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NEW YORK--Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox, the top winner in the major leagues this year with 24 victories, was unanimously elected the American League's Cy Young award winner, it was announced yesterday.
Clemens, who received 140 points in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, was named first on all 28 ballots cast. Ted Higuera of Milwaukee was second with 42 points and Mike Witt of California finished third with 35.
Two details deserve further comment. Mr. Cole points out that Roger Clemens did not beat the Mets and suggests that "he's used to anemic American League hitters." I won't accuse Mr. Cole of deliberately neglecting to mention that the demigod Dwight Gooden fared even more poorly against Boston...
The series had appeared to turn on McNamara's calm deployment of his starting pitchers; once he was behind 0-2, Davey Johnson had less opportunity to be serene. But even with a full parcel of rest against worn Third-Game Winner Bob Ojeda, Cy Young-elect Roger Clemens' near...
Roger Clemens? I didn't see him beat the Mets--maybe he's used to anemic American League hitters. Wade Boggs? His average against the Mets was even lower than Boston's winning percentage in games where they took big leads in to the ninth. Dwight Evans and Bill Buckner...