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Carpenter wins NL Cy Young Award

Pitcher Chris Carpenter (UPI file photo/Bill Greenblatt)
Pitcher Chris Carpenter (UPI file photo/Bill Greenblatt)

By AP/KWMU

New York – Cardinals' pitcher Chris Carpenter was named the National League Cy Young Award winner on Thursday. The only other Cardinal to ever win a Cy Young was Bob Gibson, who won it twice.

The reward caps a comeback from shoulder surgery that jeopardized the right-hander's career only a few years ago.

Carpenter received 19 of 32 first-place votes and finished with 132 points in balloting by baseball writers. He beat out Florida southpaw Dontrelle Willis.

Carpenter had surgery in September 2002 to repair a tear in his pitching shoulder and missed the entire 2003 season.

This year, though, Carpenter went 21-5 with a 2.83 ERA.

NL Cy Young Award Voting
Player (team) 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Chris Carpenter (StL) 19 12 1 132
Dontrelle Willis (Fla) 11 18 3 112
Roger Clemens (Hou) 2 2 24 40
Roy Oswalt (Hou) - - 2 2

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