★ Andre Dawson won the 1987 NL MVP while playing for the last-place Cubs — hitting 49 HR and 137 RBI — and becoming one of the few MVPs from a team with a losing record.
★ Andre Dawson won the 1987 NL MVP while playing for the last-place Cubs — hitting 49 HR and 137 RBI — and becoming one of the few MVPs from a team with a losing record.
★ In 1981, Fernando Valenzuela, a 20-year-old rookie from Mexico, won both the NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award — a first in MLB history.
