This day in baseball: Cy Young’s debut
Posted: August 6, 2013 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago Colts, Cleveland Spiders, Cy Young, history, Major League Baseball 1 CommentOn 6 August 1890, pitching legend Cy Young made his Major League debut at Chicago’s West Side Park at the age of twenty-three. He is credited with the win as the Cleveland Spiders defeated the Colts 8-1. Young dominated, allowing the Colts only three hits. He finished his rookie season with a 9-7 record, and would go on to win 511 games in his career.
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And lose 316. Here’s to changing the award to “the Pedro.”