Tigers Rookie Porcello 3rd in ROY Voting

Posted: 11.16.2009 at 11:53 PM

NEW YORK (AP) --
      NEW YORK (AP) - Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan is the
National League Rookie of the Year, and Oakland Athletics closer
Andrew Bailey is the AL winner.
      Coghlan edged Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ in a close
race, receiving 17 first-place votes and 105 points Monday in
balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Happ,
the only player picked on all 32 ballots, had 10 first-place votes
and 94 points.
      Bailey, an All-Star in his first major league season, was
selected first on 13 of 28 ballots and finished with 88 points.
Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was the runner-up with 65
points, one more than Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello.