On November 17, 2011 — Clayton Kershaw is named by the BBWAA as the National League’s Cy Young Award recipient, easily outpointing Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay, who had won the prestigious pitching prize last year, gathering 27 of 32 first-place votes.
The 23 year-old lefthander earned the NL’s triple crown by posting a 2.28 ERA, striking out 248 opponents, and notching the most victories, along with Arizona’s Ian Kennedy, with a record of 21-5.
