This day in baseball: Carlton’s third Cy Young
Posted: November 4, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cy Young Award, Jim Palmer, Major League Baseball, MLB, National League, Philadelphia Phillies, Sandy Koufax, sports, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver 2 CommentsOn November 4, 1980, Steve Carlton was awarded the Cy Young Award, joining Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, and Jim Palmer as pitchers who have won three Cy Young Awards. Carlton collected all but one of the 24 first-place votes to take National League honors. Carlton finished the 1980 season with a 24-9 record and a 2.34 ERA, and he also led the National League with 286 strikeouts.
Steve Carlton in 1983 (Wikipedia)
Him winning three got me wondering about the longest time between winning Cy Young awards. Probably Clemens, but I looked up Carlton on b-ref and he won another cy young in 1982 which means he won four in a 10 year span. That’s amazing consistency.
Thanks for sharing that! Absolutely impressive consistency, holy smokes.