Cy Young award - wikipedia Cy Young award Cy Young Award The Cy Young Award Given for Major League Baseball 's Best Regular Season Pitcher Country United States Presented by Baseball Writers ' Association of America History First award 1956 Most recent Max Scherzer, National League Corey Kluber, American League 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 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. Each league 's award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers ' Association of America, with one representative from each team. As of the 2010 season, each voter places a vote for first, second, third, fourth and fifth 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. If two pitchers receive the same number of votes, the award is shared. The current formula started in the 2010 season. Before that, dating back to 1970, writers voted for three pitchers, with the formula of 5 points for a first place vote, 3 for a second place vote and 1 for a third place vote. Prior to 1970, writers only voted for the best pitcher and used a formula of one point per vote. Contents 1 History 2 Winners 2.1 Major Leagues combined ( 1956 -- 1966 ) 2.2 National League ( 1967 -- present ) 2.3 American League ( 1967 -- present ) 2.4 Multiple winners 2.5 Wins by teams 2.6 Unanimous winners 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References History Cy Young, for whom the award is named The Cy Young Award was first introduced in 1956 by Commissioner of Baseball Ford C. Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. The award would be given to pitchers only. Originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, the award changed its format over time. From 1956 to 1966, the award was given to one pitcher in Major League Baseball. After Frick retired in 1967, William Eckert became the new Commissioner of Baseball. Due to fan requests, Eckert announced that the Cy Young Award would be given out both in the American League and the National League. From 1956 to 1958, a pitcher was not allowed to win the award on more than one occasion ; this rule was eliminated in 1959. After a tie in the 1969 voting for the Cy Young Award, the process was changed, in which each writer was to vote for three different pitchers : the first - place vote received five points, the second - place vote received three points, and the third - place vote received one point. The first recipient of the Cy Young Award was Don Newcombe of the Dodgers. In 1957, Warren Spahn became the first left - handed pitcher to win the award. In 1963, Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win the award in a unanimous vote ; two years later he became the first multiple winner. In 1978, Gaylord Perry ( age 40 ) became the oldest pitcher to receive the award, a record that stood until broken in 2004 by Roger Clemens ( age 42 ). The youngest recipient was Dwight Gooden ( age 20 in 1985 ). In 2012, R.A. Dickey became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the award. In 1974, Mike Marshall won the award, becoming the first relief pitcher to win the award. In 1992, Dennis Eckersley was the first modern closer ( first player to be used almost exclusively in ninth - inning situations ) to win the award, and since then only one other relief pitcher has won the award, Éric Gagné in 2003 ( also a closer ). A total of nine relief pitchers have won the Cy Young Award across both leagues. Steve Carlton in 1982 became the first pitcher to win more than three Cy Young Awards, while Greg Maddux in 1994 became the first to win at least three in a row ( and received a fourth straight the following year ), a feat later repeated by Randy Johnson. Winners Key Year Each year is linked to an article about that Major League Baseball season. ERA Earned run average * Also named Most Valuable Player ( 11 occurrences as of 2017 ) * * Also named Rookie of the Year ( 1 occurrence as of 2017, by Fernando Valenzuela ) Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ( 20 individuals as of 2015 ) Major Leagues combined ( 1956 -- 1966 ) Don Newcombe, the first winner Year Pitcher Team Record Saves ERA K 's 1956 Don Newcombe * Brooklyn Dodgers ( NL ) 27 -- 7 0 3.06 139 1957 Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves ( NL ) 21 -- 11 2.69 111 1958 Bob Turley New York Yankees ( AL ) 21 -- 7 2.97 168 1959 Early Wynn Chicago White Sox ( AL ) 22 -- 10 0 3.17 179 1960 Vern Law Pittsburgh Pirates ( NL ) 20 -- 9 0 3.08 120 1961 Whitey Ford New York Yankees ( AL ) 25 -- 4 0 3.21 209 1962 Don Drysdale Los Angeles Dodgers ( NL ) 25 -- 9 2.84 232 1963 Sandy Koufax * Los Angeles Dodgers ( NL ) 25 -- 5 0 1.88 306 1964 Dean Chance California Angels ( AL ) 20 -- 9 1.65 207 1965 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers ( NL ) 26 -- 8 2.04 382 1966 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers ( NL ) 27 -- 9 0 1.73 317 National League ( 1967 -- present ) From 1991 -- 1998 Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz combined for seven NL Cy Young Awards during their time with the Atlanta Braves. Roy Halladay, one of only six pitchers in baseball history to win the Cy Young in both leagues ; in 2003 with the Toronto Blue Jays and in 2010 with the Philadelphia Phillies Clayton Kershaw, three - time winner Tim Lincecum won consecutively in his first two full seasons, an MLB Record R.A. Dickey, the first knuckleball pitcher to win the award Year Pitcher Team Record Saves ERA K 's 1967 Mike McCormick San Francisco Giants 22 -- 10 0 2.85 150 1968 Bob Gibson * St. Louis Cardinals 22 -- 9 0 1.12 268 1969 Tom Seaver New York Mets 25 -- 7 0 2.21 208 1970 Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals 23 -- 7 0 3.12 274 1971 Ferguson Jenkins Chicago Cubs 24 -- 13 0 2.77 263 1972 Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 27 -- 10 0 1.98 310 1973 Tom Seaver New York Mets 19 -- 10 0 2.08 251 Mike Marshall Los Angeles Dodgers 15 -- 12 21 2.42 143 Tom Seaver New York Mets 22 -- 9 0 2.38 243 1976 Randy Jones San Diego Padres 22 -- 14 0 2.74 93 1977 Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 23 -- 10 0 2.64 198 1978 Gaylord Perry San Diego Padres 21 -- 6 0 2.73 154 1979 Bruce Sutter Chicago Cubs 6 -- 6 37 2.22 110 1980 Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 24 -- 9 0 2.34 286 1981 Fernando Valenzuela * * Los Angeles Dodgers 13 -- 7 0 2.48 180 1982 Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 23 -- 11 0 3.11 286 John Denny Philadelphia Phillies 19 -- 6 0 2.37 139 1984 Rick Sutcliffe Chicago Cubs 16 -- 1 0 2.69 155 1985 Dwight Gooden New York Mets 24 -- 4 0 1.53 268 1986 Mike Scott Houston Astros 18 -- 10 0 2.22 306 Steve Bedrosian Philadelphia Phillies 5 -- 3 40 2.83 74 1988 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers 23 -- 8 2.26 178 1989 Mark Davis San Diego Padres 4 -- 3 44 1.85 92 1990 Doug Drabek Pittsburgh Pirates 22 -- 6 0 2.76 131 1991 Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves 20 -- 11 0 2.55 192 1992 Greg Maddux Chicago Cubs 20 -- 11 0 2.18 199 1993 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves 20 -- 10 0 2.36 197 1994 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves 16 -- 6 0 1.56 156 1995 Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves 19 -- 2 0 1.63 181 John Smoltz Atlanta Braves 24 -- 8 0 2.94 276 1997 Pedro Martínez Montreal Expos 17 -- 8 0 1.90 305 1998 Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves 20 -- 6 0 2.47 157 1999 Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 17 -- 9 0 2.49 364 2000 Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 19 -- 7 0 2.64 347 2001 Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 21 -- 6 0 2.49 372 2002 Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 24 -- 5 0 2.32 334 2003 Éric Gagné Los Angeles Dodgers 2 -- 3 55 1.20 137 Roger Clemens Houston Astros 18 -- 4 0 2.98 218 2005 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals 21 -- 5 0 2.83 213 2006 Brandon Webb Arizona Diamondbacks 16 -- 8 0 3.10 178 2007 Jake Peavy San Diego Padres 19 -- 6 0 2.54 240 2008 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants 18 -- 5 0 2.62 265 2009 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants 15 -- 7 0 2.48 261 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 21 -- 10 0 2.44 219 2011 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 21 -- 5 0 2.28 248 2012 R.A. Dickey New York Mets 20 -- 6 0 2.73 230 2013 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 16 -- 9 0 1.83 232 2014 Clayton Kershaw * Los Angeles Dodgers 21 -- 3 0 1.77 239 2015 Jake Arrieta Chicago Cubs 22 -- 6 0 1.77 236 2016 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 20 -- 7 0 2.96 284 2017 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 16 -- 6 0 2.51 268 American League ( 1967 -- present ) CC Sabathia, one - time winner Pedro Martínez, three - time winner Justin Verlander won the AL Cy Young, AL Pitching Triple Crown, and AL MVP in 2011. Johan Santana, two - time winner Zack Greinke, one - time winner Corey Kluber, two - time winner Max Scherzer, three - time winner Year Pitcher Team Record Saves ERA K 's 1967 Jim Lonborg Boston Red Sox 22 -- 9 0 3.16 246 1968 Denny McLain * Detroit Tigers 31 -- 6 0 1.96 280 1969 Mike Cuellar Baltimore Orioles 23 -- 11 0 2.38 182 1969 Denny McLain Detroit Tigers 24 -- 9 0 2.80 181 1970 Jim Perry Minnesota Twins 24 -- 12 0 3.04 168 1971 Vida Blue * Oakland Athletics 24 -- 8 0 1.82 301 1972 Gaylord Perry Cleveland Indians 24 -- 16 1.92 234 1973 Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 22 -- 9 2.40 168 Catfish Hunter Oakland Athletics 25 -- 12 0 2.49 143 Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 23 -- 11 2.09 193 1976 Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 22 -- 13 0 2.51 159 1977 Sparky Lyle New York Yankees 13 -- 5 26 2.17 68 1978 Ron Guidry New York Yankees 25 -- 3 0 1.74 248 1979 Mike Flanagan Baltimore Orioles 23 -- 9 0 3.08 190 1980 Steve Stone Baltimore Orioles 25 -- 7 0 3.23 149 1981 Rollie Fingers * Milwaukee Brewers 6 -- 3 28 1.04 61 1982 Pete Vuckovich Milwaukee Brewers 18 -- 6 0 3.34 105 LaMarr Hoyt Chicago White Sox 24 -- 10 0 3.66 148 1984 Willie Hernández * Detroit Tigers 9 -- 3 32 1.92 112 1985 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals 20 -- 6 0 2.87 158 1986 Roger Clemens * Boston Red Sox 24 -- 4 0 2.48 238 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 20 -- 9 0 2.97 256 1988 Frank Viola Minnesota Twins 24 -- 7 0 2.64 193 1989 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals 23 -- 6 0 2.16 193 1990 Bob Welch Oakland Athletics 27 -- 6 0 2.95 127 1991 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox 18 -- 10 0 2.62 241 1992 Dennis Eckersley * Oakland Athletics 7 -- 1 51 1.91 93 1993 Jack McDowell Chicago White Sox 22 -- 10 0 3.37 158 1994 David Cone Kansas City Royals 16 -- 5 0 2.94 132 1995 Randy Johnson Seattle Mariners 18 -- 2 0 2.48 294 Pat Hentgen Toronto Blue Jays 20 -- 10 0 3.22 177 1997 Roger Clemens Toronto Blue Jays 21 -- 7 0 2.05 292 1998 Roger Clemens Toronto Blue Jays 20 -- 6 0 2.65 271 1999 Pedro Martínez Boston Red Sox 23 -- 4 0 2.07 313 2000 Pedro Martínez Boston Red Sox 18 -- 6 0 1.74 284 2001 Roger Clemens New York Yankees 20 -- 3 0 3.51 213 2002 Barry Zito Oakland Athletics 23 -- 5 0 2.75 182 2003 Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays 22 -- 7 0 3.25 204 Johan Santana Minnesota Twins 20 -- 6 0 2.61 265 2005 Bartolo Colón Anaheim Angels 21 -- 8 0 3.48 157 2006 Johan Santana Minnesota Twins 19 -- 6 0 2.77 265 2007 CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians 19 -- 7 0 3.21 209 2008 Cliff Lee Cleveland Indians 22 -- 3 0 2.54 170 2009 Zack Greinke Kansas City Royals 16 -- 8 0 2.16 242 Félix Hernández Seattle Mariners 13 -- 12 0 2.27 232 2011 Justin Verlander * Detroit Tigers 24 -- 5 0 2.40 250 2012 David Price Tampa Bay Rays 20 -- 5 0 2.56 205 2013 Max Scherzer Detroit Tigers 21 -- 3 0 2.90 240 2014 Corey Kluber Cleveland Indians 18 -- 9 0 2.44 269 2015 Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros 20 -- 8 0 2.48 216 2016 Rick Porcello Boston Red Sox 22 -- 4 0 3.15 189 2017 Corey Kluber Cleveland Indians 18 - 4 0 2.25 265 Multiple Winners With 7, Roger Clemens has the most Cy Young Awards. Randy Johnson, five - time winner Nineteen pitchers have won the award multiple times. Roger Clemens currently holds the record for the most awards won, with seven - his first and last wins separated by eighteen years. Greg Maddux ( 1992 -- 1995 ) and Randy Johnson ( 1999 -- 2002 ) share the record for the most consecutive awards won. Clemens, Johnson, Pedro Martínez, Gaylord Perry, Roy Halladay and Max Scherzer are the only pitchers to have won the award in both the American League and National League ; Sandy Koufax is the only pitcher who won multiple awards during the period when only one award was presented for all of Major League Baseball. Roger Clemens was the youngest pitcher to win a second Cy Young Award, while Tim Lincecum is the youngest pitcher to do so in the National League and Clayton Kershaw is the youngest left - hander to do so. Clayton Kershaw is the youngest pitcher to win a third Cy Young Award. Pitcher # of Awards Years Roger Clemens 7 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004 Randy Johnson 5 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Steve Carlton 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 Greg Maddux 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Sandy Koufax 1963, 1965, 1966 Pedro Martínez 1997, 1999, 2000 Jim Palmer 1973, 1975, 1976 Tom Seaver 1969, 1973, 1975 Clayton Kershaw 2011, 2013, 2014 Max Scherzer 2013, 2016, 2017 Bob Gibson 1968, 1970 Tom Glavine 1991, 1998 Roy Halladay 2003, 2010 Corey Kluber 2014, 2017 Tim Lincecum 2008, 2009 Denny McLain 1968, 1969 Gaylord Perry 1972, 1978 Bret Saberhagen 1985, 1989 Johan Santana 2004, 2006 Wins by teams Only four teams have never had a pitcher win the Cy Young Award. The Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers have won more than any other team with 12. Team # of Awards Years Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers 12 1956, 1962 -- 1963, 1965 -- 1966, 1974, 1981, 1988, 2003, 2011, 2013 -- 2014 Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves 7 1957, 1991, 1993 -- 1996, 1998 Philadelphia Phillies 7 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 -- 1983, 1987, 2010 Boston Red Sox 7 1967, 1986 -- 1987, 1991, 1999 -- 2000, 2016 Baltimore Orioles 6 1969, 1973, 1975 -- 1976, 1979 -- 1980 Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1999 -- 2002, 2006 Detroit Tigers 5 1968 -- 1969, 1984, 2011, 2013 New York Mets 5 1969, 1973, 1975, 1985, 2012 New York Yankees 5 1958, 1961, 1977 -- 1978, 2001 Oakland Athletics 5 1971, 1974, 1990, 1992, 2002 Chicago Cubs 5 1971, 1979, 1984, 1992, 2015 Cleveland Indians 5 1972, 2007 -- 2008, 2014, 2017 Kansas City Royals 1985, 1989, 1994, 2009 Minnesota Twins 1970, 1988, 2004, 2006 San Diego Padres 1976, 1978, 1989, 2007 Toronto Blue Jays 1996 -- 1998, 2003 Chicago White Sox 1959, 1983, 1993 Houston Astros 1986, 2004, 2015 San Francisco Giants 1967, 2008 -- 2009 St. Louis Cardinals 1968, 1970, 2005 Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals 1997, 2016 -- 2017 Los Angeles Angels 1964, 2005 Milwaukee Brewers 1981 -- 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates 1960, 1990 Seattle Mariners 1995, 2010 Tampa Bay Rays 2012 Cincinnati Reds 0 none Colorado Rockies 0 none Miami Marlins 0 none Texas Rangers 0 none Unanimous Winners There have been 17 players who unanimously won the Cy Young Award, for a total of 23 wins. Five of these unanimous wins were accompanied with a win of the Most Valuable Player award ( marked with * below ; * * denotes that the player 's unanimous win was accompanied with a unanimous win of the MVP ). In the National League, 11 players have unanimously won the Cy Young Award, for a total of 14 wins. Sandy Koufax ( 1963 *, 1965, 1966 ) Greg Maddux ( 1994, 1995 ) Bob Gibson ( 1968 * ) Steve Carlton ( 1972 ) Rick Sutcliffe ( 1984 ) Dwight Gooden ( 1985 ) Orel Hershiser ( 1988 ) Randy Johnson ( 2002 ) Jake Peavy ( 2007 ) Roy Halladay ( 2010 ) Clayton Kershaw ( 2014 * ) In the American League, 6 players have unanimously won the Cy Young Award, for a total of 9 wins. Denny McLain ( 1968 * * ) Ron Guidry ( 1978 ) Roger Clemens ( 1986 *, 1998 ) Pedro Martínez ( 1999, 2000 ) Johan Santana ( 2004, 2006 ) Justin Verlander ( 2011 * ) See also Baseball portal Triple Crown ( pitching ) Pitcher of the Month Mariano Rivera AL Reliever and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year awards `` Esurance MLB Awards '' Best Pitcher ( in MLB ) Baseball Digest Pitcher of the Year ( in MLB ) `` Players Choice Awards '' Outstanding Pitcher ( in each league ) Sporting News Starting Pitcher ( in each league ) `` Greg Spira Memorial Internet Baseball Awards '' Pitcher of the Year ( in each league ) NLBM Wilbur `` Bullet '' Rogan Legacy Award ( `` Pitchers of the Year '' ) ( in each league ) Sporting News Relief Pitcher of the Year ( in each league ) NLBM Hilton Smith Legacy Award ( `` Relievers of the Year '' ) ( in each league ) TSN Reliever of the Year ( in each league ) ( discontinued ) Rolaids Relief Man Award ( in each league ) ( discontinued ) Warren Spahn Award ( best left - handed pitcher ) Major League Baseball All - Century Team Major League Baseball All - Time Team `` Pitching Wall of Great Achievement '' ( in the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame ) Eiji Sawamura Award ( top starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball ) Baseball awards Notes The formula is : Score = 7F + 4S + 3T + 2FO + 1 FI, where F is the number of first place votes, S is second place votes, T is third place votes, FO is fourth place votes and FI is fifth place votes. See : Decision ( baseball ) In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. It became an official statistic in Major League Baseball in 1969. References General `` Cy Young Award on Baseball Almanac ''. BaseballAlmanac.com. Retrieved October 2, 2008. `` Cy Young Award winners ''. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 2, 2008. `` Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners ''. Baseball - Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2011. Cy Young Award Winners ( American League ). MSN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2008. `` Cy Young Award voting results ''. Baseball Digest. 2004. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2008. Specific ^ Jump up to : `` Cy Young Award on Baseball Almanac ''. BaseballAlmanac.com. Retrieved October 22, 2008. Jump up ^ Cy Young Award Winners ( American League ). MSN. 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American League Cy Young Award 1967 : Lonborg 1968 : McLain 1969 : Cuellar & McLain 1970 : J. Perry 1971 : Blue 1972 : G. Perry 1973 : Palmer 1974 : Hunter 1975 : Palmer 1976 : Palmer 1977 : Lyle 1978 : Guidry 1979 : Flanagan 1980 : Stone 1981 : Fingers 1982 : Vuckovich 1983 : Hoyt 1984 : Hernández 1985 : Saberhagen 1986 : Clemens 1987 : Clemens 1988 : Viola 1989 : Saberhagen 1990 : Welch 1991 : Clemens 1992 : Eckersley 1993 : McDowell 1994 : Cone 1995 : Johnson 1996 : Hentgen 1997 : Clemens 1998 : Clemens 1999 : Martínez 2000 : Martínez 2001 : Clemens 2002 : Zito 2003 : Halladay 2004 : Santana 2005 : Colón 2006 : Santana 2007 : Sabathia 2008 : Lee 2009 : Greinke 2010 : Hernández 2011 : Verlander 2012 : Price 2013 : Scherzer 2014 : Kluber 2015 : Keuchel 2016 : Porcello 2017 : Kluber National League Cy Young Award 1967 : McCormick 1968 : Gibson 1969 : Seaver 1970 : Gibson 1971 : Jenkins 1972 : Carlton 1973 : Seaver 1974 : Marshall 1975 : Seaver 1976 : Jones 1977 : Carlton 1978 : Perry 1979 : Sutter 1980 : Carlton 1981 : Valenzuela 1982 : Carlton 1983 : Denny 1984 : Sutcliffe 1985 : Gooden 1986 : Scott 1987 : Bedrosian 1988 : Hershiser 1989 : Davis 1990 : Drabek 1991 : Glavine 1992 : Maddux 1993 : Maddux 1994 : Maddux 1995 : Maddux 1996 : Smoltz 1997 : Martínez 1998 : Glavine 1999 : Johnson 2000 : Johnson 2001 : Johnson 2002 : Johnson 2003 : Gagné 2004 : Clemens 2005 : Carpenter 2006 : Webb 2007 : Peavy 2008 : Lincecum 2009 : Lincecum 2010 : Halladay 2011 : Kershaw 2012 : Dickey 2013 : Kershaw 2014 : Kershaw 2015 : Arrieta 2016 : Scherzer 2017 : Scherzer Major League Baseball awards and trophies Team Commissioner 's Trophy ( list of winners ) Warren Giles Trophy ( NL pennant winners ) William Harridge Trophy ( AL pennant winners ) Individual Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Cy Young Manager of the Year Rookie of the Year Roberto Clemente Hank Aaron Gold Glove Silver Slugger World Series MVP All - Star Game MVP Rolaids Relief Man Comeback Player of the Year League Championship Series MVP Reliever of the Year Player of the Month Pitcher of the Month Rookie of the Month Player of the Week Other Commissioner 's Historic Achievement Award Book : Major League Baseball awards Category : Major League Baseball awards Portal : Baseball Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cy_Young_Award&oldid=864051713 '' Categories : 1956 establishments in the United States Awards established in 1956 Baseball pitching Major League Baseball trophies and awards Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from April 2014 Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano Latina Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska 中文 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 14 October 2018, at 19 : 53 ( UTC ). 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Question: who votes for the cy young award winner
Answer: members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, with one representative from each team