Seattle's Felix Hernandez wins Cy Young
CC Sabathia pumps his fist after striking out Mitch Moreland to end the 6th inning as the Yankees host the Rangers in game 5 of the ALCS on October 20, 2010. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams
Felix Hernandez has been chosen the AL Cy Young Award winner.
The 24-year-old righty from Venezuela drew 21 of the 28 first-place votes.
Tampa Bay’s David Price got four first-place votes after going 19-6 with a 2.72 ERA.
CC Sabathia, who led the league with 21 wins for the Yankees, drew the other three first-place votes and finished third.
The Seattle ace won by an easy margin in results released Thursday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
King Felix went just 13-12, but was a victim of poor run support all season. He led the majors with a 2.27 ERA, topped the AL in innings and was second in strikeouts.
The 13 wins by Hernandez marked the fewest for a Cy Young starter in a full season.
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