Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
He was buried in Peoli, Ohio. ==Legacy== Young's career is seen as a bridge from baseball's earliest days to its modern era; he pitched against stars such as Cap Anson, already an established player when the National League was first formed in 1876, as well as against Eddie Collins, who played until 1930.
This occurred in 1880, when Lee Richmond and John Montgomery Ward pitched perfect games within five days of each other, although under somewhat different rules: the front edge of the pitcher's box was only from home base (the modern release point is about farther away); walks required eight balls; and pitchers were obliged to throw side-armed.
Since 1881, pitchers had pitched within a "box" whose front line was from home base, and since 1887 they had been compelled to toe the back line of the box when delivering the ball.
In 1885, Young moved with his father to Nebraska, and in the summer of 1887, they returned to Gilmore. Young played for many amateur baseball leagues during his youth, including a semi-professional Carrollton team in 1888.
In 1885, Young moved with his father to Nebraska, and in the summer of 1887, they returned to Gilmore. Young played for many amateur baseball leagues during his youth, including a semi-professional Carrollton team in 1888.
Since 1881, pitchers had pitched within a "box" whose front line was from home base, and since 1887 they had been compelled to toe the back line of the box when delivering the ball.
In 1885, Young moved with his father to Nebraska, and in the summer of 1887, they returned to Gilmore. Young played for many amateur baseball leagues during his youth, including a semi-professional Carrollton team in 1888.
After the season, Young received an offer to play for the minor league Canton team, which started Young's professional career. ==Professional baseball career== ===Minor leagues=== Young began his professional career in 1889 with the Canton, Ohio, team of the Tri-State League, a professional minor league.
Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898.
Therefore, in 1890, Young signed with the Cleveland Spiders, a team which had moved from the American Association to the National League the previous year. ===Cleveland Spiders=== On August 6, 1890, Young's major league debut, he pitched a three-hit 8–1 victory over the Chicago Colts.
Young continued to perform at a high level during the 1890 season.
From 1891 through 1905, he drove in 10 or more runs for 15 straight seasons, with a high of 28 RBI in 1896. ==Pitching style== Particularly after his fastball slowed, Young relied upon his control.
For nineteen consecutive years, from 1891 through 1909, Young was in his league's top ten for innings pitched; in fourteen of the seasons, he was in the top five.
In the book The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers, sports journalist Rob Neyer wrote that the speed with which pitchers like Cy Young, Amos Rusie, and Jouett Meekin threw was the impetus that caused the move. The 1892 regular season was a success for Young, who led the National League in wins (36), ERA (1.93), and shutouts (9).
Just as many contemporary Minor League Baseball leagues operate today, the National League was using a split season format during the 1892 season.
His career high was 36 in 1892.
Young won two ERA titles during his career, in 1892 (1.93) and in 1901 (1.62), and was three times the runner-up.
In 1893, was added to the back line, yielding the modern pitching distance of .
Young's perfect game was the first under the modern rules established in 1893.
He also threw a complete game shutout, but the game ended in a scoreless tie. The Spiders faced the Baltimore Orioles in the Temple Cup, a precursor to the World Series, in 1895.
Young's 76 career shutouts are fourth all-time. Young led his league in wins five times (1892, 1895, and 1901–1903), finishing second twice.
The pitch today is called a changeup. In 1896, Young lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning when Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies hit a single.
Young also led his league in strikeouts twice (with 140 in 1896, and 158 in 1901), and in shutouts seven times.
From 1891 through 1905, he drove in 10 or more runs for 15 straight seasons, with a high of 28 RBI in 1896. ==Pitching style== Particularly after his fastball slowed, Young relied upon his control.
On September 18, 1897, Young pitched the first no-hitter of his career in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898.
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Louis finished fifth in both 1899 and 1900.
Louis finished fifth in both 1899 and 1900.
Not until 1900, a decade into his career, did Young pitch two consecutive incomplete games.
In 1901, Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908, helping them win the 1903 World Series.
The two men were teammates for a decade. ===Move to Boston of the American League=== In 1901, the rival American League declared major league status and set about raiding National League rosters.
Young won almost 42% of his team's games in 1901, accounting for 33 of his team's 79 wins.
Young's 76 career shutouts are fourth all-time. Young led his league in wins five times (1892, 1895, and 1901–1903), finishing second twice.
Young won two ERA titles during his career, in 1892 (1.93) and in 1901 (1.62), and was three times the runner-up.
Young also led his league in strikeouts twice (with 140 in 1896, and 158 in 1901), and in shutouts seven times.
In February 1902, before the start of the baseball season, Young served as a pitching coach at Harvard University.
Although Young threw over 400 innings in each of his first four full seasons, he did not lead his league until 1902.
In 1901, Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908, helping them win the 1903 World Series.
The team went on to win the Georgia state championship in 1903, 1904, and 1905. The Boston Americans played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series in 1903.
It was there that Young had pitched the first game of the 1903 World Series, as well as the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
A home plate-shaped plaque next to the statue reads: On October 1, 1903 the first modern World Series between the American League champion Boston Pilgrims (later known as the Red Sox) and the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates was played on this site.
He led his league in wins during five seasons and pitched three no-hitters, including a 1904 perfect game. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
The team went on to win the Georgia state championship in 1903, 1904, and 1905. The Boston Americans played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series in 1903.
Young finished the series with a 2–1 record and a 1.85 ERA in four appearances, and Boston defeated Pittsburgh, five games to three games. After one-hitting Boston on May 2, 1904, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell taunted Young to face him so that he could repeat his performance against Boston's ace.
The team went on to win the Georgia state championship in 1903, 1904, and 1905. The Boston Americans played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series in 1903.
One year later, on July 4, 1905, Rube Waddell beat Young and the Americans, 4–2, in a 20-inning matchup.
From 1891 through 1905, he drove in 10 or more runs for 15 straight seasons, with a high of 28 RBI in 1896. ==Pitching style== Particularly after his fastball slowed, Young relied upon his control.
Young did not walk a batter and was later quoted: "For my part, I think it was the greatest game of ball I ever took part in." In 1907, Young and Waddell faced off in a scoreless 13-inning tie. In 1908, Young pitched the third no-hitter of his career.
In 1901, Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908, helping them win the 1903 World Series.
Young did not walk a batter and was later quoted: "For my part, I think it was the greatest game of ball I ever took part in." In 1907, Young and Waddell faced off in a scoreless 13-inning tie. In 1908, Young pitched the third no-hitter of his career.
On August 13, 1908, the league celebrated "Cy Young Day".
Young would remain with the Boston team until 1909.
When the season ended, he posted a 1.26 ERA, which gave him not only the lowest in his career, but also gave him a major league record of being the oldest pitcher with 150+ innings pitched to post a season ERA under 1.50. ===Cleveland Naps and retirement=== Young was traded back to Cleveland, the place where he played over half his career, before the 1909 season, to the Cleveland Naps of the American League.
For nineteen consecutive years, from 1891 through 1909, Young was in his league's top ten for innings pitched; in fourteen of the seasons, he was in the top five.
The following season, 1910, he won his 500th career game on July 19 against Washington.
That's why I was able to work every other day. ==Managerial record== Stepped down to a player only role. ==Later life== In 1910, it was reported that Young was a vegetarian.
He finished his career with the Cleveland Naps and Boston Rustlers, retiring in 1911. Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in the game early in his career.
He split 1911, his final year, between the Naps and the Boston Rustlers.
On September 22, 1911, Young shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1–0, for his last career victory.
Beginning in 1912, Young lived and worked on his farm.
In 1913, he served as manager of the Cleveland Green Sox of the Federal League, which was at the time an outlaw league.
However, he never worked in baseball after that. In 1916, he ran for county treasurer in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Young's wife, Roba, whom he had known since childhood, died in 1933.
Young's career record for strikeouts was broken by Johnson in 1921.
Although the phrase "perfect game" appeared in record books as early as 1922, and was a common expression years before that, Major League Baseball did not formalize the definition of a "perfect game" until 1991, long after Young's death.
He was buried in Peoli, Ohio. ==Legacy== Young's career is seen as a bridge from baseball's earliest days to its modern era; he pitched against stars such as Cap Anson, already an established player when the National League was first formed in 1876, as well as against Eddie Collins, who played until 1930.
However, he never worked in baseball after that. In 1916, he ran for county treasurer in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Young's wife, Roba, whom he had known since childhood, died in 1933.
He led his league in wins during five seasons and pitched three no-hitters, including a 1904 perfect game. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
In 1937, 26 years after he retired from baseball, Young was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The pitcher's mound was not moved back to its present position of until Young's fourth season; he did not wear a glove until his sixth season. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
He was among the first to donate mementos to the Hall. By 1940, Young's only source of income was stock dividends of $300 per year ($ today).
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
On November 4, 1955, Young died on the Benedums' farm at the age of 88.
Nonetheless, Young's 1955 obituary also used the phrase. :"An official perfect game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings.
In 1956, one year after his death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the best pitcher in each league for each season. ==Early life== Cy Young was the oldest child born to Nancy (Mottmiller) and McKinzie Young, Jr., and was christened Denton True Young.
In 1956, about one year after Young's death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the best pitcher in Major League Baseball for each season.
The honor was divided into two Cy Young Awards in 1967, one for each league. On September 23, 1993, a statue dedicated to him was unveiled by Northeastern University on the site of the Red Sox's original stadium, the Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Although the phrase "perfect game" appeared in record books as early as 1922, and was a common expression years before that, Major League Baseball did not formalize the definition of a "perfect game" until 1991, long after Young's death.
The honor was divided into two Cy Young Awards in 1967, one for each league. On September 23, 1993, a statue dedicated to him was unveiled by Northeastern University on the site of the Red Sox's original stadium, the Huntington Avenue Grounds.
The Pilgrims, led by twenty-eight game winner Cy Young, trailed the series three games to one but then swept four consecutive victories to win the championship five games to three. In 1999, 88 years after his final major league appearance and 44 years after his death, editors at The Sporting News ranked Young 14th on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players".
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