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YOUNG, Irving Melrose

Male 1877 - 1935  (57 years)


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  • Name YOUNG, Irving Melrose 
    Birth 21 Jul 1877  Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
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    Death 14 Jan 1935  Brewer, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Columbia Falls, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Ruggles Cemetery 
    Person ID I37007  Puffers
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2018 

    Father YOUNG, William Wallace,   b. 15 Aug 1843, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1911, NH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother FRENCH, Syldania,   b. 4 Jan 1844, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1905, Concord, NH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jul 1864  Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F10708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MYERS, Elizabeth C.,   b. 1886, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1926, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1906  Boston, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F14733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos 2 Photos

  • Notes 
    • Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a pitcher for 6 seasons (1905 to 1908, 1910 to 1911) with the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox.

      He was known as "Young Cy" or "Little Cy" after the Red Sox's Cy Young. In 1905, his rookie season, he won 20 games, which would have been a remarkable feat if he hadn't also lost 21 that season. That year he set rookie records with 41 complete games and 378 innings pitched. In 1906 led the American League in complete games (37) and innings pitched (358) for the second year in a row. He also pitched a one-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 12.

      Even though He lost 23 games in 1907, Pittsburgh expressed interest in acquiring him. In June 1908 Boston traded him to the Pirates for two pitchers. He returned to the minors after Pittsburgh but came back to the White Sox for the 1910 and 1911 seasons. His career totals were 63 Wins-95 Losses, 209 Games Pitched, 120 Complete Games, 21 Shut Outs, 560 Strike Outs and a 3.11 career Earned Run Average.

  • Sources 
    1. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S638] Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine, page 216.

    3. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.