Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - Cy Young Memorial Award

Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - Cy Young Memorial Award

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An original idea of then commisioner of baseball, Fred Fick, the award was first presented in 1956. From 1956 until 1966, only one pitcher from the major leagues was selected. After 1966 one pitcher from the American, and one from the National League were selected. After Denny McLain and Mike Cuellar tied for the American League award in 1969, the balloting system was changed, from the single writer, single ballot to two sportswriters from each city voting for this award. The writers are chosen by the local chapter of the BBWAA. Each writer votes for three pitchers, with 5 points awarded for a first-place vote, 3 for second place, and 1 for third place.The Cy Young Memorial Award was named for the great pitcher who had died in November of 1955.

* Denotes winner was a unanimous selection.

American League			National League

2007	Jake Peavy	San Diego	2007	C.C. Sabathia	Cleveland
2006	Johan Santana	Minnesota	2006	Brandon Webb	Arizona
2005	Bartolo Colón	LA Angels	2005	Chris Carpenter	St Louis
2004	*Johan Santana	Minnesota	2004	Roger Clemens	Houston
2003	Roy Halladay	Toronto	2003	Eric Gagne	Los Angeles
2002	Barry Zito	Oakland	2002	Randy Johnson	Arizona
2001	Roger Clemens	New York	2001	Randy Johnson	Arizona
2000	* Pedro Martinez	Boston	2000	Randy Johnson	Arizona
1999	* Pedro Martinez	Boston	1999	Randy Johnson	Arizona
1998	* Roger Clemens	Toronto	1998	Tom Glavine	Atlanta
1997	Roger Clemens	Toronto	1997	Pedro Martinez	Montreal
1996	Pat Hentgen	Toronto	1996	John Smoltz	Atlanta
1995	Randy Johnson	Seattle	1995	* Greg Maddux	Atlanta
1994	David Cone	Kansas City	1994	* Greg Maddux	Atlanta
1993	Jack McDowell	Chicago	1993	Greg Maddux	Atlanta
1992	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland	1992	Greg Maddux	Chicago
1991	Roger Clemens	Boston	1991	Tom Glavine	Atlanta
1990	Bob Welch	Oakland	1990	Doug Drabek	Pittsburgh
1989	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City	1989	Mark Davis	San Diego
1988	Frank Viola	Minnesota	1988	* Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles
1987	Roger Clemens	Boston	1987	Steve Bedrosian	Philadelphia
1986	* Roger Clemens	Boston	1986	Mike Scott	Houston
1985	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City	1985	Dwight Gooden	New York
1984	Willie Hernandez	Detroit	1984	* Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago
1983	LaMarr Hoyt	Chicago	1983	John Denny	Philadelphia
1982	Pete Vuckovich	Milwaukee	1982	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia
1981	Rollie Fingers	Milwaukee	1981	Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles
1980	Steve Stone	Baltimore	1980	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia
1979	Mike Flanagan	Baltimore	1979	Bruce Sutter	Chicago
1978	* Ron Guidry	New York	1978	Gaylord Perry	San Diego
1977	Sparky Lyle	New York	1977	* Steve Carlton	Philadelphia
1976	Jim Palmer	Baltimore	1976	Randy Jones	San Diego
1975	Jim Palmer	Baltimore	1975	Tom Seaver	New York
1974	Jim Hunter	Oakland	1974	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles
1973	Jim Palmer	Baltimore	1973	Tom Seaver	New York
1972	Gaylord Perry	Cleveland	1972	* Steve Carlton	Philadelphia
1971	Vida Blue	Oakland	1971	Ferguson Jenkins	Chicago
1970	Jim Perry	Minnesota	1970	Bob Gibson	St. Louis
1969	Mike Cuellar	Baltimore;	1969	Tom Seaver	New York
	Denny McLain	Detroit	1968	* Bob Gibson	St. Louis
1968	* Denny McLain	Detroit	1967	Mike McCormick	San Francisco
1967	Jim Lonborg	Boston
1966	* Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles (NL)
1965	* Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles (NL)
1964	Dean Chance	Los Angeles (AL)
1963	* Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles (NL)
1962	Don Drysdale	Los Angeles (NL)
1961	Whitey Ford	New York (AL)
1960	Vernon Law	Pittsburgh (NL)
1959	Early Wynn	Chicago (AL)
1958	Bob Turley	New York (AL)
1957	Warren Spahn	Milwaukee (NL)
1956	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn (NL)