His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive cy young baseball stats page. Complete sports statistics 19502000, also known as grays sports almanac novelization, was a compilation of sports statistics and scores that was sold at the blast from the past antiquememorabilia store in downtown hill valley in 2015. View cy young s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Cy young videos can be found throughout baseball history. Perhaps he truly does have 3 triples against him or perhaps that book was mistaken. Check out stats on every major league baseball cy young winner since 1911 on.
This has led many less knowlegeable and new fans to consider that cy young must have been the greatest pitcher in baseball history since they name the award after him. The award was first introduced in 1956 by commissioner ford frick in honor of hall of fame pitcher cy young, who died in 1955. The first award was given to brooklyns don newcombe. The award was first introduced in 1956 by baseball commissioner ford frick in honor of hall of fame pitcher cy young, who died in. Visit the cy young biography on baseball almanac for complete statistics. Cy young baseball cards and autographs have a very large cool factor. However, unlike the other kings little is known about this magnificent pitcher and author reed browning wants to change that. Linked sets in the descriptions go straight to product profiles. Grandstand baseball annual cy young, baseball s greatest pitcher, owns one record that will never be broken.
Cy young denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was one of the bestknown pitchers in baseball history. Top cy young baseball cards, vintage, tobacco, rookies. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was an american baseball player. Yet for all his accomplishments, cy young remains to most baseball fans a legendary but little known figure. Please help support the day by day database with a donation during the baseball musings pledge drive baseball musings day by day database, cy young tracker through games of 09292019.
Given the stature of cy young in the history of major league baseball, anything that advances our knowledge of such a significant performance in his career is of interest. Browning has filled a void in baseballs biographies of its greats in authoring a no stone unturned book about young. The first cy young award was voted on in 1956, and was given to brooklyns don newcombe. Case in point are the various articles published regarding cy youngs first nohitter, which provide conflicting, incorrect, and incomplete information. Inducted to the national baseball hall of fame, he is credited for creating a number of pitching records. Andy pettitte society for american baseball research. Known as farmer young and farmboy young, this well known player started his professional career as a player of canton team of the tristate league.
Dec 12, 2005 the cy young award had by now become famous. The kings of baseball memoriabilia shows are missing a key component cy young, whose record for games won will most likely never be broken. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Cy young, american professional baseball player, winner of more major league games 511 than any other pitcher. The righthander won 511 games during his tenure in baseball, almost 100 more than any other pitcher in history. Bucky walters society for american baseball research. We begin our list with a cy young card that doesnt actually feature young at all. We are a nonprofit organization, whose goal is to provide our players the opportunity to someday reach the collegiate level of baseball by obtaining a scholarship.
Browning has filled a void in baseball s biographies of its greats in authoring a no stone unturned book about young. Greystone books, vancouver, bc, isbn 9781553655077. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was an american major league baseball mlb pitcher. Welcome to the official website of cy young, the greatest pitcher in baseball history. Cy young award simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In 1999, 88 years after his final major league appearance and 44 years after his death, editors at the sporting news ranked cy young 14th on their list of baseball s 100 greatest players. 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. Top cy young baseball cards, vintage, tobacco, rookies, best. Young, christy mathewson and walter johnson were the premier pitchers of the first 15 years of the era. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Originally, it was a single award covering all of baseball. The cy young award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in major league baseball mlb, one each for the american league al and national league nl. Young grew up on a farm, and his formal education ended in sixth grade so he could help his family with their daily farming duties. Shop comc s extensive selection of cy young hall of fame baseball cards. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank.
Cy young trading card values sportlots price guide. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. To achieve a perfect game, a team must not allow an opposing player to reach base by any means, including hits, walks, hit batsmen, or fielding errors. View cy youngs page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos.
Of course, youngs dominance and greatness havent been forgotten. His consistency, durability, and unparalleled success on the mound resulted in his induction in the national baseball hall of fame, as well as the namesake of the annual award given out to the best pitcher in each league. When young retired from baseball, he had won a total of 511 games in his career, the most in. Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the national leagues cleveland spiders and. Baseball pitcher cy young made his old farmers almanac. Cy young baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats.
View cy young baseball card values based on real selling prices. Official website of cy young greatest baseball pitcher. Young retired with 511 career wins, the most in mlb history and 94 more wins than walter johnson. While baseball may never have been played here, cy young, one of the all time great players, lived and died in this farm house in peoli, ohio. The literary baseball magazine is proud to announce that, beginning with the program for 2009 baseball books, the casey award will be an authentic louisville slugger baseball bat. Some records may be regarded as unbreakable due to having been initially set by either freak. Cy young is a name familiar to all but the most casual of baseball fans, well over 100 years after his pitching career ended. Legendary 511game winner who pitched three nohitters throughout his career, including a perfect game on may 5, 1904. On november 4, 1955, cy young died on his farm at the age of 88.
Originally, it was a single award covering the whole of baseball. Winners and vote totals for the mvp, cy young, rookie of the year, and manager of the year awards. A permanent guest of family friends the bendums, young moved into the house after his wife roba died in 1933. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was an american major league baseball pitcher. Ask anyone who the greatest pitcher of all time is and. The literary baseball magazine, because up to that time there had never been any award specifically designated to honor the authors and publishers of outstanding baseball books. Young was saluted in the poem lineup for yesterday by ogden nash. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book.
Cy young simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Uniform images used with permission from marc okkonen, author of baseball uniforms of the 20th century. Past titles include the ultimate book of boxing lists, bert sugars baseball hall of fame. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in. In 1963 eliot asinof described the events in his book eight men out. After all, he is the one the cy young award is named after, the award given every year to the best pitcher in each league. A perfect game in major league baseball is a game in which a pitcher or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and no opposing batter reaches base. During his 21year baseball career 18901911, he pitched for five different teams. Cy young was an american major league baseball player who played as pitcher.
Played division one ncaa baseball at the university of maryland. Barbara at uc santa barbara at stanford brigham young san jose state. Bert randolph sugar established himself as one of the worlds foremost sports historians. In the book the neyerjames guide to pitchers, sports journalist rob neyer wrote that. The cy young award is given annually to the best pitchers in major league baseball mlb, one each for the american league al and national league nl. But if it is true then i am just missing 2 abs and ty had 7 doubles and 2 triples against cy. List of major league baseball records considered unbreakable. Cy young was a former major league baseball pitcher who is the alltime leader in wins with 511. Cy young travel baseball is a proud member of nations baseball and plays in the stark summit baseball league based in canton, ohio. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in 1967, after the. History of the casey award the casey award was inaugurated in 1983 by mike shannon and w. The award was first introduced in 1956 by baseball commissioner ford frick in honor of hall of fame pitcher cy young, who died in 1955. Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century.
He had most of his success with the cleveland spiders and the boston americans and red sox. Eddie collins baseballs alltime greats baseball card chicago white sox. Sanborns report for the chicago tribune about addie josss performance against the white sox calls it an absolutely perfect game, without run, without hit, and without letting an opponent reach first base by hook or crook, on hit, walk, or error, in nine innings. Notes related to cy youngs first nohitter society for. In that historic book richter selected the greatest players in each. In this book, reed browning recreates the life of denton true cyclone young and places his story in the context of a rapidly changing turnofthecentury america. Cy young left a legacy as a pitcher that is unlikely to ever be matched. In 1937, 26 years after he retired from baseball, cy young was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Click on the card titles or images to shop for specific cards on ebay. This has led many less knowlegeable and new fans to consider that cy young must have been the greatest pitcher in. He began playing baseball at this time and became so. The first known use in print of the term perfect game occurred in 1908. In 1967, the year after frick retired as commissioner, the practice began of honoring one pitcher in each. Arguably, having no dh in the national league means less competition for pitchers, so therefore it should be easier for them to win mvp.
Baseball pitcher cy young made his major league debut. Images can also be viewed at the hall of fame online exhibit dressed to the nines. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was one of the bestknown pitchers in baseball history. He set many pitching records during his 22year career in major league baseball mlb, some of which have stood for 100 years. The leagues decided to keep the name, awarding an al cya and a nl cya. He was among the first to donate mementos to the hall. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. The absolutely, positively, and without question greatest book of facts, figures, and astonishing lists ever compiled 9781683582403. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was an american baseball player who pitched for five different major league teams from 1890 to 1911. The cy young award is named after him, and is the prize for the best pitcher at the end of each baseball season. It covered many sports from 1950 to 2000, including football, baseball, hockey, horse racing, boxing, slamball, golf, tennis, track. Baseball hall of fame, mlb mvps, mlb cy young award, mlb rookie of the year, rawlings gold gloves, 2020 hof results, 2021 hall of fame ballot. In baseball, the cy young award is an honor given to the best pitcher in the major league baseball. He was a pitcher for five different professional baseball teams from 1890 to 1911.
So when he told me that john denny was going to be his baseball instructor this past summer, i thought it would make for a very interesting storyinterview. This page lists every known baseball award won by cy young in chronological order. Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season full name. In 1978, gaylord perry became the oldest pitcher forty years thirtyfive days to receive the cy young award. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Larry corcoran, cy young, bob feller, and justin verlander have all thrown. Discuss this and other issues on our baseball message boards. The house is owned by amish now and serves as a general store. A film by ken burns, was the story of americas national pastime an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.
Two achievements have made cy young an immortal name in baseball, even as other stars of his time disappear into obscurity. I have no real idea if those 33 hits were in fact all against cy and if all 95 abs were against cy. Grandstand baseball annual cy young, baseballs greatest pitcher, owns one record that will never be broken. Cy young baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac.
In 2004, at fortytwo years young, roger clemens won his record setting seventh cy young award and broke perrys agespecific record. Youngs best season came in 1901 when he led in strikeouts, wins and era. Born in gilmore, ohio, he worked on his familys farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. As a very young pitcher one of his weapons was a great knuckleball. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was an american baseball player who was a pitcher for five different professional baseball teams from 1890 to 1911. The award was given to the best pitcher in the major leagues. Still regarded as the king of pitchers, cy young continued to work on his pitching. Coach sutton must approve each account before you may log in. During his 22year baseball career 18901911, he pitched for five different teams. In addition, young pitched three nohitters, including the third perfect game in baseball history, first in baseball s modern era. Cy young award wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
On winning the cy young and mvp when the mvps were announced, i got into a bit of a discussion as to whether it was easier for pitchers to win the cy young and mvp in one league versus the other. The honor was divided into two cy young awards in 1967, one for each league. Grandstand baseball annual cy young, baseballs greatest pitcher, owns. He recorded 30 victories on five occasions and won more than 20 games 15 times. Walters was not only the top nl pitcher of his era, he was one of the best hitting, fielding. Mar 25, 2020 cy young, american professional baseball player, winner of more major league games 511 than any other pitcher. Given the stature of cy young in the history of major league baseball, anything that advances our knowledge. He was the former editor in chief of the ring and fight game magazines and the author of more than eighty books, with over a dozen books on baseball. This book described an overall player win measure, a statement of the number of.
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