Cy Young

Q: When was Cy Young born?

Cy Young was born on March 29, 1867.

Q: Where was Cy Young born?

Cy Young was born in Gilmore, OH .

Q: How tall was Cy Young?

Cy Young was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Cy Young weigh when playing?

Cy Young weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Cy Young in the Hall of Fame?

Cy Young was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

Q: How many strikeouts did Cy Young have?

Cy Young had 2,803 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Cy Young played for?

Cy Young played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Americans, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Naps and Boston.

Q: What are Cy Young's nicknames?

Cyclone is a nickname for Cy Young.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: March 29, 1867 in Gilmore, OH us

Died: November 4, 1955 in Newcomerstown, OH

Buried: Peoli Cemetery, Peoli, OH

Debut: August 6, 1890 (Age 23-130d, 1,527th in major league history)

Last Game: October 6, 1911 (Age 44-191d)
vs. BRO 6.1 IP, 11 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1937. (Voted by BBWAA on 153/201 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Cy Young's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: Denton True Young

Nicknames: Cyclone

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

163.6

511

315

ERA

2.63

906

815

7356.0

2803

WHIP

1.130

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1890	23	CLV	NL	9	7	.563	3.47	17	16	1	16	0	0	147.2	145	87	57	6	30		39	8	0	7	621	101	3.69	1.185	8.8	0.4	1.8	2.4	1.30
1891	24	CLV	NL	27	22	.551	2.85	55	46	8	43	0	2	423.2	431	244	134	4	140		147	10	0	12	1848	120	3.02	1.348	9.2	0.1	3.0	3.1	1.05
1892	25	CLV	NL	36	12	*.750*	*1.93*	53	49	4	48	9	0	453.0	363	158	97	8	118		168	8	0	13	1847	*176*	2.76	*1.062*	7.2	0.2	2.3	3.3	1.42
1893	26	CLV	NL	33	16	.673	3.36	53	46	7	42	1	2	422.2	442	230	158	10	103		102	10	0	14	1806	144	*3.87*	1.289	9.4	0.2	*2.2*	2.2	*0.99*
1894	27	CLV	NL	26	21	.553	3.94	52	47	5	44	2	1	408.2	488	265	179	19	106		108	6	0	4	1777	138	4.71	1.454	10.7	0.4	*2.3*	2.4	*1.02*
1895	28	CLV	NL	35	10	.778	3.26	47	40	7	36	4	0	369.2	363	177	134	10	75		121	8	0	6	1518	152	*3.95*	*1.185*	8.8	0.2	*1.8*	2.9	1.61
1896	29	CLV	NL	28	15	.651	3.24	51	46	4	42	5	3	414.1	*477*	214	149	7	62		*140*	11	0	10	1739	140	*3.36*	1.301	10.4	0.2	*1.3*	3.0	*2.26*
1897	30	CLV	NL	21	19	.525	3.78	46	38	7	35	2	0	335.2	391	189	141	7	49		88	9	0	14	1413	123	3.58	1.311	10.5	0.2	*1.3*	2.4	1.80
1898	31	CLV	NL	25	13	.658	2.53	46	41	5	40	1	0	377.2	387	167	106	6	41		101	9	0	9	1520	136	*2.84*	1.133	9.2	0.1	*1.0*	2.4	*2.46*
1899	32	STL	NL	26	16	.619	2.58	44	42	2	40	4	1	369.1	368	173	106	10	44		111	6	1	6	1468	154	3.10	*1.116*	9.0	0.2	*1.1*	2.7	*2.52*
1900	33	STL	NL	20	18	.526	3.00	41	35	6	32	4	0	321.1	337	144	107	7	36		115	3	1	7	1291	120	2.76	1.161	9.4	0.2	*1.0*	3.2	*3.19*
1901	34	BOS	AL	33	10	.767	*1.62*	43	41	2	38	5	0	371.1	324	112	67	6	37		158	7	0	2	1440	*219*	2.64	*0.972*	7.9	0.1	*0.9*	3.8	*4.27*
1902	35	BOS	AL	32	11	.744	2.15	45	43	1	41	3	0	384.2	350	136	92	6	53		160	13	0	3	1506	166	2.55	1.048	8.2	0.1	1.2	3.7	3.02
1903	36	BOS	AL	28	9	.757	2.08	40	35	5	34	7	2	341.2	294	115	79	6	37		176	9	0	5	1314	145	2.35	0.969	7.7	0.2	1.0	4.6	*4.76*
1904	37	BOS	AL	26	16	.619	1.97	43	41	2	40	10	1	380.0	327	104	83	6	29		200	4	0	4	1435	136	1.83	*0.937*	7.7	0.1	*0.7*	4.7	*6.90*
1905	38	BOS	AL	18	19	.486	1.82	38	33	5	31	4	0	320.2	248	99	65	3	30		210	8	0	6	1189	147	*1.69*	*0.867*	7.0	0.1	*0.8*	5.9	*7.00*
1906	39	BOS	AL	13	21	.382	3.19	39	34	4	28	0	2	287.2	288	137	102	3	25		140	8	1	5	1126	86	*1.87*	1.088	9.0	0.1	*0.8*	4.4	*5.60*
1907	40	BOS	AL	21	15	.583	1.99	43	37	5	33	6	2	343.1	286	101	76	3	51		147	7	0	6	1308	129	1.94	0.982	7.5	0.1	1.3	3.9	2.88
1908	41	BOS	AL	21	11	.656	1.26	36	33	3	30	3	2	299.0	230	68	42	1	37		150	1	0	4	1116	195	1.52	0.893	6.9	0.0	1.1	4.5	4.05
1909	42	CLE	AL	19	15	.559	2.26	35	34	1	30	3	0	294.1	267	110	74	4	59		109	8	0	6	1137	113	2.34	1.108	8.2	0.1	1.8	3.3	1.85
1910	43	CLE	AL	7	10	.412	2.53	21	20	0	14	1	0	163.1	149	62	46	0	27		58	4	0	7	623	103	2.17	1.078	8.2	*0.0*	1.5	3.2	2.15
1911	44	TOT	MLB	7	9	.438	3.78	18	18	0	12	2	0	126.1	137	75	53	6	28		55	4	0	6	523	97	3.27	1.306	9.8	0.4	2.0	3.9	1.96
1911	44	CLE	AL	3	4	.429	3.88	7	7	0	4	0	0	46.1	54	28	20	2	13		20	1	0	1	195	89	3.37	1.446	10.5	0.4	2.5	3.9	1.54
1911	44	BSN	NL	4	5	.444	3.71	11	11	0	8	2	0	80.0	83	47	33	4	15		35	3	0	5	328	102	3.22	1.225	9.3	0.5	1.7	3.9	2.33
22 Yrs				511	315	.619	2.63	906	815	84	749	76	18	7356.0	7092	3167	2147	138	1217		2803	161	3	156	29565	138	2.84	1.130	8.7	0.2	1.5	3.4	2.30
162 Game Avg.				20	12	.619	2.63	36	32	3	30	3	1	291	280	125	85	5	48		111	6	0	6	1168	138	2.84	1.130	8.7	0.2	1.5	3.4	2.30
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CLV (9 yrs)				240	135	.640	3.10	420	369	48	346	24	8	3353.0	3487	1731	1155	77	724		1014	79	0	89	14089	138	3.51	1.256	9.4	0.2	1.9	2.7	1.40
BOS (8 yrs)				192	112	.632	2.00	327	297	27	275	38	9	2728.1	2347	872	606	34	299		1341	57	1	35	10434	147	2.08	0.970	7.7	0.1	1.0	4.4	4.48
CLE (3 yrs)				29	29	.500	2.50	63	61	1	48	4	0	504.0	470	200	140	6	99		187	13	0	14	1955	106	2.38	1.129	8.4	0.1	1.8	3.3	1.89
STL (2 yrs)				46	34	.575	2.78	85	77	8	72	8	1	690.2	705	317	213	17	80		226	9	2	13	2759	137	2.94	1.137	9.2	0.2	1.0	2.9	2.83
BSN (1 yr)				4	5	.444	3.71	11	11	0	8	2	0	80.0	83	47	33	4	15		35	3	0	5	328	102	3.22	1.225	9.3	0.5	1.7	3.9	2.33

NL (12 yrs)				290	174	.625	3.06	516	457	56	426	34	9	4123.2	4275	2095	1401	98	819		1275	91	2	107	17176	137	3.41	1.235	9.3	0.2	1.8	2.8	1.56
AL (11 yrs)				221	141	.610	2.08	390	358	28	323	42	9	3232.1	2817	1072	746	40	398		1528	70	1	49	12389	139	2.12	0.995	7.8	0.1	1.1	4.3	3.84

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Cy Young born?

Cy Young was born on March 29, 1867.

Where was Cy Young born?

Cy Young was born in Gilmore, OH.

How tall was Cy Young?

Cy Young was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Cy Young weigh when playing?

Cy Young weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Cy Young play?

Cy Young played 22 seasons.

Is Cy Young in the Hall of Fame?

Cy Young was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

What position did Cy Young play?

Cy Young was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Cy Young have?

Cy Young had 2,803 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Cy Young played for?

Cy Young played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Americans, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Naps and Boston.

How many World Series has Cy Young won?

Cy Young won 1 World Series.

When did Cy Young retire?

Cy Young last played in 1911.

What are Cy Young's nicknames?

Cyclone is a nickname for Cy Young.

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