| 1. | What does the nickname "Cy" in Cy Young’s name stand for? | Cyclone |
| 2. |
What was the first year that the Cy Young was awarded? |
1956 |
| 3. | Who won the first Cy Young in the National League? | Don Newcombe |
| 4. |
Who won the first Cy Young in the American League? |
Bob Turley |
| 5. |
Who was the first reliever to ever be named on a Cy Young Award ballot? |
Lindy McDaniel |
| 6. |
Who was the first expansion team pitcher to win a Cy Young? What was the year? |
Dean Chance in 1964 |
| 7. |
These two Cy Young winners simultaneously captured their leagues’ MVP awards, and they both did it in the same season. Name them. What was the year? |
Bob Gibson & Denny McLain in 1968 |
| 8. | When these two pitchers tied for the 1969 AL Cy Young Award, they caused a change in the Baseball Writers’ voting procedures. Name them. | Mike Cuellar & Denny McLain |
| 9. | 1974 marked the first Cy Young win by a relief pitcher. Who was he? | Mike Marshall |
| 10. | This Cy Young Award winner also was Rookie of the Year in the same season. | Fernando Valenzuela |
| 11. | In 1984, for the first and only time, relievers placed first and second in the Cy Young voting. Name this pair of relief aces. |
Willie Hernandez and Dan Quisenberry |
| 12. | Who was the first Astro to win the Cy Young Award? | Mike Scott |
| 13. |
Name the first pitcher to win four Cy Youngs in the same decade. |
Greg Maddux in 1992-95. |
| 14. | Who was the last reliever to win a Cy Young? | Eric Gagne in 2003. |
| 15. |
Who was the first pitcher to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards? |
Sandy Koufax in 1965-66. |
| 16. |
Match the pitcher to the number of Cy Young Awards they’ve won: Roger Clemens, Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton 4, 7, 3, 5 |
Clemens – 7 Koufax – 3 Johnson – 5 Carlton – 4 |
| 17. | Name the only Cy Young winner who also won a Rookie of the Year Award and an MVP (not all in the same season) |
Don Newcombe — Rookie of Year 1949 & CY and MVP 1956 |
| 18. | Name all nine relievers who have won a Cy Young Award | Mike Marshall, Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter, Rollie Fingers, Willie Hernandez, Steve Bedrosian, Mark Davis, Dennis Eckersley, Eric Gagne |