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 (AP)  Johan Santana won the AL Cy Young Award on
Thursday for the second time in three years, and the Minnesota
Twins' ace was a unanimous choice once again.
      

Santana received all 28 first-place votes for a perfect total of
140 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of
America. Chien-Ming Wang of the New York Yankees finished a distant
second with 15 second-place votes and 51 points. Toronto's Roy
Halladay was third.

      Santana separated himself from the competition during a dominant
season, going 19-6 with a 2.77 ERA and 245 strikeouts to lead
Minnesota to the AL Central title. The left-hander tied Wang for
most wins in the majors and led the AL in ERA, strikeouts and
innings pitched (233 2-3).

      Forget the Triple Crown - it was the pitching version of a
Quadruple Crown.

      Santana also was a unanimous winner in 2004, when he was 20-6
with a 2.61 ERA and 265 strikeouts. He is the fourth pitcher to win
the Cy Young Award unanimously twice, joining Roger Clemens, Pedro
Martinez and Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, who did it three times.

      The award was established 50 years ago, and there was only one
selection from both leagues from 1956-1966.

      Arizona's Brandon Webb won this year's NL Cy Young on Tuesday.


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Santana received all 28 first-place votes for a perfect total of
140 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of
America. Chien-Ming Wang of the New York Yankees finished a distant
second.

Santana wins second AL Cy Young Award

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