It's Cy Young Award day, so here's Sandy Koufax receiving his third (from Don Drysdale)
Here's Sandy Koufax receiving his third Cy Young
At 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday night, live on MLB Network, we'll all find out who won the 2015 Cy Young Awards. It's a tight race for both: Sonny Gray, Dallas Keuchel and David Price will face off for the AL award, while Jake Arrieta, Zack Greinke, and Clayton Kershaw will be in contention for the NL edition.
Each of those pitchers would be deserving, should they win, as all of them had tremendous years. Kershaw, in particular, would be interesting: He's already won the award in three of the last four seasons, meaning a win in 2015 would be his fourth. That would surpass Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax, who also won three Cy Young Awards in four seasons.
Koufax retired after that last win -- an award he won for his stunning 1966 campaign. He finished that year with a 1.73 ERA, the best of his career, while pitching a league-high 323 innings. At the BBWAA awards banquet on Feb. 10, 1967, Koufax was presented with his award by another Dodgers Cy Young Award winner, Don Drysdale.
And, with Greinke and Kershaw among the finalists for the 2015 award, who knows -- maybe we'll see another Dodger duo at this year's ceremony.