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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Cy Young, Jimmy Collins, Dick Williams, Terry Francona, List of Boston Red Sox managers, Don Zimmer, Johnny Pesky, Ralph Houk, Pinky Higgins, Grady Little, Rudy York, Lou Boudreau, Hugh Duffy, Patsy Donovan, Jimy Williams, Joe McCarthy, Bucky Harris, Joe Cronin, Joe Morgan, John McNamara, Billy Herman, Darrell Johnson, Kevin Kennedy, Steve O'Neill, Frank Chance, Billy Jurges, Deacon McGuire, Del Baker, George Huff, Butch Hobson, Marty McManus, Joe Kerrigan, Ed Barrow, Eddie Kasko, Eddie Popowski, Lee Fohl, Jack Barry, Chick Stahl, Bob Unglaub, Jake Stahl, Shano Collins, Bill Carrigan, Fred Lake, Heinie Wagner. Excerpt: Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 - November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career (1890-1911), he pitched for five different teams. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. One year after Young's death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the previous season's best pitcher. Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century. Young compiled 511 wins, 94 ahead of Walter Johnson, who is second on the list of most wins in Major League history. In addition to wins, Young still holds the Major League 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. Young's 76 career shutouts are fourth all-time. He also won at least 30 games in a season five times, with ten other seasons of 20 or more wins. In addition, Young pitched three no-hitters, including the third perfect game in baseball history, first in baseball's "modern era." 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...