Cy Young: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1937

Born: March 29, 1867 (Real Name: Denton True Young)

1888: Played semi-pro ball

1889: Played minor league ball in Canton.

1890: Signed with the Cleveland Spiders

Debut: August 6, 1890 (He threw a 3-hit shutout)

1892: The National League moved the mound back 5 feet to the current 60 feet 6 inches

1895: The Spiders won the Temple Cup (precursor to the World Series)

1897: No-hit the Reds

1899: Young left the Spiders for the Perfectos (future Cardinals). He played two seasons in St Louis.

1901: Signed with the Red Sox (He is currently tied with most wins in Red Sox history with Roger Clemens)

1901: Won the Triple Crown (33 wins, 1.62 ERA, 158 strikeouts)

1903: Red Sox win the first World Series (Young went 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA vs. the Pirates)

1904: Rube Waddell taunted the Sox ace. Young responded with a Perfect Game. It was the first Perfect Game in AL history.

1905: Pitched 13 innings in a 20-inning loss to Waddell

1907: Pitched 13-inning scoreless tie against Waddell

1907: Managed Boston Red Sox (Americans) for 6 games (3-3 record)

1908: Throws 3^rd no-hitter

August 13, 1908: The AL celebrated “Cy Young Day.” No games were played. A group of All-Stars traveled to Boston to play the Red Sox.

1909: Traded to Cleveland.

1910: Won his 500^th game

1911: Finished career with Boston Rustlers (future Atlanta Braves)

Final Game: October 6, 1911

1911: Retired to his farm. He spent the rest of his life tending his crops.

1937: Elected to the Hall of Fame on the second ballot. A mix-up kept him from being elected the previous year.

Died: November 4, 1955

1956: Cy Young Award created for best pitcher in the majors

1967: Beginning in 1967, the baseball writers awarded a Cy Young to the best pitcher in each league

1993: Statue to Young dedicated at Northeastern University at the site of the first World Series

1999: Elected to All Century Team

Accomplishments:
1903 World Champion

Two No-Hitters

One Perfect Game

All-Century Team

1901 Triple Crown

511 Wins (1^st All Time)

316 Losses (1^st All Time)

.618 winning percentage

2803 Strikeouts (#1 all time at time of retirement)

2.63 ERA

906 Games

815 Game Starts (1^st all time)

749 Complete Games (1^st all time)

76 Shutouts (4^th all time)

7356 innings (1^st all time)

Led league in wins: 5x

20+ wins: 15x

30+ wins: 5x

Win percentage leader: 2x

ERA champ: 2x

Led league in games and game starts (1902)

Complete Game leader: 3x

Shutout leader: 7x

Saves leader: 2x

IP leader: 2x

Pitched 400+ innings: 5x

Pitched 300+ innings: 16x

Strikeout leader: 2x

SO/BB leader: 11x

Managerial Record: 3-3