When 20-Year-Old Rookie Fernando Valenzuela Captivated LA—and Major League Baseball

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

Flashback Friday to Fernandomania, To this day, Fernando Valenzuela is the only rookie to ever win the Cy Young Award. He was named the NL winner on this day in 1981.

Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania

Dodgers All-Star rookies: Fernando Valenzuela, 1981 - True Blue LA

Following the strike-shortened season, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela becomes the third consecutive Dodgers player to be named National League Rookie of the Year - This Day In Baseball

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

The day Fernando Valenzuela threw 146 pitches in a complete-game victory to rescue the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series - The Athletic

The last wave of Fernandomania played out in Texas, where fans rushed to see a legend - Los Angeles Times

Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons

Fernando Valenzuela Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac

It's been 40 years since Fernando Valenzuela's dream rookie season - L.A. Business First