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• baseball
  • In baseball: Awards

    The Cy Young Award honors the best pitcher in the National and American leagues. It was first awarded in 1956 to the outstanding pitcher in baseball, but in 1966 the baseball commissioner decided that each league would have its own Cy Young Award. Winners are selected…

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• introduction and purpose
  • In Cy Young

    …Young is commemorated in the Cy Young Award, instituted in 1956 to honour the best major league pitcher each year (separate awards for each league from 1967).

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career of

• Clemens
  • In Roger Clemens

    …first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award seven times.

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• Kershaw
  • In Clayton Kershaw

    …sport’s best pitchers, winning three Cy Young Awards (2011, 2013, and 2014). He helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in 2020 and 2025. During the latter season Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in MLB history to throw 3,000 career strikeouts.

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• Lincecum
  • In Tim Lincecum

    He again won the Cy Young Award, becoming the first pitcher in history to receive the award in each of his first two full seasons.

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• Martínez
  • In Pedro Martínez

    …losses, winning the American League Cy Young Award in 1999 and 2000. In 1999 Martínez led the league in victories (23), earned run average (ERA; 2.07), and strikeouts (313)—known as the Triple Crown of pitching. His 2000 season was arguably even better, as he not only led the league in…

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• Seaver
  • In Tom Seaver

    …and won the National League Cy Young Award three times. Seaver also led the National League in strikeouts five times, and his 3,640 career strikeouts rank sixth on the all-time list. His 61 career shutouts put him in a tie for seventh-best (with Nolan Ryan) in the history of major…

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• Valenzuela
  • In Fernando Valenzuela

    …rookie player to win the Cy Young Award (given to the best pitcher in each league), while leading the Dodgers to the World Series title. Valenzuela was so popular—a phenomenon known as “Fernandomania”—that attendance increased by an average of 9,000 fans whenever he pitched in road games. He became a…

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