Has a reliever ever won a Cy Young Award?

Only four relief pitchers have won a Cy Young Award in the past 35 years, the last coming in 2003 when Eric Gagne captured the honor.

Who was the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award?

1977. Sparky Lyle becomes the first reliever to win the Cy Young in the American League. Although he pitched significantly fewer innings than Marshall (137 versus Marshall’s 208.3), he still pitched almost two innings per appearance and led the AL with 72 appearances.

Has a relief pitcher won the Cy Young?

In 1992, Eckersley was the first modern closer (first player to be used almost exclusively in ninth inning situations) to win the Cy Young, and since then only one other relief pitcher has won the Cy Young, Éric Gagné in 2003 (also a closer).

Who was the first Canadian to win the Cy Young Award?

His best year came in 1971, when Jenkins was the National League Cy Young Award winner. He went 24-13, throwing a complete game in 30 of his 39 starts, walked 37 and struck out 263 in 325 innings. Jenkins also became the first Cubs pitcher and the first Canadian to win the Cy Young.

What relievers have won MVP?

It would be 31 years before another reliever won an MVP Award, with Rollie Fingers ending the drought in 1981. Willie Hernandez and Eckersley followed in 1984 and ’92, respectively, and no reliever has been named MVP since.

Who was the first black Canadian baseball player?

Jenkins became the first Canadian to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991; he remained the only one until Larry Walker’s election in 2020….

Ferguson Jenkins
September 26, 1983, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	284–226
Earned run average	3.34

How many pitchers have 3 Cy Youngs?

4, 1956. Since then, just 21 pitchers have won multiple Cy Young Awards. And just 10 have won three or more.

Did Roger Clemens ever throw a no hitter?

Clemens is one of only seven pitchers to throw a complete-game one-hitter in the postseason. He took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in Game 4 of the 2000 American League Championship Series, but an Al Martin double off Tino Martinez’s glove broke it up.

Who has won 3 MLB Mvps?

Mike Schmidt, 3 (1980, ’81, ’86) Schmidt won the first of three career MVP Awards in 1980, a year in which he also led the Phillies to a World Series championship.

How many relief pitchers have won MVP?

Relief pitchers: 4 It would be 31 years before another reliever won an MVP Award, with Rollie Fingers ending the drought in 1981. Willie Hernandez and Eckersley followed in 1984 and ’92, respectively, and no reliever has been named MVP since.

Who is the only Canadian in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Tip O’Neill was one of the first players inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Umpire Ernie Quigley was inducted in 2021.

Who was the first Canadian baseball Hall of Famer?

Fergie Jenkins
Fergie Jenkins, first Canadian in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Has any rookie ever won MVP in MLB?

Only two players, both in the American League, have been named Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same year, Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.