Boston ace Cy Young hurls a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics

ByThis Day in Baseball May 5, 1904September 10, 2024

On May 5, 1904, At Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston ace Cy Young hurls a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics. Young outduels another future Hall of Famer, Rube Waddell, winning 3-0. It’s the first perfect game since the rules change that moved the pitching mound to 60 feet, six inches away from home plate. Young…

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Red Ruffing who will win 273 games is born in Granville, Illinois

ByThis Day in Baseball May 3, 1904July 17, 2019

On May 3, 1904, future Hall of Fame pitcher Charles “Red” Ruffing is born in Granville, Illinois. Ruffing will win 273 games during a 22-year career with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. He will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1967.

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Boston ace Cy Young hurls a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics

Red Ruffing who will win 273 games is born in Granville, Illinois

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