And four of the one-timers in the Top 5 won the Cy during that window...interesting stuff. Stone knew he'd be blowing his arm out in '80 but he went for it and got 25 wins. His career nosedived thereafter
Mike Norris finished 2nd in CYA voting to Stone and was in the same general boat -- more innings, batters faced, and wins than ever. Norris managed a big workload in 1981, too, but then crashed, if not quite as quickly as Stone. 1980 was rough on the top 2.
And four of the one-timers in the Top 5 won the Cy during that window...interesting stuff. Stone knew he'd be blowing his arm out in '80 but he went for it and got 25 wins. His career nosedived thereafter
Mike Norris finished 2nd in CYA voting to Stone and was in the same general boat -- more innings, batters faced, and wins than ever. Norris managed a big workload in 1981, too, but then crashed, if not quite as quickly as Stone. 1980 was rough on the top 2.