Denton "Cy" Young

Denton “Cy” Young, baseball’s immortal pitcher, grew up on a nearby farm and played baseball for love of the game, a quality that remained with him throughout his long life. He began his major league career in 1890 with Cleveland and continued as an active pitcher in the big leagues until he retired at the end of the 1911 season. Pitching for Cleveland, St. Louis, and Boston, he recorded 511 victories in 912 games, along with 3508 strikeouts in 22 years and 751 complete games, including three no-hitters, one of which was a perfect game in which no man reached first base. A member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame, he was born March 29, 1867, and died November 4, 1955.

Newcomerstown, Ohio · United States