Complete voting results by year
1959 Early Wynn, Chicago White Sox
13 of 16 first-place votes
Led league in: Wins (22), innings (255.2),
Noteworthy: It was Wynn’s fifth, and final, 20-win season on his way to an even 300 career. Sam Jones of the Giants and Bob Shaw, Wynn’s White Sox teammate, received the other first-place votes. Both had reasonable claims on the award. Wynn finished third in MVP voting behind teammates Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio. That’s right, teammates in the first three spots in MVP voting.
Background resources: Baseball-reference.com page, Hall of Fame bio, SABR bio
1958 Bob Turley, New York Yankees
5 of 15 first-place votes
Led league in: Wins (21), completed games (19)
Noteworthy: Turley also led the American League in walks, an odd category for a Cy winner to lead. He led the American League in fewest hits per nine innings for the fourth time in his career. It was Turley’s only 20-win season. He finished second behind Boston’s Jackie Jensen in A.L. MVP voting.
Background resources: Baseball-reference.com page, SABR bio
1957 Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves
15 of 36 first-place votes
Led league in: Wins (21), complete games (18)
Noteworthy: Spahn was 35 by the time the Cy Young Award debuted. He would likely have had a good argument for a few more. He led the N.L. in wins eight times on his way to 363 career victories, the most ever by a left-hander. Aside from this win, he finished second in Cy voting three times and third once despite being in the twilight of his career. The Braves won the 1957 World Series with Spahn winning one game and losing one. Spahn was the first of 18 pitchers who won the Cy Young Award for a World Series champion from (1956-2019).
Background resources: Baseball-reference.com page, Hall of Fame bio, SABR bio
1956 Don Newcombe, Brooklyn Dodgers
10 of 16 first-place votes
Led league in: Wins (27-7), win percentage (.794), WHIP (0.989)
Noteworthy: Was also National League Most Valuable Player. He was sixth in N.L. pitching WAR (4.5) behind leader Johnny Antonelli of the Giants (6.4). Lew Burdette of Milwaukee was the ERA leader (2.70). Newcombe was fifth (3.06). Newcombe had the highest win probability added at 4.1. Newcombe was 30 during the 1956 season. He didn’t have a winning record in any of his next five seasons before retiring. He and Justin Verlander are the only players ever to win Rookie of the Year, the Cy Young Award and MVP.
Background resources: Baseball-reference.com stats page, SABR bio