There's a very good reason the annual award for best pitcher in each major league is named for Denton True "Cy" Young (29 March 1867 – 4 November 1955). Cy Young won 511 games as a pitcher for 22 seasons (1890-1911), with the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Naps and Boston Rustlers. Second on the all-time career wins list is Walter Johnson with 417. In recent history, only Greg Maddux (born in 1966) with 355 career wins and Roger Clemens (born in 1962) with 354 career wins come anywhere close to Cy Young's great record. Among active pitchers, the highest total belongs to Justin Verlander (born in 1983) with 226 wins. Today's tie celebrates Cy Young's birthday with images from "old-time baseball," and I found my own Little League mitt (from around 1963) for today's photo.
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