Jason wrote a post going up tomorrow about first and last milestones for the 2013 Yankees, and that made me think about the first and last milestones for the great careers of Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte. Since I haven't seen any post spring up around the vast reaches of the information superhighway about such milestones, here it is. It's pretty crazy to consider how much the game has changed since 1995 and who its stars were compared to now.
Mariano Rivera | |||
First game | 5/23/1995 vs. CAL | Last game | 9/26/2013 vs. TBR |
First batter | Tony Phillips, CAL | Last batter | Yunel Escobar, TBR |
First catcher | Mike Stanley | Last catcher | J.R. Murphy |
First strikeout | Tony Phillips, CAL | Last strikeout | Ehire Adrianza, SFG |
First win | 5/28/1995 vs. OAK | Last win | 9/12/2013 vs. BAL |
First save | 5/17/1996 vs. CAL | Last save | 9/18/2013 vs. TOR |
First blown save | 8/1/1995 vs. MIL | Last blown save | 9/8/2013 vs. BOS |
First loss | 5/23/1995 vs. CAL | Last loss | 7/7/2013 vs. BAL |
First HR allowed | Jim Edmonds, CAL | Last HR allowed | Will Middlebrooks, BOS |
First playoff game | 10/4/1995 vs. SEA | Last playoff game | 10/6/2011 vs. DET |
First playoff batter | Jay Buhner, SEA | Last playoff batter | Ramon Santiago, DET |
First playoff catcher | Jim Leyritz | Last playoff catcher | Russell Martin |
First playoff save | 9/30/1997 vs. CLE | Last playoff save | 10/15/2010 vs. TEX |
First series-ending save | 10/21/1998 vs. SDP | Last series-ending save | 10/25/2009 vs. LAA |
First playoff blown save | 10/5/1997 vs. CLE | Last playoff blown save | 10/18/2004 vs. BOS |
First playoff loss | 11/4/2001 vs. ARI | Last playoff loss | 11/4/2001 vs. ARI |
First playoff HR | Sandy Alomar Jr., CLE | Last playoff HR | Jay Payton, NYM |
First playoff strikeout | Jay Buhner, SEA | Last playoff strikeout | Wilson Betemit, DET |
Andy Pettitte | |||
First game | 4/29/1995 vs. KCR | Last game | 9/28/2013 vs. HOU |
First batter | Wally Joyner, KCR | Last batter | J.D. Martinez, HOU |
First catcher | Jim Leyritz | Last catcher | Chris Stewart |
First strikeout | Joe Vitiello, KCR | Last strikeout | Brandon Barnes, HOU |
First pickoff | Omar Vizquel, CLE | Last pickoff | Jonny Gomes, BOS |
First win | 6/7/1995 vs. OAK | Last win | 9/28/2013 vs. HOU |
First complete game | 6/2/1995 vs. CAL | Last complete game | 9/28/2013 vs. HOU |
First shutout | 7/5/1997 vs. TOR | Last shutout | 5/14/2006 vs. COL |
First loss | 5/27/1995 vs. OAK | Last loss | 9/22/2013 vs. SFG |
First HR | Ruben Sierra, OAK | Last HR | Ehire Adrianza, SFG |
First playoff game | 10/4/1995 vs. SEA | Last playoff game | 10/13/2012 vs. DET |
First playoff batter | Vince Coleman, SEA | Last playoff batter | Omar Infante, DET |
First playoff catcher | Jim Leyritz | Last playoff catcher | Russell Martin |
First playoff pickoff | Jay Buhner, SEA | Last playoff pickoff | Torii Hunter, LAA |
First playoff win | 10/13/1996 vs. BAL | Last playoff win | 10/7/2010 vs. MIN |
First playoff loss | 10/20/1996 vs. ATL | Last playoff loss | 10/8/2012 vs. BAL |
First playoff HR | Vince Coleman, SEA | Last playoff HR | Josh Hamilton, HOU |
First playoff strikeout | Dean Palmer, TEX | Last playoff strikeout | Gerald Laird, DET |