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Baseball Writers’ Association of America
American League Cy Young Award:
COREY KLUBER, Cleveland Indians
Here are the voting results of the 2014 American League Cy Young Award. Ballots from two writers in each league city prior to postseason play are tabulated on a system that rewards seven points for first place, four points for second place, three points for third place, two votes for fourth place and one point for fifth place.
Pitcher, Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points
Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians 17 11 2 169
Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners 13 17 159
Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox 2 19 5 3 78
Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox/Oakland Athletics 3 15 7 46
Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers 4 6 8 32
David Price, Tampa Bay Rays/Detroit Tigers 2 3 4 16
Phil Hughes, Minnesota Twins 1 4 6
Wade Davis, Kansas City Royals 3 3
Greg Holland, Kansas City Royals 1 1
Kluber had never received a Cy Young Award vote in any previous election. He was the fourth Indians player honored. The others: Gaylord Perry in 1972, CC Sabathia in 2007 and Cliff Lee in 2008.
It marked the second runner-up finish for Hernandez, who won the award in 2010 and finished second in 2009 to Zack Greinke.
Kluber and Hernandez were the only pitchers named to every ballot.
Previous winners (*-Unanimous):
2013 Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers; 2012 David Price, Tampa Bay Rays; 2011 *Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers; 2010 Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners; 2009 Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals; 2008 Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians; 2007 CC Sabathia, Cleveland Indians; 2006 *Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins; 2005 Bartolo Colon, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; 2004 *Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins; 2003 Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays; 2002 Barry Zito, Oakland Athletics; 2001 Roger Clemens, New York Yankees; 2000 *Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox; 1999 *Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox; 1998 *Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays; 1997 Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays; 1996 Pat Hentgen, Toronto Blue Jays; 1995 Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners; 1994 David Cone, Kansas City Royals; 1993 Jack McDowell, Chicago White Sox; 1992 Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics; 1991 Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox; 1990 Bob Welch, Oakland Athletics; 1989 Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals; 1988 Frank Viola, Minnesota Twins; 1987 Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox; 1986 *Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox; 1985 Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals; 1984 Guillermo (Willie) Hernandez, Detroit Tigers; 1983 LaMarr Hoyt, Chicago White Sox; 1982 Pete Vuckovich, Milwaukee Brewers; 1981 Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers; 1980 Steve Stone, Baltimore Orioles; 1979 Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles; 1978 *Ron Guidry, New York Yankees; 1977 Sparky Lyle, New York Yankees; 1976 Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles; 1975 Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles; 1974 Jim (Catfish) Hunter, Oakland A’s; 1973 Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles; 1972 Gaylord Perry, Cleveland Indians; 1971 Vida Blue, Oakland A’s; 1970 Jim Perry, Minnesota Twins; 1969 (Tie) Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles, and Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers; 1968 *Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers; 1967 Jim Lonborg, Boston Red Sox; 1964 Dean Chance, Los Angeles Angels; 1961 Whitey Ford, New York Yankees; 1959 Early Wynn, Chicago White Sox; 1958 Bob Turley, New York Yankees.
Note: One award from 1956-66; NL pitchers won in 1956-57, ‘60, ‘62-63, ‘65-66.
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
National League Cy Young Award:
CLAYTON KERSHAW, Los Angeles Dodgers
Here are the voting results of the 2014 National League Cy Young Award. Ballots from two writers in each league city prior to postseason play are tabulated on a system that rewards seven points for first place, four points for second place, three points for third place, two votes for fourth place and one point for fifth place.
Pitcher, Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers 30 210
Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds 23 6 1 112
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals 7 23 97
Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants 13 2 28
Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals 1 7 8 25
Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies 6 5 17
Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 2 6
Doug Fister, Washington Nationals 1 3 5
Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs 3 3
Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves 3 3
Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals 3 3
Henderson Alvarez, Miami Marlins 1 1
Kershaw was the 14th pitcher to win by a unanimous vote in the NL. The others: Sandy Koufax three times, Greg Maddux twice and once apiece by Randy Johnson, Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, Rick Sutcliffe, Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser, Jake Peavy and Roy Halladay. There has been a unanimous winner in the American League nine times: Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Johan Santana twice each; Denny McLain, Ron Guidry and Justin Verlander once apiece.
Kershaw was the fifth NL pitcher to win the award in consecutive seasons. Maddux and Johnson each won four years in a row. The other back-to-back winners were Koufax and Tim Lincecum. Successive victories have occurred five times in the AL: twice by Clemens and once each by McLain, Martinez and Jim Palmer.
Kershaw’s third Cy Young Award tied the Dodgers’ franchise record of Koufax and marked the ninth time a pitcher has won the award at least that often. Clemens holds the record with seven (six in the AL and one in the NL). Johnson won five times (four in the NL and once in the AL) and Maddux and Carlton four times each (all in the NL). Other three-time winners in addition to Koufax were Martinez (two in the AL and one in the NL), Palmer (all in the AL) and Tom Seaver (all in the NL).
This election marked the 12th time a Dodgers pitcher won the award. In addition to Kershaw and Koufax, Dodgers winners were Don Newcombe, Don Drysdale, Mike Marshall, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser and Eric Gagne. No other club has won the award more than seven times.
Kershaw, Cueto and Wainwright were the only pitchers named to every ballot.
The Reds have never had a Cy Young Award winner. Cueto was the fifth Cincinnati pitcher to finish second. Other Reds pitchers who were runners-up were Pete Schourek in 1995, Danny Jackson in 1988, Mario Soto in 1983 and Tom Seaver in 1981.
Previous winners (* – Unanimous):
2013 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers; 2012 R.A. Rickey, New York Mets; 2011 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers; 2010 *Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies; 2009 Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants; 2008 Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants; 2007 *Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres; 2006 Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks; 2005 Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals; 2004 Roger Clemens, Houston Astros; 2003 Eric Gagne, Los Angeles Dodgers; 2002 *Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks; 2001 Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks; 2000 Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks; 1999 Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks 1998 Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves; 1997 Pedro Martinez, Montreal Expos; 1996 John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves; 1995 *Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves; 1994 *Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves; 1993 Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves; 1992 Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs; 1991 Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves; 1990 Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh Pirates; 1989 Mark Davis, San Diego Padres; 1988 *Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1987 Steve Bedrosian, Philadelphia Phillies; 1986 Mike Scott, Houston Astros; 1985 *Dwight Gooden, New York Mets; 1984 *Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago Cubs; 1983 John Denny, Philadelphia Phillies; 1982 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies; 1981 Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1980 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies; 1979 Bruce Sutter, Chicago Cubs; 1978 Gaylord Perry, San Diego Padres; 1977 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies; 1976 Randy Jones, San Diego Padres; 1975 Tom Seaver, New York Mets; 1974 Mike Marshall, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1973 Tom Seaver, New York Mets; 1972 *Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies; 1971 Ferguson Jenkins, Chicago Cubs; 1970 Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals; 1969 Tom Seaver, New York Mets; 1968 *Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals; 1967 Mike McCormick, San Francisco Giants; 1966 *Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1965 *Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1963 *Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1962 Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers; 1960 Vernon Law, Pittsburgh Pirates; 1957 Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves; 1956 Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers.
Note: One award given from 1956-66; AL pitchers won in 1958-59, ‘61 and ‘64.