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Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1936, Player -
153 votes on 201 ballots - 76.12%Born: March 29, 1867, in Gilmore, Ohio
Died: November 4, 1955, in Newcomerstown, Ohio
ML Debut: 8/6/1890
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Cleveland Spiders (1890-1898), St. Louis
Pefectos and Cardinals (1899-1900), Boston Americans, Somersets,
Pilgrims and Red Sox (1901-1908), Cleveland Naps and Indians
(1909-1911), Boston Braves (1911)
Managed: Boston Red Sox (1907)
Post-Season: 1903 World Series
Bio
One of the most consistent and durable pitchers the game has ever
known, Denton True "Cy" Young won 511 games - almost 100 more than
any other pitcher in history. He won 30 games five times and topped
20 wins an astounding 15 times. In 1901 Young had his best season
and became the fledgling American League's first superstar, leading
the junior circuit in wins, strikeouts and ERA. In 1903, he won two
games in the first modern World Series to help Boston to the
championship.
Quote
"Connie Mack, who has seen more ball games than any other
American, living or dead, always considered Young's perfect game
against Rube Waddell in 1904 the greatest exhibition of pitching
ever performed."
— Tom Meany
Did You Know... that Cy Young pitched the first perfect
game in American League history when he led the Boston Red Sox to
victory over Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics on May 5, 1904? |
