Full Description
An early celebrity pitcher, Denton "Cy" Young (1867-1955) established supreme standards on the mound. A small-town Ohio farmer made good, he set Major League pitching records in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that will likely last forever.
The winner of 511 games--nearly one hundred more than the second-ranked hurler--Young pitched the first perfect game of the modern era, as well as three no-hitters. His talents helped establish the American League in 1901.
Among the Hall of Fame's first inductees, he remained a sought-after interviewee decades after retirement. A year after his death, the Cy Young Award was dedicated as baseball's most prestigious honor for pitchers.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Perfect
2. Ohio
3. The Majors
4. Back to Cleveland
5. Mowing Them Down
6. Me, Her and the Ball
7. The Sometimes Gay Nineties
8. 1896
9. 1897
10. Cleveland's Last Gasp
11. St. Louis
12. The American League
13. A Star in Boston
14. Feeling at Home
15. A Championship Club
16. The World Series
17. Another Pennant
18. Middle Age and Middling Play
19. 1907-1908
20. The End of the Line
21. The Farmer Comes Home
22. Grand Tributes
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
