Cy Young winners: 2009 NL & Braves' past

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Photos of Cy Young winners: 2009 NL winner, runners-up & Braves Cy Young winners past.

San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum is now a two-time Cy Young Award winner, having notched the 2008 honor (18-5, 2.62 ERA) and '09 title (15-7, 2.48). He's in good company with a couple of former Braves legends who won multiple Cy Youngs.

Greg Maddux won four Cy Youngs as a starter for the Chicago Cubs in 1992 (20-11, 2.18) and as a Brave in 1993 (20-10, 2.36), the strike-shortened '94 season (16-6, 1.56) and Atlanta's 1995 World Series title season (19-2, 1.63).

Tom Glavine won two Cy Youngs with Atlanta -- in the 1991 "Worst To First" season (20-11, 2.55) and in 1998 (20-6, 2.47).

John Smoltz's lone Cy Young win came in 1996 (24-8, 2.94).

In the 2009 voting, St. Louis' Adam Wainwright placed 3rd, posting a 19-8 record with a 2.63 ERA. Wainwright started his career as one of the Braves' top pitching prospects and was traded to St. Louis for J.D. Drew in 2003.

Braves starter Javier Vazquez came in 4th in the '09 Cy Young voting, going 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA.

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San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum is now a two-time Cy Young Award winner, having notched the 2008 honor (18-5, 2.62 ERA) and '09 title (15-7, 2.48). He's in good company with a couple of former Braves legends who won multiple Cy Youngs.

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