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Documenting a Short stay: Lou Burdette - 1965 Phillies
The Shortest tenure of Lou Burdette's career was with the 1965 Phillies (Less than two months). He won 179 games
with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves and he surpassed the 200 Wins milestone, finishing his career at 203-144.
His 200th victory was as a California Angel when he defeated the New York Yankees on 7/22/1966.
Burdette was a Yankees' nemesis, defeating them 3 times and shutting them out twice (3-0, 0.67 E.R.A.) as the
Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series.
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