Player of the Week, News, Rookie - Major (2009), 2018 (London West Tincaps Baseball Club)

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Aug 06, 2018 | jfinlay | 641 views
Player of the Week
Each week, The London West Tincaps Major Rookie team will select an MLB player of the week.  This may be a current player on a hot streak, a former baseball great or someone we want to recognize and learn about.

This weeks player of the week is Denton True"Cy" Young.

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Shown here pitching in 1908, Cy Young's nickname came from the fences that he had destroyed using his fastball. The fences looked like a cyclone had hit them. Reporters later shortened the name to "Cy", which became the nickname Young used for the rest of his life.
His MLB record 511 career wins still stands today, and many believe it is a record that will never be broken.


Cy Young
 
Pitcher
Born:March 29, 1867
Gilmore, Ohio
Died:November 4, 1955(age 88)
Newcomerstown, Ohio
Batted:Right Threw:Right
MLB debut
August 6,1890,for The Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
October 11,1911,for The Boston Rustlers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 511–316
Earned run average 2.63
Strikeouts 2,803
Teams

As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards

MLB records

  • 511 career wins
  • 7,356 innings pitched
  • 815 career games started
  • 749 career complete games
  • 251consecutive hitless innings pitched