Cy Young won 511 games during his tenure in baseball, almost 100 more than any other pitcher in history. He recorded 30 victories on five occasions and won more than 20 games 15 times. Young’s best season came in 1901 when he led in strikeouts, wins and ERA. It was the first year of the American League and he set the bar high, winning its Triple Crown. In 1903 he won two games in the first modern World Series, helping Boston to victory. On May 5, 1904, Young pitched the first perfect game of the 20th century, a day he considered to be his greatest in baseball. The pitcher totaled three no-hitters throughout his time in the sport. He still holds the records for most career innings pitched with 7,356, games started with 815 and complete games with 749. He is the fourth all-time with 76 career shutouts.

Offered is a Young signed cut in a framed display that includes a photograph of the righthander in his Cleveland Naps uniform (circa 1909-1911). Young has signed his name in blue graphite pencil on a 2 x 4½-inch ivory cut. The signed cut is accompanied by a 7 x 7-inch black & white posed action photograph of the Hall of Fame pitcher in the uniform of the Cleveland Naps (precursors to the Cleveland Indians). The signed cut and the photograph are mounted in an ivory paper matte with navy-blue borders, displayed in a 14 x 17-inch brown wood and glass frame. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication.

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