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Milestone for Moose as Mussina wins 20 games
Milestone for Moose as Mussina wins 20 games
Mike Mussina became the oldest pitcher to win 20 games in the season for the first time, reaching the milestone on the final game of the season Sunday as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 in a day-night doubleheader opener.
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Baseball Today: Monday, September 29
Projo Sox Blog — ... MILESTONE REACHED: The big news coming from the Yankee side of the field yesterday was Mike Mussina reaching the 20-win circle (New York Daily News) for the first time in his 18th -- and perhaps last -- big-league season. Peter Abraham, for one, thinks Mussina ...

And that concludes our irregularly scheduled programming...
New York Yankees Fan Blog — Well, this season wasn't all that normal. If you ask us, finishing with an 89-73 record ain't that bad. Most team's would be proud of flirting with a 90-win season. But when two of the league's best teams are in your division, 89 wins just doesn't cut it. Still, with the starting pitching staff this team had to trot out this season, 89 wins is both miraculous, and a good sign heading toward next season. As for yesterday, congrats to Mike Mussina for rallying to win 20 games ...

Top O' The Order: Celebrating a major life milestone with Moose
Big League Stew — ... , who passed a major life milestone of his own, reaching the 20-victory mark for the first time in his career. A win for good guys everywhere and something that makes me regret saying this  weekend series with the Red Sox was completely meaningless. [New York Daily News] ...

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Mussina finally achieves 20-win season (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/28/2008
Mike Mussina became the oldest pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the first time, reaching the milestone on the final game of the season Sunday as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 in a day-night doubleheader opener. The ...
Mussina becomes oldest to earn 1st 20-win seasonBoston.com -- Baseball News 9/28/2008
Mike Mussina became the oldest pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the first time, reaching the milestone on the final game of the season Sunday as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 in a day-night doubleheader opener.
Mussina wins 20th for first timeBoston.com -- Baseball News 9/28/2008
Mike Mussina became the oldest pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the first time, reaching the milestone on the final day of the season Sunday as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 in a day-night doubleheader opener.
Mussina finally achieves 20-win season (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/29/2008
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 ...
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The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6-2 on Sunday afternoon in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Mike Mussina took the ball for the Yankees. He worked six strong innings, gave up no runs on three hits, walked two, ...