Barbara Sowers Signed Baseball & Card Grand Rapids Chicks – COA JSA

Barbara Sowers was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player who played for the Muskegon Belles in 1953 and the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1954. In 1953, the outfielder hit .205 with 34 hits in 70 games and the next year, she hit .284 with 56 hits and 34 RBI in 70 games. Overall, she hit .248 in 140 career games.

Presented is an unofficial baseball autographed by Barbara Sowers. She signed it on a side panel near the sweet spot in black ballpoint (“8-9”). Also included is a baseball card of her autographed in blue felt tip (“9”).

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.