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1996 Dwight Gooden NY Yankee No-Hitter Signed Stub PSA Authentic
Presented is a Dwight Gooden signed ticket stub from Gooden's no-hitter on May 14, 1996, when the New York Yankee defeated the Seattle Mariners 2-0 at Yankee Stadium. Gooden was a prodigy who started his career with the New York Mets when he was only 19 years old in 1984, and he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award that year. In 1985, Gooden had a 24-4 record, leading the National League in both wins and ERA, at 1.53. Gooden was a key part of the Mets 1986 World Champions. Later in his career, he had well-documented substance abuse problems. Dwight missed the entire 1995 season, and early in his comeback season of 1996, he pitched this no-hitter. On the day of the no-hitter, Dwight Gooden's father, Dan Gooden, was in St. Joseph's Hospital in Florida awaiting crucial open-heart surgery. Gooden's family wanted him to come back to Tampa for the surgery, but Dwight believed his father would want him to pitch, so Gooden stayed in New York. Gooden had an 8.88 ERA for his first three starts that season, and the Yankees were considering releasing him. In his no-hit game, Gooden walked the first Seattle hitter, Dan Bragg, and then Alex Rodriguez hit a rocketing drive to center field that Gerald Williams snared with a diving grab. As the game went on, Gooden was retreating to the Yankee dugout, and in between innings he was crying as he thought of his ailing father. In the top of the 9th inning, Seattle had the tying runs on base when Gooden got Paul Sorrento to pop out to shortstop Derek Jeter. Gooden had pitched one of the most surprising no-hitters in history. Dwight wound up with a 194-112 career record, and his 11-7 record in 1996 was the final time he ever reached double figures in wins. Gooden signed the 2x4.75" ticket stub in blue ink from a marker. The $9.00 signed ticket stub has been certified by PSA/DNA as AUTHENTIC. The Dwight Gooden signed stub represents Gooden's final splash at stardom, the only no hitter of his career.
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