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The Cy Young Award is presented to the most outstanding pitchers in Major League Baseball. It was named after the great True Denton "Cyclone" Young who played from 1890-1911. He died in 1955, and the award began in 1956 in his honor.
5 quizzes and 50 trivia questions.
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The Cy Young Curse
  The Cy Young Curse?   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
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The Curse of the Bambino? The "Sports Illustrated" Curse? Why not the Cy Young Curse? Here's a look at some Cy Young winners who fell into the abyss with a horrendous season after winning the award. The pictures somehow connect to the answer. :)
Easier, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Mar 01 25
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  "Cy" of Relief   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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A quiz about the Cy Young Award. All multiple choice as always. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jul 24 04
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  Cy Young Award Winners    
Multiple Choice
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Cy Young Award winners from 1956-2001.
Average, 10 Qns, rivermen, May 28 09
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  MVP and Cy Young Winners    
Multiple Choice
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This is a quiz about MVP and Cy Young winners over the history of baseball.
Average, 10 Qns, jkkkbdelorge, Apr 04 09
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  AL Cy Young Award Winners    
Multiple Choice
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The Cy Young award is a reward issued to the pitcher who puts up perhaps the best stats in during the regular season. This quiz is about American League pitchers who have won this award.
Tough, 10 Qns, robbyroo72, Jun 20 09
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was the first Angel pitcher to win the award?

From Quiz ""Cy" of Relief"





Cy Young Award Trivia Questions
1. The winner of the 2000 AL MVP award was who?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Jason Giambi

Tejada won it with Oakland but in 2002, Ivan and Juan won them with Texas, and Giambi won with Oakland in 2000.

2. Which pitcher won the first Cy Young Award?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Don Newcombe

The Cy Young Award, named after pitching great Denton True 'Cyclone' Young, was first awarded in 1956. Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first winner, with teammate Sal Maglie being the runner-up.

3. Who won the NL Cy Young award in 1978?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Gaylord Perry

In Gaylord's 17th season, he went 21-6 as a San Diego Padre. He played with 8 teams throughout his 22 season career.

4. In 1988, which Minnesota southpaw won the Cy Young Award for the American League?

From Quiz AL Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Frank Viola

Viola posted a 24-7 record with a 2.64 ERA and 193 strikeouts.

5. This pitcher won the NL Cy Young award three times 1963, 1965, and 1966. Name him?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Gibson won twice, Ford won once, and Drysdale won once. Sandy in this period had over 700 strikeouts.

6. Who was the first pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Greg Maddux

The others listed have also won multiple Cy Young's, but Maddux burned the National League from 1992-1995. His first was with the Cubs, then the latter three with the Braves. In 1996, Braves' teammate John Smoltz, broke Greg's streak by taking the award.

7. When Sandy Koufax won the Cy Young in 1963, 1965 and 1966 what team was he playing for?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

Koufax was home-grown Dodger blue in Brooklyn in 1955 and stayed with the Dodgers when they moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Unfortunately, and due to arthritis in his elbow, his last Cy in 1966 was his final year of baseball.

8. The first pitcher to gain AL MVP honors was who?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Walter Johnson

Walter won in 1913. Dazzy was first to win NL MVP honors.

9. In which year was the Cy Young Award given to the most outstanding pitcher in both leagues?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: 1967

The Cy Young did not begin until 1956. It was given to one pitcher in the Majors. In 1967, it was awarded to both the American and National League. The Giants' Mike McCormick and Boston's Jim Lonborg were the first recepients of the split award.

10. What year did Warren Spahn win the Cy Young?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: 1957

Spahn won the Cy Young in its 2nd year of award giving in 1957. Although striking out only 111 batters, his record of 21-11 helped the Braves make it to and win the World Series against the New York Yankees 4 games to 3.

11. Which pitcher, who was a rookie in 1984, won the Cy young Award in both 1986 and 1987?

From Quiz AL Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Roger Clemens

The Rocket won the Cy Young Award in convincing fashion in 1986 with the Boston Red Sox. Pedro Martinez was not in the Major Leagues in 1986, while Bret Saberhagen and La Mar Hoyt won the award in 1985 and 1983, respectively.

12. Who was the AL Cy Young winner in 1974?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Catfish Hunter

Hunter added a Cy Young to Oakland's many awards.

13. Who was the first relief pitcher to win the award?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Mike Marshall

Marshall, of the 1974 Dodgers, had a record of 15-12. However, it was his 21 saves, his ERA of 2.42, and being the first reliever to appear in over 100 games (106) in a season. Marshall retired in 1981 after 14 seasons.

14. As of the 2001 season, how many New York Yankees have won the Cy Young from 1956-2001 as a Yankee?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: 5

Bob Turley was the first pin-striper to win it in 1958 followed by the great Whitey Ford in 1961. Sparky Lyle and Ron Guidry won it in consecutive years in 1977 and 1978, and Roger Clemens won it in 2001. Every one of the seasons listed that the Yankees had a Cy Winner, they went to the World Series.

15. In 1995, which southpaw would not only win his first career Cy Young Award, but would also be the first player in his team's history to win the award as well?

From Quiz AL Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Randy Johnson

With a record of 18 wins against 2 defeats, Randy Johnson was the hands-down favorite to win the award in 1995. He helped get the Seattle Mariners into the postseason for the first time in franchise history, and established himself as the most dominant left-handed pitcher in the Majors.

16. The NL MVP winner on 7 different occasions was who?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Barry Bonds

All listed won two MVP awards except Bonds who won seven.

17. Who was the first Cy Young winner, that also won the Rookie of the Year Award in the same season?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Fernando Valenzuela

The other Cy Young winners listed, did not win 10 games in their first season. Valenzuela started 'Fernando Mania' in Southern California in 1981. He was also the Cy Young runner-up in 1986, losing to Mike Scott of the Astros. Fernando retired in 1997.

18. How many times has Roger Clemens won a Cy Young in the 20th Century?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: 5

He won 5 in the 20th century, and another in 2001 with the Yankees. The 20th century Cy Young years were in 1986, 1987, and 1991 with the Red Sox, and 1997-1998 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

19. Who won the 2001 AL Cy Young and 2004 NL Cy Young awards?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Roger Clemens

Clemens was won a record seven Cy Young awards.

20. Who was the first Angel pitcher to win the award?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Dean Chance

None of the others listed won the Cy Young, an award that was very elusive to the great Nolan Ryan. Chance was not only the first, but he was the only Angel to win it in the 20th century. Chance burned the Majors in 1964, when the award was presented to only one pitcher in baseball. His 20-9 record, coupled with his blazing 1.65 ERA, was still only good enough for an Angel fifth place finish of 10 teams. He dominated the Cy Young voting over Larry Jackson of the Cubs, and Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers.

21. How many Cy Youngs did Greg Maddux win in the 20th century?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: 4

Amazingly enough, Greg won them in 4 consecutive seasons from 1992-1995 with the Cubs and Braves. In those 4 seasons, the Braves experienced a National League pennant, a Division title, a World Series, and a 2nd place finish.

22. The most wins by a Cy Young winner in one season during the entire 20th century was how many?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: 31

Denny McLain won 31 games with the Tigers and was a Cy Young award winner in 1968.

23. Who won the Cy Young Award in 1931?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Nobody

The Cy Young Award did not begin until 1956. A real shame as Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics, dazzled the league by going 31-4. His Athletics won the American League, but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, four games to three. Grove won two games and struck out 16 Cardinals in the Series.

24. Who won the National League Cy Young in 1997?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Pedro Martinez

Pedro had a stellar final year with the Expos in 1997 before departing for the Red Sox in Boston. He went 17-8 with a remarkable 305 strikeouts to win the Cy.

25. Who won the AL MVP in 1965?

From Quiz MVP and Cy Young Winners

Answer: Zolio Versalles

Zoilo was the first Twin to win the award.

26. The Cy Young Award was named after pitching great, Denton 'Cyclone' Young. What was the most number of games that Young won in a season?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: 36

For diehard baseball fans, Jack Chesbro set a 19th and 20th century record for being the first pitcher to win 40 games in a season by winning 41. Young, with the Cleveland Spiders in 1892, went an amazing 36-12. He won 30 or more games, five times in his career. He retired with 511 wins.

27. Who won the 1981 National League Cy Young?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Fernando Velenzuela

Fernanado Mania struck Los Angeles in 1981. What was remarkable about Valenzuela winning the Cy Young in 1981, he was also named Rookie of the Year. He threw an amazing 192.3 innings ranking first amongst pitchers.

28. Who was the first pitcher in history to win the Cy Young Award, that only won two games in the season?

From Quiz "Cy" of Relief

Answer: Eric Gagne

Gagne of the Dodgers won the award in 2003, with a record of just 2-3. This great closer in his fifth season, had a record number 55 saves with a 1.20 ERA. He had 52 saves in 2002. Gagne won the award in a landslide over Jason Schmidt of the Giants.

29. In what year did Orel Hershiser win the Cy Young?

From Quiz Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: 1988

Known as the 'Bulldog', Hershiser tore the National League up in 1988 with the Dodgers. His season record was 23-8 but better things were to happen. He was voted the World Series MVP that year after the Dodgers beat the Oakland A's 4 games to 1.

30. The Cy Young award was handed out to the most outstanding pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1956. Who was the first American League southpaw pitcher to win the award?

From Quiz AL Cy Young Award Winners

Answer: Whitey Ford

All the others were National League pitchers when the won the Cy Young award. Whitey Ford of the 1961 New York Yankees won the award with his 25-4 record.

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