Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee went 22-3 with 2.54 ERA and was awarded the 2008 American League Cy Young Award.
Lee received 24 of 28 first place votes by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The Indians now have had back-to-back Cy Young Winners with CC Sabathia winning the 2007 AL Cy Young Award.
Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jay received the other four first place votes and finished second.