On February 18, 1909, the Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young to the Cleveland Naps for pitchers Charlie Chech and Jack Ryan and $12,500 Young pitched forĀ ClevelandĀ in theĀ 1890sĀ when it fielded a team in theĀ National League.
Young, who won 21 games for the Sox at age 41, will win 19 games for the Naps including his 500th win and will finish his career 2 seasonsās later with 511 career wins.
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