Jose Altuve & Tony Wolters missed the cycle by a triple – that makes 124 for the season
The Astros’ great second baseman Jose Altuve went 4-5 yesterday against the Royals. He had a single, double and homer and missed the missed the cycle when he tripped heading to second base on his way to a triple.
Altuve’s trip, not triple
Different looks, different announcers, read Jose’s lips.
And also yesterday, Colorado’s Tony Wolters hit his first major league homer and and had a double and a single as the Rockies throttled the Diamondbacks.
That now makes 124 times this season that a player has fallen a triple shy of the cycle, which means shouldn’t we stop pointing it out?
20 players this season have missed the cycle by a triple more than once this season
| Rk | Player | # | PA | AB | 1B | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wil Myers | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | 4 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Melvin Upton | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Jose Altuve | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Trumbo | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | George Springer | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | J.T. Realmuto | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Daniel Murphy | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Andrew McCutchen | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Victor Martinez | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Manny Machado | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Francisco Lindor | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Adam Lind | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Desmond Jennings | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Carlos Gonzalez | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Paul Goldschmidt | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Johnny Giavotella | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Michael Conforto | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Melky Cabrera | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Carlos Beltran | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Top 10: A triple shy of the cycle (since 1913)
| Rk | Player | # | PA | AB | 1B | H | 2B | 3B | HR | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Gehrig | 42 | 216 | 196 | 49 | 142 | 49 | 0 | 44 | NYY |
| 2 | Babe Ruth | 41 | 206 | 182 | 50 | 139 | 46 | 0 | 43 | BOS,NYY |
| 3 | Alex Rodriguez | 39 | 196 | 178 | 43 | 125 | 42 | 0 | 40 | SEA,TEX,NYY |
| 4 | Ted Williams | 35 | 169 | 156 | 41 | 114 | 37 | 0 | 36 | BOS |
| 5 | Barry Bonds | 35 | 163 | 150 | 37 | 110 | 35 | 0 | 38 | PIT,SFG |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 33 | 162 | 151 | 39 | 111 | 35 | 0 | 37 | STL,LAA |
| 7 | Billy Williams | 32 | 157 | 149 | 39 | 107 | 34 | 0 | 34 | CHC,OAK |
| 8 | Stan Musial | 32 | 166 | 156 | 44 | 111 | 35 | 0 | 32 | STL |
| 9 | Rogers Hornsby | 32 | 156 | 138 | 36 | 102 | 33 | 0 | 33 | STL,NYG,BSN,CHC |
| 10 | Juan Gonzalez | 32 | 153 | 146 | 40 | 108 | 32 | 0 | 36 | TEX,DET,CLE,KCR |
