Decisions, Decisions: The 1960 Cy Young Award
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a special year in 1960, and it sort of came out of nowhere.
The team had been pretty terrible since the end of World War II. In twelve seasons from 1946 to 1957 Pittsburgh had finished above .500 just once. They lost 90 or more games nine times, including three straight years with 100 losses. Their average record was 61-93, a …
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