Monday, October 09, 2006
McDowell, Koufax win Cy Young awards
Oct. 6, 1965
A pair of 300-strikeout pitchers were selected to win their leagues' Cy Young Award in close votes.
Sam McDowell of the Dallas Colt .45s was named best pitcher in the Federal League, outpolling the San Francisco Giants' Jim Bunning by 62 to 53 votes. McDowell was named first on 10 ballots while Bunning was placed first on two.
Meanwhile, Detroit's Sandy Koufax became the first three-time Cy Young winner in PWBL history when he collected 54 votes to outdistance 300-game winner Robin Roberts of the New York Mets, who polled 40. Koufax was listed first on nine ballots; Roberts, on three.
Koufax set a new single-season record with 357 strikeouts, breaking the 19-year-old mark of 339 established in the PWBL's inaugural campaign of 1946. McDowell compiled the third-highest total in history, fanning 330.
McDowell won 20 games and lost 12 on a team that finished 16 games below .500 in the Kiner Division. Koufax went 17 and 13 for the Lemon Division-winning Tigers, suffering from erratic run support.
The 29-year-old Brooklyn-born southpaw lost seven decisions in which he permitted three runs or fewer. In one stretch from August 17 to September 24, Koufax lost eight games against only two wins while lowering his ERA from 2.41 to 2.36.
Koufax won back-to-back Cy Young trophies in 1961-'62. The 22-year-old McDowell, pitching in only his second full season, tossed eight shutouts and completed 23 starts, the third-highest total in PWBL history.
Hoyt Wilhelm, the Pittsburgh Panther reliever who notched his 600th lifetime save during the season and saved 50 games for the seventh time in his career, was named first on one ballot and finished third in the Federal League voting.
Washington's Juan Marichal came in third in the Players League, while Koufax's Detroit teammate Eddie Fisher received the only other first-place ballot in the polling.
The voting:
A pair of 300-strikeout pitchers were selected to win their leagues' Cy Young Award in close votes.
Sam McDowell of the Dallas Colt .45s was named best pitcher in the Federal League, outpolling the San Francisco Giants' Jim Bunning by 62 to 53 votes. McDowell was named first on 10 ballots while Bunning was placed first on two.
Meanwhile, Detroit's Sandy Koufax became the first three-time Cy Young winner in PWBL history when he collected 54 votes to outdistance 300-game winner Robin Roberts of the New York Mets, who polled 40. Koufax was listed first on nine ballots; Roberts, on three.
Koufax set a new single-season record with 357 strikeouts, breaking the 19-year-old mark of 339 established in the PWBL's inaugural campaign of 1946. McDowell compiled the third-highest total in history, fanning 330.
McDowell won 20 games and lost 12 on a team that finished 16 games below .500 in the Kiner Division. Koufax went 17 and 13 for the Lemon Division-winning Tigers, suffering from erratic run support.
The 29-year-old Brooklyn-born southpaw lost seven decisions in which he permitted three runs or fewer. In one stretch from August 17 to September 24, Koufax lost eight games against only two wins while lowering his ERA from 2.41 to 2.36.
Koufax won back-to-back Cy Young trophies in 1961-'62. The 22-year-old McDowell, pitching in only his second full season, tossed eight shutouts and completed 23 starts, the third-highest total in PWBL history.
Hoyt Wilhelm, the Pittsburgh Panther reliever who notched his 600th lifetime save during the season and saved 50 games for the seventh time in his career, was named first on one ballot and finished third in the Federal League voting.
Washington's Juan Marichal came in third in the Players League, while Koufax's Detroit teammate Eddie Fisher received the only other first-place ballot in the polling.
The voting:
Federal League
S.McDowell, Dal 62
J.Bunning, SFG 53
H.Wilhelm, Pit 34
V.Law, Dal 22
S.Siebert, SFG 15
B.Veale, Dal 4
D.Hall, Hou 3
J.Buzhardt, Chi 1
H.Woodeshick, Chi 1
Players League
S.Koufax, Det 54
R.Roberts, NYM 40
J.Marichal, Was 34
E.Fisher, Det 19
D.McLain, Cle 15
B.Gibson, SD 8
S.Miller, NYM 5
M.Stottlemyre, StL 4
B.Lee, Was 2
B.Shaw, NYM 1
# posted by PWBL : 10:15 AM
