As for the milestone, Hudson became the 113th pitcher in major-league history to win 200 games. But, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became only the second in that group to also hit a home run in the game where he notched his 200th win. Prior to Hudson, only Cleveland Indians hall-of-famer Bob Lemon had homered in his 200th-win game. Lemon's milestone came on September 11, 1956.
Lemon would finish his career with a 207-128 record and a 3.23 career ERA and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976. No doubt that by joining the 200-win club puts Hudson one step closer to joining Lemon in Cooperstown.
Earlier this season, the Philadelphia Phillies' ace Roy Halladay (201 wins) entered the 200-win club and sometime later this season the New York Yankees' ace CC Sabathia (195 wins) will no doubt enter the club also.