A lopsided win, a division lead, and a feat that unfolded almost before anyone noticed.
The Rockies rolled past Arizona 19–2 on June 18, 2000, jumping into first place, but the night belonged to Mike Lansing. Hitting for the cycle is rare enough; Lansing somehow finished it in the game’s first four innings. By the time most fans were settling in, baseball history had already been made. It remains a cycle completed earlier in the game than any other in major league history.
🕵️ Inside Today’s Original Newspaper Coverage:
A near-miss that set the stage one day earlier
The moment teammates urged him to hold up
Lansing’s candid take on discovering the cycle in real time
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