Vida Blue was 22 when he won the award in 1971.
the cy young award is given to the pitcher of the year in the national league and the American league
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This was the first year that the AL gave out its own Cy Young Award. Jim Lonborg won easily over Joel Horlen.
The Cy Young Award winners are voted on at the end of the regular season but, not presented until after the World Series
In 1970, Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins won the AL Cy Young award with a record of 24 - 12 and an ERA of 3.04.
During the first eleven years (1956 - 1966), only one winner from Major League Baseball was selected. Immediately after Commissioner Frick retired, the rules were changed to honor the best pitcher from each league. In 1961, AL pitcher Whitey Ford of the Yankees won the Award.
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