American League Cy Young Winners
What is the Cy Young Award?
The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in the Majors for the American League. When was the first Cy Young award given out? The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in 1967, after the retirement of Frick, the award was given to one pitcher in each league. Below you will find a list of American League Cy Young Winners. The Award is also given to the best National League Pitcher (List of National League Cy Young Winners)
How are the Award Winners Determined?
Each league’s award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, with two representatives from each team, which means 28 ballots are cast for the American League winner, and 32 ballots are cast for the National League. Each voter places a vote for first, second, and third place among the pitchers of each league. The formula used to calculate the final scores is a weighted sum of the votes. The pitcher with the highest score in each league wins the award. What happens if two pitchers tie? If two pitchers receive the same number of votes, the award is shared.
List of American League Cy Young Winners
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1967? Jim Lonborg
Who did he play for? Boston Red Sox
What was his record? 22–9
What was his ERA? 3.16
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1968? Denny McLain
Who did he play for? Detroit Tigers
What was his record? 31–6 What was his ERA? 1.96
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1969? Mike Cuellar
Who did he play for? Baltimore Orioles
What was his record? 23–11
What was his ERA? 2.38
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1969? Denny McLain
Who did he play for? Detroit Tigers
What was his record? 24–9
What was his ERA? 2.8
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1970? Jim Perry
Who did he play for? Minnesota Twins
What was his record? 24–12
What was his ERA? 3.04
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1971? Vida Blue*
Who did he play for? Oakland Athletics
What was his record? 24–8
What was his ERA? 1.82
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1972? Gaylord Perry
Who did he play for? Cleveland Indians
What was his record? 24–16
What was his ERA? 1.92
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1973? Jim Palmer
Who did he play for? Baltimore Orioles
What was his record? 22–9
What was his ERA? 2.4
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1974? Catfish Hunter
Who did he play for? Oakland Athletics
What was his record? 25–12
What was his ERA? 2.49
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1975? Jim Palmer
Who did he play for? Baltimore Orioles
What was his record? 23–11
What was his ERA? 2.09
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1976? Jim Palmer
Who did he play for? Baltimore Orioles
What was his record? 22–13
What was his ERA? 2.51
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1977? Sparky Lyle
Who did he play for? New York Yankees
What was his record? 13–5
What was his ERA? 2.17
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1978? Ron Guidry
Who did he play for? New York Yankees
What was his record? 25–3
What was his ERA? 1.74
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1979? Mike Flanagan
Who did he play for? Baltimore Orioles
What was his record? 23–9
What was his ERA? 3.08
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1980? Steve Stone
Who did he play for? Baltimore Orioles
What was his record? 25–7
What was his ERA? 3.23
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1981? Rollie Fingers
Who did he play for? Milwaukee Brewers
What was his record? 6–3
What was his ERA? 1.04
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1982? Pete Vuckovich
Who did he play for? Milwaukee Brewers
What was his record? 18–6
What was his ERA? 3.34
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1983? LaMarr Hoyt
Who did he play for? Chicago White Sox
What was his record? 24–10
What was his ERA? 3.66
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1984? Willie Hernández*
Who did he play for? Detroit Tigers
What was his record? 9–3
What was his ERA? 1.92
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1985? Bret Saberhagen
Who did he play for? Kansas City Royals
What was his record? 20–6
What was his ERA? 2.87
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1986? Roger Clemens
Who did he play for? Boston Red Sox
What was his record? 24–4
What was his ERA? 2.48
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1987? Roger Clemens
Who did he play for? Boston Red Sox
What was his record? 20–9 What was his ERA? 2.97
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1988? Frank Viola
Who did he play for? Minnesota Twins
What was his record? 24–7
What was his ERA? 2.64
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1989? Bret Saberhagen
Who did he play for? Kansas City Royals
What was his record? 23–6
What was his ERA? 2.16
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1990? Bob Welch
Who did he play for? Oakland Athletics
What was his record? 27–6
What was his ERA? 2.95
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1991? Roger Clemens
Who did he play for? Boston Red Sox
What was his record? 18–10
What was his ERA? 2.62
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1992? Dennis Eckersley*
Who did he play for? Oakland Athletics
What was his record? 7–1
What was his ERA? 1.91
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1993? Jack McDowell
Who did he play for? Chicago White Sox
What was his record? 22–10
What was his ERA? 3.37
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1994? David Cone
Who did he play for? Kansas City Royals
What was his record? 16–5
What was his ERA? 2.94
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1995? Randy Johnson
Who did he play for? Seattle Mariners
What was his record? 18–2
What was his ERA? 2.48
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1996? Pat Hentgen
Who did he play for? Toronto Blue Jays
What was his record? 20–10
What was his ERA? 3.22
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1997? Roger Clemens
Who did he play for? Toronto Blue Jays
What was his record? 21–7
What was his ERA? 2.05
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1998? Roger Clemens
Who did he play for? Toronto Blue Jays
What was his record? 20–6
What was his ERA? 2.65
Who won the Cy Young Award in 1999? Pedro Martínez
Who did he play for? Boston Red Sox
What was his record? 23–4
What was his ERA? 2.07
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2000? Pedro Martínez
Who did he play for? Boston Red Sox
What was his record? 18–6
What was his ERA? 1.74
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2001? Roger Clemens
Who did he play for? New York Yankees
What was his record? 20–3
What was his ERA? 3.51
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2002? Barry Zito
Who did he play for? Oakland Athletics
What was his record? 23–5
What was his ERA? 2.75
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2003? Roy Halladay
Who did he play for? Toronto Blue Jays
What was his record? 22–7
What was his ERA? 3.25
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2004? Johan Santana
Who did he play for? Minnesota Twins
What was his record? 20–6
What was his ERA? 2.61
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2005? Bartolo Colón
Who did he play for? Los Angeles Angels
What was his record? 21–8
What was his ERA? 3.48
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2006? Johan Santana
Who did he play for? Minnesota Twins
What was his record? 19–6
What was his ERA? 2.77
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2007? C.C. Sabathia
Who did he play for? Cleveland Indians
What was his record? 19–7
What was his ERA? 3.21
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2008? Cliff Lee
Who did he play for? Cleveland Indians
What was his record? 22–3
What was his ERA? 2.54
Who won the Cy Young Award in 2009? Zack Greinke
Who did he play for? Kansas City Royals
What was his record? 16–8
What was his ERA? 2.16
Resources about the Cy Young Award
Baseball Almanac’s information and history of the Cy Young Award.
The NY Daily News articles about the Cy Young Award.
More Information about the Cy Young award form Infoplease.com
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