After 108 years, six grueling games and an eight-inning meltdown that saw the Cleveland Indians plate three runs to erase a 6-3 deficit in Game 7, Chicago Cubs fans were thinking “Here we go again!” But this was a special team that embraced the challenge of breaking the “Curse of the Billy Goat” and saw to it that the North Side of Chicago can taste the thrill of victory as they captured the 2016 World Series. The Cubs had spotted the Indians a 3-1 series lead, thanks to back-to-back road wins by Tribe at Wrigley Field in Games 3 and 4.

Offered here is the actual lineup card used during the 1st World Series game played at Wrigley Field in over 70 years. This card hung in the Cleveland Indians dugout throughout Game 3 of the 2016 World Series on October 28, 2016. This card has the lineups of both teams, with the Indians lineup on the left and the Cubs lineup on the right. Below each team’s lineup columns are the “AVAILABLE POSITION PLAYERS” and “AVAILABLE PITCHERS” columns. Indians manager Terry Francona signed his name in black marker on the “MANAGER SIGNATURE” line. You can even see special notations that Francona would use throughout the game to note who was taken out of the game, who they were replaced with, who was still available, who is a Righty, Lefty, and Switch hitter, all through a series of highlights, circles, L's, R's, S's and dots.

There were only 2 line-up cards produced for each World Series game, one for the Cubs and one of the Indians, making a total of 14 of these game used pieces produced for the entire World Series. These lineup cards are much rarer than the game used bases and baseballs used throughout the series. This comes with an MLB Authenticated hologram (JB961501), which authenticates that this was the lineup card used by the Cleveland Indians during Game 3 of the 2016 World Series. Measuring 11 x 17 inches, this line-up card will make for an amazing display piece when matted and framed. Don't miss your chance to own an actual piece of Chicago Cubs history.

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