Phillies' Roy Halladay Wins NL Cy Young Award
Updated at 3:00 p.m. ET
Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies has unanimously won the NL Cy Young Award, making him the fifth pitcher to earn the honor in both leagues.
Halladay pitched a perfect game in May and then threw a no-hitter in the playoffs. In his first season with the Phillies, he led the NL with 21 wins and topped the majors in innings, shutouts and complete games.
Halladay received all 32 first-place votes in results released Tuesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Adam Wainwright of St. Louis was second and Ubaldo Jimenez of Colorado was third. San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum, who won the past two NL Cy Youngs, finished 11th.
Halladay won the AL Cy Young Award in 2003 with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Past NL Cy Young Award Winners
Since the pitchers' award was instituted in 1956, only nine National League players have been voted the award unanimously, as indicated by x below. Two pitchers - Sandy Koufax and Gary Maddux - were unanimous picks multiple time.
2010 - Roy Halladay, Philadelphia
2009 - Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
2008 - Tim Lincecum, San Francisco
2007 - x-Jake Peavy, San Diego
2006 - Brandon Webb, Arizona
2005 - Chris Carpenter, St. Louis
2004 - Roger Clemens, Houston
2003 - Eric Gagne, Los Angeles
2002 - x-Randy Johnson, Arizona
2001 - Randy Johnson, Arizona
2000 - Randy Johnson, Arizona
1999 - Randy Johnson, Arizona
1998 - Tom Glavine, Atlanta
1997 - Pedro Martinez, Montreal
1996 - John Smoltz, Atlanta
1995 - x-Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1994 - x-Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1993 - Greg Maddux, Atlanta
1992 - Greg Maddux, Chicago
1991 - Tom Glavine, Atlanta
1990 - Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh
1989 - Mark Davis, San Diego
1988 - x-Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles
1987 - Steve Bedrosian, Philadelphia
1986 - Mike Scott, Houston
1985 - x-Dwight Gooden, New York
1984 - x-Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago
1983 - John Denny, Philadelphia
1982 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles
1980 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1979 - Bruce Sutter, Chicago
1978 - Gaylord Perry, San Diego
1977 - Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1976 - Randy Jones, San Diego
1975 - Tom Seaver, New York
1974 - Mike Marshall, Los Angeles
1973 - Tom Seaver, New York
1972 - x-Steve Carlton, Philadelphia
1971 - Ferguson Jenkins, Chicago
1970 - Bob Gibson, St. Louis
1969 - Tom Seaver, New York
1968 - x-Bob Gibson, St. Louis
1967 - Mike McCormick, San Francisco
1966 - x-Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles
1965 - x-Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles
1963 - x-Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles
1962 - Don Drysdale, Los Angeles
1960 - Vernon Law, Pittsburgh
1957 - Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves
1956 - Don Newcombe, Brooklyn
NOTE: From 1956-66 there was one selection from both leagues.