On May 5, 1933, Pepper Martin hit for the cycle at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. His historic performance led the charge in a 5-3 victory over the Phillies. Martin came into the big leagues with a bang in 1931 for the club who would go onto win the World Series. He hit .300 during his rookie season, before rockin a .500 average during the World Series. The 1932 season saw Martin's average dip to .238 before bouncing back with a .316 average. He also led the league with 122 runs scored, as well as 26 stolen bases during that '33 campaign. Check out Martin's stats here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martipe01.shtml
Check out the box score here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI193305050.shtml
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