Verlander unanimous choice for AL Cy Young Award

Posted: 11.15.2011 at 11:58 PM

      NEW YORK - Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander has won the
AL Cy Young Award by a unanimous vote.
      Verlander got all 28 first-place votes from members of the
Baseball Writers' Association of America in results announced
Tuesday.
      Verlander won the pitching Triple Crown in the American League
by going 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts.
      The 28-year-old righty also pitched a no-hitter, won 12 straight
starts and helped the Tigers win their first division title since
1987.
      The only question now is whether Verlander will win the AL MVP
award next Monday. No starting pitcher has won the MVP since Roger
Clemens in 1986.
      Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels was second in the Cy
Young voting and James Shields of Tampa Bay was third.