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    Cy Young

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    Denton True “Cy” Young set an unbreakable standard of 511 wins, a record that will never be broken. Young, who played for Cleveland (AA), St. Louis (NL), Boston (AL), Cleveland (AL), and Boston (NL), was a power pitcher for the first half of his career and a control pitcher for his second half, and due to the time, he played 1890-1911, is considered to be the player who bridged the early days to the modern era.


    In addition to his 511 wins, he holds the all-time Major League records in innings pitched (7,356), complete games (749), and consecutive hitless innings pitched (25.1). A year after his death, in 1957, the Cy Young Award was created to award the best Pitcher in each league.

    We are proud to nominate Cy Young for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

    Additional Info

    • Sport: Baseball
    • Statistics:

      1 World Series Championship (1903)
      1 Triple Crown (1901)
      5 Wins Titles (1892, 1895, 1901, 1902 & 1903)
      2 ERA Titles (1892 & 1901)
      2 Strikeouts Titles (1896 & 1901)
      511-315 Record
      2.63 ERA
      2,803 Strikeouts
      Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
      Member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
      Member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
      Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team

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