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Perfection rewarded in NL Cy Young
A perfect season for Gagne was capped by the NL Cy Young Award Thursday. (AP) 55 saves in 55 attempts meant something Thursday as Eric Gagne of the Dodgers became the first relief pitcher in 11 years to win a Cy Young Award. Gagne received 28 of 32 first-place votes and 146 points in balloting, easily beating out runner-up Jason Schmidt of the Giants for the NL award. He is the first reliever to win a Cy Young since Oakland's Dennis Eckersley won in 1992.
A perfect season for Gagne was capped by the NL Cy Young Award Thursday. (AP) 55 saves in 55 attempts meant something Thursday as Eric Gagne of the Dodgers became the first relief pitcher in 11 years to win a Cy Young Award. Gagne received 28 of 32 first-place votes and 146 points in balloting, easily beating out runner-up Jason Schmidt of the Giants for the NL award. He is the first reliever to win a Cy Young since Oakland's Dennis Eckersley won in 1992.
