Jesse Rogers Signed Baseball Kansas City Monarchs – COA JSA

Presented is an OML (Selig) baseball autographed by Jesse Rogers.  He signed it on the sweet spot in a black ballpoint pen (“9”).

Jesse Rogers was an American baseball player in the Negro and Minor leagues in the 1950s and 1960s. A catcher and outfielder, Rogers barnstormed with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1953 and 1954. He was noted for his home run hitting prowess and was nicknamed Mr. Long Ball. Rogers hit .280 with 784 hits and 118 home runs in seven minor league seasons.

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker

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.