“A _____ short of the cycle …”

Don’t you love articles that note players who finished just one particular type of hit short of the cycle?

Like this guy, who finished a triple short of the cycle … A triple, the hardest, rarest form of hit to be had, and its news-worthy?

Well, to celebrate the “____ short of the cycle” champs, here are the 2015 and single season leaders for each type of hit lacking.

 

2015 Leaders in Games Being Only a Homer Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
A.J. Pollock	3
Ben Zobrist	2
Jose Ramirez	2
Ben Paulsen	2
Jason Kipnis	2
Jason Heyward	2
Paul Goldschmidt	2
Delino DeShields	2

2015 Leaders in Games Being Only a Triple Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Yoenis Cespedes	5
Adam Lind	4
Carlos Correa	4
Lorenzo Cain	4

2015 Leaders in Games Being Only a Double Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Rougned Odor	2
Kris Bryant	2

2015 Leaders in Games Being Only a Single Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Eddie Rosario	1
Matt Duffy	1
Mookie Betts	1

Most Games Being Only a Homer Short of the Cycle in a Single Season

Player	Year	#Matching
Paul Waner	1928	6
Rip Radcliff	1937	5
Heinie Zimmerman	1915	4
Paul Waner	1926	4
Hal Trosky	1938	4
Sam Rice	1925	4
Stan Musial	1943	4
Stan Musial	1948	4
Heinie Manush	1928	4
Charlie Gehringer	1930	4
Kiki Cuyler	1925	4
Ty Cobb	1917	4

Most Games Being Only a Triple Short of the Cycle in a Single Season

Player	Year	#Matching
Matt Holliday	2007	9
Billy Williams	1964	7
Bill Terry	1930	7
Alfonso Soriano	2002	7
Babe Ruth	1923	7
Stan Musial	1948	7
Bobby Murcer	1972	7
Rogers Hornsby	1929	7
Jeff Bagwell	1994	7

Most Games Being Only a Double Short of the Cycle in a Single Season

Player	Year	#Matching
Chick Hafey	1929	4
Lou Gehrig	1931	4
Ted Williams	1939	3
Grady Sizemore	2005	3
Babe Ruth	1921	3
Carl Reynolds	1930	3
Hank Greenberg	1937	3
Lou Gehrig	1930	3
Lou Gehrig	1935	3
Harold Baines	1984	3

Most Games Being Only a Single Short of the Cycle in a Single Season

Player	Year	#Matching
Chris Owings	2014	2
Stan Musial	1951	2
Eddie Mathews	1960	2
Gregg Jefferies	1988	2
Travis Jackson	1929	2
Joe DiMaggio	1937	2

Career Leaders in Games Being Only a Homer Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Paul Waner	27
Stan Musial	20
Sam Rice	18

Career Leaders in Games Being Only a Triple Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Lou Gehrig	42
Babe Ruth	41
Alex Rodriguez	38

Career Leaders in Games Being Only a Double Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Lou Gehrig	15
Babe Ruth	9
Rogers Hornsby	9

Career Leaders in Games Being Only a Single Short of the Cycle

Player	#Matching
Manny Trillo	3
Babe Ruth	3
Frank Robinson	3
Magglio Ordonez	3
Gregg Jefferies	3
Brian Giles	3
Lou Gehrig	3
Joe Cronin	3
Ellis Burks	3
Hank Aaron	3

And for completeness sake, here are the yearly totals of cycles completed, along with those games missing each type of hit.

Year	Cycles	missing 1B	missing 2B	missing 3B	missing HR
1913	0	3	8	32	54
1914	1	3	19	33	68
1915	1	3	8	28	82
1916	0	0	6	15	45
1917	0	1	3	11	45
1918	1	0	5	14	48
1919	0	2	6	29	53
1920	3	3	5	44	66
1921	4	3	20	78	86
1922	4	5	24	74	75
1923	1	3	16	73	77
1924	2	2	8	63	87
1925	3	8	15	82	75
1926	1	5	14	63	79
1927	2	3	20	71	76
1928	2	4	13	72	76
1929	3	12	20	103	79
1930	3	5	25	127	93
1931	3	5	10	73	77
1932	2	3	22	94	71
1933	8	5	22	71	68
1934	3	2	16	102	75
1935	1	2	20	79	68
1936	1	4	25	113	69
1937	3	5	25	80	70
1938	1	3	19	84	68
1939	3	8	15	84	53
1940	6	0	16	95	53
1941	1	2	15	82	54
1942	0	4	12	52	29
1943	1	2	10	48	45
1944	3	2	15	52	60
1945	2	4	6	51	43
1946	2	3	11	63	36
1947	2	3	18	81	42
1948	3	4	13	94	51
1949	3	4	4	84	39
1950	5	5	20	97	54
1951	1	7	19	95	39
1952	1	4	12	72	28
1953	0	2	28	102	40
1954	1	2	14	83	43
1955	0	2	13	92	33
1956	0	5	23	102	25
1957	2	4	20	93	29
1958	0	9	13	84	39
1959	1	4	7	95	25
1960	2	7	15	84	23
1961	1	6	14	107	27
1962	1	3	27	108	43
1963	2	3	8	98	28
1964	4	4	17	121	51
1965	1	3	22	97	29
1966	2	3	11	104	40
1967	0	4	9	69	31
1968	1	3	6	76	37
1969	0	6	22	121	34
1970	5	4	16	144	30
1971	1	1	19	123	38
1972	4	4	21	126	24
1973	1	5	16	136	36
1974	1	3	13	86	42
1975	1	3	16	137	54
1976	6	6	9	111	39
1977	3	7	27	173	53
1978	3	5	10	132	52
1979	4	6	30	157	58
1980	5	5	21	162	52
1981	0	1	6	67	39
1982	1	4	20	150	35
1983	0	7	16	149	46
1984	4	3	19	125	46
1985	4	2	11	151	61
1986	2	4	11	157	54
1987	4	5	21	207	50
1988	3	12	13	143	49
1989	4	2	14	140	40
1990	1	2	23	165	33
1991	4	2	13	163	46
1992	1	5	18	160	40
1993	3	7	23	195	54
1994	1	4	11	213	46
1995	3	3	20	230	44
1996	3	8	25	278	42
1997	2	7	22	231	43
1998	3	3	27	245	42
1999	3	9	23	270	61
2000	5	13	24	296	58
2001	5	9	26	298	45
2002	2	4	23	258	63
2003	4	6	18	291	56
2004	6	5	22	260	61
2005	3	6	21	271	57
2006	5	10	22	279	61
2007	3	11	33	289	49
2008	5	6	28	261	50
2009	8	7	33	267	53
2010	4	4	27	221	47
2011	2	11	19	226	45
2012	4	9	16	241	51
2013	3	4	18	235	37
2014	1	8	16	204	51
2015	4	3	26	240	66