 Denton True " Cy " Young ( March 29 , 1867 – November 4 , 1955 ) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher . During his 22 @-@ season baseball career ( 1890 – 1911 ) , he pitched for five different teams . Young established numerous pitching records , some of which have stood for a century . Young compiled 511 wins , 74 shutouts , 2 , 835 @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-@ @-