As for Trout, his record-setting day against the Mariners two years ago began in rather inauspicious fashion. The Halos slugger struck out looking on just three pitches in his first at-bat before rattling off four consecutive hits the rest of the way.
Trout picked up an infield single in his second at-bat -- then stole second base -- before lacing a triple his third time up. He later knocked out the double in the sixth inning, then completed his cycle pursuit with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
Though every cycle consists of the same basic criteria, some have certainly been more unique than others.