Dodgers To Honor 40th Anniversary of Fernandomania | The Patriot KEIB AM 1150
By City News Service Apr 11, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor the 40th anniversary of Fernandomania before today's game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. Fernando Valenzuela ignited what would be dubbed “Fernandomania'' when he went 8-0 with five shutouts, seven complete games and an 0.50 ERA in his first eight starts as a 20-year-old rookie in 1981, baffling hitters with his screwball, becoming the only player to win the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season and leading the National League in strikeouts. When Jerry R...