Cliff Lee becomes the first former Harrisburg Senators pitcher to win the Cy Young Award as he is the overwhelming choice 18 years ago today for the American League honor.
Lee, who stars for Class AA Harrisburg in 2002, earns 24 of the possible 28 first-place votes in 2008 after going 22-3 for Cleveland with a 2.54 ERA.
The left-hander then bounces around the majors for the next few years, landing in Philadelphia in 2009, both Seattle and Texas in 2010, and then back to the Phillies in 2011.
Injuries end up truncating his career as Lee spends the entire 2015 season on the Phillies’ disabled list. He finishes his 13-year career in the majors with a record of 143-91.
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