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CY YOUNG
Denton True "Cy" Young: March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955
511 CAREER WINS, 92 WINS IN FRONT OF THE PITCHER IN SECOND.
EARLY LIFE
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Cy Young played for many amateur baseball leagues during his youth, including a "semi-pro" Carrollton team in 1888
On August 6, 1890, Young's major league debut, he pitched a three-hit shutout.
IN 1908, YOUNG PITCHED THE THIRD NO-HITTER OF HIS CAREER.
AFTER BASEBALL
From 1912 until his death in 1955, Cy Young lived and worked on his farm.
WIFE
Young's wife, Robba, whom he had known since childhood, died in 1933.
After she died, Young tried several jobs, and eventually moved in with friends John and Ruth Benedum and did odd jobs for them
Cy Young was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was among the first to donate mementos to the Hall.
On November 4, 1955, Cy Young died on his farm at the age of 88. He was buried in Peoli, Ohio.
BASEBALL LEGACY
Cy Young's career is seen as a bridge from baseball's earliest days to its modern era
