OTD 1901: Cy Young Was 1st AL Pitcher to 300 Wins

Most career Wins by a Pitcher in MLB history:
1. Cy Young (511)
2. Walter Johnson (417)
T3. Christy Matthewson, Pete Alexander (373)
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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.

Cy Young's all-time MLB records:
- Most career Wins (511)
- Most career Losses (315)
- Most career Innings (7,356)
- Most career Batters Faced (29,565)
- Most career GS (815)
- Most career CG (749)
- Most career Hits allowed (7, 092)
- Most career ER allowed (2,147) pic.twitter.com/bOGriEYQ9v
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Most consecutive hitless IP in MLB history:
1. 1904 Cy Young (23.1)
T2. 1977 Dennis Eckersley (21)
T2. 1938 Johnny Vander Meer (21) pic.twitter.com/dvbZULs48O
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