The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitcher in each league. From its establishment in 1956 until 1966, it was presented to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball. Since 1967, there is one winner from each of the American and National leagues.

Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career.Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898. He was then transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals ...

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Named for the winningest pitcher in baseball history, the Cy Young Award is voted upon by the Baseball Writers' Association of America prior to the beginning of the postseason. From 1956 to 1966, the award was given to one pitcher, but has been …

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Baseball's most prestigious award for pitchers is the "Cy Young Award." The prize is named for the hurler who chalked up the most lifetime wins (511) and the most innings pitched (7356 2/3). Baseball fans know and eagerly anticipate who the winner in each league will be every year.

Since Maddux won 20 for the Cubs in 1992 and then took his excellence to Atlanta, only two Chicago pitchers have won 20, John Lieber 20-6 in 2001 and Jake Arrieta in his Cy Young season of 2015 (22-6).

These are the baseball facts of Hall of Famer Cy Young. But thanks to a series of oral histories in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s audio/video collection, we know that there was so much more behind the man than just baseball.

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). The award was introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford C. Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955.The award was originally given to the single best …

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