Cy Young

Among the fiercest throwers the game has ever seen, Cy Young pitched three no-hitters, one of them a perfect game, and recorded more than 2,800 strikeouts before earning a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Written for middle-grade readers, this biography follows his life while teaching the basics of baseball, including how balls, strikes, and outs work. Each season and each landmark game is narrated like a live broadcast, bringing the action on the field and the roar of the crowd to life and helping young readers grow to understand and love the sport.

Many baseball followers now know Young mainly through the annual award presented to the top pitcher in the National and American Leagues. Nicknamed the Cyclone, Denton True Young won more than 500 games across four decades, a total no other major league pitcher has approached. Off the field he was known as a humble, generous, and kind man. He grew up on a farm in rural Ohio and carried the values of small-town life with him throughout his career.