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The Evolution of Pitcher Usage, Part 2

The Evolution of Pitcher Usage, Part 2

Cy Young was part of baseball's pre-history and was also among the first generation of pitchers to be part of a semi-regular rotation.

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Cy Young, along with the great shortstop Honus Wagner, is one of a handful of great players who straddle baseball’s nineteenth century pre-history and the early twentieth century. Although most fans now think of Young, whose career lasted from 1890-1911, primarily as an award, he was also a pitcher, and naturally, a very good one.

Young is the career lea…

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