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| 1981 | Dodger hurler Fernando Valenzuela (13-7, 2.48) becomes the first rookie to win the Cy Young Award. The 20-year-old southpaw, also selected as the NL's Rookie of the Year, edges Reds' right-hander Tom Seaver (14-2, 2.54) in the BBWAA voting for the strike-shortened season, 70-67. |
| 1986 | Mike Scott edges Fernando Valenzuela (21-11, 3.14) for the National League Cy Young Award, collecting 15 of the writers' 24 first-place votes, with the Dodger southpaw garnering the other nine. The 31-year-old Astros' right-hander pitched a no-hitter to clinch the division and compiled an 18-10 record, leading the circuit with an ERA of 2.22 and 306 strikeouts. |
| 1998 | In one of the best trades ever made in franchise history, the White Sox will send center fielder Mike Cameron to the Reds for top prospect Paul Konerko, whom Cincinnati had acquired from the Dodgers. The first baseman/DH, who will become a mainstay in Chicago's offense for over a decade, bats .294, belts 24 home runs, and drives in 81 runs during his first season in the Windy City. |
| 2013 | The Dodgers confirm their manager, Don Mattingly, will return for his fourth season with the team. The skipper's status in Los Angeles was uncertain early in the season until the club went on a record-setting 42-8 tear en route to the NL West division title. |
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