Cy Young Award
The six-time All-Star is the first pitcher who made the Hall without ever starting a game.
The Cy Young Award was introduced to Major League Baseball 56 years ago, honoring the best two pitchers in all of baseball, and named after one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
“One thing I was coming here to work," the New York Mets first baseman said. "And the next thing I know I’m kicking my windshield and trying to get out of a flipped-over car."
The Chicago White Sox said Hoyt died Monday in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, following a lengthy illness.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
In 1956, the Dodgers' pitching great won both the MVP and the Cy Young award
The former Phillies and Blue Jays ace was 40 years old.