Dazzy Vance had one of the oddest careers in baseball history. He apparently struggled for many years trying to learn how to throw strikes. He finally became a starter in the majors at age 31, and became the best pitcher in the NL. His career in his 30's is amazing; this year he was 39 years old, and had one of his best seasons.

         There must be some other story to Vance's season. His ERA is more than two runs lower than the league average. Carl Hubbell was second in the NL in ERA, and his was more than a run higher than Vance's! Vance was awesome, yet had a mediocre won-loss record. Did he have bad run support? The Dodgers scored a lot of runs; maybe they had all of their bad games when Vance happened to be pitching. Or maybe there's some other story to why Vance's ERA is so low.
         Anyway, despite his mediocre won-loss record, I have to pick Vance as the Cy Young winner. His numbers are just too awesome; I have to assume he just had a lot of bad luck during the year. This was Vance's last good year. He hung on into his 40's, and retired with 197 wins. He was elected to the Hall Of Fame, and isn't a bad choice. Despite his late start, his career in his 30's was spectacular.
         Pat Malone began his career with three terrific seasons, then faded after that. This was his last big year; his ERA was good, though his won-loss record was helped by the fact the Cubs scored almost a thousand runs (including Hack Wilson's 190 RBI). Still, Malone pitched well, helping the Cubs win the pennant, and is my choice for runner-up.
         Carl Hubbell and Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons both pitched for the Giants. Hubbell is one of the greatest pitchers ever; this was just his third year, and he was already one of the best in the league. Fitzsimmons was never a great pitcher, but was a good one for 19 years, and won 217 games in his career.