palmer was at his peak again in , winning 23 games, throwing 10 shutouts (allowing just 44 hits in those games), and fashioning a 2.09 era—all tops in the american league. he completed 25 games, even saved one, and limited opposing hitters to a .216 batting average. palmer won his second cy young award, and repeated his feat in (22–13, 2.51). during the latter year, he won the first of four consecutive gold glove awards. (jim kaat, who had won the award 14 years in a row, moved to the national league, where he won the award that year and in .)