The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

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Before there was a Cy Young Award, there was the Pitcher of the Year Award, established by The Sporting News in 1944, though no awards were given in 1946 or 1947. The award is given annually to the pitcher in each league judged by TSN baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season. This is the list of the award winners.

Year	American League	Club	National League	Club
1944	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	Bill Voiselle	New York Giants
1945	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	Hank Borowy	Chicago Cubs
1948	Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	Johnny Sain	Boston Braves
1949	Ellis Kinder	Boston Red Sox	Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals
1950	Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	Jim Konstanty	Philadelphia Phillies
1951	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	Preacher Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers
1952	Bobby Shantz	Philadelphia Athletics	Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies
1953	Bob Porterfield	Washington Senators	Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1954	Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	Johnny Antonelli	New York Giants
1955	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies
1956	Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers
1957	Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1958	Bob Turley	New York Yankees	Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1959	Early Wynn	Chicago White Sox	Sam Jones	San Francisco Giants
1960	Chuck Estrada	Baltimore Orioles	Vern Law	Pittsburgh Pirates
1961	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves
1962	Dick Donovan	Cleveland Indians	Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers
1963	Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1964	Dean Chance	Los Angeles Angels	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1965	Mudcat Grant	Minnesota Twins	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1966	Jim Kaat	Minnesota Twins	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers
1967	Jim Lonborg	Boston Red Sox	Mike McCormick	San Francisco Giants
1968	Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals
1969	Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	Tom Seaver	New York Mets
1970	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals
1971	Vida Blue	Oakland Athletics	Ferguson Jenkins	Chicago Cubs
1972	Wilbur Wood	Chicago White Sox	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1973	Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	Ron Bryant	San Francisco Giants
1974	Catfish Hunter	Oakland Athletics	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles Dodgers
1975	Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	Tom Seaver	New York Mets
1976	Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	Randy Jones	San Diego Padres
1977	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1978	Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	Vida Blue	San Francisco Giants
1979	Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	Joe Niekro	Houston Astros
1980	Steve Stone	Baltimore Orioles	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1981	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers
1982	Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies
1983	LaMarr Hoyt	Chicago White Sox	John Denny	Philadelphia Phillies
1984	Willie Hernández	Detroit Tigers	Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs
1985	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	Dwight Gooden	New York Mets
1986	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	Mike Scott	Houston Astros
1987	Jimmy Key	Toronto Blue Jays	Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs
1988	Frank Viola	Minnesota Twins	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers
1989	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	Mark Davis	San Diego Padres
1990	Bob Welch	Oakland Athletics	Doug Drabek	Pittsburgh Pirates
1991	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves
1992	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics	Greg Maddux	Chicago Cubs
1993	Jack McDowell	Chicago White Sox	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1994	Jimmy Key	New York Yankees	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1995	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves
1996	Pat Hentgen	Toronto Blue Jays	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves
1997	Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays	Pedro Martínez	Montreal Expos
1998	Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays	Kevin Brown	San Diego Padres
1999	Pedro Martínez	Boston Red Sox	Mike Hampton	Houston Astros
2000	Pedro Martínez	Boston Red Sox	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves
2001	Roger Clemens	New York Yankees	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks
2002	Barry Zito	Oakland Athletics	Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks
2003	Roy Halladay	Toronto Blue Jays	Éric Gagné	Los Angeles Dodgers
2004	Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins	Jason Schmidt	San Francisco Giants
2005	Bartolo Colón	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals

[edit] See also

• TSN Player of the Year
• TSN Rookie of the Year
• TSN Reliever of the Year
• TSN Comeback Player of the Year
• TSN Manager of the Year