There has been do doubt among baseball followers for some time that Justin Verlander would win this year's AL Cy Young Award. The question remains whether his magnificent season will earn him MVP honors as well.

That won't be answered until Monday, but for now Verlander will happily settle for claiming the first Cy Young of his career – and in unanimous fashion to boot.

The Detroit Tigers ace blew away the competition by winning pitching's Triple Crown, leading the league in victories with a 24-5 record, ERA at 2.40 and strikeouts with 250. Verlander also pitched the most innings (251) and finished with the best WHIP – walks plus hits per innings pitched – at 0.92. (MORE>>>)