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Article: NL CY YOUNG AWARD; Carpenter nails it down; Cardinals' ace nips Florida's Willis
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2005
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St. Louis right-hander Chris Carpenter, who two years ago thought
his major-league career was finished, received the ultimate
validation Thursday that he was all the way back.
Carpenter was named the winner of the National League Cy Young
Award for 2005, topping Florida left-hander Dontrelle Willis in a
close vote. The Cardinals' ace received 19 of 32 first-place votes
from the Baseball Writers Association of America and finished with
132 points, 20 more than Willis, who garnered 11 firsts.
Houston's Roger Clemens, the only other pitcher named on every
ballot, was a distant third with two first-place votes and 40 points.
"It's a great feeling and honor," said Carpenter, who received the
news ...