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 | Milwaukee Ace Takes Cy Young Award Friday, November 4th, 1966 The Milwaukee Braves have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Tom Seaver, this year's Pesky's Pole Division Cy Young Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Seaver compiled a 21-6 record in 34 starts, tallied 222 strikeouts in 279 innings and recorded a 2.39 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .217 batting average against him. He received 10 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Dean Chance of the Baltimore Orioles finished second in voting, while Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Tom Seaver - Milwaukee Braves - 10 - 70 Dean Chance - Baltimore Orioles - 0 - 36 Jim Bunning - Detroit Tigers - 0 - 32 Jim Kaat - Boston Red Sox - 0 - 18 Mickey Lolich - Detroit Tigers - 0 - 14 |   |
