19th Ward Chicago: Cy Young Award

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Cy Young Award

Bolstered by a historic second half, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday after going 22-6 with a 1.77 ERA in 2015.

Arrieta, 29, overtook early favorite Zack Greinke, winning his final 13 starts. His only post-All-Star break defeat came when the Cubs were no-hit by the Philadelphia Phillies in late July. Arrieta went 14-1 with a 0.75 ERA over the final three months, the lowest second-half ERA in history for a starting pitcher (minimum 12 starts).

His second half included a no-hitter in August against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the other two finalists for the NL Cy Young, Greinke andClayton Kershaw, watching from the other dugout. Overall, Arrieta struck out 236 in a career-high 229 innings while leading the league in wins, complete games (four) and shutouts (three). He also gave up the fewest hits (5.9) and home runs (0.4) per nine innings pitched.

Arrieta got 17 first-place votes for 169 points from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Greinke drew 10 first-place votes and had 147 points. Kershaw had the other three firsts and 101 points.

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