Bret Saberhagen of the Royals becomes the fourth pitcher ever to win the American League Cy Young Award twice, getting 27 of a possible 28 first-place votes for his 23-6, 2.16 ERA season. He also won the award in the Royals World Championship season of 1985.
1989
Bret Saberhagen of the Royals becomes the fourth pitcher ever to win the American League Cy Young Award twice, getting 27 of a possible 28 first-place votes for his 23-6, 2.16 ERA season. He also won the award in 1985 when Kansas City won its first World Championship.
The Kansas City Royals, behind Bret Saberhagen’s five-hit pitching, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series. It brought the very first MLB World Series championship to KC.