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Vida Blue 1971 MVP and Cy Young Award
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Vida Blue becomes the youngest player to win the MVP

ByTom November 17, 1971August 11, 2024

Vida Blue becomes the youngest player ever to win the MVP award. The 22 year-old A’s southpaw is only the fifth hurler to capture both the Cy Young Award and the MVP in the same season, joining Don Newcombe (1956 Dodgers), Sandy Koufax (1963 Dodgers), Bob Gibson (1968 Cardinals), and Denny McLain (1968 Tigers).

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