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Before there was a Cy Young Award, there was the Pitcher
of the Year award, established by The Sporting News in 1944,
though no awards were given in 1946 or 1947. The award is
given annually to the pitcher in each league judged by Sporting
News baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season
Year |
AL Winner |
Team |
NL Winner |
Team |
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1944 |
Hal Newhouser |
Detroit |
Bill Voiselle |
New York |
1945 |
Hal Newhouser |
Detroit |
Hank Borowy |
Chicago |
1946 |
No Selection |
- |
No Selection |
- |
1947 |
No Selection |
- |
No Selection |
- |
1948 |
Bob Lemon |
Cleveland |
Johnny Sain |
Boston |
1949 |
Ellis Kinder |
Boston |
Howie Pollet |
St. Louis |
1950 |
Bob Lemon |
Cleveland |
Jim Konstanty |
Philadelphia |
1951 |
Bob Feller |
Cleveland |
Preacher Roe |
Brooklyn |
1952 |
Bobby Shantz |
Philadelphia |
Robin Roberts |
Philadelphia |
1953 |
Bob Porterfield |
Washington |
Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee |
1954 |
Bob Lemon |
Cleveland |
Johnny Antonelli |
New York |
1955 |
Whitey Ford |
New York |
Robin Roberts |
Philadelphia |
1956 |
Billy Pierce |
Chicago |
Don Newcombe |
Brooklyn |
1957 |
Billy Pierce |
Chicago |
Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee |
1958 |
Bob Turley |
New York |
Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee |
1959 |
Early Wynn |
Chicago |
Sam Jones |
San Francisco |
1960 |
Chuck Estrada |
Baltimore |
Vern Law |
Pittsburgh |
1961 |
Whitey Ford |
New York |
Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee |
1962 |
Dick Donovan |
Cleveland |
Don Drysdale |
Los Angeles |
1963 |
Whitey Ford |
New York |
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles |
1964 |
Dean Chance |
Los Angeles |
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles |
1965 |
Mudcat Grant |
Minnesota |
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles |
1966 |
Jim Kaat |
Minnesota |
Sandy Koufax |
Los Angeles |
1967 |
Jim Lonborg |
Boston |
Mike McCormick |
San Francisco |
1968 |
Denny McLain |
Detroit |
Bob Gibson |
St. Louis |
1969 |
Denny McLain |
Detroit |
Tom Seaver |
New York |
1970 |
Sam McDowell |
Cleveland |
Bob Gibson |
St. Louis |
1971 |
Vida Blue |
Oakland |
Fergie Jenkins |
Chicago |
1972 |
Wilbur Wood |
Chicago |
Steve Carlton |
Philadelphia |
1973 |
Jim Palmer |
Baltimore |
Ron Bryant |
San Francisco |
1974 |
Catfish Hunter |
Oakland |
Mike Marshall |
Los Angeles |
1975 |
Jim Palmer |
Baltimore |
Tom Seaver |
New York |
1976 |
Jim Palmer |
Baltimore |
Randy Jones |
San Diego |
1977 |
Nolan Ryan |
California |
Steve Carlton |
Philadelphia |
1978 |
Ron Guidry |
New York |
Vida Blue |
San Francisco |
1979 |
Mike Flanagan |
Baltimore |
Joe Niekro |
Houston |
1980 |
Steve Stone |
Baltimore |
Steve Carlton |
Philadelphia |
1981 |
Jack Morris |
Detroit |
Fernando Valenzuela |
Los Angeles |
1982 |
Dave Stieb |
Toronto |
Steve Carlton |
Philadelphia |
1983 |
LaMarr Hoyt |
Chicago |
John Denny |
Philadelphia |
1984 |
Willie Hernandez |
Detroit |
Rick Sutcliffe |
Chicago |
1985 |
Bret Saberhagen |
Kansas City |
Dwight Gooden |
New York |
1986 |
Roger Clemens |
Boston |
Mike Scott |
Houston |
1987 |
Jimmy Key |
Toronto |
Rick Sutcliffe |
Chicago |
1988 |
Frank Viola |
Minnesota |
Orel Hershiser |
Los Angeles |
1989 |
Bret Saberhagen |
Kansas City |
Mark Davis |
San Diego |
1990 |
Bob Welch |
Oakland |
Doug Drabek |
Pittsburgh |
1991 |
Roger Clemens |
Boston |
Tom Glavine |
Atlanta |
1992 |
Dennis Eckersley |
Oakland |
Greg Maddux |
Atlanta |
1993 |
Jack McDowell |
Chicago |
Greg Maddux |
Atlanta |
1994 |
Jimmy Key |
New York |
Greg Maddux |
Atlanta |
1995 |
Randy Johnson |
Seattle |
Greg Maddux |
Atlanta |
1996 |
Pat Hentgen |
Toronto |
John Smoltz |
Atlanta |
1997 |
Roger Clemens |
Toronto |
Pedro Martinez |
Montreal |
1998 |
Roger Clemens |
Toronto |
Kevin Brown |
San Diego |
1999 |
Pedro Martinez |
Boston |
Mike Hampton |
Houston |
2000 |
Pedro Martinez |
Boston |
Tom Glavine |
Atlanta |
2001 |
Roger Clemens |
New York |
Curt Shilling |
Arizona |
2002 |
Barry Zito |
Oakland |
Curt Schilling |
Arizona |
2003 |
Roy Halladay |
Toronto |
Eric Gagne |
Los Angeles |
2004 |
Jason Schmidt |
San Francisco |
Johan Santana |
Minesotta |
2005 |
Bartolo Colón |
Los Angeles Angels |
Chris Carpenter |
St. Louis Cardinals |