Cy Young trivia

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

"Old" Cy Young only played for 3 major league cities in his long career (Cleveland, St. Louis and Boston)...

but he probably had a hard time remembering from year to year what the NAME of his team was!!

Over his Major League career, Cy Young played (in chronological order)for the:

Spiders
Perfectos
Cardinals
Americans
Somersets
Pilgrims
Red Sox
Naps
Rustlers


Most of his images show his with "B A" on his shirt (from his 1901 "Boston Americans" days); or

a Red Sock on his shirt (from his 1907-1908 "Red Sox" days); or

"Cleveland" on his shirt (from his 1909-1911 "Naps" days)...

but I would LOVE to see an image of Cy Young with a Spider or a Pilgrim or a Perfecto or a Ruslter on his jersey.

Anybody have some to share???

Obviously the "Just So" Cy Young image is from his "Spiders" days... but what was on his shirt? Anything?


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If you asked 1,000 people on the street:

"In what league did the Spiders, Perfectos, Somersets, Americans, Pilgrims, Naps and Rustlers all play?"

I doubt very many would say "Major League Baseball"!!!