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There were a lot more rainouts, a lot more doubleheaders, thus a lot more days off in the Sixties. Teams could get by on four primary starters, but they weren't starting every fourth day very often. Most teams had a top three or four plus a swing man or two to cover the doubleheaders and the stretches without a scheduled day off.
Tom Seaver won the Cy Young Award in 1969 on 35 starts and a single two-batter relief appearance. He only started eight times on three days' rest, and three of those were during the pennant chase in September (six September starts, six complete games, six wins, sheesh).
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