- Denton True "Cy" Young was an American Major League Baseball pitcher
Born: | 29 March 1867 Comment | When did Cy Young die? / Died | 04 November 1955 | How many years did Cy Young live? / Lived | 88 years | Zodiac sign: | Aries |
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Cy Young facts
- During his 22-season baseball career (1890–1911), he pitched for five different teams
- Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century
- Young compiled 511 wins, which is most in Major League history and 94 ahead of Walter Johnson, second on the list
- Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937
- One year after Young's death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the previous season's best pitcher
- In addition to wins, Young still holds the major league records for most career innings pitched (7,356), most career games started (815), and most complete games (749)
- He also retired with 316 losses, the most in MLB history
- Young's 76 career shutouts are fourth all-time
- He also won at least 30 games in a season five times, with ten other seasons of 20 or more wins
- In addition, Young pitched three no-hitters, including the third perfect game in baseball history, first in baseball's "modern era"
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