The first rookie to hit for the cycle was Bill Van Dyke in 1890 while playing ... The manager has a small bronze statue of Res on his desk at Busch Stadium. ...
Luke Scott hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, but the Astros fell a season-worst seven games under .500 for the first time this season with Friday's 11-inning, 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks. Scott became the first Astros rookie to complete the cycle, the sixth Houston player overall and the first since Craig Biggio in 2002.
He's the first rookie in the majors to hit for the cycle since Eric Valent did it for the New York Mets against Montreal in July 2004.