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San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy wins NL Cy Young Award in unanimous vote

By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball Writer
November 15, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts -- pitching's version of a Triple Crown.

The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Arizona sinkerballer Brandon Webb, last year's winner, was a distant runner-up with 94 points. He was listed second on 31 ballots and third on one.

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