steve stone was the last oriole pitcher to win the cy young award.
who was the last oriole pitcher to win the cy young award?
steve stone
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the cy young award was first introduced in 1956 by commissioner of baseball ford c. frick in honor of hall of fame pitcher cy young, who died in 1955. the award would be given to pitchers only. originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, the award changed its format over time. from 1956 to 1966, the award was given to one pitcher in major league baseball. after frick retired in 1967, william eckert became the new commissioner of baseball. due to fan requests, eckert announced that the cy young award would be given out both in the american league and the national league. from 1956 to 1958, a pitcher was not allowed to win the award on more than one occasion; this rule was eliminated in 1959. after a tie in the 1969 voting for the cy young award, the process was changed, in which each writer was to vote for three different pitchers: the first-place vote received five points, the second-place vote received three points, and the third-place vote received one point.
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