Cy Young Award

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baseball award sports award

The Cy Young Award is Major League Baseball’s annual honor given to the best pitchers in each league, named after Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball award → sports award →
abbreviation	Cy Young →
awardedFor	best regular-season pitching performance →
category	pitching award →
considerationIncludes	earned run average → innings pitched → overall value to team → strikeouts → wins →
country	United States →
currentScope	American League → National League →
eligibility	Major League Baseball pitchers →
firstAwarded	1956 →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	Major League Baseball →
hasAmericanLeagueVersion	American League Cy Young Award →
hasGenderRestriction	no →
hasNationalLeagueVersion	National League Cy Young Award →
hasStatisticalCriteria	pitching statistics →
honors	best pitcher →
inceptionSeason	1956 MLB season →
isIndividualAward	yes →
isMajorMLBAward	yes →
isTeamAward	no →
league	Major League Baseball →
namedAfter	Cy Young →
namedForRole	Hall of Fame pitcher →
notableMultipleTimeWinners	Greg Maddux → Randy Johnson → Roger Clemens → Steve Carlton →
originalScope	all of Major League Baseball →
presentedBy	Major League Baseball →
relatedAward	Manager of the Year Award → Most Valuable Player Award → Rookie of the Year Award →
selectionBody	Baseball Writers Association of America →
selectionMethod	voting by Baseball Writers Association of America →
separateAwardsByLeagueSince	1967 →
sport	baseball →
timeOfYearAwarded	postseason →
typeOfRecognition	individual performance award →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bret Saberhagen ("American League Cy Young Award") → Clayton Kershaw ("National League Cy Young Award") → Cliff Lee ("American League Cy Young Award") → Cliff Lee ("2008 American League Cy Young Award") → Fergie Jenkins ("National League Cy Young Award") → Fernando Valenzuela ("National League Cy Young Award") → Jake Peavy ("National League Cy Young Award") → Justin Verlander ("American League Cy Young Award") → Max Scherzer ("American League Cy Young Award") → Max Scherzer ("National League Cy Young Award") → Orel Hershiser ("1988 National League Cy Young Award") → Steve Carlton ("National League Cy Young Award") →	awardReceived
Bob Gibson → Dwight Gooden ("National League Cy Young Award") → John Smoltz ("National League Cy Young Award") →	award
Pedro Martínez →	awarded
David Cone ("1994 American League Cy Young Award") →	CyYoungAward
Roberto Clemente Award →	distinctFrom
Cy Young Award ("American League Cy Young Award") →	hasAmericanLeagueVersion
National League ("National League Cy Young Award") →	hasAward
Cy Young →	hasAwardNamedAfter
Major League Baseball awards →	hasComponent
Cy Young Award ("National League Cy Young Award") →	hasNationalLeagueVersion
American League Rookie of the Year →	isRelatedTo
Greg Maddux ("National League Cy Young Award") →	wonAward