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Top five moments of Roy Halladay’s Phillies, Blue Jays career

By John Town

Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, April 8, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Jays defeated the Rays 6-3. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /

Halladay wins his first Cy Young

Well before he ever came to Philadelphia, Halladay took home his first Cy Young award with the Blue Jays in 2003. Considering just three years earlier he finished the season with a 10.64 ERA and was sent back to the minors, Halladay’s turnaround was quite impressive.

After an All-Star appearance in 2002, Halladay kicked it up a notch in 2003. He finished the year with a 22-7 record, 3.25 ERA, 1.071 WHIP, and 6.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His 22 wins, 36 starts (which no pitcher nowadays will ever have), 266.0 innings pitched, and strikeout-to-walk ratio all led the American League.

Halladay received all but two of the 28 first place votes, with Chicago’s Esteban Loaiza receiving the other two. He was the first Blue Jay to earn the award since Roger Clemens in 1998, and no other has won it since.

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