Cy Young

Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career (1890–1911), he pitched for five different teams. Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century. Young compiled 511 wins, which is most in Major League history and 94 ahead of Walter Johnson who is second on the list. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. One year after Young's death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the previous season's best pitcher.

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Acting Credits

1991

When It Was a Game (TV Movie)

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Dating History

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Cy Young.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1890	CLV	9-7	3.47	17	16	16	0	0	147	145	87	57	30	39
1891	CLV	27-22	2.85	55	46	43	0	2	423	431	244	134	140	147
1892	CLV	36-12	1.93	53	49	48	9	0	453	363	158	97	118	168
1893	CLV	34-16	3.36	53	46	42	1	1	422	442	230	158	103	102
1894	CLV	26-21	3.94	52	47	44	2	1	408	488	265	179	106	108
1895	CLV	35-10	3.26	47	40	36	4	0	369	363	177	134	75	121
1896	CLV	28-15	3.24	51	46	42	5	3	414	477	214	149	62	140
1897	CLV	21-19	3.78	46	38	35	2	0	335	391	189	141	49	88
1898	CLV	25-13	2.53	46	41	40	1	0	377	387	167	106	41	101
1899	STL	26-16	2.58	44	42	40	4	1	369	368	173	106	44	111
1900	STL	19-19	3.00	41	35	32	4	0	321	337	144	107	36	115
1901	BOS	33-10	1.62	43	41	38	5	0	371	324	112	67	37	158
1902	BOS	32-11	2.15	45	43	41	3	0	384	350	136	92	53	160
1903	BOS	28-9	2.08	40	35	34	7	2	341	294	115	79	37	176
1904	BOS	26-16	1.97	43	41	40	10	1	380	327	104	83	29	200
1905	BOS	18-19	1.82	38	33	31	4	0	320	248	99	65	30	210
1906	BOS	13-21	3.19	39	34	28	0	2	287	288	137	102	25	140
1907	BOS	21-15	1.99	43	37	33	6	2	343	286	101	76	51	147
1908	BOS	21-11	1.26	36	33	30	3	2	299	230	68	42	37	150
1909	CLE	19-15	2.26	35	34	30	3	0	294	267	110	74	59	109
1910	CLE	7-10	2.53	21	20	14	1	0	163	149	62	46	27	58
1911	BSN	4-5	3.71	11	11	8	2	0	80	83	47	33	15	35
1911	CLE	3-4	3.88	7	7	4	0	0	46	54	28	20	13	20
Career		511-316	-	906	815	749	76	17	-	7092	3167	2147	1217	2803

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Cy Young.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1890	CLV	17	-	6	40	6	0	0.885
1891	CLV	55	-	10	89	9	0	0.917
1892	CLV	53	-	19	122	8	7	0.946
1893	CLV	53	-	27	112	8	1	0.946
1894	CLV	52	-	16	108	7	4	0.947
1895	CLV	47	-	15	120	6	2	0.957
1896	CLV	53	-	17	146	12	3	0.931
1897	CLV	48	-	29	88	11	1	0.914
1898	CLV	47	-	12	122	4	2	0.971
1899	STL	44	-	13	117	9	0	0.935
1900	STL	41	-	12	79	11	1	0.892
1901	BOS	45	-	12	105	3	3	0.975
1902	BOS	45	-	10	82	7	4	0.929
1903	BOS	41	-	6	86	5	4	0.948
1904	BOS	43	-	7	103	7	0	0.940
1905	BOS	38	-	2	87	3	1	0.967
1906	BOS	40	-	8	81	6	1	0.937
1907	BOS	46	-	5	83	6	2	0.936
1908	BOS	36	-	5	62	3	2	0.957
1909	CLE	35	-	10	88	9	1	0.916
1910	CLE	21	-	6	62	6	0	0.919
1911	BSN	11	-	3	21	1	1	0.960
1911	CLE	7	-	1	12	1	1	0.929
Career		918	-	251	2015	148	41	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Cy Young.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1890	CLV	17	65	6	8	2	0	0	4	1	0	8	0.123	0.123	0.154
1891	CLV	55	174	23	29	5	2	1	18	2	11	30	0.167	0.216	0.236
1892	CLV	53	196	14	31	5	0	1	15	3	7	35	0.158	0.191	0.199
1893	CLV	53	187	23	44	4	0	1	27	2	4	15	0.235	0.251	0.273
1894	CLV	52	186	24	40	8	4	2	26	4	2	20	0.215	0.223	0.333
1895	CLV	47	140	20	30	5	2	0	13	0	11	20	0.214	0.276	0.279
1896	CLV	53	180	31	52	11	3	3	28	1	4	15	0.289	0.304	0.433
1897	CLV	48	153	14	34	4	3	0	19	4	2		0.222	0.237	0.288
1898	CLV	47	154	20	39	4	1	2	13	2	8		0.253	0.299	0.331
1899	STL	44	148	22	32	5	3	1	18	1	2		0.216	0.227	0.311
1900	STL	41	124	13	22	5	1	1	13	1	3		0.177	0.209	0.258
1901	BOS	45	153	20	32	2	5	0	17	1	6		0.209	0.244	0.288
1902	BOS	45	148	17	34	4	1	1	12	0	5		0.230	0.255	0.291
1903	BOS	41	137	21	44	6	3	1	14	2	4		0.321	0.340	0.431
1904	BOS	43	148	14	33	3	3	1	10	1	0		0.223	0.223	0.304
1905	BOS	38	120	8	18	2	1	2	10	0	4		0.150	0.177	0.233
1906	BOS	40	104	9	16	3	2	0	5	0	3		0.154	0.178	0.221
1907	BOS	46	125	10	27	1	0	1	5	3	1		0.216	0.228	0.248
1908	BOS	36	115	9	26	3	0	0	8	0	0		0.226	0.226	0.252
1909	CLE	35	107	6	21	2	0	0	7	1	1		0.196	0.204	0.215
1910	CLE	21	55	0	8	3	1	0	5	0	3		0.145	0.203	0.236
1911	BSN	11	25	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0.080	0.080	0.080
1911	CLE	7	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.063	0.063	0.063
Career		918	2960	325	623	87	35	18	290	29	81	151	-	-	-

First Name	Denton
Middle Name	True
Last Name	Young
Full Name at Birth	Denton True Young
Other Names	Foxy Grandpa Cyclone
Age	88 (age at death)
Date of Birth	March 29, 1867
Birthplace	Gilmore, Ohio, USA
Date of Death	November 4, 1955
Location of Death	Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA
Buried	Peoli Cemetery, Peoli, OH
Height	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight	210 lbs (95.3 kg)
Build	Athletic
Star Sign	Aries
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	6 August 1890
Last MLB Game	6 October 1911
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1937 (153/201 ballots).
Claim to Fame	Boston Americans / Red Sox