KANSAS CITY, MO - JUNE 17: Starting pitcher Zack Greinke #23 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 17, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri - Getty Images

Day 2 of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America Awards season is upon us and on Tuesday they awarded the 2009 American League Cy Young Award.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke was a landslide winner and was awarded the 2009 AL Cy Young.

Greinke was 16-8 on the season in 33 starts and had a MLB-best 2.16 ERA. He has six complete games and three shutouts while recording 242 strikeouts in 229.1 innings.

AL Cy Young Award Voting
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Points
Zack Greinke, KC 25 3 134
Felix Hernandez, SEA 2 23 1 80
Justin Verlander, DET 1 9 14
CC Sabathia, NYY 2 7 13
Roy Halladay, TOR 11 11

Here is the rest of the schedule of the awards:

  • Wed, November 18 – AL & NL Manager of the Year
  • Thu, November 19 – NL Cy Young
  • Mon, November 23 – AL MVP
  • Tue, November 24 – NL MVP