On this day in sports history (11–11)
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1 min readNov 11, 2014
On this day in sports history…
1981 — Fernando Valenzuela (L.A. Dodgers) became the first pitcher to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young award in the same season.
1990 — Derrick Thomas (Kansas City Chiefs) set an NFL record when he had 7 sacks in a game against the Seahawks.
1997 — Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the third major league player to win the Cy Young Award four times.
2002 — Barry Bonds became the first major league baseball player to win the leagues Most Valuable Player title five times.
