Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte to retire

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The New York Yankees announced Thursday 16-year veteran pitcher Andy Pettitte had decided to retire.

Club officials said Pettitte would appear at a news conference Friday to discuss his decision.

Pettitte, 38, pitched 13 years in two tenures with the Yankees and three years with the Houston Astros. He has a career record of 240-138 and an earned run average of 3.38 in 489 games. All but 10 of those appearances came as a starter.

He posted an 11-3 record in 2010 during his first 21 starts and then suffered a groin injury that benched him for two months. After making three starts in September and October, Pettitte had a 1-1 record in two playoff games.

Pettitte made the American League All-Star team three times and appeared in 13 World Series games. He won 203 games as a member of the Yankees, third in franchise history behind White Ford (236) and Red Ruffing (231).