Mike Mussina once was a dominant pitcher, but never was he more masterful than on the night of Sept. 2, 2001 against the Boston Red Sox, when he came within one strike of pitching the fourth perfect game in Yankees’ history.
Pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre noted, as he watched Mussina warm up in the bullpen before the game, that he was taken aback by the sharp drop on Mussina’s curve ball.
"It looked the same as David Wells’ curve ball on May 17, 1998."
Mussina and David Cone Were in a Scoreless Game
By the sixth inning, Mussina had 11 strikeouts and had retired the first 18 batters on 70 pitches, but Red Sox pitcher David Cone, who had pitched a perfect game on Joe Torre’s birthday in 1999, was pitching his best game of the season.
It was a scoreless g ...
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Mike Mussina’s Near Miss Will Be Remembered For Ever(ett)
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