McGreevey Collection›Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox on Cy Young Day

Publication:

US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Category:

Photographs

Collection:

McGreevey Collection

Title:

Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox on Cy Young Day

BPLDC:

06_06_000088

Location:

McGreevey Collection

Creator:

unidentified

Date:

1908

BPL Department:

Print Department

Long Description:

At age forty-one, on August 13, 1908, Young was honored with his own day at the Huntington Avenue Grounds. Hundreds of fans contributed to the purchase of a loving cup sponsored by the Boston Post. A crowd of 20,165 fans turned out to watch.

Material:

Photograph

BPL Reference Number:

[Blank]

About US, Boston Public Library Collections, 1800-1900

Historical and documentary photographs, with an emphasis on New England and the Boston region, from the collections of the Boston Public Library.