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They Had Their Cake Too! Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice about some Cy Young Award pitchers who also took their league's MVP Award in the same season. Have fun! :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,755

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Even with only one Cy Young Award given out for the entire Major Leagues, this pitcher in 1963 won it and his league's MVP Award also. Who was this Hall of Fame Dodger great? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Warren Spahn

Bob Gibson

Dean Chance

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Red Sox pitcher took both the Cy Young and MVP Award in 1986? Hint

Jim Lonborg

Roger Clemens

Pedro Martinez

Dick Radatz

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Question 3 of 10

3. This pitcher's first Cy Young Award was sweet, as he also took his league's MVP in 1968. Which National League pitcher was this? Hint

Bob Gibson

Steve Carlton

Tom Seaver

Vida Blue

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following seasons saw both leagues have a pitcher win the Cy Young and MVP Award winner in the same season? Hint

1975

1968

1981

1990

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Detroit Tiger pitcher took both the Cy Young and MVP Award in the same season in the 1980s? Hint

Mickey Lolich

Willie Hernandez

Frank Viola

LaMarr Hoyt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Only one pitcher in the 1990s won both the Cy Young and the MVP in the same season. Who was it? Hint

Greg Maddux

Randy Johnson

Roger Clemens

Dennis Eckersley

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Oakland Athletic took the American League's Cy Young and MVP Award in 1971? Hint

Catfish Hunter

Vida Blue

Rollie Fingers

Fergie Jenkins

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first pitcher in Major League history to win both the Cy Young and the MVP in the same season? Hint

Don Newcombe

Don Drysdale

Early Wynn

Bob Turley

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Milwaukee Brewer duplicated the Cy Young and MVP awards in 1981? Hint

Catfish Hunter

Dennis Martinez

Don Sutton

Rollie Fingers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Only one pitcher in the American League would win both the Cy Young and MVP Award in the same season during the 1960s. Who was it? Hint

Jim Hunter

Whitey Ford

Denny McLain

Jim Lonborg

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1. Even with only one Cy Young Award given out for the entire Major Leagues, this pitcher in 1963 won it and his league's MVP Award also. Who was this Hall of Fame Dodger great?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Koufax went 25-5 with 306 strikeouts in 1963. He helped guide the Dodgers to a 4-0 World Series crown against the Yankees. He won the Cy Young by taking a first place vote on every ballot. He won the MVP Award over the Cardinals' Dick Groat, and the Braves' Hank Aaron.

2. Which Red Sox pitcher took both the Cy Young and MVP Award in 1986?

Answer: Roger Clemens

In 1986, Roger was in his third season of baseball. He went 24-4 and won the Cy Young Award in a landslide over pitcher Teddy Higuera of the Brewers. He took the MVP Award over Don Mattingly and Jim Rice.

3. This pitcher's first Cy Young Award was sweet, as he also took his league's MVP in 1968. Which National League pitcher was this?

Answer: Bob Gibson

The high-kicking number 45 of the Cardinals went 22-9 with an amazing 1.12 ERA in the season. The won the MVP over Pete Rose, Willie McCovey, and Curt Flood. The Cy Young voting wasn't even close.

4. Which of the following seasons saw both leagues have a pitcher win the Cy Young and MVP Award winner in the same season?

Answer: 1968

1968 was the year of Bob Gibson and the Cardinals along with Denny McLain of the Tigers. They both won the Cy Young and MVP in their own leagues. The two went head to head in the World Series, with the Tigers winning it all four games to three.

5. Which Detroit Tiger pitcher took both the Cy Young and MVP Award in the same season in the 1980s?

Answer: Willie Hernandez

In his first season playing for the Tigers in 1984, after being with the Cubs and Phillies, Hernandez quietly won the Cy Young from the bullpen. He went 9-3 with 32 saves. He won the Cy Young Award over Dan Quisenberry of the Royals in a close balloting. Willie won the MVP over Kent Hrbek of the Twins in another close ballot.

6. Only one pitcher in the 1990s won both the Cy Young and the MVP in the same season. Who was it?

Answer: Dennis Eckersley

Eckersley was 37 years old when the season ended, but he still had enough in his tank to come out of the Athletics' bullpen to go 7-1 with 51 saves, and have an ERA of 1.91. He won the Cy Young in a landslide over Jack McDowell and Roger Clemens, and the MVP over Kirby Puckett of the Twins.

7. Which Oakland Athletic took the American League's Cy Young and MVP Award in 1971?

Answer: Vida Blue

Blue went 24-8 with 301 strikeouts in the season. The balloting was close, but Vida won over Mickey Lolich of the Tigers. He would win the MVP over teammate Sal Bando.

8. Who was the first pitcher in Major League history to win both the Cy Young and the MVP in the same season?

Answer: Don Newcombe

Newcombe of the Dodgers took the inaugural Cy Young Award in 1956, and also the NL MVP Award. He won the Cy Young over teammate Sal Maglie, Yankee Whitey Ford, and the Braves' Warren Spahn. He won the MVP over runner-up Maglie, and the Braves' Hank Aaron and Warren Spahn.

9. Which Milwaukee Brewer duplicated the Cy Young and MVP awards in 1981?

Answer: Rollie Fingers

Noted for his handlebar moustache, Fingers was a reliever. He went 6-3 with 28 saves, a 1.04 ERA and 61 strikeouts. Rollie made his name in an Athletics uniform, and was in his first season with the Brewers in 1981. He won the Cy Young over Steve McCatty and the MVP over Rickey Henderson, both of the Athletics.

10. Only one pitcher in the American League would win both the Cy Young and MVP Award in the same season during the 1960s. Who was it?

Answer: Denny McLain

McLain went 31-6 for the Tigers in 1968. He was the first 30-game winner since Dizzy Dean in 1934 with the Cardinals. Denny's Cy Young was a landslide win, and he won the AL MVP over battery teammate Bill Freehan.

Source: Author Nightmare

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