Only 24 pitchers in major-league history have won at least 300 games. Getting to win number 374 would be good enough for third on the all-time list. Walter Johnson is second with 417 wins. And comfortably in first place is Cy Young, with an incredible 511 wins to his credit.
On this date all the way back in 1910 -- 103(!) years ago -- Cy Young recorded his 500th win. In typical Cy Young fashion, he went the distance, too, working 11 innings for the complete-game victory for the Cleveland Naps. Young would end his career with 749 complete games and 7,356 innings pitched, both MLB records.
Young finished his career after the 1911 season with a final record of 511-316. He had a 2.63 ERA (138 ERA+) and 1.13 WHIP.
Starting in 1956 -- a year after Young's death -- an award named after Cy Young was given to the best pitcher in baseball, as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America. In 1967, the award began being given to one pitcher in each the American and National leagues.
