Smoky Joe Wood Signed Baseball Red Sox – COA JSA

“Smoky Joe” Wood played for the Boston Red Sox in the early 1900s (1908-15) where he was primarily a pitcher. He was part of the 1912 World Series Championship team. He was the first pitcher to strikeout more than 10 in a World Series game with 11 Ks versus the Giants in 1912.

Presented is a classic signed Boston Red Sox Joe Wood OAL (MacPhail baseball. Joe Wood signed baseballs are especially hard to find, The dark blue ballpoint pen side panel autograph is “6-7″ which is light but discernable. The ball itself shows toning throughout.

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.