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November 13, 2007

Beckett loses to Sabathia in Cy Young race

C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award today, beating out several worthy contenders, including Boston's Josh Beckett, by a comfortable margin and becoming the first Cleveland pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor.

Voting took place before the postseason, when Sabathia struggled while Beckett pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship with a string of dominant outings.

The Indians ace received 19 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 119 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Beckett was second with eight first-place votes and 86 points, while John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels got the other first-place vote and came in third.

Sabathia went 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA and 209 strikeouts, pitching a major league-high 241 innings. Beckett (20-7) became the only big league pitcher to win 20 games since 2005, compiling a 3.27 ERA in 200 2-3 innings. Lackey led the AL in ERA at 3.01, going 19-9 and tossing 224 innings.

Sabathia became the first Indians pitcher to win the award since Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry in 1972.

-- ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted by Jack Perry  at 2:15 PM | Permalink

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