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The Cy Young Award was introduced in 1956 by Commissioner of Baseball Ford C. Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. [1] Originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, the award changed its format over time. From 1956 to 1966, the award was given to one pitcher in Major League Baseball.
The following people have won the Major League Baseball, American League or National League Cy Young Award. Pages in category "Cy Young Award winners" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
Cy Young, the all-time leader in career wins. This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers with 200 or more career wins. In the sport of baseball, a win is a statistic credited to the pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead. A starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win; if this ...
One of the game’s greatest recent comeback stories hit its peak as Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale was awarded the NL Cy Young Award. Sale, 35, wins his first Cy Young after so many near ...
A quick look at all the Tigers’ Cy Young winners: ... (2011) and left-hander Hal Newhouser (1945), he nearly won the Crown for all of MLB. He led both leagues in wins (18) and strikeouts (228 ...
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio , he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career.
Simmons was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2020, Vuckovich won the 1982 Cy Young and Fingers, another Hall of Famer, swept the Cy Young and MVP awards in 1981.
The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, one each for the American and National Leagues. The award was first introduced in 1956 by Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955.