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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry
Doc Gooden?
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Well done!
Dwight Gooden won ROY at age 19 in 1984. Gooden is exactly one month younger than Bryce Harper, who also won ROY at age 19 in 2012.
Gooden's birthday is November 16th, and Harper's is October 16th.
Other notable young winners of the award include Willie Mays at age 20, Johnny Bench at 20, Frank Robinson at 20, Mike Trout at 20 (youngest ever in the AL), and Lou Whitaker at 21, Cal Ripken Jr. at 21, and Darryl Strawberry at age 21 the year before Gooden won.