Last Yankee To Get A Win In His First Career Postseason Game

[EvanJ]

Before Dave Robertson today, who was the last Yankee to get a win in his first career postseason game?
It was also the first career postseason game for losing pitcher Jose Mijares.

[theDurk]

I believe it was Phil Hughes--2007 ALDS Game 3 against Cleveland.

Linky

My first H,T&M post!

[Dave Visbeck]

Was it Quantrill?

[ymike673]

It has to be Hughes. Before Wed. that was the Yankees last post season victory.

[EvanJ]

I believe it was Phil Hughes--2007 ALDS Game 3 against Cleveland.

Linky

My first H,T&M post!

No. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...h01&t=p&post=1 says Hughes's first postseason game was Game 1. His win was in his second postseason game.

Was it Quantrill?

I don't know if he was the mosr recent Yankee, but Quantrill did it in 2004. Both Quantrill and Robertson did it in Game 2 of a Dvision Series in an extra inning walk-off win over Minnesota. Joe Nathan gave up exactly two runs in both games. Robertson got his win at age 24, while Quantrill got his at 35.

[Dave Visbeck]

It has to be Hughes. Before Wed. that was the Yankees last post season victory.

Only thing is .... Hughes did get his first career post season win -- but it came a few days after he had pitched another game for a no-decision. So it wasn't his first game pitched.

[theDurk]

Sorry, first PS decision, not first game. I'll go back where I belong....

[EvanJ]

Before Robertson, who was the last Yankee to get wins in his first two postseason games?

[JL25and3]

Before Robertson, who was the last Yankee to get wins in his first two postseason games?

I'm not sure who did it last, but at least I can tell you the first one: Waite Hoyt, in 1921.

[Tifoso]

I'm not sure who did it last, but at least I can tell you the first one: Waite Hoyt, in 1921.

Cone?

Wells?

El Ducque?

[Dave Visbeck]

Before Robertson, who was the last Yankee to get wins in his first two postseason games?

Evan, as a Yankee fan, are you looking for answers that are shaded only towards any Yankee post-season games as counting as firsts for a pitcher ... where previous post-season play with any other team's is thrown out as not counting as firsts? Your answer about that can make a difference. So ... are you looking for first wins while only wearing pinstripes?

[EvanJ]

Evan, as a Yankee fan, are you looking for answers that are shaded only towards any Yankee post-season games as counting as firsts for a pitcher ... where previous post-season play with any other team's is thrown out as not counting as firsts? Your answer about that can make a difference. So ... are you looking for first wins while only wearing pinstripes?

Yes. That makes it harder to do and Robertson being a reliever also makes it harder to do.

[Dave Visbeck]

Yes. That makes it harder to do and Robertson being a reliever also makes it harder to do.

Okay.

Orlando Hernandez won his first three in post-season. And "Babe Ruth's Hat" won his first five games in post-season ... when just looking as a Yankee.