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11/12/2009 2:58 PM ET
Justin Verlander named Tiger of the Year by the Detroit Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America
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Righthanded pitcher Justin Verlander has been unanimously selected as the Tiger of the Year for 2009 in voting by the Detroit Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Verlander posted a 19-9 record and 3.45 ERA (240.0IP/92ER) during the 2009 season. He led the American League with 35 games started, 240.0 innings pitched, 269 strikeouts and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Additionally, he tied for the league lead with 19 wins, finished third with 4.27 strikeouts per walk, fifth with 10.80 baserunners per nine innings, tied for fifth with three complete games, sixth with a 3.45 ERA and 8.21 hits per nine innings, tied for sixth with a .243 batting average against and eighth with a .679 winning percentage.
Verlander became the first Tigers pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts since Jack Morris did so in 1983 with 232 strikeouts. His 269 strikeouts stand as the fifth-most in franchise history and mark the most by an American League pitcher since Boston's Pedro Martinez fanned 284 batters during the 2000 season. His 240.0 innings pitched marked the most by a Tigers pitcher since Morris worked 249.2 innings for the Tigers in 1990.
This year's honor marks the first career Tiger of the Year award for Verlander. A full list of recipients follows.
Recipients of the Tiger of the Year Award
- 1965 - Don Wert 1988 - Alan Trammell
- 1966 - Al Kaline 1989 - Lou Whitaker
- 1967 - Bill Freehan 1990 - Cecil Fielder
- 1968 - Denny McLain 1991 - Cecil Fielder
- 1969 - Denny McLain 1992 - Cecil Fielder
- 1970 - Tom Timmerman 1993 - Tony Phillips
- 1971 - Mickey Lolich 1994 - Kirk Gibson
- 1972 - Ed Brinkman 1995 - Travis Fryman
- 1973 - John Hiller 1996 - Travis Fryman
- 1974 - Al Kaline 1997 - Tony Clark and
- 1975 - Willie Horton Bobby Higginson (tie)
- 1976 - Mark Fidrych 1998 - Damion Easley
- 1977 - Ron LeFlore 1999 - Dean Palmer
- 1978 - Ron LeFlore 2000 - Bobby Higginson
- 1979 - Steve Kemp 2001 - Steve Sparks
- 1980 - Alan Trammell 2002 - Randall Simon
- 1981 - Kirk Gibson 2003 - Dmitri Young
- 1982 - Lance Parrish 2004 - Ivan Rodriguez
- 1983 - Lou Whitaker 2005 - Placido Polanco
- 1984 - Willie Hernandez 2006 - Carlos Guillen
- 1985 - Darrell Evans 2007 - Magglio Ordonez
- 1986 - Jack Morris 2008 - Miguel Cabrera
- 1987 - Alan Trammell 2009 - Justin Verlander
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