John Montefucso

On this date in 1975, John Montefusco of the Giants wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award after going 15-9 with 215 strikeouts with a 2.88 ERA.

"I was going through my mail and noticed an envelope with Cincinnati Reds letterhead. I wondered what the heck it was, so I opened it up and it was a bill for $937. It read 'For damage done to cement facade at Riverfront Stadium from Johnny Bench's home run'. Chris Speier has filled it out and sent it. That was funny."