Cy young : the baseball life and career / Lew Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Lew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pitchers (Baseball)--United States--Biography.

Pitchers (Baseball).

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Young, Cy, 1867-1955.

Young, Cy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

""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."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-192) and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-3780-6