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Article: Twins' Santana is unanimous pick for AL Cy Young Award
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2004
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NEW YORK -- Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous
choice for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded
for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight
division title.
Santana went 20-6 and led the AL with a 2.61 ERA and 265
strikeouts, going 13-0 with a 1.21 ERA in 15 starts after the All-
Star break.
He received all 28 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers'
Association of America, becoming the first unanimous Cy Young winner
since Arizona's Randy Johnson two years ago and the first in the AL
since Boston's Pedro Martinez in 2000. He is the 18th unanimous
winner overall, the seventh in the AL.
Curt Schilling, 21-6 with a 3.26 ERA in ...