- Anthony Young (baseball)
Anthony Wayne Young (born
January 19 1966 inHouston, Texas ) is a former right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball .After attending
Furr High School (graduated 1984 [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISD/portal/article/front/0,2731,20856_67359489_94477637,00.html] ) and theUniversity of Houston (1986-1987), Young pitched six seasons in the majors with theNew York Mets ,Chicago Cubs andHouston Astros . While with the Mets, fromMay 6 , by|1992 toJuly 24 , by|1993 he lost 27 consecutive games in which he had a decision. This losing streak is the longest in Major League Baseball history. Despite posting a respectable 3.89earned run average for his career, he finished with a record of 15 wins and 48 losses for a winning percentage of .238.External links
*baseball-reference|id=y/youngan01
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/flashbacks/07_28_1993.stm BaseballLibrary.com]
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