Essay On Cy Young

Cy Young: An Ohio Landmark Cy Young, as we all know, was one of the best baseball players to walk this earth. Unfortunately, many people do not know that his memorial is in Newcomerstown Ohio. His memorial offers a beautiful view of the sunset on a clear day. I have visited this myself. Cy is most known for his great pitching. He started playing baseball in Newcomerstown. That is why he is buried there. Because of his perfect games and the no hitters he pitched, there has been an award named in Cy Young’s honor. This is given out annually to a deserving pitcher. Denton True Young was born on March 29, 2015. He had five siblings and was the oldest. The nickname “Cy” came from the catcher saying that the balls he was throwing mimicked a cyclone. He was first nicknamed Cyclone but it got shortened to Cy. Young played baseball starting at a young age. His baseball career in Ohio started for small local teams near Canton after he dropped out of school in the sixth grade. In July of 1890, Cy Young was sold to the Cleveland Spiders for $300 and a new uniform. This was because the Tri-State League had shut down (Cy 1). Cy “Cyclone” Young struck out 18 batters, making it a no hitter for the Tri-State League. Many major league teams in Cleveland were looking at Cy at this time. This is when he signed …show more content…
Once he finally quit playing baseball, Cy was recognized into the Hall of Fame. He pitched three no hitters in his baseball career. Cy Young has an award in his honor. The Cy Young Award goes to the best pitcher in the major league. Young is still being recognized today. About 45 years after his death, Cy was ranked 14th on the Top 100 Baseball Players of all time (Cy 2). Don’t forget to visit his memorial is in Newcomerstown. Young had an early start on baseball and worked at it for all of his life. The award that he has in his name is an ongoing award showing how much he influenced