This was the year of "Murderers' Row", the New York Yankees team that won 110 games. They had one of the scariest offenses ever; Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs. Lou Gehrig had 175 RBI. But the pitching was great, too, leading the AL in ERA by a wide margin.

         Waite Hoyt, Wilcy Moore, Urban Shocker, and Herb Pennock all pitched for the Yankees. Hoyt was in the middle of a Hall Of Fame career, and this was his best season. He was a good pitcher who lasted 21 years, and won 237 games. I am skeptical about Hoyt's supposed greatness; I believe there are a lot of pitchers who were better than him, and who aren't in the Hall. But this year, I do think that Hoyt deserves the Cy Young Award.
        Moore had a weird and wonderful rookie season at age 30. He was used primarily as a relief pitcher, but still managed to throw more than 200 innings. I'm not sure if there has ever been a pitcher used in quite the same way, and with as much success. Moore fell back to Earth next year, and never really pitched well again.
        Ted Lyons had probably the best season in his great career, and Lefty Grove continued his march towards being the best pitcher in the league. Urban Shocker had a great year, then threw only one more game the rest of his career. He had suffered from heart disease for several years, and was unable to pitch in the World Series this year. He died in September of 1928, at age 35.