European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes commentary there is a by Young award Jinx much has been written about the soph Omore Jinx that haunts pitchers after successful Rookie two members of the stars and stripes news Jim Arnold and John Krueger both baseball buffs wondered if theres a hex on by Young award the named after the legendary Denton by Young Winner of 511 the most Ever began in 1956 with one Winner comprising both it was changed 11 years later to name two what with the Soso Campaign this season of last years National league Rick Sutcliffe of the Chicago Arnold and Krueger think the same Bugaboo exists among pitchers following their by Young award so after several hours of researching the baseball encyclopedia and official baseball these assessments were Only on two occasions has a Pitcher his by Young award won lost record the following sea three pitchers were out of one after one another after two seasons and a third after three seasons following their by Young award since the Start of giving a by Young award in each 14 out of the 36 recipients had losing seasons the following one Pitcher failed to win a game the next another lost 20 games the next season and two others lost 19 and 18 and two lost 17 games still another dropped to a horrendous earned run average the next six pitchers won 20 or More games in the Fol lowing season and Only one one of those who didst repeat had a 248 two each with six wins won the there was a Winner with an Era of the lowest Era of a Winner was one Pitcher lost 16 games during the season he won the least number of losses for a Winner was three by a All from the american the most number of wins by a Winner was so the by Young award seems to be a tale of woe the following season for those who have won heres the Pride of the Chicago cubs last season with 16 straight presently on the 21day disabled list with Wing Sutcliffe has an 87 record and a Detroit Willie the cya Winner in the american league last is not having bad presently he has a 77 a Era and 26 saves As of second in the As far As saves Are Hernandez is ahead of last years he recorded 32 in because of the tigers Success last Hernandez won the award with a 93 the tigers Arent As productive this they could still but it is not Hernandez who keeping them from making a As Sutcliffe so go the cubs obviously nowhere this Hernandez is one of five relievers who have won the the others were Mike Marshall of los Angeles Sparky Lyle of the new York Yankees Rollie fingers of Milwaukee 1981 and Bruce Sutler of the Chicago cubs Lyle didst have a poor following but mar fingers and Sutter did based on wins and from their cya year through the following sea who also started Many went from 1512 to Sutter from 66 to 58 and Fin Gers from 63 to Lyle had 135 to win the award and 93 the next but these Are relievers and mainly their statistics Are based on Sutter went from 37 saves in his cya year to 28 the next fingers had 28 saves in winning the and 29 the next Philadelphia Steve who won the cya a record four ended up losing 13 or More games in three of the four seasons following the and one was a 20loss As he is known by his went from 2710 in 1972 to 1320 the next season 2310 in 1977 to 1613 in 249 in 1980 to 134 in 1981s strike shortened season and 2311 in 1982 to Milwaukee Pete Vuckovich had a shattering exp following his cya Triumph with an 186 Mark in the big right hander failed to win a game the following sea son due to an Arm in Vuckovich pitched Only innings and was 02 in Lamarr the 1983 Winner when he was with the White won with a 2410 re he tailed off in 1984 with a 1318 re Cord and a Arm problems Short ened the careers of bal Topi photo timbres Steve Stone by Young and san Diego Randy 511 victories and also that of 1967 Winner Jim Lonborg of the Boston red actually it was a skiing Accident that caused a knee injury to Lonborg and he was never effective Lonborg was 229 in 1967 and dropped to 610 the next after the Lonborg hurled six More seasons and was out of baseball by the time he was 31 years of one season after winning the cya in Stone was out of he went from a 257 record to 47 in soon after winning the cya in Jones was also Jones won 22 and lost 14 in 1976 but skidded to 612 in 1977 and a Jones was sidelined from june 19 to july 30 in 1977 with a bad Vida now with san won the cya in Oakland in 1971 with a 248 record and a the next season he was 610 with a Gaylord the Only by Young award Winner in both won 24 and lost 16 with a Era for Cleveland in the next season he was with 19 wins and 19 losses and a when he was with san Diego in Perry won with a 216 Mark but dipped to 1211 in Gaylord Jim Perry of took a nosedive following his 1970 cya year and finished with a 1717 Jim Perry won the award in 1970 with a 2412 that was a bitter Pill for Baltimore Mike Cuellar who had a better record than Jim Perry with and on top of Cuellar was the 1969 co Winner in the Al with Denny Cuellar was 23 11 and Mclain Cuellar and the dodgers Fernando Valenzuela Are the Only two pitchers who won More games the follow ing season than they did in their cya and Nei ther it must be noted that Valenzuela won the award during 1981 the strike season with a 137 record and a in he was 1913 and there were three Bac Toback winners of the cya Sandy Koufax of los Angeles Mclain 19681969 and Jinn Palmer of Baltimore Mclain won 31 games and last 6 with a Brilliant Era in but in following his 1969 co sharing of the Mclain dropped woefully to a 35 record and a Mclain was 1022 in 1971 and 47 in his final Ferguson Jenkins of the no Winner in was one of six pitchers who won 20 or More games the year following their cya season and Only one others were Jim Palmer Jim Hunter of the Cuellar and the cardinals Bob Palmer was the Jenkins was 2413 in 1973 and 2012 in Palmer was 2311 in 2213 in 1976 and 2011 in Hunter won in 1974 with 2512 and followed with 23 Gibson never Felt the he won in 1968 with a 22 9 record and in he came Back with 2013 and a his Era was the lowest of any cya except Palmer and Tom Seaver each won the award three unlike Koufax and Seaver was not As productive in the year following his cya now with the White won in 1973 and 1975 when he was with the he went from 257 in 1969 to 1812 in 1910 in 1973 to 1111 in 1974 and 229 in 1975 to 1411 in Koufax was stunning during his the gifted Lethander first won the award with a 25 5 record and an Era in the following year he was 195 with a Era but didst win Koufax won the award again in 1965 with a 268 record and an Era of and again in 1966 As the Brooklyn born native was sensational in winning 27 losing 9 in posting an the first cya Winner was the dodgers Don new Combe with a 277 record and Era in the next year big new went 1112 and Warren the win incest lefthand or in won the cya in 1957 with a 2111 and a Spahn won one More game the next year for 2211 and a but didst the Yankees Bob Turley was the Winner with 217 and if the award had begun years Spahn could have been a Winner six the stylish Oklahoma Southpaw had 12 out of 15 seasons at winning 20 games or in 1963 at the age of Spahn recorded a 23 7 tying his Jestever Mark set 10 years but in another Lethander beat out Spahn for the it was right hander Don Koufax won in 1962 with 259 and the hex took effect and Drysdale dropped to a 1917 record the next sea the Yankees Bob Turley went from a winning 217 record in 1958 to an 811 Mark the next his Era climbed from to the Pitcher who had the biggest dip in the Early years was Pittsburgh Vernon Law won in 1960 with a 209 record and in he was 34 and a others who faded were 1964 Winner Dean Chance of the Angels from 209 and to 1510 and in 1965 1967 no Winner Mike Mccormick of the giants from 2210 and to 1214 and in if the award was available during by Youngs by Young would most Likely have won it 16 his season wins were 32 26 25 21 19 and even the Jinx would have caught up with following a 26game winning Young posted an 1819 record the next he was 710 and 79 in his final two seasons of 22 Youngs Middle name was True and he was truly the greatest Pitcher of All the stars and stripes coach Doest see Henderson playing for Georgia again a Georgia head basketball coach Hugh returning to Athens from a weeks vacation in Cali said that he Doest expect Cedric Henderson to play for the bulldogs of in going to support Cedric Durham if he wants to come Back to school and work to get Eligi ill support on the other if his decision is to go in another direction after he sits Down and talks with his ill support who led Georgia in scoring and rebounding As a freshman last has been declared academically ineligible to play for the bulldogs this he has said he plans to enrol in school for the fall Quarter and work toward regain ing his with we would have been one of the top 15 teams in the country this coming sea Durham without Well be pretty but till be a Durham said it would not be ludicrous for Henderson to begin his professional basketball career by playing in Europe before becoming eligible for the 1986 Aba lets face Cedric is one Heck of a basketball Durham maybe school int for you take a truck Driver who is Good at what he nobody tells him to Stop driving a truck and go to