What is Cy Young birthday?

Cy Young was born at 1867-03-29

When was Cy Young died?

Cy Young was died at 1955-11-04

Where was Cy Young died?

Cy Young was died in Newcomerstown, Ohio

Where is Cy Young's birth place?

Cy Young was born in Gilmore, Ohio

What is Cy Young nationalities?

Cy Young's nationalities is American

Who is Cy Young siblings?

Cy Young's siblings is Anthony, Carl, Ella, Lon

Who is Cy Young's father?

Cy Young's father is McKinzie Young Jr.

Who is Cy Young's mother?

Cy Young's mother is Nancy Miller

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Cy Young's Personal Details

Cy Young was a well known baseball player of America

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 29, 1867
Died on	November 4, 1955
Nationality	American
Famous	African American Baseball Players, Sportspersons, Baseball Players
Spouses	Robba
Siblings	Anthony, Carl, Ella, Lon
Birth Place	Gilmore, Ohio
Gender	Male
Father	McKinzie Young Jr.
Mother	Nancy Miller
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Gilmore, Ohio
Died at Age	88

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Who is Cy Young?

Cy Young was an American Major League Baseball player who played as pitcher. Inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he is credited for creating a number of pitching records. Known as ‘Farmer Young’ and ‘Farmboy Young’, this well known player started his professional career as a player of Canton team of the Tri-State League. His performance as part of the ‘Cleveland Spiders’ earned him recognition in the sports arena. During one of the matches of the Cleveland Spiders, he introduced ‘changeup’, a new pitching technique. While playing for Boston Americans, his remarkable performance brought him AL Triple Crown for pitchers. After defeating the Boston Americans in a match, when Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell challenged Young for another match, Young pitched a perfect game against Wadell and his team. This perfect game is considered as the first perfect game in the history of American League. In his entire baseball career, he pitched three no-hitters. He also acted as a coach of Harvard University’s baseball team. The Cy Young Award is an attempt to recognize the best pitcher of baseball. In 1999, 44 years after his death, he was ranked 14th on the list of “Baseball’s 100 Greatest Players” by “The Sporting News”.

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Childhood & Early Life

Born in Gilmore, Ohio, United States, Cy Young was the eldest of the five children of McKinzie Young, Jr. and Nancy Miller. He was named Denton True Young.

To earn livelihood, he left his studies after the sixth grade. He played as part of a number of amateur baseball leagues during his youth. In this context, his performance for Carrollton team in 1888 deserves special mention.

Career

He started his professional career in 1889 with Canton, a professional minor league team. During his stint with Canton, he won 15 games and lost another 15 games.

In 1890, he signed contract with the Cleveland Spiders. On August 6 of the same year, he pitched a three-hit shutout during his major league debut. When he played matches for Cleveland Spiders, Chief Zimmer was his catcher in most of the games. The season of 1890 witnessed remarkable performance of Young. On the final day of the season, he won both games of a doubleheader.

The 1892 regular season proved to be a successful season for him. During the 1892 season, the National League started using a split season format. Though the Spiders won the second-half title, it was the Boston Beaneaters, the winner of the first-half title, who won the series. Though he pitched three games, yet he lost two decisions. In spite of his throwing of a complete game shutout, the game ended in a 0-0 tie.

In 1895, the Cleveland Spiders faced the Baltimore Orioles in the Temple Cup. In this series, the Cleveland’s victory in three matches helped it to win the Cup. During this time, he applied a new technique of pitching called ‘changeup’ to reduce stress on his arm.

In the following year, he lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth innings when Philadelphia Phillies’s Ed Delahanty hit a single.

He pitched the no-hitter for the first time in his career on September 18, 1897, in a match against the Cincinnati Reds.

When the Cleveland Spiders owner Frank Robison bought the St. Louis Browns, several top ranked players of the Spiders were transferred to St. Louis Browns. Cy Young was one of them and he played for St. Louis in the seasons of 1899 and 1900. During his two-year stint with St. Louis, he met Lou Criger, his favourite catcher.

After leaving St. Louis in 1901, he signed a $3,500 contract with Boston Americans of the American League. During his first year in American League, he acted as a pitcher to Lou Criger, who joined Boston Americans at the same time. In this year, he led the league that witnessed his electrifying performance for which he received AL Triple Crown for pitchers.

In 1903, the Boston Americans played against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series. The Bostons won the series by five games to three games.

On May 2, 1904 after defeating Boston Americans, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell challanged Young to face him so that he could repeat his performance against him. On May 5, 1904, Young pitched a perfect game against Waddell and the Philadelphia Athletics. It was the first perfect game in American League history.

Under his coaching the baseball team of Mercer University, won the Georgia state championship in 1903, 1904 and 1905.

In 1908, he pitched a no-hitter for the third time in his career. At the age of 41 years and three months, he was the oldest pitcher to record a no-hitter. The record stood for 82 years, until it was broken by the 43-year old Nolan Ryan.

In the 1910 season, he won his 500th career game while playing against Washington.

On September 22, 1911, he defeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 1–0; this was his last career victory.

He acted as manager of the Cleveland Green Sox of the Federal League in 1913.

Personal Life & Legacy

He married Robba whom he knew since his childhood days. Robba passed away in 1933.

He breathed his last at the age of 88 on his farm and was buried in Peoli, Ohio.

To honour his memory, Northeastern University unveiled a statue of him on the site of the Huntington Avenue Grounds where he pitched the first game of the 1903 World Series.

Trivia

In spite of being a sixth grade graduate, this successful baseball player acted as a pitching coach at the prestigious Harvard University in February 1902.

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Cy Young's awards

Year	Name	Award
Other
0	1903 - World Series champion

Cy Young biography timelines

// 29th Mar 1867
Born in Gilmore, Ohio, United States, Cy Young was the eldest of the five children of McKinzie Young, Jr. and Nancy Miller. He was named Denton True Young.
// 1889
He started his professional career in 1889 with Canton, a professional minor league team. During his stint with Canton, he won 15 games and lost another 15 games.
// 1890
In 1890, he signed contract with the Cleveland Spiders. On August 6 of the same year, he pitched a three-hit shutout during his major league debut. When he played matches for Cleveland Spiders, Chief Zimmer was his catcher in most of the games. The season of 1890 witnessed remarkable performance of Young. On the final day of the season, he won both games of a doubleheader.
// 1892
The 1892 regular season proved to be a successful season for him. During the 1892 season, the National League started using a split season format. Though the Spiders won the second-half title, it was the Boston Beaneaters, the winner of the first-half title, who won the series. Though he pitched three games, yet he lost two decisions. In spite of his throwing of a complete game shutout, the game ended in a 0-0 tie.
// 1895
In 1895, the Cleveland Spiders faced the Baltimore Orioles in the Temple Cup. In this series, the Cleveland’s victory in three matches helped it to win the Cup. During this time, he applied a new technique of pitching called ‘changeup’ to reduce stress on his arm.
// 1896
In the following year, he lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth innings when Philadelphia Phillies’s Ed Delahanty hit a single.
// 18th Sep 1897
He pitched the no-hitter for the first time in his career on September 18, 1897, in a match against the Cincinnati Reds.
// 1899 To 1900
When the Cleveland Spiders owner Frank Robison bought the St. Louis Browns, several top ranked players of the Spiders were transferred to St. Louis Browns. Cy Young was one of them and he played for St. Louis in the seasons of 1899 and 1900. During his two-year stint with St. Louis, he met Lou Criger, his favourite catcher.
// 1901
After leaving St. Louis in 1901, he signed a $3,500 contract with Boston Americans of the American League. During his first year in American League, he acted as a pitcher to Lou Criger, who joined Boston Americans at the same time. In this year, he led the league that witnessed his electrifying performance for which he received AL Triple Crown for pitchers.
// 1903
In 1903, the Boston Americans played against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series. The Bostons won the series by five games to three games.
// 1903 To 1905
Under his coaching the baseball team of Mercer University, won the Georgia state championship in 1903, 1904 and 1905.
// 1904
On May 2, 1904 after defeating Boston Americans, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell challanged Young to face him so that he could repeat his performance against him. On May 5, 1904, Young pitched a perfect game against Waddell and the Philadelphia Athletics. It was the first perfect game in American League history.
// 1908
In 1908, he pitched a no-hitter for the third time in his career. At the age of 41 years and three months, he was the oldest pitcher to record a no-hitter. The record stood for 82 years, until it was broken by the 43-year old Nolan Ryan.
// 1910
In the 1910 season, he won his 500th career game while playing against Washington.
// 22nd Sep 1911
On September 22, 1911, he defeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 1–0; this was his last career victory.
// 1913
He acted as manager of the Cleveland Green Sox of the Federal League in 1913.
// 4th Nov 1955
He breathed his last at the age of 88 on his farm and was buried in Peoli, Ohio.

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Cy Young's FAQ

What is Cy Young birthday?
Cy Young was born at 1867-03-29
When was Cy Young died?
Cy Young was died at 1955-11-04
Where was Cy Young died?
Cy Young was died in Newcomerstown, Ohio
Which age was Cy Young died?
Cy Young was died at age 88
Where is Cy Young's birth place?
Cy Young was born in Gilmore, Ohio
What is Cy Young nationalities?
Cy Young's nationalities is American
Who is Cy Young spouses?
Cy Young's spouses is Robba
Who is Cy Young siblings?
Cy Young's siblings is Anthony, Carl, Ella, Lon
Who is Cy Young's father?
Cy Young's father is McKinzie Young Jr.
Who is Cy Young's mother?
Cy Young's mother is Nancy Miller
What is Cy Young's sun sign?
Cy Young is Aries