{"id":442,"date":"2021-11-17T11:32:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T11:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/47.88.55.211:8008\/?p=442"},"modified":"2023-09-22T02:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T02:10:33","slug":"brewers-corbin-burnes-wins-tight-cy-young-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uspnj.org\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"Brewers\u2019 Corbin Burnes wins tight Cy Young race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Courtesy Kristen Schmitt\/Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOVEMBER 17, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milwaukee Brewers\u2019 right-hander Corbin Burnes narrowly edged the Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 Zack Wheeler to win the National League Cy Young Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 10-point margin of victory is the closest in the National League and tied for the fourth overall since the ballot expanded from three to five pitchers in 2010. The closest in the American League was in 2012 when the Tampa Bay Rays\u2019 David Price outpointed the Detroit Tigers\u2019 Justin Verlander, 153-149. Verlander also lost by five points, 137-132, to the Boston Red Sox\u2019 Rick Porcello in 2016, and the Cleveland Indians\u2019 Corey Kluber won in 2014 by a 169-159 margin over the Seattle Mariners\u2019 Felix Hernandez in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This election marks only the second time that the winner and the runner-up received the same amount of first-place votes. In 1981, the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Fernando Valenzuela and the Cincinnati Reds\u2019 Tom Seaver each received eight first-place votes with Valenzuela winning by total points, 70-67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In two other NL elections, a pitcher won without receiving the most first-place votes. In 1998, the Atlanta Braves\u2019 Tom Glavine won by a 99-88 score over the San Diego Padres\u2019 Trevor Hoffman, who had more first-place votes, 13-11. In 2009, the San Francisco Giants\u2019 Tim Lincecum received 11 first-place votes, one fewer than the St. Louis Cardinals\u2019 Adam Wainwright, but won the election with 100 points to 94 for the Cardinals\u2019 Chris Carpenter, who had nine first-place votes, and 90 for Wainwright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest election overall in NL voting occurred in 1987. Philadelphia Phillies reliever Steve Bedrosian beat out the Chicago Cubs\u2019 Rick Sutcliffe, 57-55, with Rick Reuschel, who pitched for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants that year, running a close third with 54 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closest election in the American League occurred in 1969 with the only tie in Cy Young Award balloting, between the Baltimore Orioles\u2019 Mike Cuellar and the Detroit Tigers\u2019 Denny McLain, the last year when voters could select only one pitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnes is the first Milwaukee Brewers pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in the NL. The only other Cy Young Award winners for the Brewers, Rollie Fingers in 1981 and Pete Vuckovich in 1982, did so in the AL. The Brewers moved to the NL in 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnes\u2019 victory total of 11 is tied for the second lowest of any starting pitcher in a full season to win the award, matching that of the New York Mets\u2019 Jacob deGrom in 2019. DeGrom holds the record for the fewest victories for a winning starting pitcher over a full season, with 10 for the Mets in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnes, Wheeler and three-time winner Max Sherzer were named on every ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ballots, submitted prior to postseason play, were cast by two writers representing each league city. They are tabulated on a system that awards seven points for first place, four points for second place, three points for third place, two votes for fourth place and one point for fifth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 NL Cy Young<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/th>1st<\/th>2nd<\/th>3rd<\/th>4th<\/th>5th<\/th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Corbin Burnes, Brewers<\/td>12<\/td>14<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td><\/td>151<\/td><\/tr>
Zack Wheeler, Phillies<\/td>12<\/td>9<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>141<\/td><\/tr>
Max Scherzer, Nationals\/Dodgers<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>13<\/td>6<\/td><\/td>113<\/td><\/tr>
Walker Buehler, Dodgers<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>9<\/td>17<\/td>1<\/td>70<\/td><\/tr>
Brandon Woodruff, Brewers<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>17<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Gausman, Giants<\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>4<\/td>7<\/td><\/tr>
Adam Wainwright, Cardinals<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Julio Urias, Dodgers<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Jacob deGrom, Mets<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the National League. For more information on the voting, see our\u00a0Voting FAQ.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/th>Affiliation<\/th>Chapter<\/th>1st<\/th>2nd<\/th>3rd<\/th>4th<\/th>5th<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Charles Odum<\/td>The Associated Press<\/td>ATL<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Urias<\/td><\/tr>
David O’Brien<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>ATL<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Gausman<\/td><\/tr>
Nick Piecoro<\/td>The Arizona Republic<\/td>AZ<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Zach Buchanan<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>AZ<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Woodruff<\/td>DeGrom<\/td><\/tr>
Tony Andracki<\/td>Marquee Sports Network<\/td>CHI<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Jordan Bastian<\/td>MLB.com<\/td>CHI<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
C. Trent Rosecrans<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>CIN<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Charlie Goldsmith<\/td>Cincinnati Enquirer<\/td>CIN<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td>Wheeler<\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Harding<\/td>MLB.ckm<\/td>COL<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Gausman<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td><\/tr>
Jack Etkin<\/td>At-large<\/td>COL<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Urias<\/td><\/tr>
Fabian Ardaya<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>LA<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Bill Plunkett<\/td>Southern California Newspaper Group<\/td>LA<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Jordan McPherson<\/td>Miami Herald<\/td>MIA<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Daniel Alvarez<\/td>El Extrabase<\/td>MIA<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Adam McCalvy<\/td>MLB.com<\/td>MIL<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Todd Rosiak<\/td>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/td>MIL<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Tim Healey<\/td>Newsday<\/td>NY<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Justin Toscano<\/td>Bergen Record<\/td>NY<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Todd Zolecki<\/td>MLB.com<\/td>PHI<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Scott Lauber<\/td>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/td>PHI<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
Mike Persak<\/td>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/td>PIT<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Urias<\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Gorman<\/td>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<\/td>PIT<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Wainwright<\/td><\/tr>
Dennis Lin<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>SD<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
AJ Cassavell<\/td>MLB.com<\/td>SD<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr>
John Shea<\/td>San Francisco Chronicle<\/td>SF<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Gausman<\/td><\/tr>
Alex Pavlovic<\/td>NBC Sports Bay Area<\/td>SF<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Gausman<\/td><\/tr>
Ryan Fagan<\/td>The Sporting News<\/td>STL<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Wainwright<\/td><\/tr>
Katie Woo<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>STL<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Wainwright<\/td><\/tr>
Maria Torres<\/td>The Athletic<\/td>WAS<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Gausman<\/td><\/tr>
Mark Zuckerman<\/td>MASNsports.com<\/td>WAS<\/td>Scherzer<\/td>Wheeler<\/td>Burnes<\/td>Buehler<\/td>Woodruff<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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