Justin Verlander outpolled his Houston Astros teammate, Gerrit Cole, to win the American League Cy Young Award.

This is the first time in the history of AL Cy Young voting that teammates have finished first and second on the ballot. It occurred four times in the National League, including twice with the Diamondbacks’ Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling in 2001 and ’02. The other two times involved Dodgers teammates, Brooklyn’s Don Newcombe and Sal Maglie in the very first election of 1956 and Los Angeles’ Mike Marshall and Andy Messersmith in 1974.

Verlander, who was also honored in 2011 with the Tigers, is the 21st pitcher to win multiple Cy Young Awards, a list that features seven-time winner Roger Clemens; five-time winner Randy Johnson; four-time winners Steve Carlton and Greg Maddux; three-time winners Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Pedro Martinez, Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer and two-time winners Corey Kluber, Denny McLain, Bob Gibson, Gaylord Perry, Bret Saberhagen, Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, Tim Lincecum, Roy Halladay and this year’s National League winner, Jacob deGrom..

Verlander is the second Houston pitcher to win the award since the Astros moved to the American League in 2013. The other was Dallas Keuchel in 2015. There were two Astros winners during their 51 seasons in the National League: Mike Scott in 1986 and Roger Clemens in 2004.

Verlander is the third former Rookie of the Year Award recipient (AL 2006) to win more than one Cy Young Award. The others are Seaver and deGrom.

Verlander and Cole were the only pitchers named on every ballot.

Ballots, submitted prior to postseason play, were cast by two writers in each league city. They are tabulated on a system that rewards 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.



2019 AL Cy Young

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points Justin Verlander, Astros 17 13 171 Gerrit Cole, Astros 13 17 159 Charlie Morton, Rays 18 10 1 75 Shane Bieber, Indians 11 13 5 64 Lance Lynn, Rangers 3 12 18 Eduardo Rodriguez, Red Sox 3 2 8 Lucas Giolito, White Sox 8 8 Mike Minor, Rangers 1 1 2 7

Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. Note that in some cases (*), if there are not enough eligible voters in one chapter, a voter from another chapter will represent that city. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.



Name Affiliation Chapter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Joe Trezza MLB.com BAL Verlander Cole Bieber Morton Lynn Roch Kubatko MASNsports.com BAL Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Rodriguez Chris Mason Eagle-Tribune BOS Cole Verlander Morton Bieber Giolito Sean McAdam Boston Sports Journal BOS Cole Verlander Morton Bieber Giolito Daryl Van Schouwen Chicago Sun-Times CHI Cole Verlander Morton Lynn Bieber Scott Merkin MLB.com CHI Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Giolito Tom Withers Associated Press CLE Verlander Cole Morton Rodriguez Bieber Ryan Lewis Akron Beacon Journal CLE Cole Verlander Bieber Morton Lynn Jason Beck MLB.com DET Cole Verlander Morton Lynn Bieber Jon Paul Morosi MLB.com DET Cole Verlander Bieber Morton Lynn Brian McTaggart MLB.com HOU Verlander Cole Morton Lynn Giolito Alyson Footer MLB.com HOU Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Giolito Rustin Dodd The Athletic KC Cole Verlander Minor Morton Bieber Jeffrey Flanagan MLB.com KC Verlander Cole Bieber Minor Giolito Greg Beacham Associated Press LA Cole Verlander Bieber Morton Lynn Jeff Fletcher Orange County Register LA Cole Verlander Morton Bieber Giolito Phil Miller Minneapolis Star Tribune MIN Verlander Cole Bieber Morton Lynn Patrick Borzi At Large MIN Verlander Cole Bieber Rodriguez Morton Bryan Hoch MLB.com NY Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Lynn Pete Caldera Bergen Record NY Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Lynn John Shea San Francisco Chronicle OAK Verlander Cole Bieber Morton Lynn Janie McCauley The Associated Press OAK Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Lynn Larry Stone Seattle Times SEA Cole Verlander Morton Bieber Giolito Ryan Divish The Seattle Times SEA Cole Verlander Morton Bieber Lynn John Romano Tampa Bay Times TB Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Minor Mark Didtler AP Freelance Writer TB Verlander Cole Morton Bieber Rodriguez Evan Grant Dallas Morning News TEX Cole Verlander Bieber Morton Lynn Jeff Wilson Fort Worth Star-Telegram TEX Verlander Cole Bieber Morton Minor Rob Longley Toronto Sun TOR Verlander Cole Morton Rodriguez Bieber Scott Mitchell TSN TOR Cole Verlander Bieber Morton Lynn