Huston Street's efforts in helping save the season for the A's were rewarded again Monday when he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. Street, a 22-year-old closer, becomes the seventh A's player to win the award and the second in a row, following shortstop Bobby Crosby's honor in 2004. The Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award is presented each year based on balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Street was listed first on 15 of 28 ballots submitted by two writers from each league city, along with six votes for second and four for third to total 97 points, based on the 5-3-1 tabulation system. Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano finished second in the voting, earning 57 points with four first-place votes and 10 second-place votes. Devil Rays outfielder Jonny Gomes was third with 39 points, including two first-place votes, and White Sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi received five first-place votes, second only to Street, but was named on only three other ballots and ranked fourth. The other two first-place votes went to Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Gustavo Chacin, who finished fifth overall. After replacing injured Octavio Dotel as the A's closer in May, Street helped the A's climb from 15 games under .500 to playoff contention. He converted all 18 of his save opportunities after the All-Star break and went on to finish with a 5-1 record with 23 saves in 27 opportunities. He posted a 1.72 ERA -- second only to the Yankees' Mariano Rivera among AL closers -- and 72 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings, while allowing opponents a meager .194 average against him. Drafted out of the University of Texas in June 2004, Street had a spectacular showing in the Arizona Fall League a year ago and made the big league club this spring. Cano, who turned 23 in October, batted .297 with 34 doubles, 14 homers and 62 RBIs while solidifying second base for the AL East champion Yankees. Gomes, meanwhile, went on a power surge during the 2005 season, collecting 21 homers in 348 at-bats while batting .282 with 54 RBIs. Iguchi, 30, played eight years in Japan for Fukuoka before batting .278 with 15 homers, 71 RBIs and 15 steals for the World Series champion White Sox this season.
Gustavo should of won, he played like a Cy Young candidate in the first half. You only need one topic for both Rookie of the Years.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ortiz34 @ Nov 7 2005, 03:54 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Gustavo should of won, he played like a Cy Young candidate in the first half. You only need one topic for both Rookie of the Years.</div> Sorry about that.I didn't want to put both together and mix em up.
