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Moose, Gus & Cy

Posted by Steve Lombardi on September 24, 2008

Via Baseball-Reference.com’s Play Index Pitching Season Finder…

Amercian League right-handed pitchers who have won 19+ games in a season at age 39 or older:

                   From  To   Ages Seasons
+-----------------+----+----+-----+-------+
 Cy Young          1907 1909 40-42       3
 Mike Mussina      2008 2008 39-39       1
 Early Wynn        1959 1959 39-39       1

Seasons/Careers found: 3.

Just three guys.  File this under:  You don’t see that everyday.

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2 Responses to “Moose, Gus & Cy”

  1. The LoHud Yankees Blog Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 11:55 am

    [...] Baseball Reference.com Stat of the Day is an interesting [...]

  2. Mike Minetti Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am

    Mussina could get to 300 wins without a single 20 win season.

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