I came across an article in History.com about the early career of Cy Young, MLB's winningest pitcher ever (and not likely his record will ever be beat).
He was born in Gilmore, Ohio, in 1867, just two years after the Civil War ended. Denton True "Cy" Young grew up on a farm.
His father, who served in the war in the 78th Ohio Infantry during the war, gave his son the middle name "True" in honor of another soldier he served with.
In case you're wondering about the name "Cy" he got that during an early tryout in baseball when his fast ball tore the boards from a grandstand and he got the name "Cyclone" later shortened to "Cy."
Looks like a bit of Road Tripping Through History is in order when I finish writing about the 15th Illinois Infantry and Captain Harley Wayne.
--Old Cy.
No comments:
Post a Comment