By Sam Grigsby, PSO Director of Sports History
Jul 12, 2021



Cy Young will forever be among the greatest hurlers to set foot on the mound, as he registered a sub-3.00 ERA over 280+ innings pitched in 13 of his 22 seasons. He was so special they even created an annual award named after him, which is given out to each league’s best pitcher at the end of every season. On this day in 1901, the Boston ballplayer became the first SP in AL history to reach a milestone only 19 other pitchers would pass within the century: 300 recorded wins. 

Young also holds the record for most victories overall at 511, with second place Walter Johnson at 417. Beyond his impressive statistics and many all-time records, Young acted as the symbol of endurance and fortitude for the MLB during the early 1900s and the WWII era, and was immortalized into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the first class in 1937.

 

 

 

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