Hank Greenberg Signed Baseball Tigers – COA JSA

The nickname “Hammerin’ Hank” was given to Detroit baseball star Hank Greenberg a couple decades before Henry Aaron became the latter-day “Hammerin’ Hank.” Greenberg was a power hitting first baseman who played nearly his entire career in the American League for the Tigers from 1930 through 1947.

This OAL (Kuhn All-Star) baseball sports his autograph on the sweet spot in black felt tip (“7” saturated). To note, Hank died in 1985 before the big autograph push in the memorabilia industry, so the number of Greenberg signed balls out there is sharply limited. The baseball itself is toned and features a clear top coating used to preserve the signature.

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.