Cy Young : an American baseball hero /

"Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time. He recorded three no-hitters-including a perfect game-and accumulated more than 2,800 strikeouts on his way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scott H. Longert uses Young's life story to introduce middle-grade readers to t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Longert, Scott (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ohio University. Press
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : Ohio University Press, 2020.
Series:	Biographies for young readers.
Subjects:	Young, Cy, > 1867-1955 > Juvenile literature. Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) > History > Juvenile literature. Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) > History > Juvenile literature. World Series (Baseball) > History > Juvenile literature. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum > Juvenile literature. Major League Baseball (Organization) > History > Juvenile literature. Young, Cy, > 1867-1955. Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) Major League Baseball (Organization) National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. World Series (Baseball) Pitchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. Baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. Baseball > Ohio > History > Juvenile literature. Baseball. Baseball players. Pitchers (Baseball) Ohio. United States. Biographies. History. Juvenile works.

Table of Contents:

In the beginning
The pride of the Spiders
League Park opens
The first try at a championship
The Temple Cup
Cy changes teams
The World Series begins
Cy is perfect
A new record
The Hall of Fame calls
Cy's timeline
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography.