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When 20-Year-Old Rookie Fernando Valenzuela Captivated LA—and Major League Baseball
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons
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Following the strike-shortened season, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela becomes the third consecutive Dodgers player to be named National League Rookie of the Year - This Day In Baseball
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April 9, 1981: Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela makes first start in historic rookie season
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It's been 40 years since Fernando Valenzuela's dream rookie season - L.A. Business First
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Fernando Valenzuela dominant as reliever in debut season
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Remembering Fernandomania 40 years later
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Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela pitches his third shutout in four starts, strikes out 11, and has the game's only RBI with a single in a 1 – 0 win against
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Fernando Valenzuela Addresses Dodgers Not Retiring Jersey Number
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It's been 40 years since Fernando Valenzuela's dream rookie season - L.A. Business First
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Los Angeles Dodgers to retire Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 this summer
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Fernando Valenzuela Biography Revisits 'Fernandomania
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Fernando Valenzuela, Rookie of Year and Cy Young Award - RetroSeasons
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Fernando Valenzuela made me a believer in '81