Article: BASEBALL NOTES Smoltz joins Cy Young club He is latest Atlanta pitcher to claim award; NL Cy Young vote Voting for the 1996 National League Cy Young Award, with pitchers receiving five points for each first-place vote, three points for second and one point for third. Player 1 2 3 Tot. John Smoltz, Atl. 26 2 136 Kevin Brown, Fla. 2 26 88 Andy Benes, StL. 9 9 Hideo Nomo, L.A. 5 5 Trevor Hoffman, S.D. 3 3 Greg Maddux, Atl. 3 3 Todd Worrell, L.A. 3 3 D. Neagle, Pit-Atl. 2 2 Jeff Fassero, Mon. 1 1 Al Leiter, Fla. 1 1 Shane Reynolds, Hou. 1 1

While the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to dominate the National League's rookie of the year award, the Atlanta Braves also have a lock on a coveted trophy the National League Cy Young award.

Since 1991, five of the six Cy Young Award winners have worn a Braves uniform, a reign that continued Monday when right-hander John Smoltz captured the honor in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Smoltz, a first-time winner and runaway victor, used a major-league high 24 regular-season victories to dethrone Greg Maddux, who had won the award a record four consecutive seasons, the last three while with Atlanta. He easily outdistanced the runner-up, Kevin Brown of the Florida ...

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