3000 Hits Club Signed Baseball (6) Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, etc. – COA JSA

The art of hitting a baseball is one few have mastered. Not only did these signers learn to hit, but they also did it with the methodic precision that netted each of them in excess of 3000 safeties. The ‘canvas’ for these autographs is an OAL (Brown) ball, and the 6 who penned their name on it were Rod Carew who signed on the sweet spot, Al Kaline, Pete Rose, Stan Musial, Lou Brock and Hank Aaron. All of the club members signed in ballpoint and grade “8-9”. The ball itself shows mild toning from age.

Authentication: JSA Full Letter

This ball is from one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of autographed baseballs in the world. Altogether they were easily displayable in custom shelf form and alphabetically displayed nonetheless. The choice of medium was visually easy for the encyclopedic collector who put these together. It took several decades to amass these rare autographs of the most prominent entertainers, historical figures, and sports players.  It proved quite difficult to acquire autographs of non-ballplayers on such an odd object (a baseball) but diligence proved otherwise and that it’s possible. So, now with the collection complete and his shelves empty there’s only one thing left to do….bid on this item and start the challenge to see how far you can take it.