MUSSINA 20th & FINAL WIN LINEUP CARD! Yankees 9-28-08 From the last game pitched by HOF-er Mike Mussina WOW!! Start Price USD 1,499.95 Current Price USD 1,499.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 20, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about 'MUSSINA 20th & FINAL WIN LINEUP CARD! Yankees 9-28-08' Description This historic authentic lineup card should be in Cooperstown, and it can be yours to have and own for years, an incredible one-of-a-kind collectible!!! Be one of two people who own a lineup card from Mike Mussina's historic 20th win at Fenway Park on September 28, 2008!  My guess is that Mike himself has the other one!  This is truly a piece of history, as this not only the lineup card from his only 20th win of his stellar career, but also the one from his last game pitched! This lineup card was the one posted inside of the Red Sox dugout, and there is an interesting side story.  Because this game was the first of a unscheduled doubleheader (make-up of a rainout), Major League Baseball only provided the Red Sox with one lineup card for September 28, 2008, and it was filled out with the second game's lineup.  Boston management found the lineup card that was originally meant to be used for the Opening Day game against the Tigers, and simply filled out the lineups for both the Red Sox and Yankees for Game 1 on that one.  The lineup card has a small tear on the bottom right edge extending for about 1/2" from when the card was removed from the dugout wall, and is barely visible. Truly a great side story to go with this card, and Steiner as well as MLB has authenticated the card as well as a notation on the letter regarding the different date and team.  This is the game recap and box score from that game, and you will note other interesting things from this game...Johnny Pesky's #6 was officially retired before this game, and Alex Rodriguez among others had their final at bats of thier season.   September 28, 2008  Fenway Park-Attendance: 37,091 (37,400)  Time: 3:16   N.Y. Yankees 6 Boston 2  FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E  Yankees  0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 10 1  Red Sox  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 W: M. Mussina (W, 20-9); L: D. Matsuzaka (L, 18-3); S: M. Rivera (S, 39) HR: NYY: X. Nady (12). Batting N.Y. Yankees Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG B Gardner CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .228 J Damon LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 B Abreu RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .296    M Cabrera RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .244 A Rodriguez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .302 J Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .247    J Miranda 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 X Nady DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .272 R Cano 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .270 C Ransom SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .325 J Molina C 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .216 Team totals: 35 6 10 6 5 10 8   Individual Batting:Doubles: R Cano (35)Home runs: X Nady (12, 4th inning off D Matsuzaka with 2 on, 2 outs) RBI: M Cabrera (37), J Molina (18), X Nady 3 (39), A Rodriguez (103)Sacrifice flies: J Molina (1)Grounded into double play: J Molina (1)Left in scoring position: J Molina (3), B Gardner (1), J Giambi (2), C Ransom (1), J Miranda (1)Team Batting:Left on base: 8Left in scoring position: 5Hits with runners in scoring position: 12 at-bats, 3 hits Base Running:Stolen bases: B Abreu (22), R Cano (2)Fielding:Errors: C Ransom (3)Double plays: 2: (#1: R Cano, C Ransom, J Giambi), (#2: R Cano, C Ransom, J Giambi) Batting Boston Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG J Ellsbury CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280 D Pedroia 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .326 D Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264    J Bailey PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 K Youkilis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 J Drew RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .280    J Van Every RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 J Bay LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .293 M Kotsay 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .226 J Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256 J Varitek C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220    G Kottaras PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200    D Ross C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200    C Carter PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429    K Cash C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Team totals: 30 2 5 2 3 7 4   Individual Batting:Doubles: M Kotsay (8)RBI: J Ellsbury (47), C Carter (2)Grounded into double play: D Pedroia (1), J Drew (1)Left in scoring position: J Lowrie (2), J Van Every (1), J Drew (1), J Bay (1)Team Batting:Left on base: 4Left in scoring position: 2Hits with runners in scoring position: 7 at-bats, 1 hits Fielding:Double plays: 1: (#1: K Youkilis, D Pedroia, M Kotsay)Pitching:Wild pitches: J Lopez (1) Pitching N.Y. Yankees Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA M Mussina (W, 20-9) 6 3 0 0 2 3 3.37 P Coke (H, 5) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.61 J Chamberlain 0 1 2 2 1 0 2.60 B Bruney (H, 12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1.83 D Marte 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 M Rivera (S, 39) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1.40 Pitching Boston Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA D Matsuzaka (L, 18-3) 4 4 3 3 2 5 2.90 J Lopez 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.43 M Delcarmen 2 1 0 0 1 0 3.27 H Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.61 J Papelbon 1 4 3 3 1 1 2.34 Mussina wins 20th for first time BOSTON (AP) -Mike Mussina wrapped up a postgame television interview on the field then returned to the New York Yankees clubhouse. In a season with little to celebrate, his teammates gave him a rousing welcome - one he had waited his entire 18-year career to receive. Mussina had just become the oldest pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the first time as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Sunday in the opener of a rain-delayed day-night doubleheader. ''This is one of those things that I think will take a while to sink in,'' said Mussina, who has won at least 18 games five other times. Less than three months before his 40th birthday, Mussina (20-9) gave up three hits in six shutout innings in his final start of a season in which the Yankees missed the playoffs for the first time since 1993. He did return to the field to bring out the lineup card for the second game. ''I'm proud of myself to be able to do this after last year,'' he said. Last year he had the highest ERA of his career (5.15). This season, it was 3.37 after he allowed one earned run in 16 innings over his last three starts. Previously, the oldest first-time 20-game winner was Jamie Moyer, who was 38 when he went 20-6 for Seattle in 2001. Mussina, who hasn't committed to playing next season, could be the first pitcher to retire following a 20-win season since Sandy Koufax. ''I just had a lot of fun playing this year,'' Mussina said. ''I don't know what the future holds. When you've got 18 seasons in, it could always be your last year.'' Mussina's previous high for wins came in 1995 and 1996, when he won 19 games each year for Baltimore. Mussina went 0-2 in his last four starts in 1996, leaving his final one with a 2-1 lead after eight innings only to watch Armando Benitez allow a tying homer to Toronto's Ed Sprague in the ninth. After Boston closed to 3-2 in the eighth on Chris Carter's RBI grounder off Joba Chamberlain and Jacoby Ellsbury's run-scoring single against Damaso Marte, Rivera struck out Dustin Pedroia to end the inning. The Yankees added three runs in the ninth against Jonathan Papelbon, and Rivera finished with a hitless ninth for his 39th save in 40 chances. Rivera returned from tests in New York and may have arthroscopic shoulder surgery. ''Joe told me a couple days ago he'd have everybody ready, and I guess that means Mo in the eighth,'' Mussina said. ''I know he's not feeling 100 percent but he's still throwing the ball great. I'm glad he came back from New York.'' Rivera got his 49th save in a game that Mussina won, trailing only the combination of Oakland's Bob Welch and Dennis Eckersley (57) and the Yankees' Andy Pettitte and Rivera (55). ''Guys were so happy,'' Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. ''They were clapping when he came in and there were a lot of hugs.'' Pedroia went 2-for-4 to increase his batting average to .326 and needed a big second game to win the AL batting title over Minnesota's Joe Mauer, who was at .330. ''I'm not real big into personal achievements like that,'' Pedroia said. ''I've had a great season and if I finish second or third, or whatever it is, I'm happy with that. It's fine.'' With Boston heading to the playoffs to defend its World Series title and New York missing the postseason, the game lacked the usual intensity of Yankees-Red Sox matchups. Xavier Nady hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Daisuke Matsuzaka (18-3), who lost for the first time in eight decisions since July 28, going four innings in his playoff tuneup. ''I didn't have any big goals today, but just to be able to throw in the game,'' Matsuzaka said through translator Masa Hoshino. ''With how the weather has been, (that) was enough for me.'' In a pregame ceremony, Johnny Pesky's No. 6 was retired by the Red Sox as the 89-year-old former shortstop stood under an umbrella at home plate wearing the team's white home uniform with his number on the back. The other five numbers retired by the team are Bobby Doerr (1), Joe Cronin (4), Carl Yastrzemski (8), Ted Williams (9) and Carlton Fisk (27). Notes: The start of the game was delayed by rain for 1 hour. ... The Red Sox went over the 3 million mark in home attendance for the first time with 37,091 fans increasing this year's total to 3,010,801. ... Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 18 games. ... Abreu has reached base in 27 straight games at Fenway Park. ... Pedroia has 213 hits, tying Jim Rice for the fourth-highest season total in team history. WHOEVER ENDS UP CLICKING ON THE BUY IT NOW OPTION WILL BE LUCKY TO OWN THIS AUTHENTIC GAME-USED LINEUP CARD FROM CERTAIN HALL-OF-FAMER MIKE MUSSINA'S ONLY 20TH WIN AS WELL AS POSSIBLY THE LAST GAME OF HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER! As seen in the pictures, this lineup card comes with the official Steiner Game Used Letter of Authenticity.  *** Check out my other vintage and signed items at my ebay store, Mark's Sports Treasures   The Fine/Bolded Print...Thanks for Bidding! Please only bid if you plan on purchasing the item(s), and if your feedback is under 10 positives please email me before bidding. Payment should be by PayPal, and winning bidders in the US will have their items shipped via USPS. Canadian bidders will have their items shipped using Global Express Mail. Non-paying bidders will be reported immediately. 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