Don Newcombe

Donald Newcombe (born June 14, 1926 in Madison, New Jersey), nicknamed "Newk", is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher and left-handed batter who played for the Dodgers teams (Brooklyn, 1949-51, and Los Angeles, 1954-58), Cincinnati Reds (1958-60) and Cleveland Indians (1960).

Highlights

• Rookie of the Year (1949)
• National League MVP (1956)
• First MLB Cy Young Award (1956)
• 4-time All-Star (1949-51, 1955)
• Led league in shutouts (5, 1949)
• Led league in strikeouts (164, 1951)
• Led league in wins (1956)
• Won 20 games three times (20, 1951-1955; 27, 1956)
• Twice led league in winning percentage (1955-56)
• 3-time hit 2 home runs in a game (April 14, May 30, 1955; September 19, 1956)
• Only NL pitcher of the 1950s to steal home (May 26, 1955)