09/19: Andy Gets His 200th
Posted by: James
With tonight's win (WOOT!), Andrew Eugene Pettitte became only the 27th lefty in the history of baseball to notch his 200th career win. For anyone wondering, he's now tied with Chuck Finley (who ended up having a much better career than I remember) and George Uhle at 108th on the all time list. 207 wins would put him in the top 100 all-time.
Andy's win also moves him into sole possession of 7th place on the all-time Yankees win list. His next win will tie him with Mel Stottlemyre for 6th all-time. Way to go Andy, it's a heck of an accomplishment and even with the talk of your retirement, I sure hope you decide to stick around for a year or two more.
Update: Mike A. points out that Pettitte is the first pitcher ever drafted by the Yankees to win 200 games. Wow. That makes this even more impressive.
Andy's win also moves him into sole possession of 7th place on the all-time Yankees win list. His next win will tie him with Mel Stottlemyre for 6th all-time. Way to go Andy, it's a heck of an accomplishment and even with the talk of your retirement, I sure hope you decide to stick around for a year or two more.
Update: Mike A. points out that Pettitte is the first pitcher ever drafted by the Yankees to win 200 games. Wow. That makes this even more impressive.
Joseph P. wrote:
Heh, and now that I look through the details of the trade, it happened in '92, when I was 10 years old. Pops raise me right :)