GLAVINE WINS IN CLOSE VOTE FOR CY YOUNG.Byline: Daily News Wire Services The National League Cy Young Award returned home Tuesday. Tom Glavine Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is currently a free agent, having last pitched for the New York Mets. edged reliever Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (October 13, 1967 in Bellflower, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the San Diego Padres since 1993. He bats and throws right-handed. to win his second NL Cy Young Award, the sixth time in eight years an Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field. pitcher has earned the honor. ``It's a good feeling to be part of a pitching staff that has won as many awards as we have,'' Glavine said. ``It's great to get it back in the organization after Pedro (Martinez) won it last year.'' In the closest balloting for the award since 1987, Hoffman received the most first-place votes but fell 11 points short of Glavine, who appeared on three more ballots. The 32-year-old left-hander became the first Cy Young winner not to receive the most first-place votes. Another Padres pitcher, Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
Glavine, who also won the award in 1991, led the league with 20 wins and was tied for third with a 2.47 ERA. He became the sixth NL pitcher to win the award more than once. ``This validates what I did in 1991,'' he said. ``If you look at the list of multiple winners, it is pretty select company. It is something to be proud of.'' Glavine received 11 first-place votes, 13 seconds, five thirds and was left off three ballots for 99 points. Hoffman had one of the most dominating seasons ever out of the bullpen, saving 53 games in 54 chances for the Padres. Hoffman got 13 firsts, five seconds and eight thirds. The San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. pitcher was left off six ballots for 88 points. Benjamin to Pirates: The Pittsburgh Pirates This article is about the baseball team. For the National Hockey League team, see Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL). For the National Football League team (1933–1940), see Pittsburgh Steelers. signed Mike Benjamin to improve their middle-infield defense, a possible prelude to Tony Womack Benjamin, who will be 33 next week, agreed to a $1.4 million, two-year contract and was promised a chance to start at second base. He hit a career-high .272 with Boston last season. Womack, an NL All-Star second baseman in 1997, hit .282 last season while playing 159 games and has led the NL in stolen bases the last two seasons. But his on-base percentage was the worst among NL leadoff hitters and he has trouble going to his right defensively. Ex-Padres now: The San Diego Padres released infielder Archi Cianfrocco, whose seniority had been second only to Tony Gwynn's, and right-hander Scott Sanders, who helped the club win the NL West in 1996. Cianfrocco and Sanders both spent part of the 1998 season with the Padres but weren't on the postseason roster. VOTING COUNT Voting for the 1998 National League Cy Young Award, with pitchers receiving five points for each first-place vote, three points for second and one point for third: Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total T. Glavine 11 13 5 99 T. Hoffman 13 5 8 88 K. Brown 8 8 12 76 J. Smoltz - 3 1 10 G. Maddux - 2 4 10 A. Leiter - 1 - 3 R. Johnson - - 2 2 CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Tom Glavine BOX: VOTING COUNT (see text) |
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