Happy 152nd birthday to Denton True “Cy” Young, who won 511 games and threw three no-hitters.
The right-hander from Gilmore, Ohio, was perfect in his second no-no outing. Pitching for the Boston Americans (Red Sox) on Thursday, May 5, 1904, Young retired all 27 Philadelphia Athletics he faced for a 3-0 win at the Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Here are Young’s three no-hitters:
| 1 | Cy Young |
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| Cleveland Spiders (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 18, 1897 (First game of doubleheader) Cleveland Spiders 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 League Park (Cleveland) |
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| 2 | Cy Young |
| Boston Americans (AL) | |
| Thursday, May 5, 1904 Boston Americans 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Huntington Avenue Grounds (Boston) (Perfect game) |
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| 3 | Cy Young |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Tuesday, June 30, 1908 Boston Red Sox 8, New York Highlanders 0 Hilltop Park (New York) Young ties Larry Corcoran for the major league career record with 3 no-nos. It would be tied once more but not broken until 1965 by Sandy Koufax. |
Also celebrating a no-no birthday today (1910) is Bill Dietrich, who tossed a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, June 1, 1937, an 8-0 win against the St. Louis Browns at Comiskey Park.
