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Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander (35) throws against the Kansas City Royals, July 10, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Tigers' Verlander wins AL MVP award
Also won this season's Cy Young Award
Updated: Monday, 21 Nov 2011, 2:17 PM EST
Published : Monday, 21 Nov 2011, 2:13 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit's Justin Verlander has become the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century to win a Most Valuable Player award, adding it to his Cy Young Award last week.
Verlander earned the American League MVP honor Monday, receiving 13 of 28 first-place votes and 280 points in voting announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Boston center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was second with 242 points, followed by Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista with 231 points.
Verlander went 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts to take the AL pitching triple crown. He is the first pitcher to win MVP since Oakland's Dennis Eckerlsley in 1992 and the first starter since Boston's Roger Clemens in 1986.
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