Biography cy young

For the Olympic javelin thrower champion, see Cy Young (athlete).

Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an Americanbaseball player.

He was a pitcher for five different professional baseball teams from 1890 to 1911.

Biography cy young

He set many pitching records during his 22-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), some of which have stood for 100 years. When Young retired from baseball, he had won a total of 511 games in his career, the most in MLB history and 94 more wins than Walter Johnson, who is second on the list.

In 1956, the MLB created the Cy Young Award. The award is given each year to the pitcher who is voted the most effective in each of the two leagues.

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Young was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. During his professional career, Young won 30 or more games in a season five times, with ten other seasons of 20+ wins. He also pitched three no-hitters, including the first perfect game of baseball's "modern era."^[1]

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