U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 29

WASHINGTON, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

SATURDAY, MARCH 29: BASEBALL'S BEST PITCHER

Profile America -- Saturday, March 29th. If told that today marks the birthday of a man named Denton True Young, not many people would know who you are talking about. But call him by his nickname, "Cy", and sports fans instantly think of the Cy Young Award given to baseball's best pitcher each year. Young was and remains baseball's winningest pitcher, with a lifetime record of 511 victories. In his 22 seasons, he won 62 percent of his games. Young was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. In 1911, when Cy Young retired, some 6.5 million people went to major league baseball games. Today, that figure approaches 78 million annually. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov/.

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

CONTACT: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812

Web Site: http://www.census.gov/

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