Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award was Commissioner Ford Frick's idea
to honor the best pitcher in Major League Baseball. Hard lessons
were learned by the Chalmers Award earlier in history so the
recipients of the Cy Young Award were selected by the Baseball
Writers Association of America from the beginning.
Note: During the first eleven years (1956 - 1966),
only one winner from Major League Baseball was selected. Immediately
after Commissioner Frick retired, the rules were changed to honor
the best pitcher from each league.
|
American League |
|
|
Name(s) |
Team |
Threw |
W-L |
ERA |
IP |
SO |
SV |
|
1958 |
Bob Turley (1) |
New York |
R |
21-7 |
2.97 |
245.1 |
168 |
1 |
|
1959 |
Early Wynn (1) |
Chicago |
R |
22-10 |
3.17 |
255.2 |
179 |
0 |
|
1961 |
Whitey Ford (1) |
New York |
L |
25-4 |
3.21 |
283 |
209 |
0 |
|
1964 |
Dean Chance (1) |
Los Angeles |
R |
20-9 |
1.65 |
278.1 |
207 |
4 |
|
1967 |
Jim Lonborg (1) |
Boston |
R |
22-9 |
3.16 |
273.1 |
246 |
0 |
|
1968 |
Denny McLain (1) |
Detroit |
R |
31-6 |
1.96 |
336 |
280 |
0 |
|
1969 |
Mike Cuellar (1) |
Baltimore |
L |
23-11 |
2.38 |
290.2 |
182 |
0 |
|
|
Denny McLain (2) |
Detroit |
R |
24-9 |
2.8 |
325 |
181 |
0 |
|
1970 |
Jim Perry (1) |
Minnesota |
R |
24-12 |
3.03 |
279 |
168 |
0 |
|
1971 |
Vida Blue (1) |
Oakland |
L |
24-8 |
1.82 |
312 |
301 |
0 |
|
1972 |
Gaylord Perry (1) |
Cleveland |
R |
24-16 |
1.92 |
343 |
234 |
1 |
|
1973 |
Jim Palmer (1) |
Baltimore |
R |
22-9 |
2.4 |
296 |
158 |
0 |
|
1974 |
Catfish Hunter (1) |
Oakland |
R |
25-12 |
2.49 |
318 |
143 |
0 |
|
1975 |
Jim Palmer (2) |
Baltimore |
R |
23-11 |
2.09 |
323 |
193 |
0 |
|
1976 |
Jim Palmer (3) |
Baltimore |
R |
22-13 |
2.51 |
315 |
159 |
0 |
|
1977 |
Sparky Lyle (1) |
New York |
L |
13-5 |
2.17 |
137 |
68 |
26 |
|
1978 |
Ron Guidry (1) |
New York |
L |
25-3 |
1.74 |
273.2 |
248 |
0 |
|
1979 |
Mike Flanagan (1) |
Baltimore |
L |
23-9 |
3.08 |
266 |
190 |
0 |
|
1980 |
Steve Stone (1) |
Baltimore |
R |
25-7 |
3.23 |
251 |
149 |
0 |
|
1981 |
Rollie Fingers (1) |
Milwaukee |
R |
6-3 |
1.04 |
78 |
61 |
28 |
|
1982 |
Pete Vuckovich (1) |
Milwaukee |
R |
18-6 |
3.34 |
223.2 |
105 |
0 |
|
1983 |
La Marr Hoyt (1) |
Chicago |
R |
24-10 |
3.66 |
260.2 |
148 |
0 |
|
1984 |
Willie Hernandez (1) |
Detroit |
L |
9-3 |
1.92 |
140.1 |
112 |
32 |
|
1985 |
Bret Saberhagen (1) |
Kansas City |
R |
20-6 |
2.87 |
235.1 |
158 |
0 |
|
1986 |
Roger Clemens (1) |
Boston |
R |
24-4 |
2.48 |
254 |
238 |
0 |
|
1987 |
Roger Clemens (2) |
Boston |
R |
20-9 |
2.97 |
281.2 |
256 |
0 |
|
1988 |
Frank Viola (1) |
Minnesota |
L |
24-7 |
2.64 |
255.1 |
193 |
0 |
|
1989 |
Bret Saberhagen (2) |
Kansas City |
R |
23-6 |
2.16 |
262.1 |
193 |
0 |
|
1990 |
Bob Welch (1) |
Oakland |
R |
27-6 |
2.95 |
238 |
127 |
0 |
|
1991 |
Roger Clemens (3) |
Boston |
R |
18-10 |
2.62 |
271.1 |
241 |
0 |
|
1992 |
Dennis Eckersley (1) |
Oakland |
R |
7-1 |
1.91 |
80 |
93 |
51 |
|
1993 |
Jack McDowell (1) |
Chicago |
R |
22-10 |
3.37 |
256.2 |
158 |
0 |
|
1994 |
David Cone (1) |
Kansas City |
R |
16-5 |
2.94 |
171.2 |
132 |
0 |
|
1995 |
Randy Johnson (1) |
Seattle |
L |
18-2 |
2.48 |
214.1 |
294 |
0 |
|
1996 |
Pat Hentgen (1) |
Toronto |
R |
20-10 |
3.22 |
265.2 |
177 |
0 |
|
1997 |
Roger Clemens (4) |
Toronto |
R |
21-7 |
2.05 |
264 |
292 |
0 |
|
1998 |
Roger Clemens (5) |
Toronto |
R |
20-6 |
2.65 |
234.2 |
271 |
0 |
|
1999 |
Pedro Martinez (2) |
Boston |
R |
23-4 |
2.07 |
213.1 |
313 |
0 |
|
2000 |
Pedro Martinez (3) |
Boston |
R |
18-6 |
1.74 |
217 |
284 |
0 |
|
2001 |
Roger Clemens (6) |
New York |
R |
20-3 |
3.51 |
220.1 |
213 |
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