The San Francisco righthander emerged from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson.

Only 10 points separated the top three vote-getters in the balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. St. Louis' Chris Carpenter was second and teammate Adam Wainwright finished third despite getting the most first-place votes.

Lincecum, nicknamed "The Freak" for his giant stride, led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts. But his 15 victories were the fewest for a Cy Young starter over a non-shortened season.

Kansas City's Zack Greinke equaled the previous low of 16 wins for a non-shortened season when he won the AL award on Tuesday.

Lincecum received 11 first-place votes, 12 seconds and nine thirds for 100 points. Carpenter had nine firsts, 14 seconds and seven thirds to take second with 94.

Wainwright, who led the NL with 19 wins and 233 innings, had 12 first-place votes, five seconds and 15 thirds for 90 points. Trevor Hoffman, who finished behind Tom Glavine in 1998, is the only other player to get the most first-place votes and not win the award.

Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges stemming from a traffic stop in his home state of Washington on Oct. 30. No questions were allowed about the incident in his conference call, but he acknowledged making a mistake and apologized in a prepared statement.

Johnson, Lincecum's teammate this year in San Francisco, Greg Maddux (who won with both the Cubs and the Braves) and the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax are the only other NL pitchers to win consecutive Cy Young Awards.

D'backs-Cubs trade. The Diamondbacks acquired reliever Aaron Heilman from the Chicago Cubs for two minor-leaguers, lefthander Scott Maine, 24, and infielder Ryne White, 23.

In the red. Some major-league teams lost money in 2009, commissioner Bud Selig said after the owners' meetings in Chicago.

Selig declined to identify the teams, except to say "clubs in some areas have been hit a lot harder than others."

Free agency. The Yankees' Andy Pettitte and the Mets' Fernando Tatis were the last players to file for free agency, filing on the final day of the 15-day window after the end of the World Series.

A total of 171 players filed. They can start negotiating with all teams starting today.