The evening times., 1911-08-23
CY YOUNG HAS
GREAT RECORD
Pitched 5ooth Game at Wash
. ington-s -sidelights on His
Career
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the spot Of honor, as far as the vet
eran himself is concerned. Far more
pleasing to him than either of his
no-hit performances was the winning
of his five hundreth victory in major
league ball. That occurred in this
city, and marked a break in Young's
luck, which had been bad thus far,
fortune favoring him in hanging up
the record on the particular day on
which he set it.
many Washington fans will remember
the occasion. A double-header was
played that afternoon, and Washing
ton won the opener by shutting out
the Maps, and probably would have
taken the second the same way but
for base on balls. Doc Reisling
pitched against Young, and had
Cleveland beaten, to 0, when the
ninth opened. The doctor passed the
first man up. This forced the Maps
to buntation, and that spelled ruin.
Henry was playing first base, and was
green to the position, as we'll as al
most new to professional ball. He
fielded one bunt slowly, and didn't
throw the next one at all, so that
the bases were filled on what should
have been two outs. Two runs scor-
ed on long flies, put the Maps In
front. The Nationals made one in
their half, making it tie, but Cleve-
land scored three men in the elev-
enth, and won, 5 to 2. q,
In this city, also, Young pitched
his first game of the present year on
June 9. There has been much specu-
lation as to whether; or not he was
all done. and frequent reports that
waivers had been, or would be, asked
on him. He started against Groom,
and won his game, 5 to 2, the only
runs scored off him being in the op-
ening inning, when Elberfield tripled,
velt had hit for two. After that the
old man steadied, and in the other
eight innings he. allowed only three
scattered singles. In the game he
struck out eight men. It looked as
IL he had come back, and he was a
happy hurler after that game. But
things broke against him after that,
and when he came here the second
time and pitched. on July 20, he was
driven off the slab in the fourth in
ming. Four runs were made off him
there, Gessler and Clarence Walker
hitting home runs on two consecu-
tive pitched balls, after Milan and
Elberfield had singled.
Twenty-Five years has this man,
who is A years old-he was born
March 20, 1867-been pitching in the
big leagues, and he has established
a record that probably never will be
approached. He has won 507 games,
and lost only 80, winning percent
age of .631. This season he has
hurled seven games, and three of
these were victories.
Young recently gave the following
facts about himself:
First baseball salary, $50 q month,
with Red Cloud, Neb., 1887.
Pitching for Canton, Ohio, against
McKeesport, Pa, 1890, he recorded
his first no-hit game, striking out
eighteen. o,
Bought from Canton by Cleveland
in August, 1890, for $3.50.
Pitched first major league game for
Cleveland against Chicago, and won
1t.
Pitching for Boston Americans on
May 5, 1904, he did not allow play
er of the Athletics to reach first
base. He has pitched two other ma
/ tor league no-hit games.
Won his 500th victory, pitching for
Cleveland against Washington, July
10, 1910.
| His two greatest games were
against the Athletics. One of these
was a no-hit, no-man-reach-f1rst bat
tie in 1904, and the other his twenty
inning duel with Rube Waddell.
which the latter finally won.
Although Cy first hurled for the
Red Cloud club, his initial profession
al experience was gained in Canton,
and when he pitched that no-hit game
against McKeesport, every big league
club In the country was after him.
Davis Hawley, then owner Of the
Cleveland club, finally secured him.
4 The first day he arrived in Cleve-
land he was sent in against Anson's
Windy City club, and he won, 8 to l.,
and from that day he has alway been
q star. Pat Tebeau was manager Of
the Cleveland club at that time. and
Cy was Pats mainstay on the mound
during the time he wore a Cleveland
uniform, or until 1899. In 1902 he
just missed pitching the club into a
championship, and did succeed in
capturing the Temple cup for one
year while a member of Tebeau's
club.
Prior to the season Of 1909 Young
was traded to Cleveland for Pitchers
Chech and Ryan and $12,500 in cash.
This broke up one Of the greatest
batteries the game ever. possessed, as
Cy and Lou Criger were considered
all Of that. Criger was sold to the
st. Louis Browns and later Joined
the Yankees. He 10 now out Of base
ball.
When q man 10 referred to as be-
ing good hearted" 1t means that he
has some weakness his friends try
to overlook.