Judy Johnson Signed Baseball Pittsburgh Crawfords – COA JSA

Judy Johnson autographed this OAL (Brown) baseball. It’s a ballpoint signature placed, naturally, on the sweet spot. The ball is EX/MT with some gentle toning, and the quality of the autograph is (“9”).

The history of Negro League baseball is a tale told primarily in terms of that institution’s immortal moundsmen and sluggers. Not to be marginalized, however, was the lengthy career of Judy Johnson. From the League’s nursury years immediately following the First World War and continuing into the late Depression Era, Johnson was the blueprint contact hitter, compiling an estimated .309 lifetime batting average. Equally though, he was revered as one of the finest glove men at third base ever witnessed. Then following his illustrious career, he became a highly-esteemed authority in budding baseball talent, scouting for Brooklyn, Milwaukee and both of Philadelphia’s major league teams.

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.

Judy Johnson Signed Baseball