Question 1

When was the Cy Young Award started?

Accepted Answer

1956

Question 2

Who was the first Cy Young Award winner?

Accepted Answer

Don Newcombe

Question 3

Who won the Cy Young three times in four years during the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Sandy Koufax

Question 4

What knuckleballer won the NL Cy Young in 2012?

Accepted Answer

RA Dickey, R.A. Dickey, R.A., Dickey

Question 5

When did the Cy Young Award begin being awarded to both leagues?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 6

What pitcher won the NL Cy Young in 2024?

Accepted Answer

Chris Sale

Question 7

What pitcher won the 1968 AL Cy Young after winning 31 games, most ever by a winner of the award?

Accepted Answer

Denny McLain

Question 8

What Yankees pitcher went 25-3 on his way to the AL Cy Young in 1978?

Accepted Answer

Ron Guidry, Guidry

Question 9

Who had a WAR of 12.2, the highest by any Cy Young winner, in 1985?

Accepted Answer

Dwight Gooden, Doc Gooden, Doc

Question 10

How many relief pitchers have won a Cy Young?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 11

Who was the first reliever to win the Cy Young in 1974?

Accepted Answer

Mike Marshall

Question 12

What pitcher won back-to-back Cy Youngs in 2018 and 2019?

Accepted Answer

Jacob deGrom, deGrom

Question 13

Who was named the 2006 AL Cy Young?

Accepted Answer

Johan Santana

Question 14

Who won the most Cy Youngs in MLB history with 7?

Accepted Answer

Roger Clemens

Question 15

What reliever won the NL Cy Young in 1987?

Accepted Answer

Steve Bedrosian

Question 16

Who won the AL Cy Young during the Covid-shortened 2020 season?

Accepted Answer

Shane Bieber

Question 17

What National League pitcher won the Cy Young in 2013 and 2014 with ERAs under two?

Accepted Answer

Clayton Kershaw, Kershaw

Question 18

Who won the 1968 NL Cy Young with a 1.12 ERA?

Accepted Answer

Bob Gibson

Question 19

What pitcher won four consecutive Cy Young Awards from 1999-2002?

Accepted Answer

Randy Johnson

Question 20

Who was named AL Cy Young in 2017, his second time winning the award?

Accepted Answer

Corey Kluber, Kluber

MLB Cy Young Award History Trivia Quiz

2) Who was the first Cy Young Award winner?

3) Who won the Cy Young three times in four years during the 1960s?

4) What knuckleballer won the NL Cy Young in 2012?

5) When did the Cy Young Award begin being awarded to both leagues?

6) What pitcher won the NL Cy Young in 2024?

7) What pitcher won the 1968 AL Cy Young after winning 31 games, most ever by a winner of the award?

8) What Yankees pitcher went 25-3 on his way to the AL Cy Young in 1978?

9) Who had a WAR of 12.2, the highest by any Cy Young winner, in 1985?

10) How many relief pitchers have won a Cy Young?

11) Who was the first reliever to win the Cy Young in 1974?

12) What pitcher won back-to-back Cy Youngs in 2018 and 2019?

13) Who was named the 2006 AL Cy Young?

14) Who won the most Cy Youngs in MLB history with 7?

15) What reliever won the NL Cy Young in 1987?

16) Who won the AL Cy Young during the Covid-shortened 2020 season?

17) What National League pitcher won the Cy Young in 2013 and 2014 with ERAs under two?

18) Who won the 1968 NL Cy Young with a 1.12 ERA?

19) What pitcher won four consecutive Cy Young Awards from 1999-2002?

20) Who was named AL Cy Young in 2017, his second time winning the award?