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There are several different stories as to how Young earned the nickname "Cy", however they all acknowledge that it is short short for "[[Tornado|Cyclone]]." One version is that when pitching he twisted his body around and whipped around with such speed, it resembled a cyclone. Another story says that barns and fences would show cyclone-like damage after Young hit them with a throw.{{Fact|date=January 2007}} He was born in [[Gilmore, Ohio]], and raised in [[Newcomerstown, Ohio]]. Young later died in Newcomerstown, where the local park bears his name and a [[memorial]] to the pitcher stands. | There are several different stories as to how Young earned the nickname "Cy", however they all acknowledge that it is short short for "[[Tornado|Cyclone]]." One version is that when pitching he twisted his body around and whipped around with such speed, it resembled a cyclone. Another story says that barns and fences would show cyclone-like damage after Young hit them with a throw.{{Fact|date=January 2007}} He was born in [[Gilmore, Ohio]], and raised in [[Newcomerstown, Ohio]]. Young later died in Newcomerstown, where the local park bears his name and a [[memorial]] to the pitcher stands. | ||
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| − | Not much is know about Cy Young and his personal life. Young left behind little in terms of personal written documents, such as diaries or correspondence. Young was also unlike some of the more colorful players in baseball at the time. Young was a quiet, unassuming, and well-mannered young man, a predictable product of rural Ohio during the post-Civil War era. (3) The combination of these two facts leads to our lack of information about his personal life. One of the most comprehensive and recent biographies on Cy Young is “Cy Young: A Baseball Life” written by Reed Browning in 2003. | + | Not much is know about Cy Young and his personal life. Young left behind little in terms of personal written documents, such as diaries or correspondence. Young was also unlike some of the more colorful players in baseball at the time. Young was a quiet, unassuming, and well-mannered young man, a predictable product of rural Ohio during the post-Civil War era. (3) The combination of these two facts leads to our lack of information about his personal life. One of the most comprehensive and recent biographies on Cy Young is “Cy Young: A Baseball Life” written by Reed Browning in 2003. |
| − | “Denton True Young” was born the son of a civil war veteran on March 29, 1967 in Gilmore, Ohio. Young grew up in the nearby rural farming town of Newcomerstown. Young attended formal schooling up until then sixth grade before dropping out and working on the family farm full time. As a teenager, Young worked up a strong reputation in town baseball circles and eventually played a year for the Canton club of the Tri-State League in 1889.(3) | + | “Denton True Young” was born the son of a civil war veteran on March 29, 1967 in Gilmore, Ohio. Young grew up in the nearby rural farming town of Newcomerstown. Young attended formal schooling up until then sixth grade before dropping out and working on the family farm full time. As a teenager, Young worked up a strong reputation in town baseball circles and eventually played a year for his first organized team, the Canton club of the Tri-State League in 1889.(3) |
The only relationship we know that Young had was with a childhood sweetheart named Robba Miler. Young wanted to waited until he had a thousand dollars in his bank account before asking her to marry him. (3) Young married Robba Miller on November 8, 1892.(6) They remained married for the entirety of their lives but had no children. After his retirement at the age of 44, Young moved back to Peoli (Newcomerstown), Ohio, where he had a small farm. Young worked odd jobs to make money and sometimes took part in old timers’ games. Robba died in 1933. Young died in quietly on November 4th, 1955 in Newcomerstown, Ohio at the age of 88. (1) | The only relationship we know that Young had was with a childhood sweetheart named Robba Miler. Young wanted to waited until he had a thousand dollars in his bank account before asking her to marry him. (3) Young married Robba Miller on November 8, 1892.(6) They remained married for the entirety of their lives but had no children. After his retirement at the age of 44, Young moved back to Peoli (Newcomerstown), Ohio, where he had a small farm. Young worked odd jobs to make money and sometimes took part in old timers’ games. Robba died in 1933. Young died in quietly on November 4th, 1955 in Newcomerstown, Ohio at the age of 88. (1) | ||
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It was during his time with the Canton club that Denton True Young received his nickname, though it was originally “The Cyclone” and wasn’t shortened to “Cy” until later on. There are several different stories as to how Young earned the nickname, however they all acknowledge that it is short for "[[Tornado|Cyclone]]" and had to do with the speed with which he pitched. One version says that, while in the minor leagues with Canton, Ohio, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound right-hander warmed up by throwing pitches against a wooden fence. When someone said that the fence looked like a cyclone hit it after Young had completed his warmups.(2) Another version states that the it was a wild pitch that tore a couple of wooden planks loose from the grandstand and caused an observer to say that it looked like a cyclone hit. (7) The most common version of the myth is that Young received the nickname merely because his fastball was so overwhelmingly fast. | It was during his time with the Canton club that Denton True Young received his nickname, though it was originally “The Cyclone” and wasn’t shortened to “Cy” until later on. There are several different stories as to how Young earned the nickname, however they all acknowledge that it is short for "[[Tornado|Cyclone]]" and had to do with the speed with which he pitched. One version says that, while in the minor leagues with Canton, Ohio, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound right-hander warmed up by throwing pitches against a wooden fence. When someone said that the fence looked like a cyclone hit it after Young had completed his warmups.(2) Another version states that the it was a wild pitch that tore a couple of wooden planks loose from the grandstand and caused an observer to say that it looked like a cyclone hit. (7) The most common version of the myth is that Young received the nickname merely because his fastball was so overwhelmingly fast. | ||
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| + | During Cy Young’s career, a tremendous amount of change occurred to the rules for pitching. When Young first began pitching, pitchers were only allowed to throw underhand. That didn’t change until the mid-1880s. (1) Most pitchers didn’t wear gloves and Young himself didn’t start using one until 1896. (9) When he began as a pitcher, the pitching rubber was a pitching box that was 50 feet from the plate at its closest point. At the beginning of Young’s career, home plate was a diamond shape, which sometimes made it difficult for pitchers and umpires to differentiate a strike from a ball. The rules stated that a foul ball was not a strike. Many pitchers effected by these rule changes, but Young and a few others remained unbothered. | ||
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| + | With the Canton team, Young compiled a 15-15 record and before being offered a chance to play for a professional team. In 1890, the Cleveland Spiders offered Young the chance to play in the majors for the sum of $500.(4) Young debuted on August 6, 1890 against the Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago Cubs), allowing only three hits and receiving the win. (8) | ||
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| + | Young spent the ten years from 1890 to 1900 in the National league. For the first 9 years he pitched for the Cleveland Spiders. What Cleveland got was a reliable and durable pitcher. Young was able to pitch games every other day (2) and on one day in October 1890, Young even pitched both games of a double header, winning both with 5-1 and 7-3 results. (2) (8) In 1892, Young set his career high for wins in a single season with a 36-12 record. Young also helped the Spiders to the National League Championship, then known as the Temple Cup, in 1895. In 1899, Young and the rest of the Cleveland team were transferred to the St. Louis Perfectos, who would become the St. Louis Cardinals the next year. This swapping of rosters was only possible because the Spiders and Cardinals had the same owner. | ||
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| + | In 1901, Young moved from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans of the newly formed American League. Young again showed his consistency and durability by leading the American League in wins for three straight season between 1901 and 1903, with 33, 32, and 28 wins in consecutive years. In 1901, Young won the Triple Crown for pitchers, which includes leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA (Earned Run Average). | ||
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| + | In 1903, Young would lead the Boston Americans to the American League pennant. The Americans would play against the National League pennant winning Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series. Young threw the first pitch in the first game of that World Series, but would get the loss in a 7-3 Pittsburgh win. Young would come back and win two games in the best-of-nine series (the World Series wasn’t reduced to the modern best-of-seven series format until 1922) to help his team win the series, 5-3. | ||
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| + | Young would spend seven years playing for the Boston organization, who became known as the Boston Red Sox in his last year, 1908. (9) On August 13, 1908, the American League honored Young by celebrating Cy Young Day. On this day, the league suspended all league games, brought together an All-Star team to visit the Boston stadium, then the Huntington Avenue Grounds, and play against Young and the Boston team. Young pitched the first few innings and the game was interrupted several times to make presentations to Young. (2) | ||
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| + | In 1909, Young was trades back to the Cleveland organization, now know as the Naps, and compiling a 19-15 record. Young continued to play, but age and weight started to take its toll. In the following two years, Young combined for only 14 wins. Midway through his last season in 1911, he was waived by the Cleveland Naps and then signed with the Boston Braves. But Young’s arm was not the same as it once was and Young did not return for the 1912 season. (1) | ||
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Revision as of 04:14, 30 March 2007
- For the Disney animator, see Cy Young (animator).
- For the Major League Baseball award named the 'Cy Young Award', see Cy Young Award.
| Cy Young | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 6, 1890 for the Cleveland Spiders | |
| Final game | |
| October 11, 1911 for the Boston Rustlers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Wins | 511 |
| E.R.A. | 2.63 |
| Strike Outs | 2803 |
| Teams | |
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Cleveland Spiders (1890 - 1898) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | March 29, 1867, Gilmore, OH |
| Death: | November 4, 1955, Newcomerstown, OH |
| Professional Career | |
| Debut | August 6, 1890, Cleveland Spiders |
| Team(s) | 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) |
| HOF induction: | 1936 |
| Career Highlights | |
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Denton True Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American baseball pitcher during the 1890s and 1900s. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Young in 1937 and he won one championship in 1903 as a member of the Boston Americans. An accomplished athlete, Young won the 1901 AL Triple Crown for Pitchers. The annual award given for the pitcher of the year in each league is named the Cy Young Award. Young played twenty-two years of professional baseball. He set the records for most wins all-time, most innings pitched all-time, most games started all-time, and most complete games all-time. His longevity also allowed him to set the record for the most career losses, despite winning 62% of his decisions.
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There are several different stories as to how Young earned the nickname "Cy", however they all acknowledge that it is short short for "Cyclone." One version is that when pitching he twisted his body around and whipped around with such speed, it resembled a cyclone. Another story says that barns and fences would show cyclone-like damage after Young hit them with a throw.[citation needed] He was born in Gilmore, Ohio, and raised in Newcomerstown, Ohio. Young later died in Newcomerstown, where the local park bears his name and a memorial to the pitcher stands.
Life Outside Baseball
Not much is know about Cy Young and his personal life. Young left behind little in terms of personal written documents, such as diaries or correspondence. Young was also unlike some of the more colorful players in baseball at the time. Young was a quiet, unassuming, and well-mannered young man, a predictable product of rural Ohio during the post-Civil War era. (3) The combination of these two facts leads to our lack of information about his personal life. One of the most comprehensive and recent biographies on Cy Young is “Cy Young: A Baseball Life” written by Reed Browning in 2003.
“Denton True Young” was born the son of a civil war veteran on March 29, 1967 in Gilmore, Ohio. Young grew up in the nearby rural farming town of Newcomerstown. Young attended formal schooling up until then sixth grade before dropping out and working on the family farm full time. As a teenager, Young worked up a strong reputation in town baseball circles and eventually played a year for his first organized team, the Canton club of the Tri-State League in 1889.(3)
The only relationship we know that Young had was with a childhood sweetheart named Robba Miler. Young wanted to waited until he had a thousand dollars in his bank account before asking her to marry him. (3) Young married Robba Miller on November 8, 1892.(6) They remained married for the entirety of their lives but had no children. After his retirement at the age of 44, Young moved back to Peoli (Newcomerstown), Ohio, where he had a small farm. Young worked odd jobs to make money and sometimes took part in old timers’ games. Robba died in 1933. Young died in quietly on November 4th, 1955 in Newcomerstown, Ohio at the age of 88. (1)
Professional Career in Baseball
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It was during his time with the Canton club that Denton True Young received his nickname, though it was originally “The Cyclone” and wasn’t shortened to “Cy” until later on. There are several different stories as to how Young earned the nickname, however they all acknowledge that it is short for "Cyclone" and had to do with the speed with which he pitched. One version says that, while in the minor leagues with Canton, Ohio, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound right-hander warmed up by throwing pitches against a wooden fence. When someone said that the fence looked like a cyclone hit it after Young had completed his warmups.(2) Another version states that the it was a wild pitch that tore a couple of wooden planks loose from the grandstand and caused an observer to say that it looked like a cyclone hit. (7) The most common version of the myth is that Young received the nickname merely because his fastball was so overwhelmingly fast.
During Cy Young’s career, a tremendous amount of change occurred to the rules for pitching. When Young first began pitching, pitchers were only allowed to throw underhand. That didn’t change until the mid-1880s. (1) Most pitchers didn’t wear gloves and Young himself didn’t start using one until 1896. (9) When he began as a pitcher, the pitching rubber was a pitching box that was 50 feet from the plate at its closest point. At the beginning of Young’s career, home plate was a diamond shape, which sometimes made it difficult for pitchers and umpires to differentiate a strike from a ball. The rules stated that a foul ball was not a strike. Many pitchers effected by these rule changes, but Young and a few others remained unbothered.
With the Canton team, Young compiled a 15-15 record and before being offered a chance to play for a professional team. In 1890, the Cleveland Spiders offered Young the chance to play in the majors for the sum of $500.(4) Young debuted on August 6, 1890 against the Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago Cubs), allowing only three hits and receiving the win. (8)
Young spent the ten years from 1890 to 1900 in the National league. For the first 9 years he pitched for the Cleveland Spiders. What Cleveland got was a reliable and durable pitcher. Young was able to pitch games every other day (2) and on one day in October 1890, Young even pitched both games of a double header, winning both with 5-1 and 7-3 results. (2) (8) In 1892, Young set his career high for wins in a single season with a 36-12 record. Young also helped the Spiders to the National League Championship, then known as the Temple Cup, in 1895. In 1899, Young and the rest of the Cleveland team were transferred to the St. Louis Perfectos, who would become the St. Louis Cardinals the next year. This swapping of rosters was only possible because the Spiders and Cardinals had the same owner.
In 1901, Young moved from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans of the newly formed American League. Young again showed his consistency and durability by leading the American League in wins for three straight season between 1901 and 1903, with 33, 32, and 28 wins in consecutive years. In 1901, Young won the Triple Crown for pitchers, which includes leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA (Earned Run Average).
In 1903, Young would lead the Boston Americans to the American League pennant. The Americans would play against the National League pennant winning Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series. Young threw the first pitch in the first game of that World Series, but would get the loss in a 7-3 Pittsburgh win. Young would come back and win two games in the best-of-nine series (the World Series wasn’t reduced to the modern best-of-seven series format until 1922) to help his team win the series, 5-3.
Young would spend seven years playing for the Boston organization, who became known as the Boston Red Sox in his last year, 1908. (9) On August 13, 1908, the American League honored Young by celebrating Cy Young Day. On this day, the league suspended all league games, brought together an All-Star team to visit the Boston stadium, then the Huntington Avenue Grounds, and play against Young and the Boston team. Young pitched the first few innings and the game was interrupted several times to make presentations to Young. (2)
In 1909, Young was trades back to the Cleveland organization, now know as the Naps, and compiling a 19-15 record. Young continued to play, but age and weight started to take its toll. In the following two years, Young combined for only 14 wins. Midway through his last season in 1911, he was waived by the Cleveland Naps and then signed with the Boston Braves. But Young’s arm was not the same as it once was and Young did not return for the 1912 season. (1)
Young began his major league career in 1890 with the Cleveland Spiders. He allowed three hits in his debut. In 1893, the pitching mound was placed 60 feet 6 inches from home plate.[1] He was one of the few pitchers whose statistical performance did not suffer as a consequence of the move.
In 1899, the Spiders and the St. Louis Perfectos essentially swapped teams by trading rosters.[citation needed] He played for St. Louis in 1899 and 1900, although by 1900, they had become the Cardinals.
In 1901, he left St. Louis and jumped to the newly formed American League.[citation needed] He joined the Boston Americans and spent the next seven seasons with the franchise. In his first season with the Americans, Young earned the AL Triple Crown for Pitchers when he lead the league with 33 wins, 158 strike outs, and a 1.62 ERA.
In 1903, the Americans played the Pittsburg Pirates in the World Series. Young pitched in the first game on October 1, 1903. He lost the game 7-3, but Boston won the series five games to three. Young finished the series with a 2-1 record and a 1.83 ERA.
Young pitched a perfect game on May 5, 1904 in Boston, against the Philadelphia Athletics. In later years, he considered this game his greatest day in baseball.[citation needed] It was the centerpiece of a sterling pitching streak. During that streak Young set records for the most consecutive scoreless innings pitched and for the most consecutive innings without allowing a hit; the latter record still stands at twenty-four innings. He also had two other no-hitters in his career. Between 1891 and 1896, Young averaged 415 innings per season and he still holds the record for complete games with 749.
Young was honored on August 13, 1908. No American League games were played on that day and a group of All-Stars from the league's other teams gathered in Boston to play against Young and the Red Sox.[2]
Young spent his penultimate year with the Cleveland Naps in 1910. He split 1911, his final year, between the Naps and the Boston Rustlers. In his final game, the last seven batters Young faced hit combined to hit one triple, three singles and three doubles. He retired after the season with 511 career wins. This was 147 more wins than then runner-up, Pud Galvin. Currently, Walter Johnson is second on the list with 417 wins.
Later life
In 1993, Northeastern University unveiled a statue of Young outside the Cabot Center, one of its athletic complexes. The statue stands near the spot of the pitcher's mound from Huntington Avenue Grounds, the home field of the Red Sox in Young's time.
In 1999, 88 years after his final major league appearance and 44 years after his death, he ranked Number 14 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, even though half of his career took place in the 19th century.
Career statistics
Pitching statistics
| W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
| 511 | 316 | 2.63 | 906 | 815 | 749 | 76 | 17 | 7354 2/3 | 7,092 | 2,147 | 138 | 1,217 | 2,803 |
Hitting statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | TB | SH | HBP |
| 918 | 2960 | 325 | 623 | 87 | 36 | 18 | 290 | 29 | --- | 81 | --- | .210 | --- | .281 | 834 | --- | 10 |
Young predates statistics such as on-base percentage, strike-outs, sac hits and caught stealing
See also
- Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
- Top 100 winning pitchers of all time
- List of MLB individual streaks
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- ↑ This is the current distance from home plate to the pitching mound.
- ↑ Cy Young Day. brainyhistory.com. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics
| Preceded by: Monte Ward |
Perfect game pitcher May 5, 1904 |
Succeeded by: Addie Joss |
| Preceded by: Chick Stahl |
Boston Red Sox manager 1907 |
Succeeded by: George Huff |
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