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On Wednesday — his 28th birthday — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal became the 12th AL pitcher to win the Cy Young Award unanimously. ... (2011) and left-hander Hal Newhouser (1945), he ...
1.2 American League Cy Young Award (6) 1.3 American League Triple Crown (5) ... 2011 – Justin Verlander: AL MVP and Cy Young Awards; Triple Crown winner; ...
Verlander finished the season by winning the AL pitching Triple Crown, leading the American League in wins (24), ERA (2.40) and strikeouts (250). On November 15, Verlander was named the AL Cy Young Award winner in a unanimous vote. [29] On November 21, it was announced that Verlander had also won the American League MVP Award in a much closer ...
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford C. Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher ...
As a result, the pair of Cy Young southpaws, with eerily similar season totals — Sale went 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts, while Skubal went 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts ...
Robbie Ray led the AL in ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched and WHIP to claim his first Cy Young Award. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Verlander won both the 2011 AL Cy Young Award and the AL MVP Award. He was the first pitcher to claim an AL MVP Award since Dennis Eckersley in 1992, the first starting pitcher to do so since Roger Clemens in 1986, and the fourth Tigers pitcher to do so in franchise history, joining Denny McLain ( 1968 ), Hal Newhouser ( 1944 , 1945), and ...
Snell, who turns 32 on Dec. 4, was a first-round pick out of high school by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011. He pitched for the Rays for five seasons, winning a career-high 21 games and the AL Cy Young ...