Clayton Kershaw Becomes 1st Pitcher To Win NL MVP Since 1968
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) - Clayton Kershaw becomes the first pitcher in the National League to win the Most Valuable Player award since Bob Gibson in 1968.
Kershaw, who won his third Cy Young award on Tuesday, will join Sandy Koufax as the only LA Dodger pitchers to have ever won the MVP in 1963.
"To have people think you mean that much to your team, it really is a huge honor," Kershaw said on the MLB Network broadcast.
Kershaw, who received 18 first-place votes, beat out Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton with eight first-place votes and last year's MVP Andrew McCutchen with four, respectively.
Last season, Kershaw became the first pitcher ever to win four consecutive Major League Baseball ERA titles, posting a career-best 1.77 ERA and an MLB-leading 21 wins, which tied his career high in 2011.
Kershaw's .875 winning percentage (21-3) was also an MLB best and was the second-highest mark by a Dodger behind only Preacher Roe, who went 22-3 in 1951.
On the other side of town, Angels' Mike Trout won the AL MVP.
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