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The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American and National leagues. The award was first introduced in by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in . The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in , after the retirement of Frick, the award was given to one pitcher in each league.
Each league's award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, with two representatives from each team, which means 28 ballots are cast for the American League winner, and 32 ballots are cast for the National League.

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The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American and National leagues. The award was first introduced in by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in . The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in , after the retirement of Frick, the award was given to one pitcher in each league.
Each league's award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, with two representatives from each team, which means 28 ballots are cast for the American League winner, and 32 ballots are cast for the National League. Each voter places a vote for first, second, and third place among the pitchers of each league. The formula used to calculate the final scores is a weighted sum of the votes. The pitcher with the highest score in each league wins the award. If two pitchers receive the same number of votes, the award is shared. The current formula started in the season. Before that, writers only voted for the best pitcher and used a formula of one point per vote.
History
The Cy Young Award was first introduced in by Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in . The award would be given to pitchers only. Originally given to the single best pitchers in the major leagues, the award changed its format over time. From to , the award was given to one pitcher in Major League Baseball. After Frick retired in 1967, William Eckert became the new Commissioner of Baseball. Due to fan requests, Eckert announced that the award would be given out both in the American and National Leagues. From to , a pitcher was not allowed to win the award on more than one occasion; that rule was lifted in 1959. After a tie in the voting, the process was changed, in which each writer was to vote for three different pitchers: the first-place vote received five points, the second-place vote received three points, and the third-place vote received one point, a system still in use.
The first recipient of the award was Don Newcombe, and the most recent winners were Tim Lincecum, from the National League, and Cliff Lee, from the American League. In , Warren Spahn became the first left-handed pitcher to win the award. In , Mike Marshall won the award, becoming the first relief pitcher to win the award. In , Gaylord Perry became the oldest pitcher to receive the award, only to have the record broken in by Roger Clemens.
Winners
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Major Leagues combined (1956–1966)
National League (1967–present)
American League (1967–present)
Multiple winners
There have been 14 pitchers who have won the award multiple times. Roger Clemens currently holds the record for the most awards won with 7. Greg Maddux and Randy Johnson share the record for the most consecutive awards, as they won the award in 1992-1995 and 1999-2002 respectively. Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez and Gaylord Perry are the only pitchers to have won the award in both the American League and National League.
| Pitcher | # of Awards | Years
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| Roger Clemens | 7 | 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004
| | Randy Johnson | 5 | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
| | Steve Carlton | 4 | 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982
| | Greg Maddux | 4 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
| | Sandy Koufax | 3 | 1963, 1965, 1966
| | Pedro Martínez | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2000
| | Jim Palmer | 3 | 1973, 1975, 1976
| | Tom Seaver | 3 | 1969, 1973, 1975
| | Bob Gibson | 2 | 1968, 1970
| | Tom Glavine | 2 | 1991, 1998
| | Denny McLain | 2 | 1968, 1969
| | Gaylord Perry | 2 | 1972, 1978
| | Bret Saberhagen | 2 | 1985, 1989
| | Johan Santana | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
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