On this day in history, May 5, 1904, Cy Young pitches first perfect game in World Series Era
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Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young hurled the first perfect game of the World Series era for the Boston Americans, later the Red Sox, on this day in history, May 5, 1904.
Perfect games are one of the rarest feats in all of sports — with an average of less than 1 per 10,000 games. "It’s no job for me to pick out my greatest day in baseball. It was May 5, 1904." — Cy Young "What seems of interest to me is that Young’s perfect game came in the middle of a no-hit streak that lasted 25 1/3 innings." — Major League Baseball historian John Thorn "Cy Young left a legacy as a pitcher that is unlikely to ever be matched." — National Baseball Hall of Fame Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The imposing 6-foot-2-inch, 210-pound fireballer played 22 seasons of big-league baseball, won 511 games — a record that has never been approximated — and is the namesake of the award given to the best pitcher in each Major League Baseball league every year.