Don Newcombe

 Don Newcombe (the only pitcher to ever win the Cy Young Award, Rookie of the Year Award, and MVP)

Year(s): 1956
Team(s): Brooklyn Dodgers
Record(s): 27-7, 268 IP, 3.06 ERA, 139 K
Other Achievements: 1949 NL ROY, 1955 WS Champion, 1956 NL MVP, 149 wins, 1129 K

"The Newk" was the inaugural winner of the Cy Young Award, awarded to the best pitcher in baseball. The award was named in honor of the career wins leader (511), Hall of Fame member (1937), and legend Cy Young who had just passed away the year before.

Newcombe led the Dodgers to a World Series title against the Yankees in 1955 and he refused to slow down and relish the moment, as shown by his 27 wins in 1956. Although the Dodgers lost in seven games this time around, including the only Perfect Game ever pitched in the postseason thanks to eventual 1956 World Series MVP Don Larsen, Newcombe was a major part of the Dodgers of the late-40s/early-50s.

Newcombe is one of the last Dodgers still living from the original 1955 World Series champions.