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San Francisco Pitcher Racks Up Cy Young Award Sunday, November 3rd , 2069 What does it take to win the Cy Young Award? Just ask Sandy Koufax of the San Francisco Giants -- the latest National League Cy Young Award winner. "My dad always told me to dream big and dream always," he said. "It's not like I shoot for the Cy Young Award," he said. "I have big aspirations for what I want to do in this game and what I want to achieve in a long career." The Giants pitching ace made some of his dreams come true this year, winning 14 games and losing only 10. In 33 starts, Koufax registered a 3.15 ERA and limited other clubs to a .233 batting average. He fanned 260 in 222.2 innings and issued 50 walks. He received 14 first place votes out of a possible 24. Mike Minor of the San Diego Padres finished second in voting with 10 first place votes, while Ed Walsh of the San Diego Padres finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Sandy Koufax - San Francisco Giants - 14 - 138 Mike Minor - San Diego Padres - 10 - 123 Ed Walsh - San Diego Padres - 0 - 53 John Buzhardt - Chicago Cubs - 0 - 37 Francisco Liriano - Milwaukee Brewers - 0 - 35 Sam Jones - Milwaukee Brewers - 0 - 11 Masaaki Tokunaga - St. Louis Cardinals - 0 - 10 J.R. Richard - New York Mets - 0 - 1 |
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