The first winner of the Cy Young Award was Brooklyn Dodger, Don Newcombe in 1956.
Jim Lonborg Was the first Boston Red Sox pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. Lonborg won the award in 1967, the first year that the award was given out in both leagues.
The Cy Young Award was established in 1956 to recognize the "best pitcher" in the Major Leagues. The first Cy Yound Award winner was Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who was also the first "black" player to win the award.
Don Newcombe
Steve Sasson in 1975, he was a kodak engineer - he als won an award for his ahcievemant
The first Cy Young Award was given out in 1956, in honor of Cy Young who passed away the year before. One Award was given out to the best pitcher in the Major Leagues until 1967 when a one winner was chosen in each the American, and National league. The Cy Young award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Mike Cuellar cohone!
Jim Lonborg in 1967.
Jim Lonborg
Warren Spahn, in 1957.
The first Cy Young Award was given out in 1956, in honor of Cy Young who passed away the year before. One Award was given out to the best pitcher in the Major Leagues until 1967 when a one winner was chosen in each the American, and National league.
Steve Young, former NFL Quarterback, descends from Brigham Young's seventh wife, Emily Dow Partridge. He also descends from Brigham Young's older brother Joseph Young and his first wife, Jane Bicknell.