What is Anthony Young (baseball)?
{{Infobox MLB player | name = Anthony Young | position = [[Pitcher]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1966|1|19}} | birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|06|27|1966|1|19}} | death_place = Houston, Texas | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = August 5 | debutyear = 1991 | debutteam = New York Mets |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = June 19 | finalyear = 1996 | finalteam = Houston Astros |statleague = MLB | stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] | stat1value = 15–48 | stat2label = [[Earned run average]] | stat2value = 3.89 | stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s | stat3value = 245 | teams = * [[New York Mets]] (1991–1993) * [[Chicago Cubs]] (1994–1995) * [[Houston Astros]] (1996) }} '''Anthony Wayne Young''' (January 19, 1966 – June 27, 2017) was an American right-handed [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He played all or part of six seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) with the [[New York Mets]], [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Houston Astros]]. He was best known for having [[Win–loss record (pitching)|lost]] 27 consecutive games in which he had a [[decision (baseball)|decision]], setting an MLB record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/072eb2fd|title=Anthony Young|first=Rory|last=Costello|work=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> Young died in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] from [[brain cancer]] on June 27, 2017, aged 51.<ref>{{cite web|last=Braziller |first=Zach |url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/27/beloved-ex-met-anthony-young-loses-battle-with-brain-cancer/ |title=Beloved ex-Met Anthony Young loses battle with brain cancer |work=New York Post |date=June 27, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Baseballstats |br=y/youngan01 |brm=young-002ant}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604032824/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/flashbacks/07_28_1993.stm BaseballLibrary.com] {{DEFAUL