MLB pitchers who won the Cy Young and MVP in the same season
Sensational seasons
The death of Detroit Tigers great pitcher Willie Hernandez brings to mind that he is one of the pitchers in an elite fraternity to win the Cy Young and MVP in the same season. Who are the rest? The left-handed legend is joined by these 10…
Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers
Year: 1956
Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
Year: 1963
Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals
Year: 1968
Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers
Year: 1968
Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics
Year: 1971
Rollie Fingers, Oakland Athletics
Year: 1981
Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers
Year: 1984
Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox
Year: 1986
Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
Year: 1992
Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
Year: 2011
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
Year: 2014