Pete Alexander pitches the Phils to a 1 – 0 win over Boston’s 44-year-old Cy Young

On September 7, 1911 — At Boston’s South End Grounds 24-yer-old Pete Alexander, winning a rookie-record 28 games, pitches the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1 – 0 win over Boston’s 44-year-old Cy Young. Alexander gives up just one hit. Alexander’s 31 complete games, 367 innings pitched, and 7 shutouts lead the National League. The American League has its own rookie sensation, lefty Vean Gregg, who breaks in for Cleveland with a 23-7 record and miserly 1.81 ERA. Gregg will win 20 his first three years, then win just 28 in the next 12 years.

Next month, the 44 year-old veteran Braves hurler will end his career after 22 seasons with an astonishing 511 victories, a major league record unlikely to be broken.

 

 
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