1997 Event Pedro Martinez wins NL Cy Young Award Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award 1996 Event Toronto's Pat Hentgen wins AL Cy Young Award Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award 1993 Death Cy Howard, director (Lovers and Other Strangers), dies at 77 1991 Event Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award NL Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record $3 mil salary arbitration 1990 Event Doug Drabek (22-6) wins NL Cy Young Award Oakland's Bob Welch wins AL Cy Young Award 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award 1st regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets 1988 Event Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award 1988 Death Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, U.S. jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77 1987 Event Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award 1986 Event Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young 1985 Event Dwight Gooden (NL) and Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award 1984 Event Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young 1982 Event Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards 1981 Event Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award 1980 Event Baltimore's Steve Stone wins AL Cy Young Award Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Awards 1979 Event Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award Mike Flanagan, wins AL Cy Young Award 1978 Event New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL) Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) 1977 Event Phillies' Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award 1976 Event Baltimore Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young 1975 Event New York Mets Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award 1974 Event Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award 1973 Event Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout) 1972 Event Phillies' Steve Carlton wins unanimous NL Cy Young Award Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award 1970 Event Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young Award Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking 1969 Event 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit) Tom Seaver voted NL Cy Young Award 1968 Event Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1968 Death Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52 Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances 1967 Event Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young SF's Mike McCormick wins NL Cy Young Award 1967 Birthday John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young 1966 Event Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner 1966 Birthday Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991 1965 Event Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously 1963 Event Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award 1962 Event Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award 1962 Birthday Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP 1961 Event Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn 1960 Event Pittsburgh Pirates' Vern Law wins Cy Young Award 1960 Birthday Frank Viola, Hempstead, New York, pitcher, Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988 1958 Event Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award 1957 Birthday Cy Curnin, Londo, England, rock vocalist, Fixx-Sign of Fire 1957 Event Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award 1956 Event Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher 1955 Birthday Willie Hernandez, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1955 Death Cy Young, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890 - 1911 1953 Death Cy Kendall, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown), dies at 55 1950 Birthday Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978 1949 Birthday Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971 1946 Birthday Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher, Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981 1944 Birthday Steve Carlton, Phillies' pitcher, Cy Young 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 Tom Seaver, pitcher, New York Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young 1969, 1973, 1975 Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young 1943 Birthday Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher, 1974 Cy Young Award 1938 Birthday Mike McCormick, MLB Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Cy Young 1967 Gaylord Perry, baseball player, 1972 AL Cy Young winner 1937 Event Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1936 Birthday Jim Perry, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1970 1935 Birthday Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967 Bob Gibson, Cardinal pitcher, Cy Young/NL MVP 1968 1931 Event Chicago Cy Wentworth beats Mont Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period 1929 Birthday Cy Coleman, Seymour Kaufman, songwriter, Witchcraft, Sweet Charity 1927 Event Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats 1923 Event Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals) 1922 Event 1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) 1921 Event Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 innings 1919 Event Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals 1915 Birthday Cy Walter, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pianist, 3's Company 1912 Event Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins 1911 Event Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511 Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0 1911 Birthday Cy Feuer, New York City, Bdwy producer, Feuer and Martin-Chorus Line 1910 Event Cleveland Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington 5-4 in 11 innings 1909 Event Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps 1908 Event Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Highlanders, 8-0 1904 Event Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A's (3-0) 1901 Event Cy Young wins his 300th game 1898 Birthday Cy Kendall, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Mysteries of Chinatown 1891 Event Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3 1890 Event Cy Young pitches and wins 1st game 1867 Birthday Cy Young, born in Gilmore, Ohio, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890 - 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