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Johan Santana, at the ripe age of 27, won his second Cy Young award today in the biggest fait accompli of an awards race this postseason. He becomes one of the youngest repeat Cy Young winners of all time.
The youngest is, of course, Roger Clemens, probably the best pitcher since the inception of the award. Clemens won his second award at 24 and is holding at seven.
However, the two tied for second youngest might be a surprise. Here are all the repeat winners:
| Name | Yr | Age | # |
| Roger Clemens | 1987 | 24 | 2 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1989 | 25 | 2 |
| Denny McLain | 1969 | 25 | 2 |
| Greg Maddux | 1993 | 27 | 2 |
| Pedro Martinez | 1999 | 27 | 2 |
| Johan Santana | 2006 | 27 | 2 |
| Greg Maddux | 1994 | 28 | 3 |
| Pedro Martinez | 2000 | 28 | 3 |
| Roger Clemens | 1991 | 28 | 3 |
| Tom Seaver | 1973 | 28 | 2 |
| Greg Maddux | 1995 | 29 | 4 |
| Jim Palmer | 1975 | 29 | 2 |
| Sandy Koufax | 1965 | 29 | 2 |
| Jim Palmer | 1976 | 30 | 3 |
| Sandy Koufax | 1966 | 30 | 3 |
| Tom Seaver | 1975 | 30 | 3 |
| Steve Carlton | 1977 | 32 | 2 |
| Tom Glavine | 1998 | 32 | 2 |
| Bob Gibson | 1970 | 34 | 2 |
| Roger Clemens | 1997 | 34 | 4 |
| Randy Johnson | 1999 | 35 | 2 |
| Roger Clemens | 1998 | 35 | 5 |
| Steve Carlton | 1980 | 35 | 3 |
| Randy Johnson | 2000 | 36 | 3 |
| Randy Johnson | 2001 | 37 | 4 |
| Steve Carlton | 1982 | 37 | 4 |
| Randy Johnson | 2002 | 38 | 5 |
| Roger Clemens | 2001 | 38 | 6 |
| Gaylord Perry | 1978 | 39 | 2 |
| Roger Clemens | 2004 | 41 | 7 |
Over in the National League, Brandon Webb won the Cy Young yesterday. He was probably the most deserving pitcher, but his 16 wins and 3.10 ERA will not inspire many fans in the future. I wonder if baseball would ever consider taking a Mulligan and just not give out the award if there is no overwhelming choice. Maybe they can go back to one award for both leagues combined. Or maybe the voters can just vote for Pat Paulson (now that's a blast from the past) instead.
Why not retroactively award it to a deserving pitcher who got shut out in a year when he closely lost to another pitcher (provided he had an excellent season too.)
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