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Ohiogal

(31,999 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2020, 05:04 PM Jan 2020

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Only pitcher to follow ROY award with a Cy Young Award

Dwight Gooden of the NY Mets

1984 NL Rookie of the Year

1985 NL Cy Young Award

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Only pitcher to follow ROY award with a Cy Young Award (Original Post) Ohiogal Jan 2020 OP

I got that one right!! Bleacher Creature Jan 2020 #1

Well done! Ohiogal Jan 2020 #2

Vida Blue in 1971 topped that. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #3

Wow, excellent! Ohiogal Jan 2020 #4

Bleacher Creature

(11,256 posts)

1. I got that one right!!

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 05:36 PM

Jan 2020

Good question!

Ohiogal

(31,999 posts)

2. Well done!

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 05:55 PM

Jan 2020

Dwight was something else, wasn’t he?

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

3. Vida Blue in 1971 topped that.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 06:44 PM

Jan 2020

He won both that year. The Fred Lynn of pitching.

Ohiogal

(31,999 posts)

4. Wow, excellent!

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 06:49 PM

Jan 2020

Great trivia. 👍

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