▁Red ▁So x , ▁ 8 – 0 , ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁win . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 - 7 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 . 0 9 ▁E RA , ▁ending ▁e ighth ▁in ▁the ▁voting ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁Cy ▁Young ▁Award , ▁while ▁ranking ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁winning ▁percentage ▁(. 6 8 2 ), ▁fifth ▁in ▁adjust ed ▁E RA + ▁( 1 3 8 ), ▁sixth ▁in ▁strike out - to - walk ▁ratio ▁( 2 . 7 1 ) ▁and ▁eight ▁in ▁complete ▁games ▁( 1 6 ). ▁ ▁That ▁season , ▁Ro z ema ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁voting ▁behind ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ' ▁Edd ie ▁Murray , ▁being ▁selected ▁by ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁as ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁P itch er ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁Besides , ▁Ro z ema ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁distinguished ▁group ▁of ▁ro ok ies ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Tig ers ▁that ▁included ▁Jack ▁Morris , ▁Alan ▁Tr amm ell , ▁Lou ▁Whit aker , ▁L ance ▁Par r ish ▁and ▁Steve ▁K emp . ▁ ▁Middle ▁years : ▁ 1 9 7 8 - 1 9 8 1 ▁After ▁a ▁prom ising ▁ro ok ie ▁year , ▁Ro z ema ▁never ▁won ▁more ▁than ▁nine ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 - 1 2 ▁record