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Irv Young
Irving Melrose Young (Young Cy and Cy The Second)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 21, 1877 in Columbia Falls, ME (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1905
Final Game: August 25, 1911
Died: January 14, 1935 in Brewer, ME
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1905 27 BSN NL 20 21 .488 2.90 43 42 1 41 7 0 378.0 337 146 122 6 71 156 8 0 6 1475 106 1.079 8.0 0.1 1.7 3.7 2.20
1906 28 BSN NL 16 25 .390 2.91 43 41 2 37 4 0 358.1 349 157 116 7 83 151 6 1 9 1416 92 1.206 8.8 0.2 2.1 3.8 1.82
1907 29 BSN NL 10 23 .303 3.96 40 32 7 22 3 1 245.1 287 127 108 5 58 86 13 0 3 993 64 1.406 10.5 0.2 2.1 3.2 1.48
1908 30 TOT NL 8 12 .400 2.42 32 18 9 10 2 1 174.2 167 80 47 3 40 63 7 0 0 696 97 1.185 8.6 0.2 2.1 3.2 1.58
1908 30 BSN NL 4 9 .308 2.86 16 11 3 7 1 0 85.0 94 49 27 2 19 32 2 0 0 346 84 1.329 10.0 0.2 2.0 3.4 1.68
1908 30 PIT NL 4 3 .571 2.01 16 7 6 3 1 1 89.2 73 31 20 1 21 31 5 0 0 350 115 1.048 7.3 0.1 2.1 3.1 1.48
1910 32 CHW AL 4 8 .333 2.72 27 17 5 7 4 0 135.2 122 54 41 0 39 64 3 0 2 536 88 1.187 8.1 0.0 2.6 4.2 1.64
1911 33 CHW AL 5 6 .455 4.37 24 11 9 3 1 2 92.2 99 61 45 2 25 40 0 1 3 457 74 1.338 9.6 0.2 2.4 3.9 1.60
6 Seasons 63 95 .399 3.11 209 161 33 120 21 4 1384.2 1361 625 479 23 316 560 37 2 23 5573 88 1.211 8.8 0.1 2.1 3.6 1.77
162 Game Avg. 12 17 .399 3.11 38 30 6 22 4 1 254 250 115 88 4 58 103 7 0 4 1024 88 1.211 8.8 0.1 2.1 3.6 1.77
BSN (4 yrs) 50 78 .391 3.15 142 126 13 107 15 1 1066.2 1067 479 373 20 231 425 29 1 18 4230 88 1.217 9.0 0.2 1.9 3.6 1.84
CHW (2 yrs) 9 14 .391 3.39 51 28 14 10 5 2 228.1 221 115 86 2 64 104 3 1 5 993 81 1.248 8.7 0.1 2.5 4.1 1.63
PIT (1 yr) 4 3 .571 2.01 16 7 6 3 1 1 89.2 73 31 20 1 21 31 5 0 0 350 115 1.048 7.3 0.1 2.1 3.1 1.48
NL (4 yrs) 54 81 .400 3.06 158 133 19 110 16 2 1156.1 1140 510 393 21 252 456 34 1 18 4580 89 1.204 8.9 0.2 2.0 3.5 1.81
AL (2 yrs) 9 14 .391 3.39 51 28 14 10 5 2 228.1 221 115 86 2 64 104 3 1 5 993 81 1.248 8.7 0.1 2.5 4.1 1.63

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1905 27 BSN NL 43 138 136 6 14 4 0 0 4 0 1 .103 .109 .132 .242 -28 18 0 1 1
1906 28 BSN NL 43 133 125 6 12 1 0 0 6 0 6 .096 .137 .104 .241 -24 13 0 2 1
1907 29 BSN NL 40 82 80 2 13 1 1 0 3 1 0 .163 .173 .200 .373 17 16 1 1 1
1908 30 TOT NL 32 65 62 4 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 .177 .203 .210 .413 32 13 0 1 1
1908 30 BSN NL 16 33 32 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .156 .156 .156 .313 1 5 0 1 1
1908 30 PIT NL 16 32 30 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .250 .267 .517 65 8 0 0 1
1910 32 CHW AL 27 48 44 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .114 .133 .159 .292 -7 7 0 3 1
1911 33 CHW AL 24 30 28 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 .179 .207 .250 .457 28 7 0 1 1
6 Seasons 209 496 475 21 60 8 3 0 18 2 11 .126 .148 .156 .304 -6 74 1 9
162 Game Avg. 162 384 368 16 47 6 2 0 14 2 9 .126 .148 .156 .304 -6 57 1 7
BSN (4 yrs) 142 386 373 16 44 6 1 0 15 1 7 .118 .136 .139 .276 -14 52 1 5
CHW (2 yrs) 51 78 72 3 10 2 1 0 3 1 2 .139 .162 .194 .357 8 14 0 4
PIT (1 yr) 16 32 30 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .250 .267 .517 65 8 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 158 418 403 18 50 6 2 0 15 1 9 .124 .145 .149 .294 -9 60 1 5
AL (2 yrs) 51 78 72 3 10 2 1 0 3 1 2 .139 .162 .194 .357 8 14 0 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1905 BSN NL 27 P 43 151 33 115 3 1 .980 3.44 .941 2.42
1906 BSN NL 28 P 43 143 27 108 8 5 .944 3.14 .948 2.40
1907 BSN NL 29 P 40 92 20 69 3 4 .967 2.23 .949 2.27
1908 TOT NL 30 P 32 59 10 42 7 2 .881 1.63 .956 2.13
1908 BSN NL 30 P 16 28 6 18 4 2 .857 1.50 .957 2.13
1908 PIT NL 30 P 16 31 4 24 3 0 .903 1.75 .955 2.13
1910 CHW AL 32 P 27 49 11 38 0 1 1.000 1.81 .939 2.35
1911 CHW AL 33 P 24 33 4 28 1 1 .970 1.33 .936 1.89
6 Seasons P 209 527 105 400 22 14 .958 2.42 .946 2.27
6 Seasons TOT 209 527 105 400 22 14 .958 2.42 .904 2.27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  3.113 (206th)

Wins s c a p y
1905 NL  20 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1905 NL  1.079 (6th)
Career  1.211 (152nd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 NL  1.691 (3rd)
1906 NL  2.085 (7th)
1907 NL  2.128 (9th)
Career  2.054 (104th)

Games Played s c a p y
1905 NL  43 (3rd)
1906 NL  43 (2nd)
1907 NL  40 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1907 NL  1 (8th)
1911 AL  2 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1905 NL  378.0 (1st)
1906 NL  358.3 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1905 NL  156 (5th)
1906 NL  151 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1905 NL  42 (1st)
1906 NL  41 (1st)
1907 NL  32 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1905 NL  41 (1st)
1906 NL  37 (1st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1905 NL  7 (2nd)
1910 AL  4 (7th)
Career  21 (230th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1905 NL  6 (6th)
1906 NL  7 (1st)
1907 NL  5 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1905 NL  337 (3rd)
1906 NL  349 (1st)
1907 NL  287 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1905 NL  2.197 (3rd)
1906 NL  1.819 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  .150 (99th)

Losses s c a p y
1905 NL  21 (5th)
1906 NL  25 (2nd)
1907 NL  23 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1905 NL  122 (2nd)
1906 NL  116 (1st)
1907 NL  108 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1906 NL  9 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1907 NL  13 (5th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1905 NL  1475 (1st)
1906 NL  1416 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 12 (185), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 42 (585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 14 (761), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Joe Lake (958)
  2. Patsy Flaherty (956)
  3. Jack Warhop (953)
  4. Otto Hess (953)
  5. Charlie Smith (948)
  6. Lee Richmond (943)
  7. Jimmy Lavender (937)
  8. Johnny Lush (936)
  9. Leon Cadore (935)
  10. Ned Garvin (935)
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  1. Mark Thurmond (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Patsy Flaherty (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ed Lopat (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Doc Newton (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joe Lake (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Patsy Flaherty (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 18, 1908: Traded by the Boston Doves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tom McCarthy and Harley Young.

Before 1909 Season: Purchased by Minneapolis (American Association) from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $2,500.

August 13, 1909: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Minneapolis (American Association).

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Name and misspellings: Young Cy Cy Irving The Irv Melrose Second Young

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