Irv Young
Irving Melrose "Young Cy" Young (July 21, 1877 – January 14, 1935) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911 for the Boston Beaneaters/Doves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox.[1]
| Irv Young | |||
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.jpg) Young between seasons, c. 1909 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: July 21, 1877 Columbia Falls, Maine | |||
| Died: January 14, 1935 (aged 57) Brewer, Maine | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1905, for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 25, 1911, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 63–95 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.11 | ||
| Strikeouts | 560 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Young is one of only two pitchers in modern (post–1900) baseball history to win 20 games for a team that lost 100 games, going 20-21 for the 51-103 Beaneaters of 1905 (the other pitcher to do it was Ned Garver for the 1951 St. Louis Browns).[2]
References
- "Irv Young Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- Richard Goldstein (February 28, 2017). "Ned Garver, 20-Game Winner for the 102-Loss Browns, Dies at 91". New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Irv Young at Find a Grave
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