Ralph Kiner Signed Baseball Pirates “HOF ’75” – COA JSA

An outfielder, Ralph Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Following his retirement, Kiner served from 1956 through 1960 as general manager of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres.  Though injuries forced his retirement from active play after 10 seasons, Kiner’s tremendous slugging outpaced all of his National League contemporaries between the years 1946 and 1952. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.

Presented is an ONL (Coleman) baseball autographed by Ralph Kiner. He signed it on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint pen (“9”) with the inscription, “HOF ’75”. The ball itself shows toning from age.

Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker