Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the national leagues cleveland spiders and pitched for them until 1898. Cy c young was born circa 1929, to cy c young and thelma garten. The most egregious cy young award snubs of all time at least. May 06, 2019 his official record in the mlb is 3,089. Cy young award wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. He started 40 or more games in 11 of those seasons. Ranking the top 10 unbreakable baseball records sporting news. Denton true cyclone young won more than five hundred games over a career that spanned four decades, a record that no other major league pitcher has come close to matching. Ten most unbreakable pitching records the baseball scholar. Dec 15, 2017 baseball history has some instantly iconic numbers, records that are built to stand the test of time.
Tris speaker never actually came close to joe dimaggio s unbreakable 56game hitting streak established decades after speakers hall of fame career. After all, theres a reason the leagues prestigious cy young award is named after him. Gr 68denton true cy young 18671955 is the only pitcher in major league baseball history to notch more than 500 wins in his career. Cal ripken breaks the major league baseball consecutive games. In case you are wondering the active player with the most wins is 44year old bartolo colon who sits a 233. For him to break cy young s record, he would have to average 20 wins a season, for a whopping 26 seasons. Jul 26, 2011 the 1980 al cy young vote was clearly a case of the writers being blinded yet again by a gaudy, albeit impressive, win total.
When cy young first took the field for the cleveland spiders in 1890, he had no inkling that more than a century later, his name would remain on the record books as having the most wins by a pitcher over the course of a career. Sep 26, 2011 obviously, young pitched in a different era, but this number is still astounding, even by that eras standards. Greg maddux 19921995 and randy johnson 19992002 share the record for the most consecutive. We may never see another 300 game winner, let alone 500 plus wins. This is the reason that no one will ever be able to beat youngs record. Feb 02, 2015 cy young most likely had an arsenal of a few fastballs, changeups and spitballs to get some movement on the ball but it was nothing like the stress pitchers today face when throwing a regular curveball. Young pitched in four games, and his boston americans now the red sox defeated the pittsburgh pirates. Most wins cy young holds the record for the most wins over his career. September 25, 2014 the unbreakable baseball record. History is moving away from young s record being broken. A life in baseball the kings of baseball memoriabilia shows are missing a key component cy young, whose record for games won will most likely never be broken. Cy young, yes, he has an award named after him, is the owner of this unbreakable record. Sep 07, 2010 the cy young record and dimaggios hitting streat are two different animals.
This may be the most tenuous unbreakable record on this list, as angels rookie. Cy young had the award given to the best pitchers in both the al and the nl. Joe dimaggios other unbreakable record pinstripe alley. With vander meer and dimaggio in mind, here are a handful of other modern records that seem unbreakable. Roger federers resume is basically a tennis record book. The only man within 100 wins of this record is 94 wins shy and his career ended in 1927.
A player would have to average 25 wins for 20 seasons and still would be 11 short. What sports records will likely never be broken in our. Those that might realistically be broken someday, and those that will linger on the books until the sun. We have now seen this team make the playoffs twice, each time with the best record in the league, and then each time flail out of the playoffs while barely hitting. Oct 27, 2015 the numbers associated with cy youngs 511 wins and the 417 wins that walter johnson put up in the purely post1902 era are almost inconceivable by todays standards. Jul 17, 2015 the anniversary of dimaggios streak and the notion of an unbreakable record did inspire us to think about which records in the great big book of baseball history might be impervious to assault. Denton true cy young march 29, 1867 november 4, 1955 was an american major league baseball mlb pitcher. Only one pitcher in history is even within 100 wins of cy young, and i guess thats why he has the record named after him.
Cy young historical records and family trees myheritage. Feb 28, 2021 cy young with 511 career pitching wins. Mar 01, 2020 youngs 511 career wins as a pitcher is still 94 more than secondplace walter johnson, who came up as cy young went down. Baseball history has some instantly iconic numbers, records that are built to. Jordan cohn and tim kelly of audacy sports break down the 10 most unbreakable records in mlb history.
When it was all said and done, young placed his name atop baseballs alltime wins leaderboard and that name is never going to be removed. Seven unbreakable mlb records you probably havent heard of. A smalltown ohio farmer made good, he set major league pitching records in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that will likely last forever. Joe dimaggios 56game hitting streak, cal ripkens 2,632 consecutive games played, cy young s still mindmelting 511 career wins. It isnt a pretty statistic, but it is still an unbreakable record. Ot what is the most unbreakable individual record in history. For record book purposes, however, the postseason is separate from the. Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season full name. May 14, 2020 cy young s 749 in his career are completely out of the realm of possibility, too.
Oct 20, 2010 2 cy youngs 511 victories and 749 complete games. An early celebrity pitcher, denton cy young 18671955 established supreme standards on the mound. But those marks have already secured their place in the major league canon. As long as there are pitch counts and fiveman rotations, neither of these records will ever even be approached, let alone broken. Why cy youngs win record is the most unbreakable in all of sports.
The closest active mlb player to pete roses career hits record is alex. Longstanding records in professional sports usually fall into one of two categories. He played in an era where you pitched much more often, not like today. Winning 511 games is impossible just because of the way the game has changed. He still holds the records for most career innings pitched with 7,356, games started with. Cy young, baseballs greatest pitcher, owns one record that will never be. Cy young s record 511 career wins and 749 complete games have never been approached since he retired in 1911. Why cy youngs win record is the most unbreakable in all of. Cy youngs 511 wins, 749 complete games and 316 losses. Grandstand baseball annual cy young, baseballs greatest pitcher, owns one record that will never be broken. Mar 28, 2016 sometimes baseballs most unbreakable records need to be framed in the proper context. He is the author of five books including the life and afte. More recently, roger clemens needed 24 years to get nearly 160 fewer wins than young.
May 30, 2016 cy young was, in fact, a big deal and his career total of 511 wins is an unbreakable record. Seven unbreakable mlb records you probably havent heard. There is an infinitely slight possibility that the previous records listed in this. The mlb records considered totally unbeatable breakinball. However, unlike the other kings little is known about this magnificent pitcher and author reed browning wants to change that. Top 10 unbreakable major league baseball records nitrogen. Young holds the record with a whopping 511 total wins, a record that still stands. Top 15 most unbreakable records in baseball thesportster. Ranking the top 10 unbreakable baseball records sporting. Sometimes luck or fate has more affect on the baseball record book than we realize. Twenty one 21 pitchers have won the award multiple times. Baseball fans today know cy youngs name chiefly through the award given in his honor each year to the best pitcher in the national and the american leagues. Why cy youngs win record is the most unbreakable in all. The real story on baseballs unbreakable records dubsism.
Mar 18, 2017 career wins 511 cy young, yes, he has an award named after him, is the owner of this unbreakable record. Cy young wins 511 games 10 of 10 cy youngs 511 career wins stands at the top of unbreakable records. Youngs pitching transcended the times, transcended the rules. And yet, millions of times a year, young s name rolls off the tongues. Due to changes in player usage and philosophy, this is now considered by many to be the most unbreakable record in sports. The most egregious cy young award snubs of all time at. Young hitters like acuna and soto are showing that you can start rolling up numbers by age 2021 in the big leagues. Cy youngs most impressive records that still stand today. Stone was the beneficiary of a potent orioles offense that finished fifth in runs per game, tied for fourth in slugging and scored an average of 5. A starting pitcher nowadays would take over 17 years to simply start that many games. Ot what is the most unbreakable individual record in. Top unbreakable streaks and records in mlb history bleacher.
The cy young award is given annually to the best pitchers in major league baseball mlb, one each for the american league al and national league nl. Why cy young s win record is the most unbreakable in all of sports. So ryans record is not unbreakable, but it does appear prett. Apr 07, 2014 baseballs unbreakable records cy young. The dependable cy young compiled 511 wins over a 22year career. Since 1967, there is one winner from each of the american and national leagues. The kings of baseball memoriabilia shows are missing a key component cy young, whose record for games won will most likely never be broken. Cy young, a major league pitcher for five teams and 22 seasons, finished his playing career in 1911 and passed away in 1955. Its safe to say that fernando tatis will be listed in the big league record books for a long time to come. Young got his total by winning over 30 games in five seasons and over 20 games in 10 more seasons. Will whites 680 in 1879 and cy young s career mark is 7,356. To a valued andrespected colleague cy young feb 1979. From 1956 to 1958, a pitcher was not allowed to win the cy. Pitchers nowadays are lucky to get 300 wins, showing how impressive cy youngs feat was.
List of major league baseball records considered unbreakable. Cy young beat out nine other nominated books to win the coveted bronze casey. In 1887 richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the base ball reporters association of america, also referred to as the national base ball reporters association. Top unbreakable streaks and records in mlb history. Cy young left a legacy as a pitcher that is unlikely to ever be matched. The cy young award is given annually to the best pitcher in each league. Chicago history museumgetty images five seasons with at least 30 wins helped him get to the 511 mark. Young was born in winnipeg in 1916 and was a columnist with the vancouver news herald. Wayne gretzky, joe dimaggio, cy young, wilt chamberlain. One wild record you probably didnt know for all 30 mlb teams espn. But history is moving toward the prospect of a special player piling up hits young, and then playing well into his 40s. View cy young s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos.
That is, unless they are elite like nolan ryan and they can make up for it with the ability to strikeout batters and throw nohitters. Young set major league records for both the most consecutive scoreless innings pitched, and for the most consecutive innings without allowing a hit. In a career spanning twentytwo major league seasons 18901911, young established a number of career records which, under the dramatically different pitching conditions prevailing today, are almost certainly unbreakable. Youngs career ended in 1911 after 22 seasons in baseball.
Im not even going to look in the record book because i cant believe. Why some baseball records will never be broken and which. Roger clemens currently holds the record for the most awards won, with seven his first and last wins separated by eighteen years. May 21, 2015 denton true cy young was one of the greatest pitchers of alltime, and holds several records that are now more than 100yearsold.
Cy married yvonne olive osborne on month day 1951, at age 22 at marriage place, california. It has long been considered baseballs most unbreakable record even in the 1910s. Cy young stats by baseball almanac in 1883 francis richter founded the sporting life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball. Born in gilmore, ohio, he worked on his familys farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. First we cant mention the most unbreakable record without mentioning a man by the name of denton true young. Cy young, baseballs greatest pitcher, owns one record that will never be broken. For the purposes of this exercise, we are sticking to records that could feasibly be broken, so cy young s record of 749 complete games, for example, is not part of this. One of the amazing things about this record is that it shows cy youngs longevity.
Today, a pitcher would need to average 26 wins and 38 complete games per season for twenty years to eclipse denton true cy youngs marks. In his career, young won 511 games, lost 316 and completed. He has 103 more complete games than any other pitcher in history and only 7 pitchers in history have as many as 500. It is arguable that no pitcher in baseball history was so good for so long as denton true cy young 18671955. In a 12year span 18921903, cy young won 343 games, an average of 28. At 511, his record is 94 wins more than walter johnson, whos no. From its establishment in 1956 until 1966, it was presented to the best pitcher in major league baseball. Multiple winners with 7, roger clemens has the most cy young awards. Probably the most durable pitcher in mlb history, cy young threw in a different. If a pitcher is throwing this many walks, chances are he isnt playing beyond a couple seasons in the majors.
The award was first introduced in 1956 by baseball commissioner ford frick in honor of hall of fame pitcher cy young, who died in 1955. In fact, with better run support, stieb might have won three cy young awards. York mets ace went out and broke an mlb record that some might have thought unbreakable. Excluding records that are literally unachievable in the modern game i. Unfortunately, young didnt also possess the largerthanlife personality of a babe ruth or a ty. If the question was what is the single most unbreakable record on the books, that is easy, cy young s career wins. Unfortunately, young didnt also possess the largerthanlife personality of a babe ruth or a ty cobb whose signature records have both been surpassed. Cy young s 749 in his career are completely out of the realm of possibility, too.
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