1988 American League Cy Young Award
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The winner of the 1988 American League Cy Young Award was Frank Viola of the Minnesota Twins.
[edit] Award Voting
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | W - L | SV | G | GS | CG | SHO | RA | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | K/IP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | Minnesota Twins | 138 | 0.986 (140) | 27 | 24 - 7 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 255.1 | 236 | 20 | 54 | 193 | 75 | 2.64 | 0.29 | 0.76 | |
| Dennis Eckersley | Oakland Athletics | 52 | 0.371 (140) | 1 | 4 - 2 | 45 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 72.2 | 52 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 19 | 2.35 | 0.22 | 0.96 | |
| Mark Gubicza | Kansas City Royals | 26 | 0.186 (140) | 0 | 20 - 8 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 269.2 | 237 | 11 | 83 | 183 | 81 | 2.70 | 0.35 | 0.68 | |
| Dave Stewart | Oakland Athletics | 16 | 0.114 (140) | 0 | 21 - 12 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 275.2 | 240 | 14 | 110 | 192 | 99 | 3.23 | 0.45 | 0.70 | |
| Bruce Hurst | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 0.086 (140) | 0 | 18 - 6 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 216.2 | 222 | 21 | 65 | 166 | 88 | 3.66 | 0.40 | 0.77 | |
| Roger Clemens | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 0.057 (140) | 0 | 18 - 12 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 264.0 | 217 | 17 | 62 | 291 | 86 | 2.93 | 0.30 | 1.10 |
| Preceded by 1987 | Cy Young Award National 1988 | Succeeded by 1989 |
