Who won 3 Cy Young Awards in a row?
Steve Carlton in 1982 became the first pitcher to win more than three Cy Young Awards, while Greg Maddux in 1994 became the first to win at least three in a row (and received a fourth straight the following year), a feat later repeated by Randy Johnson.
What awards did Cy Young win?
Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. In 1956, one year after his death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the best pitcher in each league for each season….
| Cy Young | |
|---|---|
| October 11, 1911, for the Boston Rustlers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 511–315 |
| Earned run average | 2.63 |
Who was the last reliever to win Cy Young?
It was not until 1974 that a reliever, Mike Marshall of the Los Angeles Dodgers, won the Cy Young Award. Since then, eight more Cy Young Awards have gone to the key man from the bullpen. Through 2006, about 10 percent of all Cy Young Awards (nine of the 92) have been bestowed on the relief ace (see table 1).
Who won most Cy Young Awards?
Who Has Won the Most Cy Young Awards? Roger Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, the most of any player in history.
Who has 4 Cy Youngs?
Roger Clemens has won the award the most times with seven, Randy Johnson has won it five times, and Steve Carlton and Greg Maddux have each won it four times.
Who won 4 Cy Youngs in a row?
Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson, the 2002 Pitching Triple Crown Randy Johnson won four consecutive Cy Young Awards, and the last of those in 2002 was his most magnificent.
How are the winners of the Cy Young Award selected?
Hard lessons were learned by the Chalmers Award earlier in history so the recipients of the Cy Young Award were selected by the Baseball Writers Association of America from the beginning. Cy Young Award Notes: During the first eleven years (1956 – 1966), only one winner from Major League Baseball was selected.
Who was the 1956 Cy Young Award winner?
The Best Pitcher in Major League Baseball Year LG Cy Young Award Winner (Qty) SO SV 1956 NL Don Newcombe (1 | MVP) 139 0 1957 NL Warren Spahn (1 | HOF | ASG) 111 3 1958 AL Bob Turley (1 | ASG) 168 1
Who was the youngest pitcher to win the Cy Young Award?
The youngest recipient was Dwight Gooden (age 20 in 1985). In 2012, R.A. Dickey became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the award. In 1974, Mike Marshall won the award, becoming the first relief pitcher to win the award.
Who are the past National League Cy Young winners?
National League Year Player Team 2016 Max Scherzer Washington 2015 Jake Arrieta Chi Cubs 2014 Clayton Kershaw LA Dodgers 2013 Clayton Kershaw LA Dodgers
