GONNA PARTY LIKE ITS 9999 :
The Yankees Sunday afternoon 6-1 Win over the White Sox
was franchise win number 9,999 !!
That is the most Wins All-Time for an American League team.
The National League has been around longer ..hence the nickname “Senior Circuit” .
The Giants, Cubs, Braves, Dodgers & Pirates all have 10,000 + wins,
but the Yankees will have the highest winning% of any team when reaching
the milestone.
The Yankees record is 9,999 wins – 7,564 ( .569 win% )
(and that includes the 734-759 losing record of the NY Highlanders
who existed for 10 years, starting in 1903 before changing their name to
the Yankees)
What does a .569 winning % equate to for a 162 game season you ask ?
92-70 ( 93-69 if you take out the Highlander years)…. not too shabby
for an “average season”.
And which team would be the most fitting for the Yankees to
reach the milestone against you ask ?
They just got into town to play a 4 game series
at the Stadium ?
You got it .. the Boston Red Sox
10K VS. THE RED SOX WOULD BE A-OK
It would be fitting if the Yankee pitchers struck out 10 (10 K’s) in the victory
(Yanks look to clinch a playoff birth with a Win)
As always,
GO NYY !!
