"On Nov. 27, 1956, Brooklyn Dodgers starting pitcher Don Newcombe was named the first ever Cy Young Award winner, which was at the time was given to the best pitcher in both leagues. Newcombe received the award after going 27-7 with 18 complete games, five shutouts, 139 strikeouts and a 3.06 ERA in his sixth season with the team. The 1956 season also was the same year Newcombe won the National League MVP Award."
"He spent a total of seven and a half seasons with the Dodgers organization, also winning the Rookie of the Year in 1949 and appearing in four All-star games. Newcombe won 123 games over his time with the franchise. Following the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles in 1958, he got off to an 0-6 start and was traded midseason to the Cincinnati Reds for four players. Newcombe then spent parts of the following two seasons with Reds and Cleveland Indians."
"In his 10-year Major League career, Newcombe went 149-90 with 136 complete games, 24 shutouts, a 3.56 ERA and 1,129 strikeouts. Since Newcombe won the Cy Young award in 1956, Dodgers pitchers have gone on to receive it 11 times: Don Drysdale (1962), Sandy Koufax (1963, 1965, 1966), Mike Marshall (1974), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Orel Hershiser (1988), Eric Gagne (2003) and Clayton Kershaw (2011, 2013, 2014)."
Don Newcombe won the inaugural Cy Young Award in 1956 after posting a 27-7 record with 18 complete games, five shutouts, 139 strikeouts and a 3.06 ERA. He also captured the National League MVP that season. Newcombe spent seven and a half seasons with the Dodgers, winning Rookie of the Year in 1949, appearing in four All-Star games, and totaling 123 wins for the franchise. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles he began 0-6 in 1958 and was traded to the Cincinnati Reds, later pitching for the Reds and Cleveland. His ten-year major league career finished at 149-90 with a 3.56 ERA.
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