Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Cy Young

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Cy Young.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Denton True "Cy" Young 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 franchise. In 1901, Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908, helping them win the 1903 World Series. He finished his career with the Cleveland Naps and Boston Rustlers, retiring in 1911.

American - Athlete | March 29, 1867 - November 4, 1955

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Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers Ten or twelve on a team. Don't see how any of them get enough work. Four starting pitchers and one relief man ought to be enough. Pitch 'em every three days and you'd find they'd get control and good, strong arms.

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Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign.

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All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock.

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A pitcher's got to be good and he's got to be lucky to get a no hit game.

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I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball.

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One of the fellows called me 'Cyclone' but finally shortened it to 'Cy' and its been that ever since.

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