Cy Young was one of the most consistent and reliable pitchers the game of baseball has ever known. Cy, who's given name was Denton True Cy Young, won 511 games -- nearly 100 more than any other pitcher in history.
He won 30 games five times and topped 20 wins an astounding 15 times.
In 1901, Young had his best season and became the young American League's first superstar, leading the Junior Circuit in wins, strikeouts and ERA.
In 1903, he pitched and won two games in the first modern World Series to help Boston to the championship.
"Greatest Game Ever." That was the headline in most newspapers across the country. After adjusting to the new distance from the mound to the plate, Cy pitched one of the best games of his career at age 37.
27 batters walked to the plate and were retired in order, eight of them on strikeouts. He was so good, his catcher only dropped one pitch the whole game.
His astonishing career began with the Cleveland Spiders (1890-1898), St. Louis Pefectos and Cardinals (1899-1900), Boston Americans, Somersets, Pilgrims and Red Sox (1901-1908), Cleveland Naps and Indians (1909-1911), and ended with the Boston Braves in 1911.