During the first eleven years (1956 - 1966), only one winner from Major League Baseball was selected. Immediately after Commissioner Frick retired, the rules were changed to honor the best pitcher from each league.
Dean Chance of the Angels of the AL won the award in 1964.
Catcher Thurman Munson, of the New York Yankees, won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1970.
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George Young of the New York Giants. It was the fifth time Young had received the award.
In 1929, Mark Koenig became the first Yankee to wear number 2.
On April 16, 2009, Johnny Damon singled to center, for the first hit at the new Yankee Stadium.
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On May 5, 1922, construction began on the first Yankee Stadium. The first game was played on April 18, 1923.
The last pitcher for the White Sox to win the Cy Young Award was Jack McDowell in 1993. Other pitchers from the White Sox to have won the Cy Young Award are LaMarr Hoyt in 1983 and Early Wynn in 1959.
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The first Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, the new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009.
The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in the first game played at Yankee Stadium on April 18, 1923.