Born:(1867-03-29)March 29, 1867 Gilmore, Ohio, U.S.
Died: November 4, 1955(1955-11-04) (aged 88) Newcomerstown, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 6, 1890, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
October 11, 1911, for the Boston Rustlers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
511–315
Earned run average
2.63
Strikeouts
2,803
Teams
As player
Cleveland Spiders (1890–1898)
St. Louis Perfectos / Cardinals (1899–1900)
Boston Americans / Red Sox (1901–1908)
Cleveland Naps (1909–1911)
Boston Rustlers (1911)
As manager
Boston Americans (1907)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1903)
Triple Crown (1901)
5× Wins leader (1892, 1895, 1901–1903)
2× ERA leader (1892, 1901)
2× Strikeout leader (1896, 1901)
Pitched a perfect game on May 5, 1904
Pitched three no-hitters (1897, 1904, 1908)
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
MLB records
511 career wins
7,356 career innings pitched
815 career games started
749 career complete games
251⁄3 consecutive hitless innings pitched
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1937
Vote
76.1% (second ballot)
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898. He was then transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals franchise. 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. 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. After his speed diminished, he relied more on his control and remained effective into his forties. By the time Young retired, he had established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for over a century. He holds MLB records for the most career wins, with 511, along with most career losses, earned runs, hits allowed, innings pitched, games started, batters faced, and complete games. He led his league in wins during five seasons and pitched three no-hitters, including a perfect game in 1904.
Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. He is often regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, as well as a pioneer of modern pitching. In 1956, one year after his death, the Cy Young Award was created to annually honor the best pitcher in the Major Leagues (later each League) of the previous season, cementing his name as synonymous with excellence in pitching.
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his...
The CyYoung Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL)...
Cleveland professional baseball for the next 55 years. Led by native Ohioan CyYoung, the Spiders became a contender in the mid-1890s, playing in the Temple...
in 1956 when Don Newcombe became the first player ever to win both the CyYoung Award and the NL MVP in the same season. After 68 seasons in Brooklyn,...
Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly Jr. (/saɪ ˈtwɒmbli/; April 25, 1928 – July 5, 2011) was an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Twombly influenced artists...
season. In July, they signed three-time CyYoung Award winner Pedro Martínez and acquired 2008 American League CyYoung winner Cliff Lee before the trade deadline...
time the Mets drafted slugger Darryl Strawberry (#1 in 1980) and 1985 CyYoung Award winner Dwight Gooden (#5 in 1982). Former National League MVP and...
previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. A three-time CyYoung Award winner and as well as an AL MVP recipient, Verlander is considered...
the Phillies augmented their starting rotation by acquiring two former CyYoung Award winners in Cliff Lee and Pedro Martínez from a trade and a free agent...
starting pitcher, Scherzer is an eight-time MLB All-Star, has won three CyYoung Awards, has pitched two no-hitters, and won the World Series with the Nationals...
set forth in the official rules. CyYoung holds the MLB win record with 511; Walter Johnson is second with 417. Young and Johnson are the only players...
the club from the new American League. Boston pitchers Bill Dinneen and CyYoung led Boston to victory. In Game 1, Phillippe struck out ten Boston batters...
(ERA) in 2012, finishing fourth in the voting for the National League CyYoung Award and helping lead the Reds to the NL Central title. In 2014, he won...
Hall of Fame: CyYoung, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Randy Johnson, and Roy Halladay. David Cone won the CyYoung Award once,...
outfielders Chick Stahl, Buck Freeman, and Patsy Dougherty, and pitcher CyYoung, who in 1901 won the pitching Triple Crown with 33 wins (41.8% of the team's...
debuting in 2008. He is a ten-time All-Star, three-time National League (NL) CyYoung Award winner, the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player, and a World Series champion...
1934; no pitcher has accomplished it since. McLain won the AL MVP and CyYoung Award for his efforts. In the 1968 World Series, the Tigers met the defending...
and first among left-handers. Johnson is a ten-time All-Star, won the CyYoung Award five times, and is one of only two pitchers (the other is Greg Maddux)...
11-time MLB All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Clemens won seven CyYoung Awards, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his...
Baseball Hall of Fame, including left fielder Jesse Burkett and pitcher CyYoung. In 1899, owners Frank and Stanley Robison purchased a second team – the...
Since the creation of the CyYoung Award in 1956, he is the only pitcher to win an MVP award without winning a CyYoung in the same year (Don Newcombe...
some candidates had their vote split between the elections as a result – CyYoung, the pitcher with most wins in Major League history, finished 8th in the...
Cleveland Indians. Maddux was the first pitcher in MLB history to win the CyYoung Award four consecutive years (1992–1995), matched by only one other pitcher...
League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the San Francisco Giants. A two-time CyYoung Award winner, Lincecum helped the Giants win three World Series championships...
of the CyYoung Award, Denton CyYoung pitched for the league champion Nadjys in 1890, in his first professional season. Young acquired his "Cy" nickname...
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