In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Goose Gossage was one of the earliest manifestations of the dominating modern closer, with wild facial hair and a gruff demeanor to go along with his blistering fastball. From 1977 through 1983 he never recorded an earned run average over 2.62, including a mark of 0.77 in 1981, and in 1980 he finished third in AL voting for both the MVP Award and Cy Young Award as the Yankees won a division title. Goose Gossage signed Official Rawlings Major League Baseball with HOF 2008 inscription.Item includes a numbered tamper-evident authentication hologram and Certificate of Authenticity with online verification. Bold Full Blue Signature, with minor tone spots, sold as is.