Cy Young: The Baseball Life and Career

by Lew Freedman

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476676821
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/22/2020
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Perfect 5

2 Ohio 12

3 The Majors 19

4 Back to Cleveland 26

5 Mowing Them Down 32

6 Me, Her and the Ball 39

7 The Sometimes Gay Nineties 46

8 1896 56

9 1897 64

10 Cleveland's Last Gasp 72

11 St. Louis 80

12 The American League 89

13 A Star in Boston 98

14 Feeling at Home 105

15 A Championship Club 112

16 The World Series 119

17 Another Pennant 130

18 Middle Age and Middling Play 138

19 1907-1908 145

20 The End of the Line 155

21 The Farmer Comes Home 164

22 Grand Tributes 174

Chapter Notes 185

Bibliography 191

Index 193

Editorial Reviews

A fantastic account of Young’s (1867–1955) life and baseball career... Fans of baseball history and those interested in learning more about one of the most celebrated pitchers in baseball history will thoroughly enjoy.”—Library Journal

From the Publisher

★ 07/01/2020

Since 1956, Major League Baseball has annually awarded the prestigious Cy Young Award, named after the legendary Hall of Fame pitcher. Sportswriter and prolific author Freedman (Ernie Banks) has written a fantastic account of Young's (1867–1955) life and baseball career, from his childhood in Ohio to spending years in the minor leagues with the Cleveland Spiders to success in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher and, later, as a manager. When the game of baseball was in its early stages, "Cyclone" Young, as he was known, was truly a pioneer of the game. Freedman shows how Young was both passionate and dedicated to his love of pitching. However, Freedman doesn't shy away from personal and professional difficulties in Young's life, including contract disputes and team negotiations. The book ends with Young's time as manager of the Cleveland Green Sox. VERDICT Fans of baseball history and those interested in learning more about one of the most celebrated pitchers in baseball history will thoroughly enjoy.—Gus Palas, Ela Area P.L., Lake Zurich, IL

Library Journal