Tribe's Kluber wins AL Cy Young Award

By Associated Press | November 12, 2014 at 7:15p.m.

The Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber has won the 2014 American League Cy Young Award.

A 28-year-old right-hander, Kluber went 18-9 to tie for the AL lead in wins. He had a 2.44 ERA in his first full major league season and 269 strikeouts, two behind league leader David Price.

Kluber pitched consecutive 14-strikeout games in September, the first to accomplish the feat since Arizona’s Randy Johnson in 2004. He became Cleveland’s fourth Cy Young winner, joining Gaylord Perry (1972), CC Sabathia (2007) and Cliff Lee (2008).

Also on Wednesday, Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw won the NL Cy Young Award for the third time.

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