What is the name of the MLB award created in 1956?
Q: What is the name of the MLB award created in 1956?
A: The MLB created the Cy Young Award in 1956.
Q: How many wins did Young have when he retired from baseball?
A: When Young retired from baseball, he had won a total of 511 games in his career, the most in MLB history and 94 more wins than Walter Johnson, who is second on the list.
Q: How many times did Young win 30 or more games in a season?
A: During his professional career, Young won 30 or more games in a season five times.
Q: What was Cy Young's rank on The Sporting News' "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players" list?
A: In 1999, 88 years after his final Major League appearance and 44 years after his death, editors at The Sporting News ranked Cy Young 14th on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players".
Q: Who was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939?
A: In 1939, Cy Young was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Q: How many complete games did Cy Young pitch during his career?
A: During his career, Cy Young pitched 749 complete games.
Q: What are some other records held by Cy Young?
A: In addition to wins, Young holds the MLB records for most career innings pitched (7,355), most career games started (815), and most complete games (749). He also retired with 316 losses, the most in MLB history (the only other pitcher with more than 300 career losses was Pud Galvin). He also had 76 career shutouts, which is fourth most in history.
