Al Hrabosky Signed Baseball Cardinals (Inscribed “The Mad Man”)- COA JSA

Presented is an ONL (Coleman) baseball autographed by Al Hrabosky.  He signed it on the sweet spot in a blue ballpoint pen (“9”), with the inscription under his sigitature, “The Mad Hungarian” his nickname.

Al Hrabosky is a former Major League Baseball player from 1970–1982 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, and Atlanta Braves. Hrabosky earned the nickname  The Mad Hungarian because of his unusual last name and colorful character. Following his playing career, he has provided color commentary for Cardinals games since 1985 and has been with Fox Sports Midwest since 1997. 

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.