The Andrettis Signed Baseball (3) – COA JSA

Presented is an unofficial Rawlings baseball autographed by The Andrettis.  Father-son and grandson signed the ball, Mario signed it on the sweet spot in black felt pen (“8”). Marco signed it on the side panel in a black felt pen sharpie (“9”). And Michael signed it on the side panel in a blue felt pen (“8”)

The Andrettis: Mario Andretti is an Italian-born American former racing driver and one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR (the others being Dan Gurney and Juan Pablo Montoya). To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona 500 (1967), and the Formula One World Championship.

Marco Andretti son of Mario Andrettis is an American auto racing driver who drives the No. 98 car for Andretti Herta Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racing family. Marco Andretti is that third generation, and 2018 marks his 12th season as a full-time IndyCar racing driver. Despite coming awfully close to winning the Indy 500 in 2016 as a rookie, Marco has struggled to put as many wins under his belt as he did in the lesser series.

Michael Andretti son of Marco Andrettis grandson of Mario Andrettis is an American semi-retired auto racing driver and current team owner. Statistically, one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fourth-most all time. He won four IndyCar Series championships and five Indianapolis 500 races. 

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.