Tigers' Verlander unanimously wins AL Cy Young (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a brilliant season in which he led the league in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.
Verlander, who went 24-5 with a 2.40 earned run average and 250 strikeouts in 2011, received all 28 first-place votes cast by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The 28-year-old ace, who helped the Tigers advance to the American League Championship Series, also led AL pitchers by throwing 251 innings and holding opponents to a .192 batting average.
Verlander, who features a 100-mph fastball, pitched a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays in May and his win total was the most in the league since 1990 when Bob Welch won 27 games for the Oakland Athletics.
Los Angeles Angels starter Jered Weaver (18-8, 2.41 ERA), the only other pitcher named on each ballot, placed second while Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields (16-12, 2.82 ERA) finished third.
(Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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