How Cy Young Was Inducted In The Baseball Hall Of Fame With The Wrong Name
One of the best pitchers in MLB history saw that the Hall of Fame had his name wrong when he was enshrined
Denton “Cy” True Young is one of the names in baseball that is absolutely synonymous with the game. Not only was the right-handed pitcher one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Cy Young adorns the annual award given to the top hurler in each league annually since 1956. With such a pedigree, one might think that every minutiae about the all-time great would be known, but that didn’t stop him from being inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame with the wrong name.
Young was known for a powerful fastball, but he also had a well-rounded repertoire. His physical and mental talents served him well, as he accumulated a record of 511–315 with a 2.63 ERA in 22 seasons (1890–1911). In addition to wins, he also still holds the all-time record for most innings (7,356), starts (815) and complete games (749) among others. He won 20 or more games on 16 different occasions and dominated batters well into his 40s at a time when such endurance was virtually unheard of. He was part of the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame class in 1937.
