The Baseball Writers’ Association of America unanimously selected Justin Verlander as the winner of the 2011 American League Cy Young Award.  The 28-year-old pitcher was named first on all 28 ballots for a score of 196 points.  Jared Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels finished second with 17 second place votes and a total of 97 points.

Verlander was 24-5 over 251 innings pitched in 2011.  He limited batters to an impressive .192 batting average.

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