have hit for the cycle - it's still a major accomplishment. Ward's father, former major leaguer Gary Ward, also hit for the cycle, which makes them the first father-son combo to do so. Gary Ward got his cycle on September 18, 1980 when he was on the Twins. more ›